Originally from Rivers, Man., Toon Van Lankvelt spent a decade with the national volleyball team, and now lives in Sudbury after marrying into a renowned local sporting family
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“Our teams relied on that same group of kids playing baseball, basketball, volleyball, soccer and hockey.” Inheriting the family genetics in the height department — Van Lankvelt would top out at 6-6 — the future volleyball pro would circle back to his small hometown to capture another differentiator.
“Growing up in a small town, I didn’t really have huge aspirations as to what I could really do past this ,” he said. “It wasn’t until that first year, seeing the national team in a similar training facility and having success that year, that was really a launching pad for me.”
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