ZURICH – Sophomore Monja Wagner of the Union College's women's ice hockey team has been invited to Switzerland's Women's National Team pre-Olympic training camps this June ahead of the 2026 Winter Olympics, the Swiss Ice Hockey Federation announced Monday afternoon.
This marks Wagner's second appearance with the national team, having represented Switzerland at the 2025 IIHF Women's World Championship in České Budejovice, Czechia, this past April. She also previously participated with Switzerland's U18 team in the 2019 and 2020 IIHF U18 World Championships in Japan and Slovakia, respectively.
"Being invited to the pre-Olympic training camps is such a surreal and proud moment in my career," said Wagner. "It has always been a dream and goal of mine to represent Switzerland at the Olympics, and being this close feels unreal. I am excited and thankful for this opportunity and cannot wait to get going."
Wagner is one of four NCAA players selected to attend the Swiss training camps, joining Laura Zimmermann (St. Cloud State University), Alessia Baechler (Northeastern University), and Naemi Herzig (College of the Holy Cross).
In her first two seasons with Union, Wagner has appeared in 11 games, posting a 2.81 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage. As a first-year, she made five appearances, four of which were against nationally ranked opponents, including a career-high 34 saves in her collegiate debut at No. 13 St. Cloud State on November 11, 2023.
As a sophomore, six of Wagner's appearances came against nationally ranked teams including a 31-save performance in a 2-2 tie against No. 8 St. Cloud State on November 29, 2024, and her first career shutout, a 28-save effort in a 1-0 victory over the University of Vermont on November 20, 2024.
The Winter Olympics are set to take place Friday, February 6 through Sunday, February 22, 2026 at sites across Lombardy and Northeast Italy. Switzerland is set to participate in Group A alongside the United States of America, Canada, Finland, and Czechia in women's ice hockey.
