Kaitlin Cotter

Kaitlin Cotter
Personal information
Born (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 22)
Hastings, New Zealand
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position Defender
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 New Zealand U–21 7 (0)
2020– New Zealand 12 (2)

Kaitlin Cotter (born 14 November 2001)[1] is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who plays as a defender.[2]

Personal life

Kaitlin Cotter was born in Hastings and grew up in Napier.[3][4][2]

Career

Under-21

Kaitlin Cotter made her debut for the New Zealand U-21 team in 2018 during a test series against Australia in Hastings.[5]

The following year she appeared at a Tri–Nations tournament in Canberra.[5]

Black Sticks

Cotter made her debut for the Black Sticks in 2020 during season three of the FIH Pro League.[2]

Due to travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic, Cotter did not represent the national team again until 2022. She was a member of the squad at the Trans–Tasman Hockey Series in Auckland.[5] Later that year she was named in the national squad for both the FIH World Cup in Terrassa and Amsterdam, as well as the XXII Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "KAITLIN COTTER". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  3. ^ "KAITLIN COTTER". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Awards: Black Sticks striker Kaitlin Cotter Hawke's Bay Secondary School Sportsperson of the Year". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "COTTER Kaitlin". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Kaitlin COTTER". results.birmingham2022.com. Birmingham2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Birmingham puts on dramatic opening ceremony". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 2 August 2022.