Graham Vigrass


Graham Saxton Vigrass is a Canadian male volleyball player. He is a member of the Canadian men's national volleyball team. He was a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics, and a bronze medallist at the 2015 Pan American Games.

Personal life

Graham was born in Calgary, Alberta to parents Richard and Sandy Vigrass. His uncle, Don Saxton, played on the Canadian indoor volleyball team at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, and his cousin, Ben Saxton, played beach volleyball at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Graham started playing volleyball at the age of 13, and played in Calgary for the Canuck Volleyball Club and Western Canada High School during his high school years.

Career

Graham played post-secondary volleyball with the University of Calgary Dinos. His time there was highlighted by leading the team to win the 2010 CIS National Championship, in addition to being named CIS Championship MVP in 2010 and CIS Men's volleyball player of the year in 2011. Graham spent the 2012-13 season at the Team Canada National Excellence Program, formerly the Full Time Training Center, at the Centre Sportif in Gatineau, Canada, before signing in 2013 with Arago de Sète in Sete, France. He helped Étoile Sportive du Sahel win the Tunisian Volleyball Cup in 2015, before joining up with national team coach Glenn Hoag at Arkas Spor for the 2015-16 season. In 2016, Graham joined Berlin Volleys, teaming up with national teammate Steven Marshall. In 2018, he joined team ONICO Warszawa and joined national teammate Sharone Vernon-Evans and former national team coach Stephane Antiga. In 2019, he joined Jastrzębski Węgiel.

National Team

Graham first joined the national team program in 2008 as a member of Canada men's junior national volleyball team. He helped the team win silver at the 2008 Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship, and qualify for the 2009 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. Graham joined the senior national "B" team in 2010, before becoming a full national team member in 2012. He was a member of the squad that finished tied for 7th place at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, and helped the team win bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games. He also helped the national team finish tied for 5th at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics and helped the team qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics.

Sporting Achievements

University and Professional