Romelda Aiken

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Romelda Aiken
Full name Romelda Aiken
Date of birth November 19, 1988 (1988-11-19) (age 19)
Place of birth (unknown city, country)
Current position GS
Current Team The Sunshine Girls (2005—)
Queensland Firebirds (2008—)
Previous Teams Jamaica U21 (2004–2005)
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)

Romelda Aiken (born 19 November 1988) is a Jamaican netball player. Aiken debuted for the Jamaican national team in 2005 as a replacement for regular shooter Elaine Davis.[1] The 1.96 cm shooter rose to international prominence during the 2007 Netball World Championships.[2] In 2008, Aiken signed with the Queensland Firebirds to play in the ANZ Championship in Australia and New Zealand.[3]

Former Australian captain, Liz Ellis has predicted that "if [Aiken] can keep this up for a long time she will undoubtedly be one of the best [players] ever."[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ash, Julie (2007-11-09). Netball: Five to watch. Jamaica Netball Association. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  2. ^ Bogle, Dania. "Kudos for Francis, Aiken in New Zealand", Jamaica Observer, 2007-11-22. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 
  3. ^ "Jamaican shooter accepts Aussie contract", Jamaica Observer, 2008-01-25. Retrieved on 2008-04-12. 
  4. ^ "Aiken will become game's best: Ellis", FoxSports News, 2008-04-07. Retrieved on 2008-04-13. 
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