Lightweight women

2006 Lwt. double and quad
Coach: Laryssa Biesenthal

Mara Jones - Aurora, Ont.

Birthdate: August 9, 1974
Hometown: Aurora, Ontario
Height: 5'8" Weight: 128 lbs
Club: Argonaut Rowing Club (Toronto)

Education: McGill University in Montreal with a B.Sc. in physiology. She finished her M.Sc. in vascular pathology at the University of Toronto, where she is enrolled in the M.D. program.


World Championships/Olympics:
• 2005 1st in the lwt 4x (Gifu, JPN)
• 2004 8th in the lwt 2x (Athens, GRE)
• 2003 5th in the lwt 2x (Milan, ITA)

World Cups:
• 2006 1st in the lwt 2x (Lucerne, SUI)
• 2004 1st in the lwt 2x (Lucerne, SUI)
• 2004 2nd in the lwt 2x (Munich, GER)

Other info: Named 2005 Ontario Female Athlete of the Year.

Tracy Cameron-Duk

Birthdate: February 1, 1975
Hometown: Shubenacadie, NS
Height: 5’8” Weight: 129 lbs.
Club: Calgary Rowing Club
Interests: Outdoor adventures, travel, health and wellness.
Education: MSc (Sport Medicine), BPE(H)

Key results:
• Gold 2006 World Cup Lucerne, Switzerland (LW2x)
• Gold 2006 World Cup Munich, Germany (LW1x)
• Gold 2005 World Championships Gifu, Japan (LW4x)
Other important info:
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Jenny Hogsden

Birthdate: April 16, 1983
Hometown: Waterdown, Ont.
Height: 5’8” Weight: 128lbs
Club: Kingston Rowing Club
Interests: friends and family, reading and drinking coffee!

Education:
•BSCH (Biology/psychology) at Queen’s University (Kingston, Ont.)
•Enrolled in the MSc (Neuroscience) at Queen’s for fall 2006

Key results:
2006 – 3rd at National Team Trials (Speed Orders), lwt 1x
2005 – Four Canadian Henley gold medals
2005 – Rowing Canada Female Sculler of the Year
2004 – Rowing Canada Sweep Crew of the Year

Amber Cuthbertson

Birthdate: April 29, 1976
Hometown: Harrowsmith, Ont.
Height: 5’9” Weight: 128 lbs
Club: St. Catharines RC

Interests: sustainable living, eco-friendly development, alternative energy sources, oil painting, drawing, photography

Education:
•Honours BSc Biochemistry
•BFA interior design (in progress)

Key results:
2006 – 3rd in the FISA Cup, Seville
2004 – Two Canadian Henley golds
2004 – 1st at the Head of the Charles in the lwt 8+

Sheryl Preston

Birthdate: October 11, 1975
Hometown: North Delta, BC
Height: 5’7” Weight: 130 lbs.
Interests: Picking a task and doing it well, learning from others and having others learn from me in whatever avenue of life.
Education: B. Sc. Biology University of Victoria
Key results:
2005 World Cup, Lucerne 8th LW2x
2004 World Championships, Spain: 2nd, LW4x
2003 Royal Canadian Henley, Ontario: 1st, SrA LW1x
2002 Canadian University Championships: 1st, LW1x, LW4-
2002 and 2005 Head of the Charles, Boston: 1st LW4- & LW8+ respectively

Other info: Backpacked throughout Australia and Europe, Ironman Canada 2001, surviving being broken into pieces after being hit by a car in 2005. Future career goals: working with healing (physiotherapy, naturopathic medicine...)

Melanie Kok

Birthdate: Nov. 4, 1983
Hometown: St. Catharines, Ont.
Rowing Club: Ridley Graduate Boat Club
Education: BA Psychology, University of Virginia, May 2007. Plans to attend graduate school.
Interests: Drinking coffee and eating breakfast foods, playing and watching sports, travelling, being outdoors

Key results:
2005 - 1st lwt women’s quad – World Championships (Gifu, Japan)
2005 - 8th lwt women’s double, World Cup, (Lucerne, Switzerland)
2005 - 2nd in NCAA team championships (U. of Virginia)
2004 - Rowing Canada Female Sculler of the Year/ RowOntario Athlete of the Year/ four Canadian Henley golds.
2003 - Rowing Canada Female Sculler of the Year/ three Canadian Henley golds/ three Canada Cup golds
2002 – Women’s British Henley 1st in the college 4+