CEC is thrilled to announce the Youth National Team that will be representing Canada at the 2024 Youth World Championships in Guiyang, China, from August 22-31! These 32 young athletes have worked incredibly hard to reach this stage, and we’re so proud of their dedication and passion for climbing. Let’s cheer them on as they compete against the best in the world!
And how cool is this logo?! Thank you to team member Sienna Chow for creating such a this special design to celebrate our team! Your creativity truly captures the spirit of this incredible journey!
Here is your full youth team roster.
Athletes
Aden Rajan (Speed)
Alexander Kovatz (Speed)
Amari Bourbonnais (Boulder, Lead)
Avery McDonald (Speed, Boulder, Lead)
Ben Tonnos (Boulder, Lead)
Brooke White (Boulder, Lead)
Bruce Kong (Speed)
Cedar Hendry (Speed, Boulder, Lead)
Cedar Pidgeon (Boulder, Lead)
Claire Bennett (Lead)
Connor Ohuchi (Boulder)
Dylan Le (Speed, Boulder, Lead)
Elise Villeneuve (Speed)
Evan Rajan (Boulder, Lead)
Frederic Ho (Boulder)
Grace Lukasik (Speed)
Henri Cowan (Speed)
Hillary Tourigny (Boulder)
Ian tan (Boulder, Lead)
Iyla Behrns (Speed)
Jack Vanderheide (Lead)
Jack Whitney (Speed)
Jacqueline Ho (Boulder, Lead)
Kaitlyn Davies (Speed)
Lana Slipicevic (Boulder)
Matthieu Bonneville (Boulder, Lead)
Mexime Therien (Speed, Boulder, Lead)
Morgan Schmitter (Lead)
Noah Schwartz (Boulder, Lead)
Olivier Turgeon (Speed)
Ryan Bou (Speed)
Sienna Chow (Speed, Boulder, Lead)
Coaches
Frédéric Desgranges (co-head coach)
Paige Boklaschuk (co-head coach)
Andrei Mandzuk
Bethenay Staubitz
