Cara Koenen (born 27 February 1996) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Sunshine Coast Lightning, which she also serves as the club's Australian Netball Players’ Association delegate.[2]
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| Born |
27 February 1996[1] Magnetic Island, Queensland,[1] Australia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| School | Cathedral School, Townsville | |||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | sister: Breanna (AFLW Brisbane Lions Captain), brother: Dirk (AFL Gold Coast Academy) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing position(s): GS, GA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2017– | Sunshine Coast Lightning | |||||||||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2021- | Australian Diamonds | |||||||||||||||||||
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Koenan was a foundation player at the Lightning ahead of the club's inaugural season in 2017.[1] She has remained at the club since that time and was most recently re-signed for the 2020 season.[3][4] She is the only netballer in the league to have originated from Magnetic Island, which is off the coast of Townsville in northern Queensland.[5]
On 10 July 2021, Koenen played her 50th national league game, all for the Lightning.[6]
Koenen came off the bench to play goal shooter in the gold medal match at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, scoring 15 goals from 15 shots to help Australia win against Jamaica 55–51.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Cara Koenan". Suncorp Super Netball.
- ^ "ANPA Staff". Australian Netball Players' Association. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Lightning provides 2019 player preview". Sunshine Coast Lightning. 1 January 2019.
- ^ "Five Lightning Players Ink New Deals". Super Netball. 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Koenen's journey from Maggie Island to netball champ". Sunshine Coast Daily. 20 August 2018.
- ^ "Lightning hand Fever second straight loss". Super Netball. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Australia celebrate Commonwealth Netball gold". birmingham2022.com. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ Chadband, Ian (8 August 2022). "Diamonds win 1000th Australian Games gold". AAP. Retrieved 8 August 2022.