Ready to shine

Published: Saturday | August 1, 2009



Name: CHRISTINA SOLMON

DOB: June 19, 1991

Positions: captain, GS, GA

Height: 6' 0"

Occupation: Student - University of Technology

Club: Waulgrovians

Expectations: I hope to share my experience with my teammates from playing a senior World Championships in 2007. I definitely think that we can bring home a medal and, hopefully, it is the gold medal because this is what we have been working to achieve.

Name: ROMELDA AIKEN

Age: NOVEMBER 19, 1988

Positions: GS, GA

Height: 6' 5"

Occupation: Student

Club: Jamalco

Expectations: The expectation for me is really high because I am one of the senior players on this team and everyone will be looking out for me to score a lot of goals. I just want to go out and represent Jamaica to the fullest.

Name: SASHA-GAY LYNCH

DOB: DECEMBER 16, 1990

Positions: GD, GK

Height: 5`10"

Occupation: Student - Excelsior Community College

Club: SPEG

Expectations: I would love for us to win the gold medal at this championship and I also would like to win the best defender award and also the Most Valuable Player award.

Name: MALYSHA KELLY

DOB: JANUARY 14, 1990

Position: GD, GK

Height: 6' 1"

Occupation: Student - Dinthill High Technical

Club: Ravens

Expectations: I hope to do my best and I hope that we can play well together as a team so that we can come out on top. I know that we can win the gold medal because we are very talented and we are all very confident in each other.

Name: SATEVA TAYLOR

DOB: NOVEMBER 4, 1991

Positions: WD, GD, C

Height: 5' 81/2 "

Occupation: Student - Ardenne High

Club: Red Challenge United

Expectations: I think that we have a pretty good chance of winning the gold medal because we have a good set of girls here who has the potential of doing great things and we are going to do great things at this championship.

Name: CRYSTAL GORDON

DOB: FEBRUARY 13, 1991

Positions: GS, GA

Height: 6' 3"

Occupation: Student - G.C. Foster College

Club: Jetsetters

Expectations: I expect us to bring home the gold medal because we are going out there to work very hard and to win everyone of our games. I hope to bring home the MVP trophy because I am going to work hard for it.

Name: PATRICIA McCALLA

DOB: APRIL 5, 1990

Positions: WA

Height: 5' 9"

Occupation: Student - Mico University College

Club: Mico Netball Team

Expectations: I expect great competition because we know that it is not going to be a walkover for us. We have played Australia before and we know that we are up to their standards, but haven't play New Zealand before, but we know that we can beat them and come out victorious.

Name: VANESSA WALKER

DOB: March 19, 1990.

Positions: GS, GA

Height: 5' 10"

Occupation: Student - Mico University College

Club: Mico Netball Team

Expectations: Is to reach the final but we want to make sure that we take it one match at a time and to do our best in each game. I Hope to also improve on my game with each match and work on my mistakes at the tournament goes on.

Name: YANIQUE GORDON

DOB: FEBRUARY 11, 1991

Positions: GK, GD

Height: 6' 2"

Club: Waulgrovians

Expectations: I definitely think that we can bring home the gold medal because I have great confidence in all my teammates that we can get the job done. I also want to gain a lot of exposure from this championship by meeting a lot new people and to learn about the different cultures.

Name: LASSANIA MATTIS

DOB: OCTOBER 18, 1988

Position: C

Height: 5' 7"

Club: Molynes United

Expectations: I expect us to win the gold or a silver medal because I think we have the team to do it. I also would like to gain a lot of exposure because I want to come back home a better netball player.

Name: AFRIKA MORRIS

DOB: NOVEMBER 10, 1988

Position: GD

Height: 5' 10"

Occupation: Student

Expectations: We are definitely going for the gold medal but we are not going to settle for anything less than a silver medal. I am a part of the defensive unit and I would love for this unit to get the best defensive team. I also would like to be the best defender at the tournament.

Name: SAMANTHA WHITE

DOB: JULY 3, 1992

Position: GA

Height: 5' 5"

Occupation: Student

Club: Skibo

Expectations: We are expecting a lot of good competition because we know that it won't be very easy for us. We have to go play hard in each game. I think that we definitely can bring home the gold medal because we have the talent and skill to do it.