Kaylia Stanton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 17 May 1994 | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| School | St Mary's Anglican Girls' School | ||
| University | Curtin University | ||
| Relatives | Christine Stanton (Mother) | ||
| Netball career | |||
| Playing position(s): GS, GA | |||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |
| 2021 | Melbourne Vixens | ||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |
| Australian 21/U team | Australian Fast5 team | ||
Kaylia Stanton (born 17 May 1994) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, playing for the Melbourne Vixens.[1]
Netball career
[edit]Stanton was a member of the Australian under 21 squad and was also in the team that came in second in the 2013 World Youth Netball Championship in Glasgow, Scotland. In 2018, she again played for the West Coast Fever in the Suncorp Super Netball league.[2] Stanton represented Australia at the 2017 Fast5 Netball World Series,[3] where they finished runners-up to England. In 2019 she was re-signed by the Fever to the end of the 2020 season.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Stanton attended St Mary's Anglican Girls School in Perth, Western Australia before enrolling at Curtin University to study Nutrition and Health Promotion.[citation needed]
After following in her mother's footsteps and taking up athletics at a young age, Stanton was forced to choose between pursuing a career on the netball court, or on the athletics track. Stanton is the daughter of former Olympic high jumper Christine Stanton.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Player and coach profiles". Melbourne Vixens. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "West Coast Fever". Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
- ^ "Aussies go down in Fast5 netball thriller". The West Australian. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Suncorp Super Netball: West Coast Fever name unchanged squad for 2020 season". The West Australian. 11 September 2019.
- ^ Stephan, Gene (16 April 2011). "Talent runs in Stanton genes". The West Australian. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- 1994 births
- Australian netball players
- West Coast Fever players
- ANZ Championship players
- Living people
- People educated at St Mary's Anglican Girls' School
- Suncorp Super Netball players
- Netball players from Western Australia
- Australia international Fast5 players
- Western Sting players
- Australian Netball League players