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Courtney Schonell
Personal information
Born (2000-09-17) 17 September 2000 (age 24)
Mount Annan, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
2017 NSW Arrows
2019–2020 Beeston
2019– NSW Pride
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2018–2020 Australia U–21 11 (4)
2021– Australia 24 (5)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
FIH Pro League
Bronze medal – third place 2022–23
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Whangārei

Courtney Schonell (born 17 September 2000)[1] is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a forward.[2]

Personal life

Courtney Schonell was born and raised in Narellan Vale, New South Wales,[2] and grew up in the neighbouring suburb of Mount Annan.[3]

Schonell is a former student of St. Benedict's Catholic College in Oran Park.[4]

Career

Domestic league

In Hockey Australia's premier domestic league, the Sultana Bran Hockey One, Schonell is a member of the NSW Pride. She represented the team in the inaugural season of the competition.[5]

International

Under–21

In 2018, Schonell made her first appearance for the Australia U–21 team during a test-series against New Zealand in Hastings.[6] Following this, she represented the team in 2019 at a Tri–Nations Tournament in Canberra, as well as a 2020 test series against Japan in Canberra.[7]

Hockeyroos

Following a 2020 Super-Camp, Schonell was named in the Hockeyroos squad for the first time.[8][3]

She will make her first appearance for the team during the 2021 Trans–Tasman Series.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Courtney Schonell". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Annan hockey player eyes Olympic gold with Hockeyroos selection". camdenadvertiser.com.au. Camden-Narellan Advertiser. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  4. ^ "CEDoW's rising hockey star to take on Youth Olympics qualifiers". dow.catholic.edu.au. Catholic Diocese of Wollongong. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Courtney SCHONELL". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  6. ^ "SCHONELL Courtney". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  7. ^ "SCHONELL Courtney". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  8. ^ "COURTNEY SCHONELL ELEVATED TO HOCKEYROOS SQUAD". nswis.com.au. New South Wales Institute of Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  9. ^ "New Zealand series 'high stakes' for Hockeyroos Olympic aspirants". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 26 May 2021.