Basketball, Athlete, 2014 |
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Gail Klaver Sayers was a standout player as a teenager at Centennial Secondary, and brought that same skill and passion to the Simon Fraser University women’s basketball program during the mid-70’s.
There she worked her way onto the starting lineup and would be selected SFU’s Athlete of the Year in both 1976 and 1977. During her time at SFU, Sayers established a new school scoring record of 2,537, and set the school’s mark for career rebounds, with 1,385, which still stands today. She would go on to be a key member of Canada’s national basketball team during the late-1970’s. Her accomplishments in Clan colours earned her a spot in the SFU Sports Hall of Fame.
Sayers retired in 2013 after a 33-year teaching career in District 43, spending a great deal of that time inspiring students to be physically active.