Oct 11, 01:38 PM: National Team Announcements

Tiera McLeod and Kia Byers, WRCC athletes, have been named to the 2007 – 2008 Sprint Canoe Kayak National Team by Canoe Kayak Canada.

Both Tiera and Kia were members of the Canadian Junior World Team that competed in Szeged Hungary in August of 2005. Both athletes were also members the Team Saskatchewan for the 2001 Canada Summer Games and the 2003 Western Canada Summer Games. As well, this summer Kia represented Canada at two Senior World Cup events in Europe and brought home two medals from the Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Megan Gibson, also a WRCC athlete has been named to the National Junior Development Team. Megan was a member of the Team Saskatchewan at the 2005 Canada Summer Games and the 2007 Western Canada Summer Games.

Cory Rublee was also named to the Sprint Canoe Kayak National Team. Rublee is a former resident of Regina and member of the Wascana Racing Canoe Club. He was a multi-medalist for Team Saskatchewan at the 2005 Canada Summer games in Regina. Rublee was also named Saskatchewan Junior Male Athlete of the Year in 2005.

For more information please see the following press releases.

National Team Announcement

National Development Team Announcement