Michelle Magee

Michelle Magee

Personal information
Full name	Michelle Magee
Born	(2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 25) County Antrim, Northern Ireland [1]
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
School	St. Dominic's Grammar School
University	Loughborough University
Relatives	Emma Magee (sister)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, WD, GK
Years	Club team(s)	Apps
c. 2017	Westside
2018–	Kingsway
2018–	→ Charnwood Rutland Warriors
2018–19	→ Loughborough Lightning
2020–	→ Leeds Rhinos Netball
Years	National team(s)	Caps
201x–	Northern Ireland

Michelle Magee (born 13 January 2000) is a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 Netball World Cup. Her older sister, Emma Magee, is also a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer.

Early life, family and education

Magee was educated at St. Dominic's Grammar School where she played both ladies' Gaelic football and netball. She was still a student at St Dominic's when she represented Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Her older sister, Emma Magee, is also a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. Their father, Jim Magee, is an assistant manager/coach with the senior Antrim ladies' Gaelic football team. ^{[6] [7] [8]} Since 2018, Magee has attended Loughborough University. ^[9]

Netball

Clubs

At club level Magee has played for Westside and Kingsway in Northern Ireland. ^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [14]} While attending Loughborough University, Magee has played for Charnwood Rutland Warriors and Loughborough Lightning. ^{[15] [16]}

Northern Ireland

Magee represented Northern Ireland at under-17 and under-21 levels. ^{[10] [17] [18]} She captained the under-17 team ^[19] and was a member of the under-21 squad at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup. ^[20] She was also a member of the senior Northern Ireland teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games ^{[1] [21]} and the 2019 Netball World Cup. ^{[7] [22]} Magee and her sister, Emma, belong to a group of senior Ladies' Gaelic footballers who also play netball for Northern Ireland. Others include Michelle Drayne (Antrim), Neamh Woods (Tyrone) and Caroline O'Hanlon (Armagh). ^[7]

Tournaments	Place
2017 Netball World Youth Cup [20]	16th
2018 Commonwealth Games [1] [3] [21] [23]	8th
2019 Netball World Cup [2] [7] [22] [24]	10th
2019 European Netball Championship [25]

Gaelic games

Michelle Magee

Personal information
Sport	Ladies' Gaelic football Camogie
Position	Midfielder
Club(s)
Years	Club
	St Brigids Carryduff
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
201x–	Antrim

Clubs

Magee has played ladies' Gaelic football at club level for St Brigids ^{[26] [27]} and Carryduff. ^{[6] [28]} In 2017 Michelle and Emma Magee were both members of the Carryduff team that won the Down Ladies' Senior Football Championship. ^{[7] [29]}

Inter-county

Michelle and Emma Magee have also represented Antrim in competitions such as the Ladies' National Football League and All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship. ^{[7] [30] [31] [32]} Michelle Magee also played camogie at under-14 level for Antrim. ^[33]

References

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3. "Magee aiming to make the most of Commonwealth Games experience". Belfast Media Group. belfastmediagroup.com. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
4. "A Level Success 2018". www.stdominics.org.uk. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
5. "Michelle and Maria selected for Ulster Schools Football All Stars". St Dominic's. www.stdominics.org.uk. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
6. "Magees seeing double on the football field". belfastmediagroup.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
7. "Gaelic football fuelling Northern Ireland's Netball World Cup bid across the water". www.the42.ie. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
8. "Antrim manager Sean O'Kane sets priorities for Antrim ladies football success". www.irishnews.com. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
9. "Loughborough Netballers get set to compete on World Stage". Loughborough University. www.lboro.ac.uk. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
10. "Coleman can shine as NI U17s aim to home in on Euro medals". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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12. "Commonwealth Games: Stiff opening match for Northern Ireland girls". www.newsletter.co.uk. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
13. "NI get a World Cup boost thanks to new arrival Craig". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
14. "O'Hanlon named NI World Cup captain". www.ulstergazette.co.uk. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
15. "Netball: Charnwood Rutland Warriors secure top-three finish in National Premier". www.meltontimes.co.uk. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
16. "Michelle Magee – U19 Loughborough Lightning vs London Pulse". www.stillsport.com. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
17. "McCullough shows that future is bright for NI, insists Magee". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
18. "England get off to winning start at U21 Netball Europe". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
19. "Good Luck to our U17 Squad!". netballni.org. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
20. "U21 Team Travel to World Youth Cup". netballni.org. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
21. "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Golden Goast, Australia 2018". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
22. "Silver Ferns defeat Northern Ireland to clinch fifth win". www.silverferns.co.nz. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
23. "Team NI's Michelle Magee: 'I've never played in a tournament this big!'". www.bbc.co.uk. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
24. "Netball World Cup 2019: Caroline O'Hanlon to lead Northern Ireland". www.bbc.co.uk. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
25. "Award-winning duo set to join forces for NI's Euro Championship opener". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
26. "St Brigids U14 Girls heading to All Ireland Feile". thesaffrongael.com. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
27. "U14 Ladies do St Brigid's proud at Feile!". thesaffrongael.com. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
28. "Ladies All stars". carryduffgac.com. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
29. "Carryduff Ladies Win Senior Championship to Claim County Double". carryduffgac.com. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
30. "Ladies: Antrim dig deep to edge Louth in extra-time". hoganstand.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
31. "Antrim ladies cruelly edged out by Fermanagh". thesaffrongael.com. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
32. "TG4 All Ireland Championship Junior Semi-Finals" (PDF). ladiesgaelic.ie. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
33. "The Belfast Lord Mayor hosts an evening for Antrim Camogie teams at Belfast City Hall". www.flickr.com. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2020.