TORONTO, ON (February 8, 2017) – Fifty-six athletes from across Canada, including six from Manitoba have been invited to take part in the women’s national age-group assessment camp, to be held at Humber College (Toronto, ON) and University of Toronto Mississauga (Mississauga, ON) from March 24-30, 2017.
"We look forward bringing this group of new and returning nationally identified athletes into our camp, to see them compete and provide direction on their individual performance plans,” said Denise Dignard, director of women's high performance.
“As we kick-off a new Olympic quadrennial this summer, continued assessment and development of our athletes at all levels is key in moving Canada forward on the international scale.”
The purpose of this camp is to provide a national training environment with international focus to top identified athletes in a variety of age-groups ranging from those born in 1998 and later. This process will aid in identifying athletes to be invited to the U16 and U19 national team programs.
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| Alyssa Grant |
The six from Manitoba were identified from the Western Canada ID Camps held in December and include Niyah Becker, Emily Dewey, Mikayla Funk, Raizel Guinto, Dana Inglis and Claire Signatovich (pictured above left to right). Due to injury, Emily Dewey will not be attending.
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| Michele Sung |
Canada’s age-group girls are ranked 4th in the world by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Canada’s U16 squad will head to Argentina for the U16 FIBA Americas Championship for women this upcoming June. The U19 team will compete at the 2017 FIBA U19 World Championships in Udine and Cividale del Friuli, Italy, in July.
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| Niyah Becker |
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| Emily Dewey * |
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| Mikayla Funk |
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| Raizel Guinto |
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| Dana Inglis |
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| Claire Signatovich |
* Emily Dewey is originally from Saskatchewan and is now living in Manitoba. She is attending school at Westwood Collegiate in her grade 12 year and has committed to play at the University of Nebraska - Omaha for the 2017-18 season.
A full list of invited athletes below.
2017 MARCH AGE GROUP ASSESSMENT CAMP INVITEES
| NAME | YOB | HOMETOWN | SCHOOL |
| Carly Ahlstrom | 2000 | Calgary, AB | Centennial HS |
| Georgia Alexander | 2000 | Victoria, BC | Oak Bay HS |
| Laeticia Amihere | 2001 | Mississauga, ON | King’s Christian Collegiate |
| Niyah Becker | 2000 | Winnipeg, MB | Vincent Massey 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 |
| Julia Chadwick | 2000 | Ottawa, ON | Durham Elite |
| Kenya Cote-Lysius | 2001 | St. Constant, QC | Lucien-Page HS |
| Micah Dennis | 2001 | Toronto, ON | Northern SS |
| Emily Dewey | 1999 | Regina, SK / Wpg, MB | Westwood Collegiate |
| Kennedy Dickie | 2001 | Kelowna, BC | Kelowna SS |
| Laura Donovan | 2000 | London, ON | Lucas AB |
| Sarah Donovan | 1999 | London, ON | Lucas AB |
| Kayla Drummond | 2002 | Toronto, ON | North Toronto CI |
| Aaliyah Edwards | 2002 | Kingston, ON | Frontenac SS |
| Yvonne Ejim | 2002 | Calgary, AB | St. Elizabeth Seaton |
| Makayla Ennis | 2001 | Brampton, ON | TRC Academy |
| Taisha Exanor | 1999 | Saint-Laurent, QC | St. Laurent |
| Rachel Farwell | 2000 | Rothesay, NB | Kennebecasis Valley High |
| Louise Forsyth | 1999 | Langley, BC | Brookswood SS |
| Mikayla Funk | 2000 | Winkler, MB | Northlands Parkway Collegiate |
| Naomi Ganpo | 2000 | Mississauga, ON | Guelph Prep |
| Raizel Guinto | 1999 | Winnipeg, MB | Sisler HS |
| Hanna Hall | 1999 | Hamilton, ON | Lincoln Prep |
| Kaillie Hall | 2001 | Stoney Creek, ON | Lincoln Prep |
| Taya Hanson | 2000 | Kelowna, BC | TRC Academy |
| Dana Inglis | 1999 | Winnipeg, MB | Shaftesbury HS |
| Alyssa Jerome | 1999 | Toronto, ON | Harbord CI |
| Cassandra Joli-Coeur | 2002 | Brockville, ON | Ange-Gabriel Catholic |
| Justina King | 2000 | Scarborough, ON | Bill Crothers SS |
| Myriam Leclerc | 1998 | St. Roche-de-Rickelieu, QC | Ste. Foy CEGEP |
| Briar MacDonald | 2001 | Antigonish, NS | Antigonish Regional HS |
| Laura MacKinnon | 2002 | Bedford NS | CP Allen High School |
| Roxane Makolo | 2000 | St. Hubert, QC | Gerard-Filion |
| Rebecca Marzan Demeke | 2002 | Toronto, ON | St. Joseph’s College |
| Brynn Masikewich | 2001 | Calgary, AB | St. Francis SS |
| Kate Moran | 2000 | Waterloo, ON | TRC Academy |
| Olivia Morgan-Cherchas | 2001 | Kamloops, BC | South Kamloops SS |
| Christina Morra | 2000 | Mississauga, ON | King’s Christian Collegiate |
| 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 |
| Merissah Russell | 2002 | Ottawa, ON | Longfields-Davison Heights SS |
| Kyla Shand | 1999 | Saskatoon, SK | Holy Cross |
| Claire Signatovich | 2001 | Winnipeg, MB | Oak Park HS |
| Ella Stanley | 2001 | St. Albert, AB | Paul Kane HS |
| Sage Stobbart | 1999 | North Vancouver, BC | Seycove HS |
| Sarah Te-Biasu | 2001 | Montreal, QC | Lucien-Page HS |
| Lisa Tesson | 2002 | Montreal, QC | Lucien-Page HS |
| Andrea Torres | 1998 | Terrebonne, QC | Montmorency CEGEP |
| Deanna Tuchscherer | 2001 | Chilliwack, BC | GW Graham SS |
| Maryama Turkstra | 2002 | Dundas, ON | Blessed Sacrament |
| Keishana Washington | 2000 | Pickering, ON | Durham Elite |
| Aerial Wilson | 2001 | Dundas, ON | TRC Academy |
Source: http://basketball.ca/en/news-article/56-athletes-invited-to-2017-march-age-group-assessment-camp