Jacqueline Rasenberg
Inducted into the Brockville and Area Sports Hall of Fame: June 12th, 2025
In the early 1980s, Jacqueline Rasenberg was a multi-talented athlete at Brockville Collegiate. Rasenberg starred in basketball, volleyball and track and field, qualifying for the All Ontario High School Championships on several occasions. She graduated as one of the best ever female athletes at the school.
She received athletic scholarships in three sports from American Universities, and played on track and basketball scholarship at the University of Alabama. Injuries brought her back to the University of Ottawa, where she played basketball and volleyball. After becoming a firefighter, Rasendberg competed for 17 years in the firefighter combat challenges. In 2007, she won the Canadian Individual Championship. In 2009, she won the Canadian and world titles in the team competitions. She won six Canadian and eight World Championships. Rasenberg volunteers her time with the Special Olympics.
