HW

2006 Heavyweight Women

pair , eight , four and quad

Coaches: Carsten Hassing, Al Morrow

Darcy Marquardt

Hometown: Richmond, BC
Birth date: March 22, 1979
Height: 6' Weight: 163 lbs.
Club affiliation: University of Victoria

Interests: Cooking, travel, community volunteer work (Best Buddies), film, reading, outdoor activities.

Education:
-University of Victoria
-Hugh McRoberts Secondary School

Key results:
World Championships/Olympics
2006 - 1st, women's pair (Eton, England)
2004 - 4th, women's pair (Athens, Greece)
2003 - 3rd, women's eight (Milan, Italy)
2002 - 2nd, women's four; and 6th, women's eight (Seville, Spain)

World Cups
2006 - 1st, women's pair (Munich, Germany)
2004 - 2nd, women's pair (Munich, Germany)
2003 - 3rd, women's eights (Lucerne, Switzerland)

Athletic Distinctions:
2004 - Richmond's all-round athlete of the year award
2003 - Richmond's senior female athlete award
2001 - Women's crew of the year award, Rowing Canada Aviron
1999 - Rookie of the year, UVIC novice rowing

Other info: Darcy learned to row in her first year at the University of Victoria (1998-99), where she eventually achieved a degree majoring in French and minoring in Psychology. Her career path has since lead her in the direction of physiotherapy, which she hopes to complete the masters program after 2008. She worked as a lifeguard for eight years (until 2005) and also holds certification as a CanFitPro personal trainer.

Jane Rumball

Hometown: Fredericton, NB
Birth date: July 9, 1978
Height: 5'10" Weight: 143 lbs.
Club affiliation: Fredericton Rowing Club NB; Western Rowing Club, London, ON
Interests: Public speaking, community involvement (Duke of Edinburgh Award, Athletes in Action), research in women’s health and sports medicine.


Education: BSc. (Kinesiology) from the University of Western Ontario (UWO). MSc. in Kinesiology (Sports Medicine) at UWO. Currently in Ph.D. program.

Key results:

2006 - 1st in the W2-, World Rowing Championships, Eton, Great Britain
2006 - 1st in the W2-, Munich World Cup - with Darcy Marquardt
2005 - 7th in the W2x, Lucerne World Cup, Switzerland
2004 - 9th in the W4-, World Rowing Championships, Banyoles, Spain
2003 - 13th in the W2x, World Rowing Championships, Milan, Italy
2002 - team spare, World Rowing Championships, Seville, Spain
2002 - 1st in the W2x and 2nd in the W1x, World University Championships, Nottingham,
England
2002 - 1st in the W1x and W4x, Commonwealth Rowing Championships, Nottingham

Sarah Bonikowsky

Hometown: Orangeville, ON
Birth date: August 23, 1982
Height: 6’ Weight: 145 lbs.
Club affiliation: University of Victoria
Interests: Surfing, snowboarding, mountain biking, road biking and music.

Education: BA (Honours) from UVic with major in philosophy and a minor in Greek and Roman studies.

Key results:
2006 - 5th in the W8+, World Rowing Championships, Eton, England
2005 - 1st in the Championship W4+, Head of the Charles, Boston, MA

Sabrina Kolker

Hometown: West Vancouver, BC
Birth date: September 14, 1980
Occupation: employed at a DNA research lab. Aspires to be a reconstructive surgeon specializing in burns
Interests: Tennis, running, snowboarding, hiking, playing the piano. Volunteer with Hospice (London), Noble House Volunteer (Vancouver), adaptive snowboarding and kayaking instructor

Education: BA English with a minor in Human Biology from Stanford University
MA in French from Stanford. Currently completing a BSc in Chemistry at Simon Fraser University. Grade 9 Piano, Royal Conservatory of Music.

Key results:

2006 - 5th in the W8+, World Rowing Championships, Eton, England
2004 - 7th in the W8+, Olympics, Athens, Greece
2004 - Champion, Canadian Monster Erg, Victoria, BC
2003 - 5th in the W4-, World Championships, Milan, Italy
2002 - 4th in the W4- Under 23 World Regatta, Genoa, Italy (competed for USA)
2002 - 1st in the university division and 5th in the international division, Crash B - World Indoor Regatta, Boston, MA

Heather Mandoli

Hometown: Kelowna, BC
Birth date: October 28, 1982
Height: 5’11”
Club affiliation: Western Rowing Club, London, ON
Education: University of Michigan and University of Western Ontario

Key results:
2006 - 5th in the W8+, World Rowing Championships, Eton, England
2006 - 7th in the W2-, Munich World Cup - with Romina Stefancic
2004 - 3rd in the W4-, World U23 Championships, Poznan, Poland

Other info: Voted All-American in 2003-4, rowing at U of Michigan. Among 2005 British Columbia Premier’s Athletic Award Recipients.

