After spending the past couple of months on the sidelines recovering from a bad concussion, Year 10 student Caitlin Foley showed outstanding resilience and commitment to her sport. Although she wasn’t able to take the field for the final round of the U16 Nationals, she travelled to Dunedin to support her teammates from the bench. Her team went on to claim silver, finishing just behind the other Auckland side, who secured gold — an excellent result for the group.
Earlier this year, Caitlin played defence for The Steel, Auckland’s women’s team, helping them take first place in the NZ Women’s National League. Her strong performances, combined with her selection for The Steel, led to her being named in the NZ High Performance Squad — specifically the NZ U18 Women’s team. She is one of only 30 players nationwide to earn this opportunity.
Over the coming months, Caitlin will follow an intensive, individualised training programme alongside NZ’s top players (both men and women, from U16 through to senior national level). Her next goal is to secure a place on the NZ U18 Women’s team, which will travel to Turkey in January 2026 to compete internationally.