Grace Shimokura
Community is everything
Grace is doing a PhD in chemistry at the University of Toronto, and hopes to get involved in the field hockey community in Toronto too. She was so glad to discover field hockey and the Nighthawks in high school, and continued playing and even umpiring while at the University of Waterloo. She started playing for the Nighthawks at 15, as a great summer alternative to ice hockey. She was a member of the U16 Ontario East Summer Games team, and then went on to play for 3 years at the University of Waterloo.
For her, it has been an amazing way to meet awesome people and feel like a member of the community, whether in Ottawa or Waterloo.
“With the Nighthawks, I met amazing people from all around Ottawa that I would never have met otherwise. Also, while playing at University, the players were all encouraged to coach and umpire with community clubs. More people knowing about the sport and being able to enjoy it would be amazing!” – Grace Shimokura