Team Alberta Indoor Brings Home 5 Medals from Championships

The Team Alberta Indoor program showcased how talented our athletes are over the July 22-24th weekend by bringing home five medals from the various Championships.

NATIONAL TEAM CHALLENGE CUP

At the National Team Challenge Cup event (Men: Gatineau, Women: Winnipeg), the Team Alberta 18 Men brought home a Silver Medal from NTCC’s with the Alberta 18 Women taking a Bronze. The Alberta 17 Women finished 6th. Alberta players named to the Tournament All-Star Team were: Ryley Barnes, Brett Walsh, & Megan Wood.

More information can be found at http://www.volleyball.ca/content/national-team-challenge-cup-ntcc

The Team Alberta Rosters from NTCC's are as follows:

18U Men: Jackson Maris, Scott Brunet, Taylor Arnett, Sean Martin, Steven Keating, Mathew Silver, David Ponich, Alex Cook, Ryley Barnes, Brett Walsh, Cole McCartney, Milan Nikic. Coaches: Jon Goldie, Mike Lauzon, Pierre Rocque

18U Women:Jill Clark, Rachel Murray, Madison Porisky, Tyra Adams, Erin Sigalet, Megan Wood, Neall Murphy, Olivia Abram, Annie Abbott, Megan Brennan, Sylvie Rokosh, Emmalyn Copping. Coaches: Jocelyn Blair, Alyssa Jones

17U Women: Sierra Simpson, Robyn Potolicki, Laura MacTaggart, Sarah Climenhaga, Alexandra Loeffelmann, Meg Casualt, Brandy Brown, Amber Adolf, Danielle Munsterman, Whitney Follette, Mariah Walsh, Kylie Willis, Megan Ewasuk. Coaches: Chris Wandler, Sandra Lamb

WESTERN ELITE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Kelowna, BC)

Both of Alberta's 16U Women's Provincial Teams brought home medals from the Western Elite Championships with Alberta White claiming the Gold, & Alberta Blue taking the Bronze. On the Boys side, a five set battle had Alberta White edging out Alberta Blue for the Bronze medal.

Team Alberta should also be recognized for bringing home the "Sawula Cup", which is awarded to the province with the best total results at the Western Elite Championships.

16U Girls Western Elite Championship – Final Standings

1st Alberta White
2nd Saskatchewan Green
3rd Alberta Blue
4th Manitoba Gold
5th BC Blue
6th BC Red
7th Manitoba Black
8th Saskatchewan White
9th BC White

Western Elite Championship – All Stars

Madison Schmidt, Alberta Blue
Nikki Cornwall, BC Blue
Erika Myhre, Alberta White
Nicole Smith, Alberta White
Jenelle Sokoloski, Saskatchewan Green
MacKenzie Pek, Saskatchewan Green

Western Elite Championship – MVP

Janna Ogle, Alberta White

17U Boys Western Elite Championship – Final Standings

1st BC Red
2nd Manitoba Black
3rd Alberta White
4th Alberta Blue
5th Saskatchewan Green
6th BC White
7th BC Blue
8th Manitoba Gold
9th Saskatchewan White

17U Boys Western Elite Championship – All Stars

Jim Bell, BC Red
Marcus Ernewein, Alberta White
Ryan Nickifor, Alberta Blue
Michael Bommersbach, Manitoba Black
Casey Schouten Manitoba, Black
Joey Peters Saskatchewan, Green

17U Boys Western Elite Championship – MVP

Tyler Heppell BC Red

The Team Alberta Rosters from Western Elite Championships are as follows:

17U Men White: Andrew Schmaus, Dan Claassen, Marcus Ernewein, Brendan Alfred, Mark Ritter, Devon Goodvin, Brett Parkin, Troy Wiebe, Keenan Forstey, Eric Hart, MacKenzie McNicol, Cam Gelderman. Coaches: Dustin McCubbing, Joel Mrak, Shamus Dollard

16U Men Blue: Michael Goertz, Keith West, Tanner Greves, Clark Spencer, Ryan Nickifor, Kelly Woods, Adam Baker, Michael Cepuch, Justin Lukacs, Cole Trifunov, Arran Chambers, Levi Wolthuis. Coaches: Matt Clegg, Jeff Smith.

16U Women White: Janna Ogle, Eryn Orysiuk, Breanne McDonald, Erika Myhre, Nicole Smith, Victoria Johnstone, Kassandra Menzies, Regan Dahl, Karly Edgar, Mikaela Pushor, Cassidy Kinsella, Jill Tataryn, Samantha Sonnenberg. Coaches: Landon Thompson, Rob Meckling

16U Women Blue: Shauntelle Hogg, Kayla Nixon, Leah Koot, Jessica Brown, Michelle Bodnarek, Kory Cheshire, Kate MacFarlane, Madison Schmidt, Leah Shevkenek, Jasey Hook, Megan McCreary, Jaylynn Moffatt. Coaches: Ernie Tsu, Ian McIntyre, Lia Stang