PAKMEN VOLLEYBALL CLUB

Karim Khalil is a natural born leader. Even though he never actually played Rep volleyball for Pakmen, he made the most of his short tenure at the Champions League program and went on to play for the York Lions. With his first year playing competitive volleyball coming in university, Karim did all he could to catch up to his teammates. “When I started out, I was at a huge disadvantage,” says Khalil. “I made up for it by putting in all the extra practice hours to catch up to all my peers.” Khalil’s illustrious career includes winning the Gator Excellence Award, Valedictorian honours, the Queen Elizabeth II Award, the CIS academic all-Canadians Honorrs, the OUA’s Dale Iwanoczko Sportsman Award and York´s Stuart G. Robbins Award. On top of that, he was Team Captain of the York Lions for three seasons. When asked about Karim, OUA All-Star and fellow York University teammate Ray Szeto had this to say, “Karim was an amazing leader and a role model as a captain and as a friend. Everyone just looked up to Karim, because he was a natural born leader.” Karim just received his bachelors degree and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Kinesiology from York University.