Audrey Joan Sawers (born 22 November 1999)[1] is a field hockey player from Canada.[2][3]
Personal life
Audrey Sawers was born in Vancouver, and grew up in the suburb of North Vancouver.[2][4]
She studied at Lafayette College.[5]
Field hockey
Domestic
Sawers is currently playing in the Irish Hockey League for the Ulster University Elks.[6]
International
Sawers made her senior international debut in 2021. She earned her first cap in a test match against the United States in Charlotte.[7]
In 2022 she was a member of Canada's historic bronze medal-winning team at the Pan American Cup in Santiago. The bronze medal secured Canada's qualification to the FIH World Cup for the first time in 28 years.[8] Sawers went on to compete at the FIH World Cup held in Terrassa and Amsterdam, with the squad ultimately finishing in last place.[7] She also went on to represent Team Canada at the XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[9]
She competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago.[10]
In 2024 she was a member of the Canadian squad that failed to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics at the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia.[11][12] She returned to Spain later in the year to compete at the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.[7]
Controversies
Following the XXII Commonwealth Games, Sawers was involved in a doping incident involving canrenone. This incident resulted in a one-month sanction from the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport.[13]
International goals
The following is a list of goals scored by Sawers at international level.[7]
| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 October 2023 | Centro de Hockey Césped Claudia Schüler, Santiago, Chile |  Mexico |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2023 Pan American Games | [14] |
| 2 | 18 January 2024 | Estadio Beteró, Valencia, Spain |  Ukraine |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers | [15] |
References
- ^ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Audrey Sawers". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Audrey Sawers – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Audrey Sawers". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Audrey Sawers". goleopards.com. Lafayette College. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "EY Hockey League Preview: Women's Team Bios". hockey.ie. Hockey Ireland. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ a b c d "SAWERS Audrey". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Canadian women down the U.S. to qualify for Field Hockey World Cup". coastreporter.net. Coast Reporter. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "61 B.C. athletes to represent Team Canada at 2022 Commonwealth games in Birmingham". vernonmorningstar.com. Vernon Morning Star. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Canada's field hockey teams announced for Santiago 2023". olympic.ca. Canadian Olympic Committee. 26 September 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Canada: Canada puts up thorough victory over Malaysia, keeps Olympic hopes alive". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey Wrld News. 14 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Canada's hope for women's, men's Olympic berths in field hockey dashed". cbc.ca. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
- ^ "Field Hockey Athlete Suspended for the Presence of Canrenone". sirc.ca. Sport Information Resource Centre. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Mexico 0–5 Canada". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
- ^ "Canada 2–0 Ukraine". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 25 January 2025.