Jess Maclennan
Jessica Maclennan (née Moulds; born 8 November 1989 in Helensville, New Zealand) is a New Zealand netball player, who currently plays for the Mainland Tactix in the ANZ Premiership. Formerly a shooter, she can play in the GK and GD positions.[1] Maclennan formally played for the Northern Mystics,[2] before joining the Tactix in 2014.[3]
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| Born |
8 November 1989 Helensville, New Zealand | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||
| Spouse | Andrew Maclennan | ||||||||||||
| Married | November 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Netball career | |||||||||||||
| Playing position(s): GK, GD | |||||||||||||
| Years | Club team(s) | Apps | |||||||||||
| 2014–present | Mainland Tactix | ||||||||||||
| Years | National team(s) | Caps | |||||||||||
| 2010 | FastNet Ferns | ||||||||||||
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| Last updated: 9 May 2018 | |||||||||||||
Maclennan played for the Fastnet Ferns in the 2010 World Netball Series, where she won a gold medal.[4] She was also a part of the 2009 New Zealand U21 team, where she won a silver medal at the World Youth Championships.[5]
In 2012, Maclennan made the newspapers all over New Zealand, when she was a part of the 'Harrison Hoist' where she lifted team-mate Anna Harrison to deflect a shot above the rim.[6]
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 University of Otago, completed in 2013, with a thesis on the dietary habits of athletes with spinal-cord injuries.[7]
External links
References
- "Jessica Moulds". Northern Mystics. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- Seconi, Adrian (1 September 2010). "Netball: Moulds on move to Mystics". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- Egan, Brendon (13 February 2014). "Moulds makes move for love and leap forward". Stuff. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- John Perry 16 Aug 2008 5:58 PM (16 August 2008). "NETBALL – Local star on the ball at other end of NZ". Northern Advocate. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- Hepburn, Steve (20 October 2010). "Netball: Otago pair selected in national fastnet team". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- "Netball: Harrison's hoist has been coming". The New Zealand Herald. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- Moulds, Jessica (2013). The Nutritional Knowledge and Dietary Practices of Athletes with Spinal Cord Injuries (Masters thesis). OUR Archive, University of Otago. hdl:10523/3789.