Racquetball Canada – Winnipeg, November 4, 2017 – Racquetball Canada’s Junior National Team has arrived in Minneapolis where they will be competing in the International Racquetball Federation Junior World Championships. The championship tournament runs from November 5 to 11. 

Eleven athletes from across Canada will be competing in singles and doubles events in the U14, U16 and U18 age divisions. Team members were selected based on results at the 2017 Canadian Junior Championships held in Leamington earlier this year. 

Team Canada has a history of success at the junior world level. In 2016 Canada won three bronze medals, one in singles and two in doubles. Canada finished sixth in both the boys and girls standings, as well as the overall team standing.

Team Canada

U18
Athlete	Hometown	Personal Coach
Alexis Iwaasa	Lethbridge, AB	Milton Iwaasa
Simon Comeau	Valleyfield, QC	Michel Gagnon
Trevor Webb	Cambridge, ON	Evan Pritchard

 

U16
Athlete	Hometown	Personal Coach
Cassie Prentice	Macrorie, SK	Loren Prentice
Camila Wilscam	Repentigny, QC	Michel Gagnon
Ian Frattinger	Martensville, SK	Loren Prentice
Sean Sauvé	L’Assomption, QC	Rino Langelier

U14
Athlete	Hometown	Personal Coach
Juliette Parent	Saint Jacques de Montcalm, QC	Rino Langelier
Riley Sommerville	Langley, BC	Eric Urteaga
Naman Gauri	Lethbridge, AB	Milton Iwaasa
Nathan Jauvin	Terrebonne, QC	Michel Gagnon

Team Canada is in good hands with a very experienced coaching staff. Michel Gagnon of Montreal, QC is the head coach. Rino Langelier of Brossard QC and Corey Osborne of Penetanguishene, ON are the assistant coaches. Combined, these three coaches have represented Canada internationally over forty times.

Geri Powell, Racquetball Canada’s Administrator of High Performance appreciates the opportunity that the Junior World Championships provides to young Canadian athletes. “In addition to the opportunity to gain international experience, I hope that the athletes enjoy the experience and the friendships that they make along their journey. It is all an important part of their development in becoming an elite athlete.” Powell added, “We also appreciate and thank the coaches for their continued support of our Canadian athletes.”  

Results and live-streaming links can will posted at: http://www.internationalracquetball.com

  

Games will be streamed live streamed on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/internationalracquetball 

Racquetball Canada is the national sport governing body responsible for developing competitive national teams and overseeing developmental and high performance programs that grow the sport of racquetball in Canada. 

Media Contact

Jan Hanson

Director of Marketing & Communication

Racquetball Canada Board of Directors

jhanson@accesscomm.ca I 306.502.4422