Education
University of Arizona
Quick Facts
- Is a doctor and works as a pharmacy director in Arizona
- Works with her service dog, Kiki, a five-year-old yellow labrador retriever
- Was recruited initially to the men's wheelchair basketball team
- Continues to race in Para rowing competitions
- Was inducted into the University of Arizona's Hall of Fame in 2021
- 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, 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
- Three-time Paralympian; three-time Paralympic medalist (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)
- Paralympic Games Athens 2004, gold (Team - Women)
- Paralympic Games Atlanta 1996, bronze (Team - Women)
- Paralympic Games Barcelona 1992, silver (Team - Women)