COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - The National Wheelchair Basketball Association (NWBA) and the High Performance Team Selection Committee have announced the initial selection of sixteen athletes to the pool for consideration for the 2024 U.S. Women’s Wheelchair Basketball National Team. These selections were made after the 2024 U.S. Women’s Try-Out Camp hosted January 3-7 at the United States Olympic & Paralympic Training Site—Lakeshore, in Birmingham, AL. 

The initial roster includes 12 athletes from the gold medal-winning U.S. Women’s team from the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games that was held in Santiago, Chile, on November 17-26, 2023. The pool also includes ten athletes from the bronze medal-winning U.S. Women’s team from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. 

The initially selected athletes will continue to train and compete at the Paralympic Game Team Selection Camp, scheduled for March 27-31 at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO. Following the Paralympic Games Team Selection Camp, twelve (12) athletes and four (4) alternates will be named to the Paralympic Games Team, representing the U.S.A at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games in Paris, France on, August 28 – September 8, 2024. 
 
Natalie Schneider (Syracuse, Nebraska) is among those initially selected after helping the U.S. Women’s National Team win a gold medal at the Santiago 2023 Parapan American Games. Perhaps the most decorated member of the pool, Schneider has been a member of Team USA since winning her first gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games. 
  
Rose Hollermann (Elysian, Minnesota) joins Schneider as an initial selection, serving as another veteran presence on the team. Hollermann and Schneider played on the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Paralympic Games teams, winning gold at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games and bronze at the most recent 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Hollermann helped Team USA win gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games and bronze at the 2022 IWBF World Championships, landing a spot on the IWBF All-Star Team. 

Becca Murray (Germantown, Wisconsin) remains in the pool for consideration for the U.S. Women’s roster after winning gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games. A three-time Paralympian, Murray was a member of the 2008 and 2016 Paralympic Games squads that took gold in Beijing and Rio, respectively. Murray is a three-time gold medalist at the Parapan American Games (2007, 2011 and 2023) and a two-time medalist at World Championships (2010 gold, 2022 bronze). 

Courtney Ryan (Chula Vista, California) is selected to the pool of athletes on the heels of claiming gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Ryan was a member of the bronze medal-winning U.S. Women’s team from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. In addition, she helped Team USA earn bronze at the 2022 IWBF World Championships, earning a spot on the IWBF All-Star Team. 
  
Josie Aslakson (Jordan, Minnesota) is among those initially selected after helping the U.S. Women’s National Team win gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games and bronze at the 2022 IWBF World Championships. In 2020, she contributed to the Team USA squad that claimed bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. 
    
Bailey Moody (Alpharetta, Georgia) is selected to the pool of athletes after helping Team USA win gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Moody was also a part of the U.S. Junior National Team that claimed gold at the IWBF Women’s Under 25 World Championship in Bangkok, Thailand. Moody began her Team USA experience as a member of the 2017 and 2022 IWBF Americas Cup teams that won silver medals. She went on to win a silver medal at the 2019 Lima Parapan American Games and a bronze medal at the 2022 IWBF World Championships. Lastly, Moody was a contributing member of the roster at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games that captured a bronze medal. 

Lindsey Zurbrugg (Portland, Oregon) was initially selected after winning gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Zurbrugg began her Team USA experience as a member of the 2017 and 2022 IWBF Americas Cup teams that won silver medals. She went on to win a silver medal at the 2019 Lima Parapan American Games and a bronze medal at the 2022 IWBF World Championships. Lastly, Zurbrugg was a contributing member of the roster at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games that captured a bronze medal. 

Ixhelt Gonzalez (Chicago, Illinois) is selected to the pool of athletes after helping Team USA win gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Gonzalez was also a part of the U.S. Junior National Team that claimed gold at the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship. In addition, Gonzalez claimed bronze at the 2022 IWBF World Championship and silver at the 2022 IWBF Americas Cup in Brazil. Gonzalez was also a member of the bronze medal-winning team from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. 
  
Abigail Bauleke (Savage, Michigan) was initially selected after helping the U.S. Women’s National Team win a gold medal at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Bauleke was also a part of the U.S. Junior National Team that claimed gold at the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship. Bauleke's most prestigious accomplishment would be her bronze medal at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Bauleke also brings gold medal experience from the 2019 IWBF Under 25 World Championships. Bauleke added to her trophy collection last summer with a bronze medal at the 2022 IWBF World Championships and picked up a silver medal at the 2022 IWBF Americas Cup. 
   
Emily Oberst (Brookfield, Wisconsin) is selected to the pool of athletes after helping Team USA win gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Oberst helped Team USA earn a bronze medal at the 2022 IWBF World Championships and was a contributing member of the U.S. Women's team that won the silver medal at the 2022 IWBF Americas Cup and the 2017 IWBF Americas Cup. 
 
Kaitlyn Eaton (Houston, Texas) remains in the pool for consideration for the U.S. Women’s roster after winning gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games. Eaton was a contributing member of the Team USA squad that earned bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games. Eaton began her Team USA experience as a 2017 IWBF America's Cup team member who won a silver medal in Cali, Colombia. She then went on to win a silver medal at the 2019 Lima Parapan American Games. 

Josie DeHart (Fruita, Colorado) is selected to the pool of athletes after helping Team USA gold at the 2023 Parapan American Games. DeHart was also a part of the U.S. Junior National Team that claimed gold at the IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship. She helped Team USA secure a silver medal at the 2022 IWBF Americas Cup and was an alternate for the U.S. Women’s roster for the 2018 and 2022 IWBF World Championships. 

Ali Ibanez (Murray, Utah) was initially selected after helping Team USA win gold at the IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship and bronze at the 2022 IWBF World Championships. Ibanez also helped Team USA earn bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games.  

Quinn Meyer (Austin, Texas) will continue her effort to be selected to her third Team USA roster after representing the U.S. at the 2023 IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship. She was a contributing member of the 2022 IWBF Americas Cup squad, earning a silver medal in Brazil. Meyer plays collegiately at the University of Texas-Arlington. 

Zoe Voris (Chicago, Illinois) makes the initial selection after serving as an alternate for the U.S. Women’s roster for the 2023 Parapan American Games. She was a member of the bronze-winning team from the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games while helping Team USA secure a silver medal at the 2022 IWBF Americas Cup. In addition, Voris was a member of the 2017 IWBF America's Cup silver medal team. 
 
Elizabeth Becker (Charlotte, NC) makes the initial selection after serving as an alternate for the Team USA roster that won gold at the IWBF Women’s U25 World Championship. Becker plays collegiately at the University of Texas-Arlington.

Also joining Head Coach Christina Schwab on the sidelines will be:   

- Assistant Coach Desiree Miller of Monroe, Washington   
- Assistant Coach Ryan Hynes of Germantown, Wisconsin   
- Team Leader Kearstin Bisnett of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Assisting in preparations as part of the extended staff are:   

- Strength and Conditioning Coach Katie McClosky of Houston, Texas   
- Nutritionist Sally Baumann of Greater Brisbane, Australia   
- Sport Psychologist Adam O’Neil of Boulder, Colorado   

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