| Anna Munroe | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 11, 2001 [1] |
| Team | |
| Curling club | CC Jacques-Cartier & CC Victoria, Quebec City, QC [2] |
| Skip | Kaitlyn Bowman |
| Third | Hannah Phillips |
| Second | Anna Munroe |
| Lead | Sasha Tran |
| Mixed doubles partner | Steven Leong |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Quebec (2016–2020)  Alberta (2021–present) |
| Hearts appearances | 1 (2019) |
Anna Munroe (born September 11, 2001) is a Canadian curler from Quebec City, Quebec. [3] She currently plays second on Team Kaitlyn Bowman.
Munroe made her first national appearance in 2017 at the 2017 Canadian U18 Curling Championships as second for Gabrielle Lavoie. After a 5–3 round-robin record, her team lost in the semifinals against New Brunswick's Justine Comeau. They rebounded in the bronze medal game, defeating Nova Scotia's Cally Moore to claim the bronze medal. [4] Team Lavoie surprised many at the 2019 Quebec Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they took the provincial title by defeating 2018 champion Émilia Gagné in the final. [5] At the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Quebec team struggled, ultimately finishing the week in last place with a 0–7 record. [6] However, Munroe, at age 17, officially became the youngest competitor to ever play in the event. Anna Munroe spared for the Noémie Gauthier rink at the 2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships. After a 6–4 round-robin record, Quebec faced Alberta in a tiebreaker, which they lost, eliminating them from contention. [7]
Munroe was previously an arts, literature and communications student at the Champlain College St. Lawrence. She is now enrolled at the University of Alberta and is studying Primary Education at Campus St. Jean. [3] She identifies as queer. [8]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 [9] | Gabrielle Lavoie | Patricia Boudreault | Anna Munroe | Julie Daigle | |
| 2017–18 | Gabrielle Lavoie | Patricia Boudreault | Anna Munroe | Julie Daigle | |
| 2018–19 | Gabrielle Lavoie | Patricia Boudreault | Anna Munroe | Julie Daigle | Marie-France Larouche |
| 2019–20 | Hannah Gargul | Anna Munroe | Amber Gargul | Kyra Johnson | |
| 2021–22 | Serena Gray-Withers | Zoe Cinnamon | Brianna Cullen | Anna Munroe | Emma Wiens |
| 2022–23 | Gracelyn Richards | Rachel Jacques | Amy Wheatcroft | Anna Munroe | |
| 2023–24 | Kaitlyn Bowman | Hannah Phillips | Anna Munroe | Sasha Tran |
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