Kaitlin Cotter

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Kaitlin Cotter
Personal information
Born (2001-11-14) 14 November 2001 (age 21)
Hastings, New Zealand
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position Defender
National team
YearsTeamApps(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]

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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]

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References

  1. "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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  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". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "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". nzherald.co.nz. New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 2 August 2022.