University of Saskatchewan Athletics

Marilyn (Truscott) Walter, a gradute of Aden Bowman Collegiate in Saskatoon, enrolled at the University of Saskatchewan (B.Ed., 1974; B.S.P.E., 1976) in 1971.

She led the Huskiette volleyball team to several firsts, including a Canada West Championship and its first appearance at the CIAU Championship where Saskatchewan won silver; four successive provincial senior championships and two bronze medal finishes at the Canadian Open.

In 1973, Marilyn was the first Saskatchewan athlete invited to a national volleyball team tryout. She attended a camp to select Canada's team for the 1973 World Student Games in Moscow.

She was awarded the Bob Stayner Trophy as female athlete of the year in a tournament sport at the U of S in 1975-76.