Ottawa, May 7, 2024 – Water Polo Canada announces the All-Star Team members for the National Championships League’s (NCL) 15U Western and Eastern National Championships following their conclusion on Sunday, May 5, respectively in Surrey, B.C., and Markham, Ontario.
At the conclusion of both three-day competitions, Tiburon (Eastern) and Calgary Renegades (Western) were crowned champions on the girls’ side, while Shadow (Eastern) and Fraser Valley (Western) won the boys tournaments.
The 2024 NCL 15U Western and Eastern National Championships All-Star Team members are:
15U Eastern National Championships All-Star Team Members
Men
- Daniel Almasi (Etobicoke, ON-Mavericks)
- Sasha Holodny (Ottawa, ON-Capital Wave)
- Elias Houidef (Laval, QC-CAMO)
- Kristopher Maar (London, ON-Hamilton)
- Luka Nedanovski (Toronto, ON-Shadow)
- Denyss Onofriichuk (Toronto, ON-Shadow)
- Rami Salem (North York, ON-Shadow)
Women
- Aisha Auzam (Toronto, ON-Shadow)
- Clara Burnatowski (Montréal, Lachine borough, QC-Tiburon)
- Gillian Corkum (Ottawa, ON-Capital Wave)
- Maddie Eibner (Dunrobin, ON-Ottawa Titans)
- Claire Jackson (Waterloo, ON-Forest City/KW)
- Naomi Jones (Nepean, ON-Capital Wave)
- Aliki Peleki (Scarborough, ON-Shadow)
15U Western National Championships Western All-Star Team Members
Men
- Jesse Anderson (Regina, SK-Team Sask)
- Josh Coxford (Langley, B.C.-Fraser Valley)
- Jackson Culbreath (Surrey, B.C.-Surrey)
- Eric Gardner (Calgary, AB-Calgary Torpedoes Black)
- Max Rodriguez (Regina, SK-Team Sask)
- Eason Zhang (Calgary, AB-Calgary Torpedoes Black)
- Neil Zhou (Surrey, B.C.-Fraser Valley)
Women
- Lucia Dorgigné (Regina, SK-Team Sask)
- Grace Laybourne (Sherwood Park, AB-Edmonton Tsunami)
- Scarlet Lukie (Calgary, AB-Calgary Renegades)
- Clara Milleker Shyiak (Regina, SK-Team Sask)
- Ellie Restauro (Calgary, AB-Calgary Renegades)
- Sofia Ushakova (Surrey, B.C.-Surrey)
- Anika Zelinka-Miller (Calgary, AB-Calgary Renegades)
The All-Star Teams members were selected following a vote by the team coaches present at the 2024 NCL 15U Western and Eastern National Championships.
The NCL 15U Western and Eastern National Championships are part of Water Polo Canada National Championship League (NCL), which was created in 2014 to bring the domestic club age group programs under a country wide umbrella that promotes the development of the sport. The NCL offers three categories of play: Senior, 17U, and 15U.
More details are available on Water Polo Canada website at www.waterpolo.ca.
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