Kristen Towers

Kristen Towers (born 12 October 1976)[1] is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who played as a midfielder.[2]

Kristen Towers
Personal information
Born (1976-10-12) 12 October 1976
Taree, New South Wales
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
Years Team
1998–2001 NSWIS Arrows
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997 Australia U–21 7 (4)
1998–2001 Australia 69 (9)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala LumpurTeam
FIH Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place1999 BrisbaneTeam
Bronze medal – third place2001 AmsterdamTeam
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place1999 Australia/New ZealandTeam
Gold medal – first place2001 New ZealandTeam
FIH Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place1997 SeongnamTeam

Personal life

Kristen Towers was born and raised in Taree, New South Wales.[1]

Towers has an identical twin sister, Julie, who was also a member of the Hockeyroos.[3]

Career

Domestic hockey

Throughout her career, Towers was a member of the NSWIS Arrows in the Australian Hockey League.[4]

Under–21

In 1997, Towers was a member of the Australia U–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Seongnam. Australia won a silver medal at the tournament, with Towers scoring on four occasions.[5]

Hockeyroos

Kristen Towers made her official debut for the Hockeyroos in 1998.[6] Later that year she was included in the Commonwealth Games team to compete in Kuala Lumpur. There, she won her first medal with the national team, taking home gold.[7]

1999 proved to be a good year for Towers, winning her second and third gold medals for Australia. Her first was at the FIH Champions Trophy in Brisbane, followed by the Oceania Cup, held across Australia and New Zealand.[8]

After only two appearances in 2000, Towers returned to the international fold in 2001.[6] During the year, she won gold at the Oceania Cup in New Zealand, followed by bronze at the FIH Champions Trophy in Amsterdam.[8]

International goals

Goal		 Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
114 September 1998Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Jamaica2–012–01998 Commonwealth Games[9]
23–0
39–0
411–0
519 September 1998 New Zealand3–17–3
620 September 1998 England6–18–1
71 August 1999Bayer Leverkusen, Leverkusen, Germany Germany1–11–1Test Match[10]
823 May 2001Yanmar Stadium Nagai, Osaka, Japan Japan1–04–12001 East Asian Games[11]
927 May 2001 South Korea6–17–1

References
  1. "Personal Details – Kristen Towers". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 11 May 2001. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  2. "Kristen Towers from the Australian Hockey team". gettyimages.com.au. Getty Images. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. "Hockey's (double) vision". examiner.com.au. The Examiner. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  4. "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 1998" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  5. "Australian Junior Youth Recent Results". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 5 January 2000. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  6. "History of the Hockeyroos". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  7. "KRISTEN TOWERS". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  8. "TOWERS Kristen". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  9. "XVI Commonwealth Games Gold Kuala Lumpur '98". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 18 November 2000. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  10. "NEWS FROM EUROPEAN TOUR & HAWKES 250". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 14 June 2000. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  11. "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2001-2002" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 18 December 2020.


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