TORONTO - U SPORTS announced Wednesday its Team Canada delegation for the 2019 FISU Summer Universiade in Naples, Italy.
 
Among those named were six standouts from the University of Saskatchewan who will compete in five different sports.

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Selected to play on the women's basketball team were both Megan Ahlstrom and Kyla Shand.
 
In her four years with the Huskies, Ahlstrom has won three Canada West titles as well as a U SPORTS National Championship. The product of Calgary started all 28 Huskie games between the regular season and the playoffs, averaging 8.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game.
 
Joining Ahlstrom on the women's basketball team will be second-year forward Kyla Shand. Shand was a key component in the Huskies run at the 2018-19 U SPORTS National Championship tournament, scoring 30 points and pulling down 23 boards against the toughest competition in the nation.
 
Previously announced as nominated for the squad by Athletics Canada and now confirmed on the roster is Courtney Hufsmith. The distance runner from Saskatoon will compete in the 1500-metre race, an event that she finished first in the conference and second in the nation in last season.
 
Rounding out the Huskie athletes in Naples is men's volleyball all-star Dylan Mortensen. This is the second team that the outside hitter from Swift Current has been named to this spring, he was previously announced as a member of the Canadian National Senior B team.
 
Also competing under the University of Saskatchewan banner is fencer Kirsten Van Marion and table tennis athlete Alayna Chan.
 
Canada will compete in 12 sports, including athletics, basketball (men and women), diving, fencing, gymnastics (artistic and rhythmic), soccer (women only), swimming, table tennis, taekwando, rugby sevens (men and women), volleyball (men and women) and water polo (women only). All teams were selected in partnership with each respective National Sports Organization (NSO) or are being managed by the U SPORTS national office.
 
The full delegation totals over 300 including student-athletes, coaches, staff, and medical personnel.
 
Rosters featuring Huskies are available below and a full list of rosters is available on the U SPORTS website with men's rugby sevens to be added at a later date.

"The Mission Staff is looking forward to delivering a great experience for our Canadian delegation," said Team Canada Chef de Mission Ari Grossman. "Representing Canada at any sporting event is a huge honour and responsibility and we are pleased to welcome all team members and congratulate them on this exciting accomplishment."
 
To celebrate the milestone 30^th edition and 60^th anniversary of the World University Summer Games, the event returns to its first home, where it was originally held in Turin, Italy in 1969. 
 
Canada finished in 16^th at the 2017 FISU Summer Universiade in Taipei City, Chinese Taipei with 13 medals (four gold, five silver, four bronze). This year's games will run from July 3-14, with some competitions beginning on July 2 and will feature over 9,300 athletes from 128 countries.
 
The Opening Ceremony will be held on July 3 at 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT (9:00 p.m. local time). The full schedule is available here.
 
"We are very excited to reveal the members of Team Canada for the 2019 FISU Summer Universiade. Every student-athlete on this team has shown the ability to balance academics and athletics, and we are tremendously proud to have them wear the maple leaf in Naples, Italy," said Lisette Johnson-Stapley, Chief Sport Officer at U SPORTS.  "As the Olympics of University Sport, the FISU Games are an excellent opportunity for all of our student-athletes to compete against fellow world-class talent, as they set their sights on gold."

