Manitoba's Niyah Becker & Anna Kernaghan to National Camp

TORONTO, ON - 61 athletes from across the country have been invited to participate in the Women's National Age-Group Assessment Camps at Humber College (Toronto, ON) from December 14-19, 2017.  This includes Manitoba athletes Niyah Becker and Anna Kernaghan.  Both athletes represented Manitoba at this past summer's Canada Games held in Winnipeg and have been involved in the Manitoba Centre for Performance program. 


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NAME Niyah Becker

POSITION Guard

HEIGHT 6' 2"

PRESENT GRADE Grade 12

HOMETOWN Winnipeg

YEARS IN BASKETBALL 9 years

SCHOOL ATTENDING Lincoln Prep

BASKETBALL CLUB NAME Centre For Performance

NAME Anna Kernaghan

POSITION Guard

HEIGHT 5' 9"

PRESENT GRADE Grade 11

HOMETOWN Winnipeg

YEARS IN BASKETBALL 8 years

SCHOOL ATTENDING

College Sturgeon Heights Collegiate

BASKETBALL CLUB NAME Centre For Performance

"We look forward to assessing progress of returnees and welcoming new nationally identified athletes and see them compete and provide direction on their individual performance plans as we prepare for this summer's U17 and U18 teams," said Denise Dignard, Director of Women's High Performance. 

"We are excited to gather coaches, technical leaders, mentors, performance analysts and IST staff from across the country, all of whom are committed to the long-term development of NextGen athletes in our Podium Pathway.  This is an amazing development opportunity for all involved," Dignard said.

The objective of the camp is to provide a national training environment with international focus to top identified athletes born in 2000 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 2018 age-group programs.

Athletes born 2000 or later will be assessed for their participation in the U18 team, competing at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship. Last summer, the team earned a bronze medal at the FIBA U19 Women's Basketball World Cup 2017 in Udine and Cividale del Friuli, Italy.

Athletes born 2001 or later will be assessed for participation in the U17 team, which will compete this summer at the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup in Minsk, Belarus from July 21-29. Last summer, the team placed second at the FIBA U16 Women's Americas Championship 2017, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 

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. 

Manitoba coaches attending the camp include Michele Sung (Hynes) of the University of Manitoba and Cheryl Jean-Paul of Trinity Western University. 

2017 December Age Group Assessment Camp Invitees

Name	YOB	Hometown	School
Carly Ahlstrom	2000	Calgary, AB	Centennial H.S.
Georgia Alexander	2000	Victoria, BC	Oak Bay S.S.
Isaline Alexander	2003	Keswick, ON	Bill Crothers S.S.
Laeticia Amihere	2001	Mississauga, ON	King's Christian Collegiate
Abigail Becker	2002	Parksville, BC	Ballenas H.S.
Niyah Becker	2000	Winnipeg, MB	Lincoln Prep
Clara Bergeron	2002	Boucherville, QC	É.S. Gerard-Filion
Maggie Besselink	2002	Kingston, ON	Holy Cross S.S.
Brianna Breedy	2000	Ajax, ON	Pickering H.S.
Kiandra Browne	2002	Pointe-Claire, QC	É. S. St-Laurent
Julia Chadwick	2000	Ottawa, ON	Durham Elite
Kenya Côte-Lysius	2001	St. Constant, QC	É. S. Lucien-Page
Savannah Day	2000	Etobicoke, ON	TRC Academy
Shayeann Day-Wilson	2003	Toronto, ON	Crestwood Prep
Ashley De Sousa Martins	2000	Saskatoon, SK	Aden Bowman C.I.
Téa Demong	2002	Hinton, AB	St. Albert H.S.
Micah Dennis	2001	Toronto, ON	Northern S.S.
Kennedy Dickie	2001	Kelowna, BC	Kelowna S.S.
Andrea Dodig	2001	Bolton, ON	Caledon Basketball Academy
Laura Donovan	2000	London, ON	Southwest Academy
Kayla Drummond	2002	Toronto, ON	Harbord C.I.
Faith Dut	2001	Surrey, BC	Semiamhoo S.S
Aaliyah Edwards	2002	Kingston, ON	Frontenac S.S.
Yvonne Ejim	2002	Calgary, AB	Bishop Carrol H.S.
Makayla Ennis	2001	Brampton, ON	TRC Academy
Rachel Farwell	2000	Rothesay, NB	Kennebecasis Valley H.S.
Haley Fedick	2002	Sherwood Park, AB	Jasper Place H.S.
Isabella Gaudet	2002	Ottawa, ON	Capital Courts
Hannah Green	2001	Flat Rock, NL	Holy Trinity H.S.
Ahriahna Grizzle	2001	Toronto, ON	Bill Crothers S.S.
Kaillie Hall	2001	Stoney Creek, ON	Lincoln Prep
Taya Hanson	2000	Kelowna, BC	Kelowna S.S.
Kennedy Hollinger	2002	Regina, SK	Michael A. Riffel H.S.
Paule-Beline Ibata	2000	Pierrefonds, QC	College Montmorency
Kaitlin Jockims	2001	Saskatoon, SK	Centennial Collegiate
Cassandra Joli-Coeur	2002	Brockville, ON	Capital Courts
Anna Kernaghan	2001	Winnipeg, MB	Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
Justina King	2000	Scarborough, ON	Ribet Academy
LaTasha Lattimore	2003	Toronto, ON	Crestwood Prep
Briar MacDonald	2001	Antigonish, NS	Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional H.S.
Roxane Makolo	2000	St. Hubert, QC	Dawson College
Rebecca Marzan Demeke	2002	Toronto, ON	Durham Elite
Brynn Masikewich	2001	Calgary, AB	Lincoln Prep
Tiya Misir	2000	Markham, ON	Bill Crothers S.S.
Olivia Morgan-Cherchas	2001	Kamloops, BC	South Kamloops S.S.
Christina Morra	2000	Mississauga, ON	King's Christian Collegiate
Donna Ntambue	2001	Montreal, QC	É. S.Lucien-Page
Kylee O’Hara	2000	Ajax, ON	Durham Elite
Mide Oriyomi	2001	Hamilton, ON	King's Christian Collegiate
Jessica Reid	2001	St. Catherines, ON	Lincoln Prep
Keahna Riley	2000	Chatham, ON	TRC Academy
Merissah Russell	2002	Ottawa, ON	Capital Courts
Sandy Saunders	2000	Woodstock, NB	Woodstock H.S.
Sarah Te-Biasu	2001	Montreal, QC	É. S.Lucien-Page
Deanna Tuchscherer	2001	Chilliwack, BC	GW Graham S.S.
Maryama Turkstra	2002	Dundas, ON	St. Mary C.H.S.
Miranda Vander Wal	2003	London, ON	Strathroy District H.S.
Keishana Washington	2000	Pickering, ON	Durham Elite
Aerial Wilson	2001	Dundas, ON	TRC Academy
Callie Wright	2002	Markham, ON	Bill Crothers S.S.
Izabella Zingaro	2003	Bolton, ON	Caledon Basketball Academy

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