Kaitlin Cotter (born 14 November 2001) is a
field hockey player from
New Zealand, who plays as a defender.
Personal life
Kaitlin Cotter was born in
Hastings and grew up in
Napier Napier may refer to:
People
* Napier (surname), including a list of people with that name
* Napier baronets, five baronetcies and lists of the title holders
Given name
* Napier Shaw (1854–1945), British meteorologist
* Napier Waller (1893–19 ...
.
Career
Under-21
Kaitlin Cotter made her debut for the
New Zealand U-21 team in 2018 during a test series against
Australia
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in
Hastings.
The following year she appeared at a
Tri–Nations tournament in
Canberra
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is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...
.
Black Sticks
Cotter made her debut for the
Black Sticks in 2020 during
season three of the
FIH Pro League FIH Pro League may refer to:
*Men's FIH Pro League, a tournament in men's field hockey
*Women's FIH Pro League
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.
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.
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.
References
External links
*
Kaitlin Cotterat the
New Zealand Hockey Federation
New Zealand Hockey Federation Incorporated, also known as Hockey New Zealand, is the governing body overseeing, promoting and managing the sport of field hockey in New Zealand. It is a full member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and th ...
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2001 births
Living people
New Zealand female field hockey players
Female field hockey midfielders
21st-century New Zealand women
Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Sportspeople from Napier, New Zealand