Kiera Austin Explained

Kiera Austin
Birth Date:26 August 1997
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales,[1] Australia
Height:[2]
School:Mercy Catholic College Chatswood
Positions:GA, GS, WA
Clubyears2:2018– 2021
Clubyears3:2022–

Kiera Austin (born 26 August 1997) is an Australian netball player in the Suncorp Super Netball league, having previously played for Giants Netball. She injured her ACL and missed the entire 2021 season, and after youngster Sophie Dwyer came in she looked elsewhere to play. The Vixens were quick to snatch her up after not offering Kaylia Stanton another contract.

Austin debuted in the Super Netball league for the Giants in 2018, having been a training partner for Canberra Giants in the Australian Netball League the previous year.[1] She was a frequent member of the underage state and national teams before debuting for the Giants, most notably earning a silver medal for Australia at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.[1] Austin was selected for the Australian Fast5 team at the 2018 tournament in Melbourne and was later selected in the Australian Diamonds squad as a replacement for the injured Caitlin Bassett in January 2019.[3] [4]

Early life

Austin grew up in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde. She was educated at Holy Spirit Primary School,[5] before attending secondary school at Mercy Catholic College in Chatswood.[6] She first played junior netball for local club North Ryde Spirit in the Eastwood Ryde Netball Association.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kiera Austin Profile. Giants Netball.
  2. Web site: Kiera Austin Overview. Suncorp Super Netball.
  3. Web site: Australia confident they can win Fast5 Netball title despite NZ loss. 27 October 2018. The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. Web site: Skipper Bassett out of netball Quad Series. ESPN. 12 January 2019.
  5. Web site: Admin . 2021-04-13 . Alumna Kiera Austin courting international success Alumna Kiera Austin courting international success Sydney Catholic Schools . 2024-08-02 . sydcatholicschools.nsw.edu.au . en-US.
  6. Web site: comms@dbb.catholic.edu.au . 2023-03-09 . Alumni Kiera Austin . 2024-08-02 . Catholic Schools . en-AU.