Camacho represents Guatemala in international tournaments
Wiley College women's basketball player Elizabeth Camacho takes great pride in her home country Guatemala. This summer she got to represent them competing with the National Team in the Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador June 24-28 and the FIBA Central American Women's Basketball Championship in El Salvador July 19-23.
"It's always an honor to represent my country, despite the odds," Camacho said. "I do it for the people who believe in me – my family."
Camacho was selected by the National Federation of Basketball of Guatemala and she will compete against Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. She participated in a preparation camp in Puebla, Mexico, at the end of May with other Mexican Universities.
At the Central American and Caribbean Games, Camacho played in three games – putting up two points and 13 rebounds. She helped her team finish seventh.
Last week, Camacho played in four games, totaling two points and eight rebounds. Her team finished runner-up – winning four of the five games. Camacho said she relished the opportunity to play against elite players and witness a unique chemistry.
"I learned a lot," she said. "I made some mistakes but the experience and the knowledge I gained nobody can take it away from me. FIBA basketball requires a lot of chemistry and physical contact. I believe the basketball I've played at Wiley College is more free, orderly and a very fast game. It's still basketball at the end of the day. I love this game everywhere I go."
These tournaments are not the first time Camacho has suited up for her home country. She played in the COCABA U16 Women's Championship in 2016 and helped her team win the title in 2019. Camacho played with Guatemala in the Centrobasket U17 Women's Basketball Championship in 2017 – reaching the bronze medal game – and in 2019. Camacho played on the National Team Senior in the 2018 Centrobasket Women's Championship.
She completed her sophomore season this winter and increased her production. Camacho put up 31 points and 49 rebounds last season after only notching five points and 27 rebounds as a freshman. She hopes this experience will give her a boost for her upcoming junior season.
"This is a great off-season journey," Camacho said. "Hopefully, I'll be able to come back a better player and achieve greater things."
For more information, contact sports information director Andrew Glover at 903-927-3399 or adglover@wileyc.edu.
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