Featured Bruiser- Ivanna Smackdavitch

Sitting in an airport on her way back from New Orleans, Ivanna (she later added the Smackdavitch) saw a TV show (Rollergirls)on a Texas Roller Derby team. She says it seemed to her that all the best girls were in this sport and if she wanted to meet them she would need to be a derby girl herself. The Bruisers provided her with that opportunity. Stranded by her friends that graduated and moved on she needed a way to meet the badass girls of Milwaukee. Knowing that volleyball leagues and such were not the place for her she joined the Bruisers to meet all the “cool chicks” in this city.
Apart from all the badass girls that the Bruisers have to offer there is also the role of competition in derby. Ivanna feels that it provides a healthy outlet for competition among women which most don’t have. She says that it helps make women more at ease with themselves and have more self-confidence through competition and exercise but also friendship with the other girls. Are there any downsides to derby? According to Ivanna “No, hell no.”
As the Captain of the notoriously most hated team in Milwaukee, the Rushin Rollettes, Ivanna says she feels proud to hold that title. The team is more then happy to embrace that title because they pride themselves on being the most badass. A win in this season's championship solidifies their right to boast that title. However, behind closed doors it is clear that this team holds some of the league's “most kind and wonderful girls” according to their Captain.
profile by Hannah Mog