The Richmond Hill Wines Calgary Kookaburras have entered our final week of preparation for the 2008 US National Championships, to be held in Colorado Springs, CO, on October 11-12. Our club will become the first women's Australian football team to travel internationally for a tournament, and will be the only non-American team competing at the Championships.
The 2008 Kookaburras US Nationals squad is:
Kathryn Zakus (Captain)
Lori Bossert (Vice Captain)
Beck Jones (Vice Captain)
Holly Greatwich (Vice Captain)
Laura Bily
Elise Botero
Rebecca Davis
Caroline Fairman
Carissa Glasier
Meaghan Goodfellow
Leslie Gurba
Roxanne Kelly
Caity Kidd
Erin LeBlanc
Diana Leon
Kathryn Mumford
Amanda O'Rae
Tonya Strickland
Becky Swan
Samantha Woodward
Lesley Zmurchuk
Coaches:
Jake Anson
David Bauer
Daniel Reid
Assistants:
James Doumani
Jen Greenwood
Ciara Lanigan
The Kookaburras have been seeded in Group B of the tournament and we include 17 Canadian girls, three Aussies and one Brit. On Saturday, October 11, we will play the Milwaukee Explosion @ 12:15 and the Arizona Lady Hawks @ 16:00. The Kookaburras played close matches against both of our Group B opponents during the 2007 US Nationals, and look forward to the challenge of beating those established US clubs. Depending on the results of our Saturday matches, the Kookaburras will play in up to two finals matches on Sunday. Results of each match will be reported on this site as they become available.
More information about the 2008 US National Championships can be found on the USFooty website. Messages of support for our team can be posted on our Facebook page. Good luck to all girls representing Calgary - show the US girls how Canadian women play footy!
Kookaburras ready for US Nationals
