Stories of Trials and Triumph from World Class Competitors

Citius, Altius, Fortius will celebrate some of Dartmouth’s most renowned athletes while reflecting on the journeys they took to achieve success. The panel features athletes who have competed at an elite level, including in the Olympics, Paralympics, and world championships. Together they will reflect on women’s victories in athletics with an eye toward championing women athletes today and in the future.

Moderator: Cameron Myler ’92

Panelists​: Isalys Quiñones ’19, Erika Flowers ’12, Martha Hill Gaskill ’82, and Sarah Konrad ’89

Location: Hanover Inn, Grand Ballroom

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About the Panel
Cameron Myler

Cameron Myler is a Clinical Assistant Professor at New York University’s Tisch Institute for Global Sport, an arbitrator with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), an intellectual property and sports lawyer, and a four-time Olympian in the sport of luge. She was elected by her teammates to carry the American flag at the Opening Ceremonies in Norway. Cameron is an Athlete Ambassador for Kids Play International, an Olympic Ambassador for Athlete Ally, advocating for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports, and a Champion for the Sport Integrity Global Alliance. Cameron graduated from Dartmouth College cum laude, received her J.D. from Boston College Law School, an Executive Masters in Sport Organization Management from the University of Poitiers, and a certificate from the Next Step: Transition to Business executive education program at the Tuck School of Business.

Isalys Quiñones

Isalys Quiñones is an environmental engineer and professional basketball player. After receiving her AB from Dartmouth and her BE from Thayer School of Engineering, Quiñones began a career in professional basketball but put a pause on basketball during the pandemic to work as an environmental engineer at QNOPY, Inc., an environmental and construction field data mobile application company. In 2021, she was able to work remotely and resume her professional basketball career while also playing for the Puerto Rican National Team, competing in two World Cups and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Her professional basketball career has taken her to Greece, France, Australia, and now Puerto Rico.

Erika Flowers

Erika Flowers cross-country ski raced for Dartmouth, earning recognition as a three-time All-American, and received the 1976 Scholar Athlete Award. She went on to race professionally for six years, competing at the international level and securing several national podiums and World Cup starts. Flowers completed the Tuck Next Step Program in 2021 and currently competes in trail running for The North Face. She also serves as a senior director and partner at Profitable Ideas Exchange, a business development consultancy that helps professional services firms such as Accenture, KPMG, and AWS make new connections and win new work. Flowers is part of the Protect Our Winters Athlete Alliance, an ambassador for the Women’s Sports Foundation, and serves on the board of the National Nordic Foundation.

Martha Hill Gaskill

In 1977, at 17, Martha Hill lost her leg to bone cancer and 6 months later learned to ski on one ski. In 1983 Martha was named to the US Disabled Ski Team winning numerous national & international medals until she retired in 1988. Highlights include: competing in the 1984 and 1988 Paralympics where she won 2 Silver medals; 1988 Olympic Bronze medalist in Disabled Alpine Skiing, introducing Paralympic skiing to a larger international audience. 2nd overall at the 1986 Disabled World Championships, and 2 time US National Champion. Martha worked for many years as a motivational speaker, and starred with a young Ben Affleck in the PBS educational TV series, “The Second Voyage of The Mimi,” which was used in school curriculums throughout the US from 1987-2014! Martha was named Sportswoman of Colorado for Alpine Skiing twice, served on US Ski Association Board, and recently was named one of “Dartmouth’s 100 Greatest Athletes of All Time”. Continuing the legacy, Martha’s daughter, Stacy Gaskill, competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Snowboardcross finishing 7th.

Sarah Konrad

Sarah Konrad is the first American woman to compete in two sports during the same Olympiad, participating in cross country skiing and biathlon in Torino, Italy, in 2006. Konrad was 38 years old at the time, making her the oldest woman representing Team USA. Before her deep dive into international sports, she earned her doctorate in geology from the University of Wyoming, where she currently works managing a science and outreach grants program. She worked for the National Outdoor Leadership School as a field instructor and recently blended her interests in science and outdoor education by creating and leading the Tanzania Research Expedition on Mount Kilimanjaro. Konrad is also an avid trail runner, mountain biker, and printmaker.