Volleyball | Athlete
Ida (Clemons) Sutherland
Peguis First Nation
Class of 2024
Sutherland going up for the block in the middle as a member of Team Manitoba.
Picture courtesy of Ida (Clemons) Sutherland.
Sutherland, #9, pictured with her Team Manitoba teammates.
Picture courtesy of Mike Burchuk.
Sutherland, front right, pictured with her Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School teammates, featuring their trophies from that season.
Picture courtesy of Mike Burchuk.
Ida (Clemons) Sutherland
Ida (Clemons) Sutherland played for the Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School Royals, one of the most successful high school volleyball teams in Manitoba's history. A member of Peguis First Nation, Sutherland rostered for Lord Selkirk between 1976 and 1978, and in her final season of play, led the team to a 58-0 record. In 1979, Sutherland was offered a scholarship to play volleyball at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), an NCAA Division 1 school. In her rookie year, UTEP made an appearance at the NCAA tournament, and by her third year, she was named captain.
Ida (Clemons) Sutherland a joué pour les Royals de Lord Selkirk Regional Comprehensive Secondary School, l'une des équipes de volleyball d'école secondaire les plus titrées de l'histoire du Manitoba. Membre de la Première nation Peguis, Sutherland a porté les couleurs de Lord Selkirk entre 1976 et 1978 et, lors de sa dernière saison de jeu, a mené l'équipe à une fiche de 58-0. En 1979, Sutherland s'est vu offrir une bourse pour jouer au volleyball à l'Université du Texas à El Paso (UTEP), une école de division 1 de la NCAA. Au cours de sa première année, l'UTEP a fait une apparition au tournoi de la NCAA et à partir de sa troisième année, elle a été nommée capitaine.
