Because I Can Spotlight
Ann Carroll 
Ann’s “Because I Can” Moment
I am proud to say that I am a cancer survivor!! I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer when I was just 17 years old. I was a thriving varsity soccer player and competitive figure skater enjoying my junior year at Edina High School. I just didn’t feel right and on top of that looked like I was about 6 months pregnant! After numerous trips to doctors across the metro, surgery was a must. A 9lb tumor was removed from my lower abdomen and chemotherapy was next. I approached my diagnosis like something I really didn’t have time for! After all, I had proms and skating performances and friends! But after losing all of my hair, months and months of chemo, weeks of missed school…..I was finally awarded a clean bill of health by my senior year!!! It was during that time that I realized there was no holding back! I was on a mission to go for my dreams! After all, I had just been taught a very important lesson. Life is precious and life is short, everything can be taken from you in an instant! So, from then on out I set my sights on working hard to live out my dream ….becoming a TV sports reporter……. BECAUSE I CAN!
About Ann
- Attended Iowa State & graduated from St. Cloud State University
- Started sports reporting career in Duluth, Minnesota: KBJR-TV
- Sports reporting career in Midwest: KSTP-TV, Twin Cities; WDAF-TV-FOX 4, Kansas City; FSN-Midwest, St. Louis; KMOV-TV, St. Louis
- Hired at Fox Sports North July of 2006
Ann is a native of Edina, Minnesota, and is the Emmy-award winning host of “Vikings Weekly”as well as sideline reporter for Fox Sports North.
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Because I Can Spotlight is a feature of professional women in sports, whether on the scenes or behind, who because of their “Because I Can” attitude make a difference in other’s lives and their community.
Cathy Brewster
Cathy’s “Because I Can” Moment
I always wanted to own and operate a women’s only gym. Since I am married to a football coach, stable living in one city for more than three years is not something that can be counted on. After certifying to be a group fitness and personal fitness instructor, I went to a gals home to help her lose weight and tone-up for her daughter’s wedding. Since that day in 1990, I knew I could help women with weight and health issues by operating a small business out of my home. I can talk, work, and live fitness without owning a gym, “because I can.”
About Cathy
Personal Fitness Trainer & Owner of Body in Balance
Multiple certifications, including: ISSA (International Sports Science Assoc.)
Experienced Group Fitness Instructor & Personal Trainer
22+ years of Fitness Industry Experience
Course work: Master Degree Program in Kinesiology, University of Texas at Austin and AS & BS Degree’s in Recreational Studies, with a minor in Business Administration, Montclair State University, NJ
CATHY’S experience and extensive fitness training makes
her uniquely qualified to assist clients in reaching their fitness
goals and leading a more healthy life style through exercise.
Most of her clients will say her greatest asset is the ability to
motivate and inspire.
Because I Can Spotlight is a feature of professional women in sports, whether on the scenes or behind, who because of their “Because I Can” attitude make a difference in other’s lives and their community.
