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The University of Utah Athletics
Women's Basketball Signs Four
11/17/2008 12:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Nov. 17, 2008
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah head women's basketball coach Elaine Elliott has announced the signing of four student-athletes to National Letters of Intent. Joining Utah for the 2009-10 campaign are Rachel Messer (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Thunder Ridge HS), Diana Rolniak (Aurora, Colo./Regis Jesuit HS), Rita Sitivi (Huntington, Calif./Marina HS) and Taryn Wicijowski (Regina, Sask., Canada/NEDA).
Wicijowski is one of several solid players to come out of Canada for the Utes in the past several years, a list that includes current WNBA player Kim Smith, as well as Shona Thorburn and Jess Perry. She played with the Canadian Junior National Team this summer and is currently in Canada Basketball's National Elite Development Academy. Rolniak is rated as one of the top 100 players in the country - including a ranking of No. 15 among forwards. Messer and Rolniak have each led their high school teams to the state finals while playing together for one of the top AAU clubs in the west, the Mile High Magic. Sitivi has been an all-league selection several times for Marina High School.
"This is an exciting class," Elliott said. "Both Taryn and Diana give us size, athleticism, and smarts. Taryn is extremely physical and Diana is a long, lanky presence. Rachel is a great shooter with equal understanding of the game and Rita is a more powerful, slashing player. I really think the class together, especially with our redshirt freshman Iwa Rodrigues joining them, is a great core for the future."
Below is a look at each player:
Rachel Messer
Guard
5'9"
Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Thunder Ridge HS
Ranked 40th among guards by Scouts, Inc. ... second-team all-state by the Denver Post in 2008 ... led Thunder Ridge to the state semifinals in 2008 and the quarterfinals in 2007 ... 2008 first-team all-Continental League ... named one of ESPN's `Top Gunners' (best shooters and scorers) during summer 2008 ... participated in the 2008 Rocky Mountain Basketball Showcase ... plays AAU ball for the Mile High Magic with fellow signee Diana Rolniak.
Diana Rolniak
Forward
6'3"
Aurora, Colo.
Regis Jesuit HS
Ranked No. 83 on ESPN's HoopGurlz 100 and 15th among all forwards ... 2008 second-team all-state by the Denver Post ... 2008 second-team all-Continental League ... led Regis Jesuit to the 2008 5A state title game and was named to the all-tournament team ... team ranked No. 23 nationally by MaxPreps ... team was 25-2 in 2007 and reached the state semifinals ... attended the 2008 Phenom 150 Elite Camp and the 2007 Nike Summer Showcase ... plays AAU ball for the Mile High Magic with fellow signee Rachel Messer.
Rita Sitivi
Guard
5'10"
Huntington, Calif.
Marina HS
Rated as one of the top 15 players in California by Scouts, Inc. ... ranked 79th among guards ... three-time all-Sunset League, including earning MVP honors as a sophomore ... academic all-league ... plays AAU ball for Cal Swish Black 1.
Taryn Wicijowski
Center
6'2"
Regina, Sask., Canada
National Elite Development Academy
Played for the Canada Junior National Team at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship in 2008, leading the team to a second-place finish ... led Basketball Saskatchewan's U17 Juvenile team to two provincial championships ... led Leboldus HS to two championships in the SHSAA Provincia Hoopla Finals (2006 and 2007), along with a second-place in 2008... was also a standout hockey player for the Regina Rebels.
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