Kaylia Stanton Explained

Kaylia Stanton
Birth Date:17 May 1994
Relatives:Christine Stanton (Mother)
Positions:GS, GA
Clubyears1:2021
Nationalteam1:Australian 21/U team
Nationalcaps1:Australian Fast5 team

Kaylia Stanton (born 17 May 1994) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Melbourne Vixens.[1]

Netball career

Stanton was a member of the Australian under 21 squad and was also in the team that came in second in the 2013 World Youth Netball Championship in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2018, she again played for the West Coast Fever in the Suncorp Super Netball league.[2] Stanton represented Australia at the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series,[3] where they finished runners-up to England. In 2019 she was re-signed by the Fever to the end of the 2020 season.[4]

Personal life

Stanton attended St Mary's Anglican Girls School in Perth, Western Australia before enrolling at Curtin University to study Nutrition and Health Promotion.

After following in her mother's footsteps and taking up athletics at a young age, Stanton was forced to choose between pursuing a career on the netball court, or on the athletics track. Stanton is the daughter of former Olympic high jumper Christine Stanton.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player and coach profiles . . 26 June 2021.
  2. Web site: West Coast Fever. https://web.archive.org/web/20131216093346/http://www.westcoastfever.com.au/news/index.cfm?fuseaction=NewsItem&NewsID=37707. 2013-12-16. dead. 2013-12-16.
  3. News: Aussies go down in Fast5 netball thriller. 2017-10-28. The West Australian. 2018-08-27. en-GB.
  4. Web site: Suncorp Super Netball: West Coast Fever name unchanged squad for 2020 season. The West Australian. 11 September 2019.
  5. News: Talent runs in Stanton genes . Gene . Stephan . The West Australian . 16 April 2011 . 27 March 2018 .