McMaster is bidding to host Canadian university championships in women's and men's soccer and volleyball.



Marauder bids have been submitted to host the 2016 and/or 2017 men's volleyball championships, as well as the men's and women's soccer championships in 2015 and 2016 in a joint bid with Western University.



"Hosting a national championship is an exciting opportunity to showcase the outstanding facilities we enjoy at McMaster and all that the city of Hamilton has to offer," said Glen Grunwald, McMaster director of athletics and recreation, in a news release. "Our Marauder soccer and men's volleyball teams have been great examples of achieving success and doing it the right way ... the McMaster way."



McMaster joins a field of seven universities that spans the three conferences of Canadian Interuniversity Sport in bidding to host the CIS Men's Volleyball Championship in 2016 and 2017. Ontario University Athletics counterparts Queen's and Ryerson are aiming for the 2016 event, while Canada West schools Winnipeg and Alberta are in contention for 2016 and/or 2017 alongside the University of New Brunswick from Atlantic University Sport. The Laval Rouge et Or, who hosted the event in 2013, have submitted a bid for the 2017 championship.



Nine universities have submitted bids for the soccer championships, with McMaster and Western's being the only joint application. The terms of the bid dictate that, should the schools be awarded the 2015 tournaments, McMaster would host the men's championship, while Western would host the women's tournament. Should the bid be awarded the second year in 2016, hosting duties would switch, bringing the women's championship to McMaster and the men's event to Western.



Both alternatives for the men's tournament are two-year bids from OUA universities as Guelph and York are also under consideration for 2015 and/or 2016. Six other bids have emerged for the women's soccer championship, including those from UBC (2015), Dalhousie (2015), Guelph (2015 and/or 2016), York (2015 and/or 2016) and Queen's (2016).



McMaster has experience in hosting such prestigious events, having brought six CIS championships to Hamilton since 2002.



The CIS championship selection committee will review the bids over the next few weeks and announce their selections around the middle of October.



CIS CHAMPIONSHIP BIDS:



Women's soccer (2015 and 2016)

Acadia (2016)

UBC (2015)

Dalhousie (2015)

Guelph (2015 or 2016)

Ottawa (2015 and/or 2016)

Queen's (2016)

York (2015 and/or 2016)

Western & McMaster - joint bid (2015 and/or 2016)



Men's soccer (2015 and 2016)

Guelph (2015 or 2016)

York (2015 and/or 2016)

Western & McMaster - joint bid (2015 and/or 2016)



Women's volleyball (2016 and 2017)

Alberta (2016 and/or 2017)

Brandon (2016)

Laval (2016)

Ryerson (2017)

Winnipeg (2016 and/or 2017)



Men's volleyball (2016 and 2017)

Alberta (2016 and/or 2017)

Laval (2017)

McMaster (2016 and/or 2017)

UNB (2016 and/or 2017)

Queen's (2016)

Ryerson (2016)

Winnipeg (2016 and/or 2017)



Source: McMaster Athletics