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Timberwolves add more Kirkness with recent commitment

Jan 26, 2021 | 11:32 AM

PRINCE GEORGE – And then there were two.

The UNBC Timberwolves women’s soccer team announced their recent commitment of Chilliwack’s Celeste Kirkness for the 2021-22 Canada West season.

“I am definitely feeling an array of emotions. I am overcome with joy. Nervous, but good nervous. I am nervous for all the changes coming up ahead, but I know it will be good. This opportunity means a lot to me and I am beyond stoked to see where it leads me.”

Kirkness joins her older sister Kalista on the UNBC roster, who committed to the TWolves prior to the 2019-2020 campaign. The two have played together at the high school level, and the 17-year-old says her sibling’s support played a role in her recruitment process.

“I think it will be a great experience. We have had the opportunity to play together in the past, and it has been really great. I am actually pretty excited to be playing alongside her. She has always been very supportive of me and I know it will be good. I hope she enjoys playing with me as well.”

A product of the Coastal FC program, the five-foot-seven fullback gave a scouting report for what Timberwolves fans can expect from her over the next five years.

“I am a very driven player. I am eager to get on and off the ball. I love looking for spaces and making runs. I am always eager to play, and ready to get out there and show a lot of strength and speed in my game. That is something you can look out for when I am out on the field.”

Set to graduate from Sardis Secondary School in June, the honour roll student will enroll in Political Science at UNBC. Kirkness will join her new teammates for training camp in Prince George in August.