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Boston Pizza RDP Athlete of the Week for March 2, 2026

Colby Nemeth delivered a dominant performance when it mattered most. Nemeth, the ACAC Men’s Volleyball South Player of the Year, helped lead the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings to gold at the ACAC Men’s Volleyball Championship held at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre. He was named the ACAC Men’s Volleyball Championship MVP. This victory was the RDP Kings’ 22nd ACAC gold medal in program history.

In the Kings’ opening match sweep of the University of Alberta Augustana Vikings (25-20, 25-18 and 25-16), Nemeth led both squads with 14 kills. He added six digs, two service aces and one stuff block in the win.

Nemeth powered the Kings’ offence in their victory over the Lethbridge Polytechnic Kodiaks (25-13, 25-18 and 25-22). He recorded a match-high 19 kills and added one assist and one ace.

In the gold medal win over the Keyano College Huskies (26-24, 20-25, 25-19 and 25-22), Nemeth, a Bachelor of Commerce student, took his game to another level. He impressively accumulated a game-high 25 kills, along with two digs, two assists and one service ace.

Nemeth and the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings will participate in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men’s Volleyball National Championship held from March 11-14 at NAIT.

Congratulations!

Boston Pizza RDP Athlete of the Week for January 12, 2026

Colby Nemeth was dominant in the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Volleyball team’s two weekend victories over the SAIT Trojans. Nemeth, a Bachelor of Commerce student, totaled 28 kills, six digs, one block and an ace in Friday’s five-set decision (25-19, 22-25, 20-25, 25-18 and 15-12). He was named the North Star Sports Kings Player of the Game.

Red Deer’s Nemeth added 14 kills, four digs, one block and one ace in Saturday’s three-set sweep. He was also recognized as the Kings Player of the Match.

With 42 kills in eight sets, Nemeth impressively averaged 5.25 kills per set.

Nemeth and the second-place RDP Kings (8-2) will meet the first-place Briercrest College Clippers (10-1) on Friday, January 16 at the Gary W. Harris Canada Games Centre.

Congratulations!

Boston Pizza RDP Athlete of the Week for March 10, 2025

Colby Nemeth, a six-foot-five power hitter, has been instrumental in the success of the Red Deer Polytechnic Kings Volleyball team this season. Nemeth contributed on both sides of the net, helping to guide the Kings to gold at the 2025 Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) Men’s Volleyball National Championship in Niverville, Manitoba. The victory was the Kings’ 14th CCAA National Championship.

In Wednesday’s quarter-final, Nemeth and the Kings defeated the host Providence Pilots in straight sets  (25-23, 25-15 and 25-21). The talented fourth-year student-athlete recorded a game-high 13 kills (0.259), along with two service aces, one assist, one block and one dig.

In the semi-finals, the RDP Kings swept the Humber Hawks (26-24, 25-23 and 25-10). Once again, Red Deer’s Nemeth, the Kings Player of the Match, led both teams in kills (12). He added seven digs, four aces, one assist and one block.

The Red Deer Polytechnic Kings cruised past the Douglas Royals in three sets for CCAA gold (25-19, 25-17 and 25-18). Nemeth led the Kings with nine kills (0.353). He tacked on three aces, one dig and one assist.

Nemeth was named CCAA Men’s Volleyball Championship MVP and an All-Canadian.

Congratulations!

The Gutter RDP Athlete of the Week for January 15, 2024

Outside-hitter Colby Nemeth and the Kings earned two huge victories this past weekend as they defeated the top two teams in the North Division. On Saturday evening, RDP welcomed the Keyano College Huskies to town for a rematch of one of last year’s championship semi-final matches. The Kings fell down 2-1 in the match but stormed back to take the last two sets and win the match in five. Nemeth was a key component to his team’s victory this past weekend as he led the offence with 19 kills which were a season-high for him. He was later named the Kings player of the match.

A day later, the Polytechnic managed to knock off the Lakeland College Rustlers in four sets. The Rustlers came into the match as the number two seed in the North Division. For the second consecutive night, Nemeth led the offence with 16 kills. Coming into these two matches, Nemeth was averaging just eight kills per match with an average of 2.4 kills per set which makes these two of his best offensive matches this season.

In the 12 matches he has played, the Red Deer native has 111 total kills and 18 service aces.

The Kings will host the Medicine Hat College Rattlers for a two-game set at home this weekend. Both matches on Friday and Saturday will start 20 minutes following the Queens match which starts at 6 pm on Friday and 1 pm on Saturday.

Congratulations Nemeth and we look forward to seeing you continue your offensive game in the weeks to come!