Sturmay made her first appearance at the Canadian Junior Curling Championships in 2016, skipping her team of Dacey Brown, Megan Moffat and Hope Sunley out of Airdrie. She qualified for the national championship by making a runback double takeout to defeat Kayla Skrlik in the championship game.[4] After a 4–2 round robin record, her team finished 6–4 in the championship pool, placing fifth.[5]
Sturmay won her second provincial junior title in 2019 skipping a new team of Abby Marks, Kate Goodhelpsen and Paige Papley. At the 2019 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, she would find much more success, posting an undefeated 10–0 record through the round robin and championship pools. This qualified her team for the final where they faced British Columbia's Sarah Daniels. After a tied 6–6 game through eight ends, the Alberta team scored three in the ninth end, going on to win the game by a 9–6 score.[8] The win earned her team the right to represent Canada at the 2019 World Junior Curling Championships, where they qualified for the playoffs with a 6–3 record.[9] They then beat Switzerland's Raphaela Keiser in the semifinal to qualify for the final against Russia's Vlada Rumiantseva.[10] Holding the hammer in the extra end, Sturmay's threw her final draw heavy, giving up a steal of one and the win to the Russian team.[11] Also during the 2018–19 season, she led the Alberta Pandas to a 4–3 record at the university championship, not qualifying for the playoffs.
The new Sturmay team had mixed results to begin the season, qualifying for the playoffs in three of their first five events but never advancing past the quarterfinals. The team turned things around in October, however, beginning at the Saville Grand Prix where after an opening draw loss, they ran the table to claim the title.[22] They continued their momentum into the Red Deer Curling Classic where they advanced all the way to the final before losing to the Rachel Homan rink.[23] In their next two events, they reached the semifinals of the DeKalb Superspiel and the final of the MCT Championships, losing out to Xenia Schwaller and Beth Peterson respectively. In the new year, the team got a last-minute call to play in the 2024 Canadian Open after Stefania Constantini dropped out due to illness.[24] There, they finished with a 1–3 record, defeating Jolene Campbell in their sole victory.[25] Next was the 2024 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts where Team Sturmay finished first through the round robin with a 6–1 record, earning them a bye to the final. There, they faced defending champions Team Skrlik. Down one without the hammer in the tenth, the team stole two after Kayla Skrlik's final draw went through the rings.[26] This qualified the team for the 2024 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Sturmay's first appearance at the national women's championship. The Alberta squad had a stellar performance through the round robin, finishing first through their pool with a 7–1 record. This included wins over Scotties veterans Kerri Einarson, Kaitlyn Lawes and Krista McCarville.[27] After losing to Jennifer Jones in the first round of the championship, they again beat Lawes to advance to the playoffs. There, they fell 6–4 to Manitoba's Kate Cameron in the 3 vs. 4 game, finishing fourth.[28]
Personal life
Sturmay is employed as a registered nurse with Alberta Health Services. She is married to Keaton Boyd [2]
