Elana Meyers
Height: 5'8'' Weight: 180
Elana Meyers began the sport of bobsled in 2007, making the national team her rookie season. In 2008 she won her first World Cup medal, a bronze with driver Shauna Rohbock. She followed the performance with a gold medal at the inaugural World Cup in Whistler, Canada. At the 2009 World Championships, Meyer pushed with driver Shauna Rohbock to win silver.
ABOUT ME:
Meyers graduated from George Washington University in Washington D.C. in January 2006 with a B.S. in Exercise Science. While at George Washington she played shortstop and pitcher for the softball team. Meyers was named to the ECAC Division I softball All-Star team in July 2007 for leading the Colonials to their first ever Atlantic 10 Tournament appearance with a game-winning grand slam in her final home game. In addition to bobsled, Meyers also plays for the Mid-Michigan Ice, a professional softball team based in Midland, Michigan.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
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2009 U.S. National Bobsled Push Champion
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SILVER at 2009 World Championship in Lake Placid (2/09)
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2008-2009 World Cup
-BRONZE in Altenberg (12/08), 4th in Igls (12/08), 6th in St. Moritz #1 (1/09), 4th in St. Moritz #2 (1/09), GOLD at Whistler (2/09)
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2007-2008 World Cup as push athlete for Erin Pac
-5th in Park City (12/07), 14th in Cesana (1/08), 17th in Konigssee (2/08), 7th in Winterberg (2/08)
-7th at World Championship in Altenberg, Germany (2/08)
