Lesa Mayes-Stringer

Lesa Mayes-Stringer (sometimes shown as Lesa Mayers-Stringer, born Lesa Mayes on May 13, 1968) is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from 2001 to 2006. Lesa had 5 top 10 World Cup finishes in 2004/2005 season. Later, that season, she finished 11th in the two-woman event at the 2005 FIBT World Championships in Calgary.

Mayes-Stringer was in position to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, but was not selected. In her place were Helen Upperton and Suzanne Gavine-Hlady.

A native of North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Stringer married in 1994 and sat out 2002-03 World Cup season to maternity leave. Prior to her role in bobsleigh, Mayes-Stringer competed in athletics in the heptathlon and the 100 m hurdles.

She earned her degree in history from York University and holds a teaching certificate from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.

Lesa Stringer is the younger sister of ex - pro football player Rueben Mayes.

References

* [http://members.shaw.ca/blackpioneerwesterncanada/speakers.html Black pioneers of Western Canada 2005 conference featuring Mayes-Stringer]
* [http://www.canadiansport.ca/news/news_view_e.cfm?id=3519&search=&show=&month=&year=2005&search_where= Canadian sport news information for the 2003-04 bobsleigh and skeleton team featuring Mayes-Stringer]
* [http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100091&nat=CAN&sport=BS&sex=W&season=&stat=&venue=&events= FIBT profile]