Anna Munroe

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Anna Munroe
Born (2001-09-11) September 11, 2001 (age 22) [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 Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Quebec.svg  Quebec (2016–2020)
Flag of Alberta.svg  Alberta (2021–present)
Hearts appearances1 (2019)

Anna Munroe (born September 11, 2001) is a Canadian curler from Quebec City, Quebec. [3] She currently plays second on Team Kaitlyn Bowman.

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Career

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]

Personal life

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]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
2016–17 [9] Gabrielle Lavoie Patricia Boudreault Anna Munroe Julie Daigle
2017–18Gabrielle LavoiePatricia BoudreaultAnna MunroeJulie Daigle
2018–19Gabrielle LavoiePatricia BoudreaultAnna MunroeJulie Daigle Marie-France Larouche
2019–20 Hannah Gargul Anna Munroe Amber Gargul Kyra Johnson
2021–22 Serena Gray-Withers Zoe Cinnamon Brianna Cullen Anna MunroeEmma 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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References

  1. 1 2 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide
  2. "Anna Munroe Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
  3. 1 2 "2020 Canadian Junior Curling Championships Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  4. "Northern Ontario sweeps gold medals at inaugural Under-18 Championships". Curling Canada. April 22, 2017. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  5. "Curling : les Québécoises toujours sans victoire". Le Journal de Montreal (in French). February 17, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  6. "Un tournoi sans victoire pour le Québec en phase de groupes". RDS (in French). February 20, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  7. "Tie Breakers!". Curling Canada. January 24, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  8. "At Goldline Curling, we're proud to celebrate Pride not only in June but all year long!". Twitter. June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  9. "Anna Munroe Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved December 6, 2020.