Education
Georgetown University; Oxford University (UK)
Quick Facts
- Member of the U.S. women's wheelchair basketball team from 1999-2007
- Works at Motivation UK, helping fund sport and development programs
- Has supported training programs in wheelchair basketball in Nicaragua, Zimbabwe and Romania
- Is a Rhodes Scholar and graduated from Oxford University with a Master's in Philosophy
- Inducted into the USOPC Hall of Fame, Class of 2025
Biographical Information
The U.S. women’s wheelchair basketball team won its first gold medal in 22 years at the Paralympic Games Athens 2004. Christina (Ripp) Schwab and Stephanie Wheeler went on to coach future national teams, Wheeler in 2016, and Schwab in 2024. Both are members of the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Hall of Fame. Six members of the 2004 team (Emily Hoskins, Patty Cisneros Prevo, Carlee Hoffman-Schwarz, Wheeler, Schwab and Jennifer Warkins) returned to win gold again at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, marking the first back-to-back titles for the program. In 2004, the U.S. defeated five-time defending champion Canada in the semifinal and avenged a narrow group-stage loss to Australia with a 56–44 victory in the gold-medal game, setting the stage for continued success in future Paralympic Games.
Paralympic Experience
- Two-time Paralympian; one time Paralympic medalist (1 gold)
- Paralympic Games Athens 2004, gold (Team - Women)
- Paralympic Games Sydney 2000, 5th (Team - Women)