University of the Fraser Valley Athletics

Liz Chisholm was the founding head coach of the Cascades rowing program, and served in that capacity for 18 seasons, from 2001 through her retirement in the spring of 2019.

Under Chisholm's direction, UFV rowing was a true grassroots program – an estimated 95 per cent her athletes over the years were recruited from the existing student body and had no prior experience with rowing. Yet the Cascades consistently experienced success beyond their modest pedigrees in the sport, turning in strong results over the years at the Western Canadian and Canadian University Rowing Championships.

Four former UFV rowers have had stints with Canada's national development team, and one – Lisa Roman – participated in the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, becoming the first UFV athlete across all sports to compete at an Olympics.