Andréanne Morin

Hometown: Montreal, QC
Birth date: Aug. 9, 1981
Height: 5’10” Weight: 158lbs.
Club affiliation: Montreal Rowing Club
Interests: Reading and cooking

Education:
Phillips Exeter Academy, 2000; BA (Political Economy) Princeton University, 2006

Key results:
2006 - 5th in the W8+, World Rowing Championships, Eton, England
2006 – NCAA National Champion
2004 – member of the CAN Olympic women’s 8+
2003 – 3rd in the W8+, World Championships, Milan, Italy
2003 - 3rd in the W8+, Lucerne World Cup, Switzerland

Other info: has been in National program since 2001; hopes to pursue studies in law after 2008.

Romina Stefancic

Hometown: Victoria, BC
Birth date: July 21, 1978
Height 5’9” Weight 160
Club affiliation: University of Victoria
Interests: Traveling, foreign movies, paragliding

Education: BSc in Geography and Environmental Studies

Key results:

2006 - 5th in the W8+, World Rowing Championships, Eton, England
2005 - 9th in the W2x, Lucerne World Cup, Switzerland
2004 - member of the Canadian Olympic W8+.
2001-03, 1st Canadian University Championships (UVic)
1999 - 3rd in the W1x, Under 23 World regatta (rowing for Slovenia)
1996 - 1st in the W1x, World Junior Championships (rowing for Slovenia)

Other info: Received Canadian citizenship in early 2004. Career goal is to work in developing countries on environmental issues.

Kaylan Vander Schilden

Hometown: Victoria, BC
Birth date: June 9, 1984
Height 6’2” Weight: 170 lbs.
Club affiliation: Gorge Rowing Club, BC; Victoria City RC; UC Berkeley (California)
Interests: Cooking, drawing and yoga

Education: Oak Bay High School/Victoria High School; University of California, Berkeley (2006 graduate)

Key results:
2006 - 5th in the W8+, World Rowing Championships, Eton, England
•Four-time All-American
•Two-time NCAA Champion

Other info: first year on senior National Team; first Worlds.

Katie Reynolds

Hometown: St. John, NB
Birth date: May 16, 1982
Height: 5’10” Weight: 165 lbs.
Interests: napping, cooking and cleaning, tutoring.

Education:
BA University of Michigan, 2004; BEd University of Western Ontario, 2005;
Working on a Masters in special education and educational psychology.

Key results:
2006 - 5th in the W8+, World Rowing Championships, Eton, England
2004 - 3rd in the W4-, Under 23 World Regatta, Poznan, Poland

Ashley Brzozowicz

Hometown: Toronto, ON
Birth date: Dec. 17, 1982
Height: 5’9” Weight: 175 lbs
Club affiliation: Western Rowing Club, London, ON
Interests: Reading, films, photography

Education:
BA (History of Art), Yale University, 2004

Key results:
2006 - 5th in the W8+, World Rowing Championships, Eton, England
2004 - 2nd at NCAA champs
2002 - 2003 - member of Under 23 World Regatta teams

Lesley Thompson-Willie

Hometown: London, ON
Birth date: September 20, 1959
Club affiliation: London Rowing Club, ON
Occupation: Teacher/librarian

Education: B.A. in Physical Education and B. Ed.


Olympics: On six Olympic teams - 1980 (Games boycotted); 1984, 2nd in the W4+; 1988, 7th in the W4+; 1992, 1st in the W8+; 1996, 2nd in the W8+; 2000, 3rd in the W8+.

In between, she won many World Championship and World Cup medals as the coxswain in the senior women’s program for 21 years.

After 2000, Lesley took a break from coxing at the National Team level – she worked at a London, Ontario high school, and coached development and high school crews. Re-joined National Team in 2006.

Other info: is a member of the Canadian Olympic Sports Hall of Fame. Married Paul Willie after 2000 Olympics.

