FISU Games and international events beckon for many local athletes

A pile of Ottawa athletes are set to wear Team Canada colours internationally in the coming months.

Ottawa-brewed volleyball player Stephen Kary, soccer players Meaghan Ramsden, Katherine Koehler-Grassau, Robbie Murphy and Waleed Cassis, basketball players Caleb Agada and Johnny Berhanemeskel of the University of Ottawa Gee-Gees and Connor Wood of the Carleton Ravens, and track-and-field athletes Farah Jacques, Adam Palamar, Rachel Aubry and Karelle Edwards have all been chosen to represent Canada at the July 3-14 FISU World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea.

Volleyball player Shainah Joseph was named to the national women’s ‘B’ team, Noah Kirkwood earned a spot on the U16 men’s basketball national team, ringette players Sarah-Lynne Begin and Molly Lewis were selected for the junior national team, track cyclists Katherine Maine and Connor Byway will compete at the Aug. 19-23 junior worlds, and skier Nicole Clarke was picked for the Ontario alpine team.