The Thunderbirds field hockey team during this two-year period posted identical records of 14-1-1 in each season on route to CIS Championship victories in 1998 and 1999.
Goaltender Ann Harada was named a First-Team All Canadian and a CIS Championship all-star in 1999. Jennifer Dowdeswell was named to both the 1998 and 1999 CIS Championship all-star teams, and coach Hash Kanjee was honoured as 1998 CIS Coach of the Year. Dowdeswell was subsequently honoured as the winner of the Marilyn Pomfret Award (UBC Female Athlete of the Year) in 2001 while team mate Stephanie Hume was the award’s co-winner in 2002.
Remarkably, a total of seven team members from these two seasons represented Canada in international competition (Laura Balakshin, Kim Buker, Ann Harada, Stephanie Hume, Lesley Magnus, Mo O’Connor, Emily Menzies).
Team Highlights
- 1998-1999 season summary: 14-1-1, Second place in Canada West and CIS champions
- 1999-2000 season summary: 14-1-1, Canada West and CIS Champions
- Seven team members represented Canada in international competition (Laura Balakshin, Kim Buker, Ann Harada, Stephanie Hume, Lesley Magnus, Mo O’Connor, Emily Menzies)
- One named First Team All Canadians (Ann Harada)
- Three named to CIS Championship Allstar team (Jennifer Dowdeswell 2 x; Ann Harada)
- Two named Marilyn Pomfret Award winners as UBC Female Athlete of the Year (Jennifer Dowdeswell, Stephanie Hume)
- Hash Kanjee named 1998 CIS Coach of the Year
Team Members (in alphabetical order)
Genvieve Adams, Laura Balakshin, Kim Buker, Alisa Carey, Jen Claydon, Jen Dowdeswell, Ann Harada, Rosanne Horner, Stephanie Hume, Colleen Jackson, Lesley Magnus, Emily Menzies, Mo O’Connor, Dallas Plensky, Giovanna Piccone, Jen Regan, Andria Shannon, Darien Shannon, Heather Smith, Alison Taylor, Wieske van Zoest, Julie Willan, Hash Kanjee (Coach) Ian Close (Trainer/Manager), Kristina Paesch (Trainer)
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