Serena Guthrie

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Serena Guthrie
MBE
Personal information
Full nameSerena Guthrie
Born (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990 (age 34)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
School Le Rocquier School
Ralph Allen School
University Bath Spa University
Relatives Kurtis Guthrie
Netball career
Playing position(s): WD, C, WA
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2007–2014 Team Bath
2015–16 Northern Mystics
2017–18 Giants Netball
2019–2022 Team Bath
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2008–2022Flag of England.svg  England 100 [1]
Medal record
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Netball Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Liverpool Netball
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Singapore Netball
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Netball
World Netball Series
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Liverpool Fastnet
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Auckland Fast5

Serena Monique Guthrie MBE (born 5 January 1990) is a former netball player from Jersey who played internationally for England. [2] She played in the Centre, Wing Attack and Wing Defence positions. She was a dynamic player, known for her speed and athleticism, with a keen eye for the intercept. She made the squad in 2008, debuting soon after when she was just 17 years old, [3] and has so far earned over 50 caps for her country. [1] [4]

In domestic netball, she played for Team Bath until 2015, when she signed with the Northern Mystics in New Zealand, [1] [5] having previously trained with the team in 2012. In 2017 Guthrie began playing for Giants Netball in the Australian Suncorp Super Netball league. In her time at the Giants, Guthrie was a formidable player, winning the club MVP award for the 2017 season and becoming one of the league's premier mid-courters. [6] She left the Super Netball league at the end of the 2018 season, saying she wanted to return to the United Kingdom in 2019. [6] She will return to her old club Team Bath from 2019. [7] Out of netball she is a DJ. She inspires many to play. She played in the 2009 Netball World Youth Championships where she was vice captain. She won a gold medal in 2011 World Netball Series [8] as well as a bronze medal at the 2011 Netball World Championships. She was also a part of the team that whitewashed Australia in January 2013, the first time the Diamonds had been whitewashed in a series since 2004. [9] Guthrie was an influential contributor to England's gold medal successes at the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series and 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was appointed captain of the team for the series against Uganda in November 2018. [10] Guthrie was also granted the honour of captain for the Roses' 2019 Netball World Cup campaign. [11]

Guthrie was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 New Year Honours for services to netball. [12]

On 9 March 2022, Guthrie retired from netball after announcing her pregnancy. [13]

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