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 "Like an adrenaline jolt to the body, Kathy Noseworthy burst upon the local volleyball scene in the mid 1970's and eventually brought the women's game to a new level." The Evening Telegram,1994
Kathy Noseworthy first came to the attention of volleyball coaches as a grade eight student when she attended a tryout camp for the 1975 Canada Games. As a grade ten student in 1976 Kathy played on three provincial championship teams: Onca seniors, juniors and juveniles. On the Senior and Junior teams all the players except Kathy were university students. In addition to this, her high school team, Prince of Wales Collegiate, won the St. John's High School Championship. All in all, it was a very good beginning.
In 1977 Kathy was invited to try out for the National junior team but was unsuccessful. The Newfoundland Volleyball Association nominated her for the provincial athlete of the year.
In 1978 Kathy was selected to the National Junior Team as the starting setter and outside hitter. The team trained in Calgary during the summer for the Pacific Rim tournament in Hawaii. In December Kathy travelled with the team to Mexico for the NORCECA junior championships. Canada won the silver medal and Kathy was the starting setter. Kathy was a finalist for both the St. John's Athlete of the year and the Provincial Athlete of the year.
From 1979 until 1982 Kathy played on the Memorial University team, which is also being honoured here today. During this time the team won the Atlantic Universities volleyball title twice and represented the province many times in Regional and National competitions. Kathy was always a stand-out and a perennial all-star.
In 1979 Kathy was back as starting setter on the National Junior team, finishing fourth in Pacific Rim tournament in Hawaii. Kathy became a "carded" athlete, only the second Newfoundlander to have this designation. However, because of this ranking Kathy was ineligible to play for her province at the 1979 Canada Games, a bitter disappointment to both the team and Kathy. Kathy was selected the St. John's Athlete of the Year, the Provincial Athlete of the Year and was awarded the Richard Perry Memorial Trophy as Memorial University's top athlete.
She was named to Canada's National Senior team in May 1980 and travelled to Europe for matches against club and National teams from Holland, West Germany, Belgium, and the United States. The NVA named her the winner of the Reg Soper Memorial Award for her contribution to volleyball.
Kathy trained with the National team in January 1981 but retired from the team shortly afterwards citing her education as being more important.
In 1982, Kathy concluded her stellar athletic career at MUN and the university named her to the Athletic Honour Society, the highest award MUN grants it's student-athletes.
Since graduation Kathy has earned a Master's degree and teaches physical education at Booth Memorial High School in St. John's. She coached the 1985 Canada Games men's team and the MUN women's team from 1985-1990.
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