(Ohio State's Ariane Clerc, looks to score at the National Team tryout earlier this month)

The 16 athletes (and 4 alternates) that will represent the U.S. at the North American & Caribbean Handball Confederation Jr Women's Handball Championships have been selected.

USA Jr Women's National Team Roster

Name	Position	Club or Residence
Moa Bengtsson	Left Wing	Karra HF (SWE)
Vanessa Binderis	Left Wing	Huddinge Handboll Klubb (SWE)
Ariane Clerc	Center Back	Ohio State University
Isabella Da Cruz	Right Back	JDA Dijon Handball (FRA)
Lovisa Dobreff	Left Back	IK Bolton (SWE)
Hanna Faulkner	Pivot	Team Handball Academy
Marissa Faulkner	Pivot	Team Handball Academy
Rebecca Gonzalez	Goalkeeper	University of North Carolina
Viva Kreis	Left Wing	Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania
Daisy Licea	Left Back	Tigres UANL (MEX)
Julia Malysz	Goalkeeper	Chicago Inter
Gabrielle Martin	Left Back	Celtique Club Montreal (CAN)
Eden Nesper	Right Back	TV Hannover-Badenstedt (GER)
Hannah Perkins	Left Wing	University of North Carolina
Emma Ready	Center Back	Vikhammer HK (NOR)
Julia Rienhardt	Center Back	HSG Winzingen/Wissgoldingen/Donzdorf (GER)

Alternates
Name	Position	Club or Residence
Christine Lizas	Goalkeeper	University of North Carolina
Ellie Macksood	Left Wing	University of Wisconsin
Hailey Patterson	Left Back	University of North Carolina
Amanda Sumalla	Left Wing	Miami, Florida

The selection committee consisted of Jr Women's National Team Coach, Craig Rot, Sr Women's National Team Coach, Edina Borsos, Athlete's Advisory Council (AAC) Representatives Drew Donlin and Michael King and High Performance Manager, Krista Austin.

The roster is a mix of promising newcomers and veterans including four athletes (Moa Bengtsson, Gabriel Martin, Eden Nesper and Emma Ready) that were on the Sr Women's National Team that participated in last summer's NACHC Sr Women's Championship.

The team will arrive in Mexico City on 29 March for a pre-training camp and the Championship will be from 3-8 April. The U.S., Mexico, Canada and Puerto Rico will participate in the tournament and the top two teams will qualify for the 2022 IHF Jr Women's World Championships in Slovenia from 22 June to 3 July.

Coach Craig Rot: “After the unfortunate cancellation of the 2020 world championships for youth and junior women, it is exciting to see the team we have been able to bring together, with many experienced players and some exciting new talent, and I look forward to helping them achieve great things in Mexico City in April.”

Women's Junior National Team Roster Announcement

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