Caia Morstad
{{Short description|Canadian volleyball player (born 1982)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Caia Morstad
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|14}}
| image = Caia Morstad.jpg
| caption = Morstad as 2007 Calgary Stampede Princess
| nationality = Canadian
| hometown = Swift Current, Saskatchewan
| education = {{ubl|Agriculture Economics|Petroleum Engineering}}
| alma_mater = {{ubl|Middle Tennessee State University|University of Saskatchewan|Southern Alberta Institute of Technology}}
| sport = Volleyball
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}
| collegeteam = {{ubl|Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders|Saskatchewan Huskies|SAIT Trojans}}
}}
Caia Morstad (born September 14, 1982{{Cite news|url=https://goblueraiders.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/caia-morstad/493|title=Caia Morstad - Women's Volleyball|website=GoBlueraiders.com|publisher=Middle Tennessee State University Athletics|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425062720/https://goblueraiders.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/caia-morstad/493|archive-date=April 25, 2020|access-date=April 25, 2020}}) is a Canadian athlete who was a competitive volleyball player and Calgary Stampede Princess.{{Cite web|url=https://calgaryjournal.ca/more/sports/506-former-stampede-princess-leads-saits-womens-volleyball-team.html|title=Former Stampede princess leads SAIT's women's volleyball team|last=Harrower|first=Sarah|date=January 27, 2012|website=Calgary Journal|location=Calgary|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425044852/https://calgaryjournal.ca/more/sports/506-former-stampede-princess-leads-saits-womens-volleyball-team.html|archive-date=April 25, 2020|access-date=April 25, 2020}}
She has played volleyball for the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders, University of Saskatchewan Huskies, and the SAIT Trojans.{{Cite news|url=https://theweal.com/2011/11/10/stampede-princess-trades-in-tiara-for-trojans-jersey/|title=Stampede Princess Trades In Tiara For Trojans Jersey|last=Swan|first=Jenna|date=November 10, 2011|website=The Weal|publisher=SAIT Student Association|language=en-CA|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425070148/https://theweal.com/2011/11/10/stampede-princess-trades-in-tiara-for-trojans-jersey/|archive-date=April 25, 2020|access-date=April 25, 2020}}
She has also played beach volleyball, competing in the 2001 Canada Games, on behalf of Saskatchewan.{{Cite news|last=Zary|first=Darren|title=Sask. hits new heights at Canada Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425150332/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49518465/sask-hits-new-heights-at-canada-games/|archive-date=April 25, 2020|date=August 24, 2001|work=Star - Phoenix|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49518465/sask-hits-new-heights-at-canada-games/|url-status=live|publisher=Postmedia|location=Saskatoon, Saskatchewan|issn=0832-4174}}{{ProQuest|348583715}}{{Cite news|title=Morstad and Saskatchewan place sixth in Canada Games|date=August 24, 2001|work=The Daily News Journal|access-date=April 25, 2020|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49508137/caia-morstad-plays-beach-volleyball-for/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425150710/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49508137/caia-morstad-plays-beach-volleyball-for/|archive-date=April 25, 2020|location=Murfreesboro, Tennessee|issn=0745-2683|page=C2}}
As a jewelry designer, specializing in sterling silver, she ran a jewelry business called "Twizted Princess".
Early life
Caia Morstad was born to Grant and Maureen Morstad on September 14, 1982.
Morstad grew up on a farm just outside of Swift Current, Saskatchewan. In grade seven, she started playing volleyball at school. Morstad completed high school in Swift Current.
Stampede Princess
Morstad was named Stampede Princess 2007 by the Calgary Stampede.
She was part of the "Royal Trio", along with Stampede Queen Amanda Kochan and fellow Stampede Princess Amanda Byrne.
As part of her duties, she made over 400 appearances throughout North America.
Volleyball
=Middle Tennessee State University=
At age 17, Morstad was admitted on a full scholarship by Middle Tennessee State to play NCAA Division I volleyball as a Blue Raider.
=University of Saskatchewan=
Morstad obtained a degree in Agriculture Economics from the University of Saskatchewan.
While attending, she played for the university's Huskies volleyball team.
After graduating, Morstad became a business and financial analyst in Calgary.{{Cite news|last=Komarnicki|first=Jamie|title=Stampede coronation a dream come true|date=April 23, 2007|work=Calgary Herald|page=B1|issn=0828-1815|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/calgary-herald/20070423/281994668049995|access-date=April 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425152912/https://www.pressreader.com/canada/calgary-herald/20070423/281994668049995|archive-date=April 25, 2020}}{{ProQuest|245497817}}
=SAIT=
Morstad enrolled in the Petroleum Engineering Technology program at Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in Calgary, Alberta.
Morstad was an outside hitter for the SAIT Trojans Women's Volleyball team, joining in September 2011.{{Cite news|url=https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/academic-hits-high-note-on-the-hard-court-1.766835|title=Academic hits high note on the hard court|date=February 10, 2012|website=CTV News|publisher=Bell Media|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425071735/https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/academic-hits-high-note-on-the-hard-court-1.766835|archive-date=April 25, 2020|access-date=April 25, 2020}}
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Category:Sportspeople from Swift Current
Category:Volleyball players from Calgary
Category:Canadian women's volleyball players
Category:Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders women's volleyball players
Category:Saskatchewan Huskies players
Category:Southern Alberta Institute of Technology alumni