Climbing Escalade Canada (CEC) has recently announced the 2015 Canadian National Open Bouldering Team. THese athletes have been sanctioned by the CEC to compete in the IFSC World Cup circuit and represent Canada abroad. To make this team is not an easy task and congratulations to everyone who has made the team.
Men’s Team
1. Sean McColl
2. Lucas Uchida
3. Sebastien Lazure
4. Jason Holowach
5. Yves Gravelle
6. Eric Sethna
7. Julien Bourassa-Moreau
8. Andre DiFelice
Women’s Team
1. Elise Sethna
2. Alyssa Weber
3. Allison Vest
4. Becca Frangos
5. Jelisa Dunbar
6. Stacey Weldon
The CEC is allowed 6 competitors from each category to compete in international events and 18 competitors for national events. Because two male athletes two male earned IFSC Extra Quota (EQ) spots last season, there are two more male competitors on the men’s side of things.
The CEC also announced the Canadian Athletes that will be competing in Toronto and Vail World Cups
Toronto WC Men’s Team
1. Sean McColl (EQ)
2. Lucas Uchida (EQ)
3. Sebastien Lazure
4. Jason Holowach
5. Yves Gravelle
6. Eric Sethna
7. Julien Bourassa-Moreau
8. Andre DiFelice
9. Marc Eveleigh
10. Jesse Taplin
11. Sam Tiukuvaara
12. Ville Tiukuvaara
13. Ayo Sopeju
14. Nathan Smith
15. Dmitri Karaman
16. Shaun Hunter
17. Jake Tiger
18. Ben Fenton
19. Dan Archambault
19. Andrew Funk
Toronto WC Women’s Team
1. Elise Sethna
2. Alyssa Weber
3. Allison Vest
4. Becca Frangos
5. Stacey Weldon
6. Kerry Briggs
7. Thomasina Pidgeon
8. Clarrie Lam
9. Celeste Wall
10. Beth Vince
11. Ashley Veevers
12. Catherine Brunel Guitton
13. Véronique Gosselin
14. Su En Neo
15. Kristina Jellema
16. Samantha Li
17. Esti Tweg
18. Alison Stewart – Patterson
Vail, CO WC Men’s Team
1. Sean McColl (EQ)
2. Sebastien Lazure
3. Jason Holowach
4. Andre DiFelice
5. Ayo Sopeju
6. Shaun Hunter
7. Jake Tiger
Vail, CO WC Women’s Team
1. Alyssa Weber
2. Allison Vest
3. Becca Frangos
4. Stacey Weldon
5. Thomasina Pidgeon
6. Celeste Wall
Good luck everyone. Stay tuned to Squamish Climbing Magazine for more information on those two events.