Esther graduated from Ecole Mallaig Community School in 1989 where she participated in track & field, cross country running, volleyball, soccer and softball. As a track and field athlete she won a gold medal in long jump during her grade 10 year. In her grade 12 year, she won a silver medal in hurdles and 3 gold medals, one in the 100m , one in the 200m , and one in long jump. Esther still holds the senior girl’s long jump record at 5.80 m, after 25 years!.
Esther went on to have a very successful career as a post secondary and amateur athlete. Some of her accolades include bronze medal at the 1993 Canadian Track & Field Championships, gold medal at 1996 Canadian Track & Field Championships, and bronze at 1998 Canadian Track & Field Championships. Competed at the 1989 and 1993 Canada Games where she won gold in the Heptathlon, competed at the 1995 Pan Am Games in Argentina where she placed 4th in the Heptathlon. Esther attended Washington State University and won a silver medal at the Pac 10 Championships, attended University of Alberta where she set the school’s 60 m hurdle record at 8.48 s and the heptathlon record at 2360 pts. Most recently Esther competed at the World Masters in Toronto in 2013 and won a silver medal in the heptathlon.
Some of Esther’s other achievements include being the recipient of the 1995-96 Bakewell Trophy, which is awarded to the most outstanding female athlete at the University of Alberta; recipient of the Lies Vanderstram Trophy for the most valuable track athlete at U of A for 1993-95. Esther was also awarded the Outstanding Female Athlete Award at the Canada West University Athletics Association (CWUAA) level in 1994-1996.
Esther continues to be an amazing role model for her student athletes at Cochrane High School where she coaches and teaches and continues to advocate for high school sport and education.
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