Durham College’s Lydia Kalbfleisch selected to represent Team Canada

January 3, 2013

Durham Lords Media Release

Thursday, January 3,
2013



Durham College’s Lydia Kalbfleisch selected to represent
Team Canada



OSHAWA, Ont. - Lydia Kalbfleisch of the Durham
College women’s fastball team has been selected to represent team Canada at the
19th annual Maccabi games. This year’s event will take place in Israel from July
17 to July 31..


Kalbfleisch (Moorefield, Ont.) will be joining Durham
women’s fastball assistant coach Rosemary Theriault on team Canada as she was
selected as a co-coach at the international event.


The Maccabi Games
are quadrennial Jewish Olympics, held in Israel the year following the Olympic
Games. Every four years, the best Jewish athletes from around the world compete
in Open, Masters, juniors, and Disabled competitions. The Games are one of the
top three gatherings of athletes in the world. Over 7,000 athletes proudly
represent over 55 countries and compete for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in
their respective sports.

When learning that she had been selected to team
Canada, Kalbfleisch was excited about the opportunity and challenges
ahead.



“I was overjoyed and excited at the same time,” said
Kalbfleisch. “I felt so privileged to receive the
opportunity.”

Kalbfleisch is in her first year of the sport management
program at Durham College. She had an outstanding freshman year with the Lords,
earning a silver medal at the provincial and national championships. She was
second in OCAA wins (5) and had a 3.80 ERA with 29 strikeouts.

Along with
the excitement of the games, Kalbfleisch is also looking forward to the level of
competition she is going to see at the national level while keeping her
expectations in check.

“I am hoping that we do really well as a team. I
would ultimately like to win gold, but if we don’t than I will feel honoured
representing my country.”



For more information on the Maccabi
games, visit www.maccabiah.com<http://www.maccabiah.com.


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Photo
Credit: Al Fournier