Women's Olympic Trials set

So, with the semifinals set at the Players’ Championship, the final 16 is set for the two rounds of the Olympic Trials this fall.

Firstly, the four with the direct passes to Olympic Trials in Edmonton have been set for a while, as I reported recently. Those teams are:

Jennifer Jones (Manitoba)
Shannon Kleibrink (Alberta)
Cheryl Bernard (Alberta)
Stefanie Lawton (Saskatchewan)

Now here are the 12 who are going to the pre-trials in Prince George and how they qualified:

Qualified before this season:
Kelly Scott (B.C.)
Sherry Middaugh (Ontario)
Sherry Anderson (Saskatchewan)
Amber Holland (Saskatchewan)

Top 4 from the 2008-09 CTRS standings to fill the 2008-09 spots:
Marie France Larouche (Quebec)
Michelle Englot (Saskatchewan)
Heather Rankin (Alberta)
Rachel Homan (Ontario)

And then the additional four:
One team based on the three-year accumulated standings
Cathy King (Alberta)

Two teams based on the two-year accumulated standings
Krista McCarville (Ontario)
Eve Belisle (Quebec)

And the last team based on this year’s standings:
Crystal Webster (Alberta)

So there we go people, now we know who we’ll be watching in thee trials this fall. It should be fun.