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Maria Edwards

Indoor Rowing | Track | Field
  • Birthplace

    Houston, TX
  • Branch

    Navy
  • Sport

    Indoor Rowing | Track | Field

Information Systems Technician First Class Maria Edwards joined the Navy in August 2001 out of Houston, Texas. She is married with two daughters and is presently stationed in Hawaii.

Edwards was an avid runner and completed numerous half and full marathons. Between 2017 and 2019, she had serious injuries to her knees that required surgeries, but each time she followed her physical therapy plans, recovered, and returned to sea. In 2022, Edwards was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer. She spent the following two years in treatment, but she didn’t stop. She obtained her associate’s degree in criminal justice and will pursue her bachelor’s degree next. In May 2024, she retired after 22 years of loyal service.

Navy Wounded Warrior helped Edwards stay on track despite her diagnosis. She added adaptive sports to her care plan because she wanted to get back into running. Being part of Team Navy has allowed her to reconnect with a part of herself that she greatly missed. At sports camps, she learned adaptive techniques that allowed her to participate safely.

At the 2024 Warrior Games, she will be competing in track, field, and indoor rowing.

Other Teammates

Kolawole Arubuolawe

Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Sitting Volleyball | Track

Austin Belschner

Archery | Precision Air Sports | Wheelchair Rugby

Michael Best

Archery | Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Wheelchair Rugby

Dafne Bonachea Tamargo

Field | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Wheelchair Rugby | Track

Johnathan Boswell

Cycling | Swimming | Wheelchair Rugby

Justin Chase

Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track

Isaac Cho

Archery | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Wheelchair Basketball

Tiffany Clark

Powerlifting | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming | Track | Field

Vincent Falcetta

Indoor Rowing | Swimming

Edward J Farnon

Cycling | Swimming | Field

Steven Flemming

Archery | Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Wheelchair Basketball

David Fuller

Archery | Powerlifting | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby | Field

Jonathan Gancayco

Indoor Rowing | Field

Abigail Garcia

Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track

Angela Harris

Archery | Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Track | Wheelchair Rugby

Kyle Higginbotham

Archery | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Field

Abdulrahman Ibn Asadullah

Archery | Field | Sitting Volleyball | Wheelchair Rugby

Rachel Iglesias

Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Field

Ainesey Inguanzo

Archery | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Swimming

Jerome Jeffrey

Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Field

Malik Jones

Archery | Powerlifting | Wheelchair Basketball | Field

Roberto Lopez

Precision Air Sports | Field

Levi Moore

Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Jarek Neczypor

Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Track | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby

Storm Oliver

Powerlifting | Swimming | Field

Johnathan Paige

Archery | Precision Air Sports | Track

Jiesyl Rama

Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby | Field

Dillon Ripperger

Archery | Precision Air Sports | Swimming | Track | Field

Kayla Saska

Wheelchair Basketball | Wheelchair Rugby | Field

Michele Schmidt

Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Mitchell Sheppard

Archery | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track | Wheelchair Basketball

Edward St. Pierre

Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Swimming | Track

Gabrielle Varhola

Archery | Indoor Rowing | Powerlifting | Track | Field

Tiffany Whetstonestaley

Archery | Cycling | Precision Air Sports

Travis Wyatt

Archery | Cycling | Precision Air Sports | Field

Maria Yuvienco

Archery | Cycling | Indoor Rowing | Field

Gabriella Zamora

Archery | Indoor Rowing | Precision Air Sports | Sitting Volleyball | Track