Shelley Andrews (1999)
Shelley Andrews came out of Oak Bay High School to become one of
the greatest Canadian women's field hockey players of all-time. She
was a tower of power on the back line and controlled the game
defensively during her years of playing internationally for
Canada's national team. With Shelley playing over 100 times and
anchoring the defense, Canada turned into a field hockey world
power in the 1980s. Shelley was selected female athlete of the year
for Oak Bay High in 1971, UBC female athlete of the year for 1975
and Greater Victoria Female athlete of the Year in 1987. But it was
on the field hockey pitch that the native Victorian truly shone as
she rose to become an Olympian, World Cup medallist and one of the
top players on the planet. Shelley co-captained Canada to the
silver medal at the 1983 World Cup, to the bronze medal at the 1986
World Cup and to fifth place at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer
Olympics.