Elodie Tessier

Started: She took up the sport at age 14 in 2010 in Drummondville, QC, Canada. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2024; journalexpress.ca, 14 Aug 2019) Reason: She was introduced to wheelchair basketball by a school friend. "I love the high pace of the game, the team environment, and the diversity of the skills required to be successful, and the coordination needed to play basketball. The strategy of defence and offence needed to perform." (Athlete, 27 Aug 2024; wheelchairbasketball.ca, 01 Jan 2020) Ambition: To compete at the 2026 World Championships in Ottawa, ON, Canada. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2024) Awards: She was named in the All-Star team at the 2024 Canadian Wheelchair Basketball League [CWBL] Women's National Championship in Ottawa, ON, Canada. She represented Quebec during the tournament. (wheelchairbasketball.ca, 24 Mar 2024) She received All-America First Team honours for the 2023/24 season from the National Wheelchair Basketball Association [NWBA] Intercollegiate Division in the United States of America. (nwba.org, 11 Mar 2024; The University of Texas at Arlington Facebook page, 14 Mar 2024) In 2021 she was named to the National Wheelchair Basketball Association [NWBA] collegiate All-Tournament and Academic All-American teams. (uta.edu, 15 Mar 2021) Additional Info: MOVE TO TEXAS In 2019 she moved to the United States of America to study at the University of Texas at Arlington. "I wanted to get outside of my comfort zone. I wanted to go somewhere where I didn't really know anybody. I always wanted to go live somewhere other than Canada, just to experience other cultures and I wanted to give myself a challenge by living somewhere else. When I first visited the campus, I just had this feeling. It was great. With school, it's a great opportunity to study in English, which I've never done before. It's a really great experience and a challenge for me so I wanted to do it. I believe that the University of Texas at Arlington will bring me challenges and make me grow as athlete and as a person." (journalexpress.ca, 14 Aug 2019; rollt-magazin.de, 08 Aug 2019; wheelchairbasketball.ca, 08 Jun 2020) FURTHER EDUCATION After completing a bachelor's degree in supply chain management at the University of Texas at Arlington in the United States of America, she began studying for a master's degree in economic data analysis at the same university in 2024. (Athlete, 27 Aug 2024; Instagram profile, 17 Dec 2023; LinkedIn profile, 28 Mar 2024)