WOMEN’S HIGH PERFORMANCE TO HOST AGE-GROUP ASSESSMENT CAMPS IN TORONTO & EDMONTON
(December 8, 2016) – 71 athletes from across the country have been invited to participate in the Women’s National Age-Group Assessment Camps at Humber College (Toronto, ON) and Saville Community Sports Centre (Edmonton, AB) from December 15th – 19th.
“We look forward to assessing progress of returnees and welcoming new nationally identified athletes into our camp and see them compete and provide direction on their individual performance plans,” said Denise Dignard, Director of Women’s High Performance. “We are excited to gather national and provincial coaches, technical leaders and mentors from across the country, all of whom are committed to the long-term development of athletes in our Podium Pathway.”
The objective of the camp is to provide a national training environment with international focus to top identified athletes born in 1998 and later. At the camp, national team coaches, sports scientists and technical staff will identify athletes who will be invited to the next stage of the 2017 age-group programs.
Athletes born 1998 or later will be assessed for their participation in the U19 team, competing at the 2017 U19 FIBA World Championships for Women in Udine and Cividale del Friuli, Italy from July 22nd-30th. Last summer, the team garnered a Silver medal at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championships in Chile, qualifying them for Worlds.
Athletes born 2001 or later will be assessed for participation in the U16 team, which will compete this summer at the 2017 U16 FIBA Americas Championships for Women. Last summer, the team placed 7th at the U17 FIBA World Championships for Women, held in Zaragoza, Spain.
Canada is currently ranked 4th overall in the FIBA women’s age-group rankings.
A full list of athletes, coaches and staff invited to the assessment camp is below. For media inquiries please contact bwilliams@basketball.ca.
2016 December Age Group Assessment Camp Invitees—West Camp:
| Name | YOB | Hometown | School |
| Carly Ahlstrom | 2000 | Calgary, AB | Centennial HS |
| Georgia Alexander | 2000 | Victoria, BC | Oak Bay HS |
| Lauren Bartlett | 2001 | Winnipeg, MB | Oak Park HS |
| Niyah Becker | 2000 | Winnipeg, MB | Vincent Massey Collegiate |
| Claire Cossarini | 2000 | Calgary, AB | Western Canada HS |
| Macaela Crone | 1999 | Moose Jaw, SK | Peacock Collegiate |
| Sophie de Goede | 1999 | Victoria, BC | Oak Bay HS |
| Emily Dewey | 1999 | Oak Bluff, MB | Westwood Collegiate |
| Kennedy Dickie | 2001 | Kelowna, BC | Kelowna SS |
| Yvonne Ejim | 2002 | Calgary, AB | St. Elizabeth Seaton |
| Haley Fedick | 2002 | Sherwood Park, AB | Strathcona Christian |
| Louise Forsyth | 1999 | Langley, BC | Brookswood SS |
| Mikayla Funk Raizel Guinto | 2000 1999 | Winkler, MB Winnipeg, MB | Northlands Parkway Collegiate Sisler HS |
| Dana Inglis | 1999 | Winnipeg, MB | Shaftesbury HS |
| Kaitlin Jockims | 2001 | Saskatoon, SK | Centennial Collegiate |
| Anna Kernughan | 2001 | Winnipeg, MB | Grant Park HS |
| Brynn Masikewich | 2001 | Calgary, AB | St. Francis SS |
| Tanis Metcalfe | 2000 | North Vancouver, BC | Carson Graham HS |
| Olivia Morgan-Cherchas | 2001 | Kamloops, BC | South Kamloops SS |
| Katriana Philipenko Tavia Rowell | 1999 2001 | Saskatoon, SK Abbotsford, BC | Holy Cross Walnut Grove SS |
| Kyla Shand | 1999 | Saskatoon, SK | Holy Cross |
| Claire Signatovich | 2001 | Winnipeg, MB | St. Mary’s Academy |
| Ella Stanley | 2001 | St. Albert, AB | Paul Kane HS |
| Sage Stobbart | 1999 | North Vancouver, BC | Seycove HS |
| Deanna Tuchscherer | 2001 | Chilliwack, BC | GW Graham SS |
| Name | Role | Hometown | Affiliation |
| Sunny Ahluwalia | DW Performance Analyst | Surrey, BC | n/a |
| Susan Cockle | Sport Psych | Edmonton, AB | n/a |
| Denise Dignard | WHP Director | Toronto, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Danielle Dobney | Athletic Therapist | Toronto, ON | McGill University |
| Shawnee Harle | SWNT Assistant Coach | Calgary, AB | Canada Basketball |
| Michele Hynes | WHP Pool Coach | Winnipeg, MB | University of Manitoba |
| Connor Jay | Performance Analyst | Saskatoon, SK | University of Saskatchewan |
| Elyse Jobin | Physiotherapist | Quebec City, QC | n/a |
| Mike MacKay | Performance Manager | Truro, NS | Canada Basketball |
| Nate McKibbon | WHP Pool Coach | Dundas, ON | Mount Royal University |
| Claire Meadows | U19/U19 Assistant Coach | Brantford, ON | UBC Okanagan |
| Megan Pinske | WHP Pool Coach | Coquitlam, BC | University of Saskatchewan |
