Karri Somerville Explained

Karri Somerville
Birth Date:1999 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Kensington, Western Australia, Australia
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Perth Thundersticks
Nationalyears1:2016ā€“
Nationalteam1:Australia Uā€“21
Nationalcaps1:6
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2018ā€“
Nationalteam2:Australia Indoor
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:1

Karri Somerville (born 7 April 1999)[1] is an Australian field hockey player.[2]

Personal life

Karri Somerville was born in Kensington, Western Australia.[3] She was a student at All Saint's College in Bull Creek, Western Australia, from where she graduated in 2016.[4]

Somerville is a current scholarship holder at the Western Australian Institute of Sport.[5]

Career

Junior

In 2016, Somerville was a member of the Australian women's junior national team 'The Jillaroos' that won bronze at the 2016 Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.[6]

Indoor

Somerville made her debut for the Australian indoor hockey team in 2018, at the Indoor World Cup in Berlin, Germany. At the tournament, Australia finished in 6th place, and Somerville scored once throughout the competition.[7]

Senior

While Somerville has not yet debuted for the Hockeyroos, she is currently a member of the national development squad.[8]

Somerville qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She was part of the Hockeyroos Olympics squad. The Hockeyroos lost 1ā€“0 to India in the quarterfinals and therefore were not in medal contention.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOMERVILLE Karri . . 10 July 2019.
  2. Web site: SOMERVILLE Karri . hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com . 10 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Junior World Cup Squad Announcement . . 10 July 2019.
  4. Web site: All Saints' College student selected for Australia Hockey Junior World Cup squad . . 10 July 2019.
  5. Web site: WA Talent Selected in Hockey Australia Development Squads . . 10 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Australia . . 10 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Indoor Hockey World Cup 2018 (Women) . . 10 July 2019.
  8. Web site: Men's & Women's National Development Squads Named For 2019 . . 10 July 2019.
  9. Web site: Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021. 2022-02-13. The Roar. en-US.