Two Maribyrnong Sports Academy students have been selected in the starting squad for the Victorian U17 Netball team which will play at the National Championships in Tasmania in July.
Year 12 student athlete Kiralee Collings and Year 11 student athlete Akira Mccormack were selected in the Under 17 State Team while Montaya Sardi was selected in the Under 17 Development squad
Former Australian Netball player and MSA Netball Coach Eloise Southby believes these girls should be very proud of what they achieved. “ I have spoken to the three girls and they are extremely excited about their selection in the Victorian U17 squads. Maribyrnong Sports Academy should also be very proud that it has produced 3 players for the Victorian team ( 2 in the squad and 1 emergency), This is a very rare occurrence to have so many players from the one school in a State netball team and everyone involved in the program should be congratulated.”
MSA Sports Director Mark McAllion says it’s great to see their hard work at the academy pay off. “All our academy student/athletes do an extra two to three sessions a week more than the normal club athlete due to their commitment to our High Performance Coaching sessions. Our Athletes are aware that by putting in the extra work either before or after school in their respective HPC sessions the rewards will come, and these selections are a perfect example of that.”
Victoria hasn’t won the championships since 2014, South Australia though have dominated, winning four of the past five championships.