By rdnewsNOW staff

Raiders volleyball player named ASDC – Central Athlete of the Month

Dec 3, 2018 | 11:26 AM

A competitive volleyball player from Red Deer has been named The Alberta Sport Development Centre – Central (ASDC-C) Athlete of the Month for November.

Riley de Wit, 17, is a volleyball player with the Lindsay Thurber Raiders and the Central Alberta Queens Volleyball Club (CAQVC).

Highlights to de Wit’s volleyball career so far include being Co-captain with the LTCHS Raiders Senior Volleyball Team, 2018 ASAA 4A Provincial Volleyball Champions and 2018 CASAA Volleyball All-Star.

She has been a member of the Lindsay Thurber Raiders volleyball team for 3 years – finishing 2nd in her Grade 10 season and winning back-to-back ASAA 4A Provincial Championships in Grade 11 and 12.

The Raiders have ranked #1 in 4A Girls Volleyball in the Alberta Schools Athletic Association all season and have won 5 of 6 tournaments, while finishing 2nd in their other tournament.

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Harry Ainlay is said to be the only tournament that awarded All-Stars and de wit was named to the All-Star Team and selected at the TVT Tournament MVP.

She was a member of Team Alberta (17U) and captured a Bronze medal at Volleyball Canada’s inaugural Canada Cup this summer in Richmond, BC.

She is also accomplished in track and field, representing Lindsay Thurber at ASAA Provincials the past two seasons, capturing a Bronze medal in the 4 x 100m relay and setting a personal best in long jump (4.97m and 6th place), and narrowly missing a place in the 100M Final in 2018.

de Witi also captained her 17U Queens Volleyball team to a Division 2 National Championship this past spring – going undefeated at Provincials and Nationals in the process.