Amanda Trunzo

Amanda Trunzo
Born August 30, 1989
Height 5 ft 4 in (163 cm)
Position Forward
Hockey East team Dartmouth
Playing career 2007–2011
Medal record
Red Bull Crashed Ice Races [1]
2017 Marseilles, France Individual
2017 Jyvaskyla-Laajis, Finland Individual

Amanda Trunzo (born August 30, 1989) is a former women's ice hockey player from Minnesota. In the NCAA, she competed for the Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey and was also named to the USA U-22 National team in 2010.[2] Currently, she competes on the Red Bull Crashed Ice, finishing in first place at a race in January 2017 in Jyvaskyla-Laajis, Finland.[3]

Athletic career

Ice hockey

In Minnesota, Trunzo played hockey for two different schools. She spent three years at Andover High School and was the captain in every season. Trunzo transferred to Benilde-St. Margaret's and was a two-year member of their women's hockey team. In her final season, she was selected as the team captain, while helping Benilde-St. Margaret's to a North Suburban Conference Championship, along with a Section 6AA title as the school compiled a record of 26-4-1.

NCAA

During the 2010–11 Dartmouth Big Green women's ice hockey season, she became the 32nd player in program history to score 100 points in a career.

Red Bull Crashed Ice

Trunzo first competed in Red Bull Crashed Ice at a race in 2012 in Quebec City, where she finished 4th overall.,[4] where she was one of only five women (among 164 qualifiers) that participated in the Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championships (downhill ice-track racing).[5] During the 2015-16 Crashed Ice season, Trunzo was a member of Team USA, finishing 8th overall in the world rankings.

To begin the 2016-17 Crashed Ice season, Trunzo finished in second place in the opening race, contested in Marseilles, France.[6] The second race, in Jyvaskyla-Laajis, Finland, saw Trunzo experienced a first-place finish for the first time in her Crashed Ice career.[7]

Awards and honors

  • 2006-07 Benilde-St. Margaret's Team Most Valuable Player
  • 2007 Minnesota Miss Hockey Award finalist
  • ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (Week of Nov. 5, 2007)
  • Dartmouth 2009 Offensive Player of the Year Award[8]
  • Nominee for the 2009 Patty Kazmaier Award
  • 2009 Honorable mention All-Ivy
  • 2009 ECAC Hockey Third Team
  • Nominee for the 2010 Patty Kazmaier Award[9]
  • Amanda Trunzo, ECAC MLX Skates Player of the Week, (Week of February 22, 2011)[10]
  • 2011 Second Team All-Ivy

Career stats

SeasonGPGAPTSPIM
2007-08311161728
2008-093422204232
2009-102718153333
2010-113217183510

[11]

Personal

At Dartmouth, Trunzo volunteered at Athletes United, a mentoring program to reach out to the community.

References

  1. ↑ "Red Bull Crashed Ice Results". Red Bull.
  2. ↑ "Senior Amanda Trunzo Named to U.S. Under-22 National Select Team". Dartmouth Sports. 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  3. ↑ "Jyvaskyla-Laajis, Finland 21 Jan 2017". Red Bull Crashed Ice. n.d. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Athlete Information: Amanda Trunzo". Red Bull Crashed Ice. n.d. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  5. ↑ http://www.startribune.com/local/stpaul/137064398.html
  6. ↑ "Marseille 14 Jan 2017". Red Bull Crashed Ice. n.d. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  7. ↑ "Jyvaskyla-Laajis, Finland 21 Jan 2017". Red Bull Crashed Ice. n.d. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  8. ↑ "Dartmouth Captains". ECAC Hockey. 2009-05-05. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  9. ↑ http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/wice/2009-10/releases/11_ivies_nominated_for_the_2010_patty_kazmaier_award.htm
  10. ↑ "ECAC Women's Weekly Awards 02.22.2011" (PDF). ECAC Hockey. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  11. ↑ http://www.uscho.com/stats/player/wid,5904/amanda-trunzo/
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