| Dani Sinclair | WHP Pool Coach | Victoria, BC | University of Victoria |
| Elaine Sun | Manager Basketball Operations | Thornhill, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Name | YOB | Hometown | School |
| Laeticia Amihere | 2001 | Mississauga, ON | King’s Christian Collegiate |
| Clara Bergeron | 2002 | Boucherville, QC | Riverains St. Jean sur Richelieu |
| Brianna Breedy | 2000 | Ajax, ON | Pickering HS |
| Hailey Brown | 1999 | Hamilton, ON | TRC Academy |
| Kenya Cote-Lysius | 2001 | St. Constant, QC | Lucien-Page HS |
| Tiarra Davis | 1999 | Windsor, ON | Durham Elite |
| Savannah Day | 2000 | Etobicoke, ON | Michael Power/St. Joseph SS |
| Micah Dennis | 2001 | Toronto, ON | Northern SS |
| Sarah Donovan | 1999 | London, ON | Lucas AB |
| Aaliyah Edwards | 2002 | Kingston, ON | Frontenac SS |
| Makayla Ennis | 2001 | Brampton, ON | TRC Academy |
| Taisha Exanor | 1999 | Saint-Laurent, QC | St. Laurent |
| Rachel Farwell | 2000 | Rothesay, NB | Kennebecasis Valley High |
| Juliette Gauthier | 1998 | Blainville, QC | Montmorency |
| Hannah Green | 2001 | Flat Rock, NL | Holy Trinity HS |
| Samantha Gucciardi | 1999 | Vaughan, ON | Bill Crothers SS |
| Hanna Hall | 1999 | Hamilton, ON | Lincoln Prep |
| Kaillie Hall | 2001 | Stoney Creek, ON | Lincoln Prep |
| Taya Hanson | 2000 | Kelowna, BC | TRC Academy |
| Alyssa Jerome | 1999 | Toronto, ON | Harbord CI |
| Xianna Josephs | 2000 | Brampton, ON | TRC Academy |
| Justina King | 2000 | Scarborough, ON | Bill Crothers SS |
| Devon Lawlor | 2001 | Mount Stewart, PEI | Stonepark Junior HS |
| Myriam Leclerc | 1998 | St. Roche-de-Rickelieu, QC | Ste. Foy CEGEP |
| Roxane Makolo | 2000 | St. Hubert, QC | Dorval- Jean XXII |
| Rebecca Marzan Demeke | 2002 | Toronto, ON | St. Joseph’s College |
| Briar McDonald | 2001 | Antigonish, NS | Antigonish Regional HS |
| Christina Morra | 2000 | Mississauga, ON | King’s Christian Collegiate |
| Kate Moran | 2000 | Waterloo, ON | TRC Academy |
| Murielle Mpiana | 2000 | Brampton, ON | Guelph Prep |
| Donna Ntambue | 2001 | Montreal, QC | Lucien-Page HS |
| Kylee O’Hara | 2000 | Ajax, ON | Durham Elite |
| Shaina Pellington | 1999 | Pickering, ON | Durham Elite |
| Aiden Rainford | 1999 | Toronto, ON | Lincoln Prep |
| Jessica Reid | 2001 | St. Catherine’s, ON | TRC Academy |
| Merissah Russell | 2002 | Ottawa, ON | Longfields-Davison Heights SS |
| Marin Scotten | 1999 | Ottawa, ON | Sir Wilfred Laurier SS |
| Sarah Te-Biasu | 2001 | Montreal, QC | Lucien-Page HS |
| Lisa Tesson | 2002 | Montreal, QC | Lucien-Page HS |
| Andrea Torres | 1998 | Terrebonne, QC | Montmorency CEGEP |
| Maryama Turkstra | 2002 | Dundas, ON | Blessed Sacrament |
| Jayda Veinot | 1998 | Port Williams, NS | Horton HS |
| Keishana Washington | 2000 | Pickering, ON | Durham Elite |
| Aerial Wilson | 2001 | Dundas, ON | TRC Academy |
| Name | Role | Hometown | Affiliation |
| Sabrina Albanese | Student Athletic Therapist | Woodbridge, ON | n/a |
| Rob Angione | TAS Coach | London, ON | Southwest Furfaro Academy |
| Steve Baur | SWNT Assistant Coach/WHP Performance Analyst | Sackville, NS | Canada Basketball |
| Michelle Bell | Athletic Therapist | Brampton, ON | Ryerson University |
| Mireille Béland | Talent ID / Youth Council | Repentigny, QC | Vanier College |
| Fabienne Blizzard | TAS Coach | Ottawa, ON | Algonquin College |
| Agnes Borg | Manager Youth Player Development | Toronto, ON | Canada Basketball & Ontario Basketball |
| Albena Branzova-Dimitrova | TAS Pool Coach | Montreal, QC | UQAM |
| Carly Clarke | U18/U19 Head Coach | Halifax, NS | Ryerson University |
| Nick DeAdder | U18/U19 Performance Analyst | Canning, NS | Acadia University |
| Andre Desjardins | WHP Pool Coach | Gloucester, ON | Louis Riel SS |
| Denise Dignard | WHP Director | Toronto, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Danielle Emmons | WHP Operations | Mississauga, ON | Canada Basketball |
| Christa Eniojukan | TAS Coach | Ajax, ON | Durham Elite |
| Jodi Gram | WHP Pool Coach | Markham, ON | Bill Crothers |
| Adrian Huynh | Student Athletic Therapist | Ottawa, ON | n/a |
| Fabian McKenzie | DW Head Coach | Glace Bay, NS | Cape Breton University |
| Amanda Miles | Performance Analyst | Markham, ON | Bill Crothers |
| Ryan Nguyen | Performance Analyst | Markham, ON | n/a |
| Patrice Pepin | Physiotherapist | Quebec City, QC | n/a |
| Hailey Roll | WHP Operations | Port Credit, ON | n/a |
| Ryan Thorne | U18/U19 Assistant Coach | Montreal, QC | McGill University |
| Bryce Tully | Sport Psych | Halifax, NS | CSI – Atlantic |