ATHLETICS
 

First Name	Last Name	School	Hometown	Program
Farah	Abdulkarim	Mississippi	Ottawa, Ont.	General Studies
Mariam	Abdul-Rashid	Texas	Oshawa, Ont.	Sociology
Duan	Asemota	Ohio State	Ajax, Ont.	Communications
Catherine	Beauchemin	Laval	Quebec City, Que.	Medicine
Chanell	Botsis	Connecticut	Coquitlam, B.C.	Biomedical Eng.
Mäité	Bouchard	Sherbrooke	Sherbrooke, Que	Medicine
Kaila	Butler	Bowling Green St.	Port Coquitlam, B.C.	Phys. Ed.
Keira	Christie-Galloway	Iowa State	Ottawa, Ont.	Sociology
Anne-Marie	Comeau	Laval	Quebec City, Que.	Business Admin.
Brittany	Crew	York	Toronto, Ont.	Kinesiology & Health Science
Joseph	Daniels	Princeton	Kitchener, Ont.	Economics
Jean-Simon	Desgagnés	Laval	Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Que.	Medicine
Bridget	Deveau	Massachusetts	Fall River, N.S.	Accounting
Laura	Dickinson	Syracuse	Miramichi, N.B.	Psychology
Ehab	El-Sandali	Iona College	Toronto, Ont.	Accounting
Courtney	Hufsmith	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, Sask.	Business
Makiah	Hunt	South Dakota	Niagara Falls, Ont.	Exercise Science
Nicole	Hutchinson	Villanova	West Vancouver, B.C.	Business
Karson	Kowalchuk	Mississippi State	Markham, Ont.	Business
Jessy	Lacourse	Laval	Quebec City, Que.	Preschool & Elementary Ed.
Kieran	Lumb	UBC	Vancouver, B.C.	Applied Science
Branna	MacDougall	Queen's	Kingston, Ont.	Engineering
Sade	McCreath-Tardiel	Bethune-Cookman	Ajax, Ont.	Criminal Justice
Sarah	Mitton	Windsor	Brooklyn, N.S.	Biology
Shane	Moffo	Central Michigan	Stoufville, Ont.	Finance
Brian	Obonna	Lamar	Brampton, Ont.	Business Management
Benjamin	Preisner	Tulsa	Milton, Ont.	Chemical Eng.
Madeline	Price	Duke	Toronto, Ont.	Management Studies
Ashley	Pryke	Memphis	Peterborough, Ont.	Health Studies
Gabrielle	Rains	Florida International	Sherwood Park, Alta.	Phys. Ed.
Kevin	Robertson	Montreal	LaSalle, Que.	Law
Xahria	Santiago	Maryland	Ajax, Ont.	Public Health Science
Zoe	Sherar	Guelph	Toronto, Ont.	Economics
Skylar	Sieben	Arizona	Bragg Creek, Alta.	Biology
Tristan	Slater	Tennessee	North Bay, Ont.	Kinesiology
Ryan	Smeeton	Oklahoma State	Calgary, Alta.	Mechanical Eng.
Lucia	Stafford	Toronto	Toronto, Ont.	Engineering
Jesse	Thibodeau	Princeton	Riguad, Que.	Economics
Jenna	Westaway	Guelph	Calgary, Alta.	Biological Science
Brittni	Wolczyk	Nebraska-Lincoln	Port Coquitlam, B.C.	Psychology
Rachael	Wolfs	Windsor	Southwold, Ont.	Human Kinetics

 
Head Coach: Bob Westman, Toronto
Team Leader: Molly Killingbeck, Athletics Canada
Team Manager: Kristine Deacon, Athletics Canada
Coach: Vickie Croley, Western
Coach: Steve LeBlanc, Moncton
Coach: Karl Meissner
Coach: Dave Scott-Thomas, Guelph
Coach: Mingpu Wu
Physiotherapist: Brenda Scott-Thomas
Chiropractor: Dr. Jeff Cubos
Massage Therapist: Alex Forsythe

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
 

First Name	Last Name	School	Hometown	Program
Megan	Ahlstrom	Saskatchewan	Calgary, Alta.	Kinesiology
Jama	Bin-Edward	Ryerson	Waterloo, Ont.	Politics & Governance
Hannah	Brown	Cape Breton	North Sydney, N.S.	Business Admin.
Keylyn	Filewich	UBC	Winnipeg, Man.	Science
Hilary	Hanaka	McMaster	Hamilton, Ont.	Geography
Linnaea	Harper	McMaster	Newmarket, Ont.	Kinesiology
Sarah-Jane	Marois	Laval	Quebec City, Que.	Master of Economics
Erin	McIntosh	Calgary	Calgary, Alta.	Kinesiology
Angela	Riberich	Ottawa	Toronto, Ont.	Political Science
Kyla	Shand	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, Sask.	Kinesiology
Jayda	Veinot	Acadia	Port Williams, N.S.	Science

 
Head Coach: Michèle Bélanger, Toronto
Team Leader: Carrie Watts, UBC
Assistant Coach: Theresa Burns, McMaster

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
 

First Name	Last Name	School	Hometown	Program
Blain	Cranston	Calgary	Fort St. John, B.C.	Kinesiology
Reece	Dixon	Brandon	Sherwood Park, Alta.	Science
Seth	Friesen	Brandon	Brandon, Man.	Science
George	Hobern	Alberta	Sherwood Park, Alta.	Kinesiology, Sport & Rec.
Zac	Hutcheson	Queen's	Kingston, Ont.	Engineering
Craig	Ireland	McMaster	Beamsville, Ont.	Life Sciences
Pierce	Johnson	Windsor	Chatham, Ont.	Liberal Arts
Mason	Metcalf	Brandon	Carman, Man.	Physical Education
Johnathan	Moate	Windsor	Oakville, Ont.	Human KInetics
Dylan	Mortensen	Saskatchewan	Swift Current, Sask.	Business
Jordan	Pereira	McMaster	St Catharines, Ont.	Commerce
Warren	Taylor	Nipissing	Ottawa, Ont.	Business

 
Head Coach: Dave Preston, McMaster
Team Leader/Assistant Coach: James Gravelle, Windsor
Assistant Coach: Grant Wilson, Brandon
Athletic Therapist Natalie Paladino, Windsor