Colin Carson is back on the Team Canada trail.
Carson, a 19-year-old setter from Prince George, will try out for Volleyball Canada's junior national team, May 17 to 21 in Gatineau, Que. If he makes the squad -- as he did last year -- he'll have a busy summer ahead of him, including playing in worlds, July 31 to Aug. 10 in Brazil.
Carson has never before competed in a world championship.
"That would be a huge honour," said the 2009 graduate of Duchess Park secondary school. "Last summer, representing Canada, in Canada, was really cool -- having the home crowd and stuff. But I think going to another country would be a huge accomplishment and really cool to do."
As a Team Canada rookie last August, Carson helped the squad to a second-place finish at the Norceca championship, held on friendly turf in Gatineau. In the tournament final, Canada lost 25-14, 25-19, 25-16 to the United States. The silver-medal result, however, qualified the Canadians for these worlds.
Other stops on Team Canada's schedule this summer include Slovenia for a training camp and Argentina for a pre-worlds tour.
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