- Nicole Aiken-Pinnock
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Nicole Pinnock Personal information Full name Nicole Alicia Aiken-Pinnock (née Aiken) Born 11 December 1985 Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) School Clarendon College University G.C. Foster College
Lamar UniversityRelatives Romelda Aiken (sister) Netball career Positions GK, GD Medal recordCompetitor for Jamaica World Netball Championships Bronze 2007 Auckland Netball World Netball Series Silver 2009 Manchester Fastnet Bronze 2010 Liverpool Fastnet Updated on 5 August 2011. Nicole Alicia Aiken-Pinnock (née Aiken; born 11 December 1985) is a Jamaican netball player. Pinnock started playing international representative netball as early as 2004,[1][2] although she made her senior debut in the Jamaican national team, the Sunshine Girls, at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[3] In 2007, Pinnock received a four-year scholarship to play basketball with Lamar University in Texas,[4] where she played center for the Cardinals.[5] However, in 2008 it was reported that Pinnock had given up the scholarship and returned to her first college, G.C. Foster.[6]
Pinnock currently plays netball for the Sunshine Girls at international level, and for Jamalco in the Berger Paints Senior League.
References
- ^ Aiken, Nicole (2004). "My Netball Life: Yesterday, Today, and Forever". Alcoa. http://www.alcoa.com/global/en/about_alcoa/sustainability/case_studies/2004/case_netball.asp. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ "National Representatives 2004-05". Jamaica Intercollegiate Sports Association. http://www.jisa.org.jm/National%20Representatives%202004-5.pdf. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ Tucker, Elton (2006-03-11). "High hopes for record medal haul". Jamaica Gleaner. http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20060311/sports/sports16.html. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
- ^ Bogle, Dania (2007-08-25). "Nicole Aiken takes scholarship in Texas". The Jamaica Observer. http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/html/20070824T210000-0500_126631_OBS_NICOLE_AIKEN_TAKES_SCHOLARSHIP_IN_TEXAS_.asp. Retrieved 2008-12-14.[dead link]
- ^ Lamar University profile
- ^ Bailey, Robert (2008-01-02). "Aiken quits scholarship". Sports Jamaica. http://sportsjamaica.com/read_article.php?id=11225. Retrieved 2008-12-14.
External links
- Sunshine Girls team profile. Retrieved on 2009-04-15.
Categories:- Sportspeople of multiple sports
- Jamaican netball players
- Jamaican basketball players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Jamaica
- Netball players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Netball players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Lamar University alumni
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Jamaican sportspeople stubs
- North American basketball biography stubs
- Netball biography stubs
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