Abbotsford, BC – University of the Fraser Valley Cascades women's volleyball head coach Janelle Rozema has been named Canada west coach of the year for the 2024-25 season.

The Cascades head coach had her team outperform every expectation this season. After initially being ranked sixth in the Canada West coaches' poll to start the year, Rozema led her team to a 17-3 record. The team also finished the regular season in first place for the first time since joining the conference.

Rozema has guided the Cascades since 2019 and led the team through their transition to Canada West in the 2021-22 season. In the team's short four seasons in CW, the Cascades have emerged as a consistent powerhouse in the conference – finishing in the top four of the regular season standings three times and putting together a record of 61 wins and 23 losses in the regular season.

Rozema becomes the second Cascades coach, after women's basketball coach Al Tuchscherer in 2022, to earn Canada West coach of the year honours.

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