Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I te whakataetae NORCECA o te tau 1981, i mutu a Kanata i te tūranga tuatoru, i whiua a Mexico i te whakataetae mētara parahi. I te tau e whai ake nei, i whakataetae a Canada i to ratou 3rd FIVB World Championship
, i whakahaerehia i Argentina. I mutu i runga i to raatau roopu i te rauna tuatahi, i mua i te Tiamana ki te Rawhiti me Itari i runga i to raatau whakatauranga. I te rauna tuarua o te roopu, i mutu a Kanata i te 5 o a raatau roopu, i patu i a raatau mai i te whakataetae medal me te whakanoho i a raatau ki te 11 o nga waahi o te whakataetae. I te tau e whai ake nei i te 1983 NORCECA Championships, i wini ratou i te mētara hiriwa, i mutu i muri i te United States.