Lindsay Forget

Hometown: Aurora, ON
Birth date: July 07, 1982
Interests: Political science, international relations, and world issues, film, reading and travel

Education: Honours Political Science and Honours Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario, Attended Lakefield College School in high school

Other info: Duke of Edinburgh Award, Service Projects in Thailand

Nathalie Maurer

Hometown: North Vancouver, BC
Birth date: November 30, 1982
Interests: Mountain biking, hiking, environmental issues

Education: Handsworth Secondary, North Vancouver, 2000; BSc (Geological Engineering - environmental option), Queen's University, Kingston, 2004. Start MSc (Resource Management) University of B.C., September, 2006.

Key results:
2006 - in the W 8+, Heineken Roeivierkamp, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2003 - 1st (and course record), Collegiate W8+, Head of the Charles, Boston, MA, for Queen's University
Several Canadian Henley golds

Other info: Worked as an environmental engineer after graduating, balancing a fulltime career with rowing. Plans on continuing an engineering profession after rowing and school.

Krista Guloien

Hometown: Port Moody, BC
Birth date: March 20, 1980


Education: BA (Criminology), Simon Fraser University

Other info: First year on the senior women’s team, first senior World Championships.

Cristin McCarty

Hometown: Saskatoon, SK
Birth date: June 7, 1982
Interests: Coaching rowing and equestrian. Enjoy competing and showing in equestrian events - hunter/jumpers; cooking and traveling.

Education: Bachelors degree in Zoology-Anthropology, University of Michigan, 2005. Completing a master's degree in Human Nutrition / Dietetics through the School of Public Health at the University of Michigan.

Rowing background: Rowed for the University of Michigan for four years prior to the summer of 2006.

Other info: Future plans include completing internship requirements and qualification exams to become a registered dietician, working within the clinical nutrition research field with plans of eventually pursuing a PhD.

Anna-Marie de Zwager

Hometown: Victoria, BC
Birth date: Sept. 17, 1976
Height: 5'10" Weight: 163 lbs.
Club affiliation: Gorge Rowing and Paddling Centre, BC

Education: BSc. (Kinesiology, Co-op) University of Victoria, 2000.

Key results:
2005 - 5th in the W1x, Lucerne World Cup, Switzerland
2004 - 7th in the W8+, Olympics, Athens, Greece
2003 - 13th in the W2x, World Championships, Milan, Italy
2003 - 3rd at the C.R.A.S.H. B's Boston, MA
2002 - 1st in the Novice Women division, Monster Erg, Victoria, BC.

Other info:
Anna-Marie was the starting goalkeeper for the UVic varsity field hockey team for five years. (National Champions for three of those years and placed second the other two years).

Zoë Hoskins

Hometown: Edmonton, AB
Birth date: January 17, 1981
Interests: Swimming, cycling, running, reading, photography.

Education: BA (Journalism) University of Southern California, 2002.
Ross Sheppard High School, Edmonton, AB.

Key results:
2004 - 3rd in the W1x, RCA non-Olympic Speed Orders
2003 - 7th in the W4-, World Under 23 Regatta, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
2003 - 5th, in the W1x, RCA Olympic Speed Orders
2002 - 7th in the W4-, World Under 23 Regatta, Genoa, Italy
1998 - 1st in the W2x and W4x, Can-Am-Mex regatta

Other info: Sister of former M8+ member, Andrew Hoskins. 
Supported by the Alberta Sport, Recreation, Parks and Wildlife Foundation.

Rachelle de Jong

Hometown: Regina, SK
Birth date: April 30, 1979
Height: 6'0" Weight: 160 lbs.
Club affiliation: Regina Rowing Club, SK; UVic, BC
Occupation: Student/ athlete
Interests: Reading, movies, hiking, cooking

Education:
BSc (Biology) University of Victoria; student of naturopathy at the Canadian College of Naturopathic medicine in Toronto.

Key results:
2004 - alternate on Olympic team in Athens, Greece
2003 - 4th in the 4-, World Championships, Milan, Italy
2002 - 2nd in the W4-, World Championships, Seville, Spain
2002 - 6th in the W8+, World Championships, Seville
2002 - 4th in the W8+, Munich World Cup, Germany
2001 - 2nd in the W2-, US Nationals, Camden, NJ
2000 - 1st in the W8+, Women's Henley, Henley-on-Thames, England
2000 - 2nd in the W8+ at Henley Royal Regatta, Henley-on-Thames
1997 - 1st in the W4- and 2nd in the W8+, Jeux Canada Games, Brandon, MB

Other info: Plans to be a naturopathic doctor with a private practice.

Peggy Hyslop

Hometown: Kamloops, BC
Birth date: October 11, 1979

Education: Bachelor Health Sciences, University of Western Ontario


Other info: First year on senior Canadian rowing team.