Cougars add Cords to women’s volleyball roster
BRANDON, Man. (Dec 2, 2022) — Jorja Cords has become the second athlete to commit to the Cougars women’s volleyball 2023-24 roster.
Cords hails from Grandview, Manitoba where she is in her graduating year at Grandview School. She plays left side and captains the Grandview Spartans volleyball team. Last season, the Spartans were Provincial ‘A’ finalists and are well on their way to a repeat showing at this year’s provincials. They won their zone finals in early November, won all games in qualifiers last weekend, and hope to bring home the 2022 Provincial Championship banner this week.
Cords has been selected a Provincial ‘A’ All-Star in both volleyball in basketball. She was named Most Valuable Player for the Spartans volleyball and basketball team in 2021-2022 and then selected the Grandview School Female Athlete of the Year.
Cords continues to hone her skills while playing left side for the Predators Volleyball Club. She also helps coach the 14U Predators team.
“I feel my strengths are in my communication skills and my ability to uplift teammates,” said Cords. “I am most looking forward to playing at the next level, with girls who share the same passion and love for the sport of volleyball.”
“Jorja is a very skilled athlete with a great work ethic,” said Cougars coach Kevin Neufeld. “She has always been a leader on her team and we expect her to do the same with the Cougars next season.”
The daughter of a third generation farmer, Cords is enrolled in the college’s Agribusiness program in the fall. Her mother is an alumnae of the college, having received her Business Administration diploma from the college’s Parkland campus. Her cousin Landyn is currently enrolled in Agribusiness program at the Brandon campus.
“This program is a good fit for me,” said Cords. “I grew up on a grain farm so it seemed the natural
program to pursue. There are tremendous opportunities in the agricultural sector and I hope to be able to return to my rural roots.”
About Assiniboine Athletics
The Assiniboine Cougars teams compete in men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer, and men’s and women’s futsal (a variation of indoor soccer) in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (MCAC) with the winner competing for the Canadian College Athletics Association (CCAA) championship. The women’s hockey team play in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA).
About Assiniboine Community College
Assiniboine Community College has been providing exceptional learning experiences for more than 60 years, offering unparalleled learning environments and responding to the demands and requirements of the Manitoba labour market. Following the philosophy of “learn by doing,” programs combine theory with hands-on learning inside classrooms, labs, kitchens, shops, fields and the college’s Sustainable Greenhouse.
Assiniboine offers more than 60 certificate, diploma and post-graduate programs across a variety of disciplines including culinary arts and hospitality, business, agriculture and environment, health and human services, and trades and technology. The college also delivers apprenticeship programming in a range of skilled trades disciplines.
The college welcomed more than 3,700 full-time and 6,000 part-time students last year. With campuses in Brandon, Dauphin, Winnipeg and Portage la Prairie, Assiniboine provides comprehensive educational opportunities throughout Manitoba. The college also partners with many communities and organizations across the province to deliver customized education and training. Assiniboine’s annual provincial economic impact is $612 million. In the most recent survey of graduates, nine months after graduation, 92 per cent were employed, with 93 per cent remaining in Manitoba.
Assiniboine Community College campuses are located on the traditional territories of Treaty No. 1 and Treaty No. 2, the shared traditional lands of Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, Dene and Anishinabek/Ojibwe peoples, and the homeland of the Red River Métis. We acknowledge their welcome to the students who seek knowledge here.
For more information, please contact:
Kevin Neufeld
Women’s Volleyball Coach
Assiniboine Community College
wvolleyball@assiniboine.net
204-726-3282
Lindsay McLaughlin
Athletics Manager
Assiniboine Community College
cougars@assiniboine.net
204.725.8700 ext 6340