Michelle Magee

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Michelle Magee
Personal information
Full name Michelle Magee
Born (2000-01-13) 13 January 2000 (age 22)
County Antrim, Northern Ireland[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
School St. Dominic's Grammar School
University Loughborough University
Relatives Emma Magee (sister)
Netball career
Playing position(s): GD, WD, GK
Years Club team(s) Apps
c. 2017 Westside
2018– Kingsway
2018– → Charnwood Rutland Warriors
2018– → Loughborough Lightning
Years National team(s) Caps
201x– Northern Ireland

Michelle Magee (born 13 January 2000) is a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. She was a member of the Northern Ireland teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2019 Netball World Cup. Her older sister, Emma Magee, is also a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer.

Early life, family and education[]

Magee was educated at St. Dominic's Grammar School where she played both ladies' Gaelic football and netball. She was still a student at St Dominic's when she represented Northern Ireland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.[3][4][5] Her older sister, Emma Magee, is also a Northern Ireland netball international and an Antrim ladies' Gaelic footballer. Their father, Jim Magee, is an assistant manager/coach with the senior Antrim ladies' Gaelic football team.[6][7][8] Since 2018, Magee has attended Loughborough University.[9]

Netball[]

Clubs[]

At club level Magee has played for Westside and Kingsway in Northern Ireland.[10][11][12][13][14] While attending Loughborough University, Magee has played for Charnwood Rutland Warriors and Loughborough Lightning.[15][16]

Northern Ireland[]

Magee represented Northern Ireland at under-17 and under-21 levels.[10][17][18] She captained the under-17 team [19] and was a member of the under-21 squad at the 2017 Netball World Youth Cup.[20] She was also a member of the senior Northern Ireland teams at the 2018 Commonwealth Games[1][21] and the 2019 Netball World Cup.[7][22] Magee and her sister, Emma, belong to a group of senior Ladies' Gaelic footballers who also play netball for Northern Ireland. Others include Michelle Drayne (Antrim), Neamh Woods (Tyrone) and Caroline O'Hanlon (Armagh).[7]

Tournaments Place
2017 Netball World Youth Cup[20] 16th
2018 Commonwealth Games[1][3][21][23] 8th
2019 Netball World Cup[2][7][22][24] 10th
2019 European Netball Championship[25] 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Gaelic games[]

Michelle Magee
Personal information
Sport Ladies' Gaelic football
Camogie
Position Midfielder
Club(s)
Years Club
 St Brigids
Carryduff
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
201x–
 Antrim

Clubs[]

Magee has played ladies' Gaelic football at club level for St Brigids[26][27] and Carryduff.[6][28] In 2017 Michelle and Emma Magee were both members of the Carryduff team that won the Down Ladies' Senior Football Championship.[7][29]

Inter-county[]

Michelle and Emma Magee have also represented Antrim in competitions such as the Ladies' National Football League and All-Ireland Junior Ladies' Football Championship.[7][30][31][32] Michelle Magee also played camogie at under-14 level for Antrim.[33]

References[]

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  2. ^ a b "Michelle Magee". www.nwc2019.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Magee aiming to make the most of Commonwealth Games experience". belfastmediagroup.com. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ^ "A Level Success 2018". www.stdominics.org.uk. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ^ "Michelle and Maria selected for Ulster Schools Football All Stars". www.stdominics.org.uk. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Magees seeing double on the football field". belfastmediagroup.com. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e f "Gaelic football fuelling Northern Ireland's Netball World Cup bid across the water". www.the42.ie. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Antrim manager Sean O'Kane sets priorities for Antrim ladies football success". www.irishnews.com. 22 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Loughborough Netballers get set to compete on World Stage". www.lboro.ac.uk. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Coleman can shine as NI U17s aim to home in on Euro medals". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. ^ "Michelle Magee". netballni.org. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Commonwealth Games: Stiff opening match for Northern Ireland girls". www.newsletter.co.uk. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  13. ^ "NI get a World Cup boost thanks to new arrival Craig". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  14. ^ "O'Hanlon named NI World Cup captain". www.ulstergazette.co.uk. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Netball: Charnwood Rutland Warriors secure top-three finish in National Premier". www.meltontimes.co.uk. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  16. ^ "Michelle Magee – U19 Loughborough Lightning vs London Pulse". www.stillsport.com. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  17. ^ "McCullough shows that future is bright for NI, insists Magee". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  18. ^ "England get off to winning start at U21 Netball Europe". www.englandnetball.co.uk. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Good Luck to our U17 Squad!". netballni.org. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  20. ^ a b "U21 Team Travel to World Youth Cup". netballni.org. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Women Netball Commonwealth Games Golden Goast, Australia 2018". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Silver Ferns defeat Northern Ireland to clinch fifth win". www.silverferns.co.nz. 17 July 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  23. ^ "Team NI's Michelle Magee: 'I've never played in a tournament this big!'". www.bbc.co.uk. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  24. ^ "Netball World Cup 2019: Caroline O'Hanlon to lead Northern Ireland". www.bbc.co.uk. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  25. ^ "Award-winning duo set to join forces for NI's Euro Championship opener". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  26. ^ "St Brigids U14 Girls heading to All Ireland Feile". thesaffrongael.com. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  27. ^ "U14 Ladies do St Brigid's proud at Feile!". thesaffrongael.com. 29 June 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  28. ^ "Ladies All stars". carryduffgac.com. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  29. ^ "Carryduff Ladies Win Senior Championship to Claim County Double". carryduffgac.com. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  30. ^ "Ladies: Antrim dig deep to edge Louth in extra-time". hoganstand.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  31. ^ "Antrim ladies cruelly edged out by Fermanagh". thesaffrongael.com. 4 May 2019. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  32. ^ "TG4 All Ireland Championship Junior Semi-Finals" (PDF). ladiesgaelic.ie. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  33. ^ "The Belfast Lord Mayor hosts an evening for Antrim Camogie teams at Belfast City Hall". www.flickr.com. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
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