Incoming freshman Janelle Cannon of Wheeling, Ill. has left the Minnesota women’s basketball program for personal reasons. Cannon had been attending summer classes on the Twin Cities campus.

“We wish Janelle all the best,” said Golden Gopher head coach Pam Borton.

The Minnesota freshman class consists of four student-athletes, three of them already on campus (Sari Noga, Kionna Kellogg and Shonte Clay). Micaella Riche’ of Canada will join her teammates in the fall.

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Incoming Golden Gopher freshman Micaella Riche’ helped the Canadian Junior National Team to a bronze medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Tournament in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Incoming Gophers forward Nick Bjugstad was selected as the No. 19 overall pick on Friday night by the Florida Panthers at the 2010 NHL Entry Draft in Los Angeles.

Six University of Minnesota student athletes have been named to the United States Under-22 Team, announced today by USA Hockey. The Gopher six, along with 16 other individuals, will compete against Canada in August. Megan Bozek (Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Sarah Erickson (Roseau, Minn.), Amanda Kessel (Madison, Wis.), Anne Schleper (St. Cloud, Minn.), Jen Schoullis (Erie, Pa.) and Emily West (Colorado Springs, Colo.) have all been named to the team. The 2010 team marks the first appearances to the Under-22 Team for Bozek, Erickson, Kessel and Schoullis, the second time for West and Schleper.