Jessica Maclennan (née Moulds; born 8 November 1989 in

Helensville Helensville is a town in the North Island of New Zealand. It is sited northwest of Auckland, close to the southern extremity of the Kaipara Harbour. State Highway 16 passes through the town, connecting it to Waimauku to the south, and Kauka ...

, New Zealand) is a New Zealand

netball Netball is a ball sport played on a court by two teams of seven players. It is among a rare number of sports which have been created exclusively for female competitors. The sport is played on indoor and outdoor netball courts and is specifical ...

player, who currently plays for the

Mainland Tactix Mainland Tactix are a New Zealand netball team based in Christchurch, Canterbury. Between 1998 and 2007, as Canterbury Flames, they played in the Coca-Cola Cup/National Bank Cup league. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Champions ...

in the

ANZ Premiership The ANZ Premiership is the top level netball league featuring teams from New Zealand. In 2017 it replaced the ANZ Championship, which also included teams from Australia, as the top level netball league in New Zealand. It is organised by Netball ...

. Formerly a shooter, she can play in the GK and GD positions. Maclennan formally played for the

Northern Mystics Northern Mystics are a New Zealand netball team based in Auckland. Between 2008 and 2016, they played in the ANZ Championship. Since 2017 they have represented Netball Northern in the ANZ Premiership. Netball Northern is the governing body t ...

, before joining the Tactix in 2014. Maclennan played for the Fastnet Ferns in the

2010 World Netball Series The 2010 World Netball Series was the second edition of the World Netball Series, an annual international netball competition held under fastnet rules. The 2010 event was held in Liverpool, England, and was contested between the top six national n ...

, where she won a gold medal. She was also a part of the 2009 New Zealand U21 team, where she won a silver medal at the World Youth Championships. In 2012, Maclennan made the newspapers all over New Zealand, when she was a part of the '

Harrison Hoist The Harrison Hoist, also known as the Chairlift, is a form of goaltending in netball where one defender lifts another defender, rugby union lineout-style, in order to catch the ball and prevent a goal scoring opportunity. It was named after Anna H ...

' where she lifted team-mate

Anna Harrison Anna Tuthill Harrison ( ''née'' Symmes; July 25, 1775 – February 25, 1864) was the first Lady of the United States in 1841 as the wife of President William Henry Harrison. She served in the role for only one month, as her husband was afflicted ...

to deflect a shot above the rim. She is the older sister of New Zealand rugby union player Matt Moulds, who plays for the Blues in Super Rugby. Moulds has a master's degree from the

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, completed in 2013, with a thesis on the dietary habits of athletes with spinal-cord injuries.

External links

2018 ANZ Premiership Profile

2018 Canterbury Tactix Profile

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maclennan, Jess 1989 births Living people New Zealand netball players Northern Mystics players Mainland Tactix players ANZ Championship players ANZ Premiership players People from Helensville New Zealand international Fast5 players University of Otago alumni