March 28, 2008 - It has been announced on the Volleyball
Canada website that former CAP ('05) and current University of
Ottawa Gee-Gee Tess Edwards has been invited to the Senior
Women's National Team Selection Camp, to be held this May at the
University of Manitoba's Investors Group Athletic Centre in
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Canada's best women's volleyball players will take part in
the Selection Camp May 5th-9th at the University of Manitoba, which
will include members of
last year's
Senior women's team, as well as newly identified talent from the
university (CIS and NCAA), and professional ranks.
"Unfortunately, my finger injury won't allow me to
participate this year," explained Edwards. "I've been
directed to take care not to rush back into action too soon, so
that's pretty frustrating, but it's such a crazy honour seeing my
name on that list. Thanks so much to Coach Miyashita and
to Volleyball Canada for the invite."
This is Tess' 5th invitation to Team Canada tryouts since her
first Youth National team camp in the summer of 2001. Tess is
the older sister of
Laura
Edwards, current member of the CAPS 17U Girls team.
This year's Selection Camp will identify athletes who will have
immediate and long-term impact on the Senior National Teams, with
approximately 22 - 24 athletes being selected at the conclusion of the
camp. This group will then stay in Winnipeg to train, and will
make up the roster for Canada's Senior Women's Team at the 2008
Pan American Cup, May 28 - June 8 in Mexico, as well as an
exhibition series with Denso Japan July 29 - August 5 in Canada.
Invited athletes are as follows:
SETTERS:
Larissa Cundy - Edmonton, AB
Tiffany Dodds - Lucky Lake, SK
Tess Edwards - Kanata, ON
Samantha Loewen - East St. Paul, MB
Stephanie Penner - Dauphin, MB
Daryll Roper - St. Albert, AB
MIDDLE BLOCKERS:
Nadine Alphonse - Montreal, QC
Alexa Berton - Saskatoon, SK
Shelley Chalmers - Burnaby, BC
Marisa Field - Kelowna, BC
Jennifer Hinze - Vancouver, BC
Tasha Holness - Calgary, AB
Dayna Jansen Van Doorn - Langley, BC
Colette Meek - Sherwood Park, AB
Tanya Paulin - Ste-Rosette, NB
Robyn van Dam - Saskatoon, SK
LEFTSIDE
Jocelyn Blair - St. Albert, AB
Maria Carlini - Lasalle, ON
Renee-Claude Chevarie - Lac-au-Saumon, QC
Emily Cordonier - Vancouver, BC
Liz Cordonier - Vancouver, BC
Stacey Gordon - Oshawa, ON
Kristi Hunter - Roblin, MB
Tabitha Love - Dauphin, MB
Tammy Mahon - Holland, MB
Becky Pavan - Kitchener, ON
Tara Smart - Moosomin, SK
Kerri Smit - Shubenacadie, NS
Ashley Voth - Winnipeg, MB
Laura Wilson - Calgary, AB
RIGHTSIDE
Jillian Blanchard - Saint John, NB
Tonya Mokelki - Weyburn, SK
Sarah Pavan - Kitchener, ON
Kyla Richey - Roberts Creek, BC
Falin Schaefer - Yellow Grass, SK
Kim Todd - Whitby, ON
LIBERO
Kelly Cowan - Winnipeg, MB
Andrea Frustaci - Surrey, BC
Janie Guimond - Bécancour, QC
Claire Hanna - Calgary, AB
Annie Levesque - Amqui, QC
Laura Mireault - Vancouver, BC
Marie-Christine Pruneau - Windsor, QC
Julie Young - Red Deer, AB
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