Canadian Team Named for 2014 World Junior Squash Championships

    OTTAWA, ON – The four members of the Canadian Junior Men’s Team have been announced, following the final selection trials this past weekend in Winnipeg. The team will represent Canada at the upcoming 2014 World Junior Squash Championships in Namibia this summer.

    OTTAWA, ON – The four members of the Canadian Junior Men’s Team have been announced, following the final selection trials this past weekend in Winnipeg. The team will represent Canada at the upcoming 2014 World Junior Squash Championships in Namibia this summer.

    David Baillargeon of Quebec, 18, and Toronto’s Carter Robitaille, 16, earned automatic berths onto the team following the 2014 Canadian Junior Squash Championships and their points gained throughout the two-year selection process. The remaining two spots were to be determined at the National Team Selection trials, with the top two finishers being named to the team. Michael Thompson, 18, from Vancouver and Jarryd Osborne, 18, from Kingston earned their way onto the team finishing first and second respectively in the selection trial.  The alternate is Michael Mehl of Calgary, Alberta who finished in 3rd place at the National selection trials. 

    The Canadian Team will be coached by Jonathan Hill of Calgary, who lead our Junior Men’s team to a bronze medal, our highest ever finish, at the 2010 event in Colombia.

    The World Junior Squash Championships will take place in Windhoek, Namibia from August 10-21, 2014.

    More about Team Canada:

    • David Baillargeon, 18, from St-Nicolas, QC is the 2014 Canadian Junior Champion in the U19 division, and also finished 8th in the Men’s Open division at the 2014 Lexus of Edmonton Canadian Squash Championships.
       
    • Jarryd Osborne, 18, of Kingston, ON is the youngest of 3 Osborne brothers, and was the Bronze medalist at the 2014 Canadian Junior Championships. Oldest brother Tyler was a member of the 2010 team who finished 3rd at Worlds.
       
    • Carter Robitaille, 16, of Toronto, ON is a five-time Canadian Champion, winning two U13 titles, one U15, and is the two-time defending Champion of the U17 division.
       
    • Michael Thompson, 18, of Vancouver, BC also has a U17 and U15 Canadian title to his name. He currently plays varsity squash for Drexel University.

    For more information:

    Danny Da Costa
    Executive Director, Squash Canada
    TEL: (613) 731 7385 x 2301
    ddacosta@squash.ca