Jodie Bowering

Bowering was born in July 1982[1] in Queensland.[2][3][4][5][6] She resides in the Boondall[7] / Redcliffe, Queensland area.[1] Her mother, Carol Draper, is a champion waterskier.[8][9]

Bowering is a physical education and health teacher and taught at North Lakes State College in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013.[10][11][12][13][14] She took a year off between 2009 and 2010 when she worked for the Queensland government to help train physical education teachers.[12]

Bowering's mother got her involved with teeball as an eventual gateway to softball as a six-year-old. At the time, her mother was playing club softball.[8][9] In 2008, she competed in the Queensland Open Women's State Championships where she played for the Brisbane side.[15] She had a scholarship with and played for the Australian Institute of Sport team in 2008 and 2009.[11][16][17] She represents Queensland in national competitions.[3] In 2007, she represented the state in the Gilleys Shield.[18] She was a member of the Queensland team in 2008.[15] She was part of the 2012 side that finished third at the Gilleys Shield.[3][4]

Bowering has represented Australia on the national level as a member of the Australia women's national softball team. She was with the team in 2007 and participated in a six-game test series against China in the Redlands.[6] This was her first international competition with the team.[6] She won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics,[10][12][13][14][19] and attended the welcome home Olympian parade in Adelaide.[20] In March 2009, she participated in a Brisbane-based training camp.[11] She was with the team in 2010 when they completed an 11-day tour of California.[13][14][19] She represented Australia at the 2009 World Cup of Softball. Australia took home a silver in the competition.[21] She was a member of the team that competed at the 2010 Women's World Softball Championship.[13][14][19] She is a member of the 2012 Australia women's national softball team.[2][3][7] She participated in the March 2012 seven game test series against Japan in Canberra.[3] She is on the short list of players to represent the country at the 2012 ISF XIII Women's World Championships.[2][3]