Victoria has 15 athletes competing in March Madness, the National Collegiate Athletic Assocation (NCAA) college tournament in the US. The men’s division has tipped off this week, whilst the women will begin their tournament tomorrow.
March Madness is a national tournament that is the pinnacle of college basketball and showcases the best talent at college level.
There are two men and 13 Victorian women across 11 schools. Ballarat’s Georgia Amoore, being a standout earning AP Second Team All-American Honourable mention, as she and Charlise Dunn helped their school Virginia Tech to be #1 seed!
Who our Victorian athletes are playing for:
- Abbey Ellis - Purdue
- Izzy Anstey - UCLA
- Lucy Cochrane - Portland
- Keeley Frawley - Portland
- Emily Sewell - Portland
- Maddi Condron - Portland
- Emma Nankervis - Washington State
- Last - Tear Poa - Hawaii
- Georgia Amoore - Virginia Tech
- Charlise Dunn - Virginia Tech
- Jessie Rennie - Tennessee
- Agnes Emma - Nnopu- Stanford
- Eliza Hollingsworth - Gonzaga
- Daniel Foster - Arizona State
- Leyi Adebayo - Princeton
- Kobe King-Hawea - James Madison University
Congratulations to all of these amazing athletes and good luck on the road to the national championships!
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