Trinidad and Tobago hockey veteran Kwandwane Browne is the only local player to make the Pan American elite team roster for 2011.

The elite teams are named every two years to recognise the top players in the Pan American region and, as in 2009, Browne has again made the cut.

Argentine captain Lucas Rey heads the list for his performances at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico in October, with the South Americans having four picks on the men's team.

Canada and Chile have three each, while Cuba (two), Mexico (two) and USA (one) are the other countries with men's nominees.

In 2009, T&T duo Nicole Aming and Stacey Siu Butt made the women's list, but this time there was no T&T representative.

The USA earned four spots among the elite women, including Lauren Crandall as captain. The US earned their first victory in history over Argentina in the final to grab gold at the Pan Am Games.

Argentine and Chile both had three picks, with Canada two and Cuba, Mexico, Uruguay and Barbados finishing with one each.

2011 Pan American Elite Teams

Men

Francisco Montoya, Pol Quiroz (Mexico); Mathias Anwandter (gk), Esteban Krainz, Martin Rodriguez (Chile); Ignacio Bergner, Lucas Rey, Lucas Vila, Rodrigo Vila (Argentina); Kwandwane Browne (T&T); Sean Harris (USA); Ken Pereira Rob Short, Scott Tupper (Canada); Yuri Pérez, Roberto Domínguez (Cuba).

Women

Jesús Marín (gk, Mexico); Lauren Crandall, Rachel Dawson, Jaclyn Kintzer (gk), Katie O'Donnell (USA); Agustina Garcia, Rosario Luchetti, Luciana Aymar (Argentina); Cher King (Barbados); Brienne Stairs, Katie Baker (Canada); Janine Stanley (Uruguay); Manuela Urroz, Michelle Wilson, Camila Caram (Chile); Yuraima Rojas (Cuba).

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