Marnie started playing squash at age 11 at the Winnipeg Canoe Club and was coached by Archie Chawla.
She was a two-time National Junior Champion, winning titles in 1989 (U14) and 1991 (U16). As a junior, Marnie represented Canada twice at the World Junior Team Championships: in 1991 in Norway (team placed 6th), and in 1993 in Malaysia (team placed 8th). As a junior national team member, she had the opportunity to work for several years with national team coach Heather Wallace.
After completing an undergraduate degree at the University of Manitoba, Marnie moved to Toronto to train at the National Training Centre for Squash. She was coached by Mike Way and trained by Bob Bowers. Members of the NTCS made for a great training environment and included Melanie Jans, Stephanie Hewitt, Graham Ryding, Jonathon Power, Shahier Razik and Kelly Patrick.
Marnie is a two-time National Champion (1999 and 2003). She was a member of the Canadian women’s team for many years and competed in several Pan American Championships, and three world championships in 1998 (England), 2000 (Germany) and 2004 (Netherlands).
Marnie played the PSA Tour for 6 years and reached her highest world ranking of 30 in 1999. She spent 2002 based in Amsterdam, living and training with other PSA players.
As a proud Winnipegger, a career highlight was winning team gold and individual bronze at the 1999 Pan Am Games in her hometown. In 2003, she won a team silver and individual bronze at the Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo.
While in law school, Marnie won gold at the 2000 World University Championships in the Czech Republic.
Today, Marnie is partner at SpringLaw and is residing in Toronto with her husband Graham Ryding and their three kids, Fin, Obie, and Nolan, all accomplished squash players. Marnie remains involved in various squash community initiatives to grow the game, and attract junior girls to squash.
Marnie started playing squash at age 11 at the Winnipeg Canoe Club and was coached by Archie Chawla.
