First-year Bear Rodane Cato was one of 16 players selected in the 2024 Canadian Premier League (CPL) Draft, going 10th overall to Cavalry FC. 

Cato, a first team Canada West All-Star in 2023, was one of four CW student-athletes selected in the draft, which took place on Thursday afternoon. The Hellshire, Jamaica product started in 12 of the 14 Bears regular season games this season, helping Alberta finish second in the Prairie Division with a 10-2-2 record. In his 12 games, Cato recorded 15 shot attempts and three shots on target. He also started both playoff games for the Bears, recording three shots. 

Prior to joining the Golden Bears this fall, Cato spent two seasons with the NAIT Ooks. 
 

Round	Pick	Club	Player	School	Position	Hometown
1	1	Valour FC	Owen Sheppard	Cape Breton University	LW	St. John's, NF
1	2	Vancouver FC	Luke Norman	University of British Columbia	CM	Vancouver, BC
1	3	Atletico Ottawa	Luca Piccioli	Carleton University	CM	Ottawa, ON
1	4	York United FC	Christian Zeppieri	York	CM	Maple, ON
1	5	HFX Wanderers FC	Daniel Clarke	Cape Breton	GK	Toronto, ON
1	6	Pacific FC	Michael Maslanka	Toronto	FW	Mississauga, ON
1	7	Cavalry FC	Caden Rogozinski	Mount Royal	CB	Calgary, AB
1	8	Forge FC	Mouhamed Ndiaye	UQTR	CM	Trois-Rivieres, QC
2	9	Valour FC	Gianfranco Facchineri	Windsor	CB	Windsor, ON
2	10	Cavalry FC (ex. VAN)	Rodane Cato	Alberta	CM	Edmonton, AB
2	11	Atletico Ottawa	Samuel Laplante	UQTR	LB	Sainte-Julie, QC
2	12	York United FC	Jason Hartill	Cape Breton	CM	Carleton Place, ON
2	13	HFX Wanderers FC	Max Bodurtha	St Francis Xavier	CB	Halifax, NS
2	14	Pacific FC	Ibrahem Saadi	Western	CB	London, ON
2	15	Vancouver FC (ex. CAV)	Thomas Powell	Trinity Western	CM	Coquitlam, BC
2	16	Forge FC	Amadou Kone	Carleton	WM	Ottawa, ON