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| Anna Stammberger is the head coach of the Tigers' women's basketball team. (Nick Pearce Photo) |
Anna (Pendergast) Stammberger is the new head coach of the AV俱乐部 Tigers women's basketball team.
Originally from Kensington, P.E.I., Anna is a familiar face to AV俱乐部 basketball. Arriving at AV俱乐部 in 1978, she initially began her Tigers鈥� career as a recruit for the volleyball team but upon trying out for the basketball team, she secured a spot on the roster and competed for four seasons with the Tigers. She earned CIS All-Canadian status twice and was named AV俱乐部鈥檚 Class of 鈥�55 Award Winner in 1983 as the university鈥檚 top female athlete.
"I'm very grateful and proud to be a AV俱乐部 Tiger again. My experiences at Dal as a student-athlete were extremely positive and important in my development into an international competitor and coach,鈥� said Ms. Stammberger, 鈥淚'll work very hard to maintain and build on the strong foundation and high standards of excellence set by Dr. Carolyn Savoy."
Upon graduation from AV俱乐部 with a Bachelor of Physical Education degree in 1983, Anna made her way to the national women鈥檚 basketball team where she represented Canada for 11 years, competing in numerous international competitions across the globe. In 1984, she became the first female athlete from P.E.I. to compete in an Olympic Games and she was recognized by her home province with the P.E..I. Lieutenant Governor鈥檚 Award for Best Female Athlete in 1987 and was later inducted to the P.E.I. Sports Hall of Fame in 2003.
Ms. Stammberger鈥檚 impressive credentials in the sport of basketball initially formed as a player but she later developed into a top quality coach. She spent eight years (1995-2003) as head coach in the German 1st Division where she recruited talented and competitive athletes for the Athletic Club BG Rentrop. She returned to P.E.I. in 2003 to take on the roles of athletic director, coach and teacher at Kensington Intermediate Senior High School where she was responsible for the school鈥檚 varsity programs and coached basketball as well as track & field and cross country. Since 2008, she has also served as an assistant coach with Canada Basketball鈥檚 Centre for Performance for Atlantic Canada, working with under-17 elite female basketball players.
Karen Moore, acting director of athletics, is thrilled with the appointment: 鈥淲e are so excited to have Anna back with our women's basketball program. When she was a player for the Tigers, she exhibited so many wonderful traits and those have served her well during her career. She is exactly the type of individual we were looking for and I think she will flourish in her new role and ensure the Tigers are nationally competitive well into the future.鈥