Tegan Philip

Tegan Philip
Personal information
Full nameTegan Philip (née Caldwell)
Born3 September 1988
Geelong, Victoria
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GA, GS
YearsClub team(s)Apps
2008–09Victoria Fury
2010–presentMelbourne Vixens59
(Correct as of 4 March 2012)
YearsNational team(s)Caps
2009Australia U21
2010Australia (fastnet)
2014Australian Netball Diamonds5
(Correct as of 4 March 2012)

Tegan Alyce Philip (née Caldwell; born 3 September 1988) is an Australian Netball player in the ANZ Championship, who plays the Goal Attack position for the Melbourne Vixens.[1][2]

She has been described as the new Sharelle McMahon (the current Australian Netball Captain) because of her agility in the circle, vertical leap and accurate eye.[3]

Netball Career

Tegan's career began in the seaside town of Anglesea (Victoria) for the Bellarine Netball Association when she started playing 'Netta' coached by her mum. It was clear very early on that she was destined for big things dominating in all positions she played and being chosen in most representative teams for the area. More recently Tegan has been a part of the successful Commonwealth Games squad who brought home the gold medal from Glasgow 2014.[4][5][6][7]

Personal life

A devout Christian, he has stated that her faith is crucial to her approach to life. She has been married to Joshi Philip since February 22, 2015[8][9][10][11] Coincidentally, this was exactly one year to the day after fellow Australian teammate, Madison Robinson, got married in 2014.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ https://instagram.com/p/zgLq3lH4cE/?modal=true
  2. ↑ http://www.stridesports.com.au/tegan-caldwell
  3. ↑ http://www.stridesports.com.au/tegan-caldwell
  4. ↑ "Surf to Perth for Rookie Netballer". The Herald Sun. 2 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Netballer Tegan Caldwell earns a call into Vixens den". The Geelong Advertiser. 2 February 2011.
  6. ↑ "Tegan Caldwell makes Australian U/21 netball squad". The Geelong Advertiser. 2 February 2011.
  7. ↑ "Swifts close in on clean sweep". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 June 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  8. ↑ https://instagram.com/p/zgLq3lH4cE/?modal=true
  9. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/melbournevix/photos/a.10151669405862349.1073741824.116792547348/10153053297997349/?type=1
  10. ↑ https://www.facebook.com/melbournevix/photos/a.10151669405862349.1073741824.116792547348/10153053169362349/?type=1
  11. ↑ http://www.anz-championship.com/News/Latest-News/goalscoring-record-beckons-for-vixen
  12. ↑ Madison Robinson
  13. ↑ https://twitter.com/madirobinson_/status/569405380712796162