Kate Hanna Explained

Kate Hanna
Fullname:Kate Hanna
Birth Date:1996 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Constitution Hill, New South Wales
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:NSW Arrows
Nationalyears1:2015–
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:31
Nationalgoals1:2

Kate Hanna (born 1 October 1996) is an Australian field hockey player. Hanna made her international debut for Australia in April 2015, in a test series against China.

Early life

Kate Hanna was born in Constitution Hill, New South Wales.[1] She attended Catherine McAuley Westmead,[2] where after graduating she was awarded a one-year development scholarship with Australia's national hockey team, the Hockeyroos.[3]

Career

Hanna plays the position of forward in field hockey. At 16 years old, Hanna was named to the New South Wales hockey team for the first time, competing for the Australian Hockey League national title. Her team won the national title in October 2014.[4]

She made her official debut with the Hockeyroos in April 2015.[5] She was part of the 2016 Olympic training squad. That same year, Hanna was part of Australia's bronze medal-winning team at the 2016 Junior World Cup.

Hanna was chosen for the Hockeyroos team at the 2017 Hawke's Bay Cup where the Australian team ultimately finished in third place.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hockeyroos Squad Profiles: Kate Hanna. www.hockey.org.au. en-AU. 11 November 2017.
  2. News: Kate Hanna ready to shine at national championships. Pearce. Elisha. 17 September 2014. Parramatta Sun. 11 November 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20171111151741/http://www.parramattasun.com.au/story/2564811/kate-hanna-ready-to-shine-at-national-championships/. 11 November 2017. dead.
  3. News: You got mail and a lifechange. Fahy. Patrick. 2 March 2015. Blacktown Sun. 11 November 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20171111151725/http://www.blacktownsun.com.au/story/2916937/you-got-mail-and-a-lifechange/. 11 November 2017. dead.
  4. News: Kate's a champion after tight NSW win. Pearce. Elisha. 23 October 2014. Parramatta Sun. 11 November 2017. en.
  5. News: 2016 women's Olympic Hockey squad announced. 18 December 2015. rio.admin.olympics.com.au. 11 November 2017. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20171111095120/http://rio.admin.olympics.com.au/news/2016-women-s-olympic-hockey-squad-annouced. 11 November 2017. dead.
  6. News: Hockey quintet heading to Hawkes Bay. 16 March 2017. NSWIS. 11 November 2017. en-AU.
  7. News: Hockeyroos take third at Hawkes Bay. 10 April 2017. NSWIS. 11 November 2017. en-AU.