Background
Bowering was born in July 1982 in Queensland. Her mother, Carol Draper, is a champion waterskier.
Bowering was born in July 1982 in Queensland. Her mother, Carol Draper, is a champion waterskier.
She is a physical education and health teacher who plays softball at the state, national and international level In national competitions, she represents Queensland. She resides in the Boondall / Redcliffe, Queensland area.
She took a year off between 2009 and 2010 when she worked for the Queensland government to help train physical education teachers.
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.
In 2008, she competed in the Queensland Open Women"s State Championships where she played for the Brisbane side. She had a scholarship with and played for the Australian Institute of Sport team in 2008 and 2009.
She represents Queensland in national competitions.
In 2007, she represented the state in the Gilleys Shield. She was part of the 2012 side that finished third at the Gilleys Shield. She was with the team in 2007 and participated in a six game test series against China in the Redlands.
This was her first international competition with the team
In March 2009, she participated in a Brisbane-based training camp. She was with the team in 2010 when they completed an 11 day tour of California.
She represented Australia at the 2009 World Cup of Australia took home a silver in the competition. She participated in the March 2012 seven game test series against Japan in Canberra.
She is on the short list of players to represent the country at the 2012 Indo Soviet Friendship XIII Women"s World Championships.
She is a member of the 2012 national team and is attempting to secure a spot to compete at the 2012 Indo Soviet Friendship XIII Women"s World Championships. She was a member of the Queensland team in 2008. Bowering has represented Australia on the national level as a member of the Australia women"s national softball team
She was a member of the team that competed at the 2010 Women's World Championship.
She is a member of the 2012 Australia women"s national softball team