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]
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]
kristen, towers, born, october, 1976, retired, field, hockey, player, from, australia, played, midfielder, personal, informationborn, 1976, october, 1976, taree, south, walesplaying, positionmidfieldsenior, careeryearsteam1998, 2001nswis, arrowsnational, teamy. Kristen Towers born 12 October 1976 1 is a retired field hockey player from Australia who played as a midfielder 2 Kristen TowersPersonal informationBorn 1976 10 12 12 October 1976 age 46 Taree New South WalesPlaying positionMidfieldSenior careerYearsTeam1998 2001NSWIS ArrowsNational teamYearsTeamApps Gls 1997Australia U 217 4 1998 2001Australia69 9 Medal record Women s field hockeyRepresenting AustraliaCommonwealth Games1998 Kuala Lumpur TeamFIH Champions Trophy1999 Brisbane Team2001 Amsterdam TeamOceania Cup1999 Australia New Zealand Team2001 New Zealand TeamFIH Junior World Cup1997 Seongnam Team Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 2 1 Domestic hockey 2 2 International hockey 2 2 1 Under 21 2 2 2 Hockeyroos 2 3 International goals 3 References 4 External linksPersonal life EditKristen 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 EditDomestic hockey Edit Throughout her career Towers was a member of the NSWIS Arrows in the Australian Hockey League 4 International hockey Edit Under 21 Edit 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 Edit 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 Edit Goal Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition Ref 1 14 September 1998 Bukit Jalil Stadium Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Jamaica 2 0 12 0 1998 Commonwealth Games 9 2 3 03 9 04 11 05 19 September 1998 New Zealand 3 1 7 36 20 September 1998 England 6 1 8 17 1 August 1999 Bayer Leverkusen Leverkusen Germany Germany 1 1 1 1 Test Match 10 8 23 May 2001 Yanmar Stadium Nagai Osaka Japan Japan 1 0 4 1 2001 East Asian Games 11 9 27 May 2001 South Korea 6 1 7 1References Edit a b Personal Details Kristen Towers hockey org au Hockey Australia Archived from the original on 11 May 2001 Retrieved 18 December 2020 Kristen Towers from the Australian Hockey team gettyimages com au Getty Images Retrieved 18 December 2020 Hockey s double vision examiner com au The Examiner Retrieved 18 December 2020 Women s Hockey Australia Annual Report 1998 PDF clearinghouseforsport gov au Government of Australia Retrieved 18 December 2020 Australian Junior Youth Recent Results hockey org au Hockey Australia Archived from the original on 9 March 2001 Retrieved 18 December 2020 a b History of the Hockeyroos hockey org au Hockey Australia Retrieved 18 December 2020 KRISTEN TOWERS commonwealthgames com au Commonwealth Games Australia Retrieved 18 December 2020 a b TOWERS Kristen tms fih ch International Hockey Federation Retrieved 18 December 2020 XVI Commonwealth Games Gold Kuala Lumpur 98 hockey org au Hockey Australia Archived from the original on 29 January 2004 Retrieved 18 December 2020 NEWS FROM EUROPEAN TOUR amp HAWKES 250 hockey org au Hockey Australia Archived from the original on 4 December 2000 Retrieved 18 December 2020 Hockey Australia Annual Report 2001 2002 PDF clearinghouseforsport gov au Government of Australia Retrieved 18 December 2020 External links EditKristen Towers at the International Hockey Federation This biographical article relating to an Australian field hockey figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kristen Towers amp oldid 1140412273, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
