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2024 Field Hockey Roster

John Byrum
John Byrum

24 Keira van Zyl

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • High School St. Mary's Diocesan School for Girls
  • Hometown Pretoria, South Africa
  • Instagram keira._.jane

Biography

Honors: 3x NFHCA National Academic Squad

2024 (Senior): Played in 8 games and made 1 start during her senior season...tallied 115 minutes of game action, recording 1 goal, 2 points, 1 total shot and 1 shot on goal. 

2023 (Junior): Played in 14 games for a total of 140 minutes of action...recorded 1 assists and 1 one point this season. 

2022 (Sophomore): Played in 14 games and made a pair of starts in 293 minutes of action. 

2021 (Freshman): Played in 18 games and made one start during her freshman season...recorded two shots in 302 minutes of action. 

Prep:
As a freshman in high school, Rein was a member of the U15A Hockey team and was selected to take part in the Northern Gauteng Hockey Trials...As a sophomore, Rein was a member of the U16A hockey team and was selected to take part in the Northern Gauteng Hockey Trials once again...During her junior season, Reins was selected to be apart of the First Hockey Team for her school and was selected to be part of the Investec Waverley Field Hockey Team that participates in the St. Mary's Waverley Investec Hockey Festival...In her senior year, Rein was once again selected to the First Hockey Team, the Northern Gauteng Hockey Trials and the Investec Waverley Field Hockey Team and earned Half colours for Hockey...Outside of Field Hockey, Rein was a member of the Crafter's Corner Club, Type Like Me Club, Ted Talk Club, History Movie Club, Afrikaans Movie Club and Debs...In the classroom, Rein won the Academic Junior Award for Grade 9, Academic Merit for Grade 10, Participated in SACEE (South African Council for English Education), Creative Writing Competitions for high schools in South Africa in Grade 10 and achieved "Highly Commended"...Academic Full Colours for Grade 11, Academic Merit for Grade 11, took part in the mathematics round one and English National Olympiads in Grade 11...Academic Merit for Grade 12 and took part in the English and Mathematics Round One Olympiads in Grade 12.

Personal: Is the daughter of Kirsty Rein...has one sibling, Shaun.

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2021Freshman

    MF/D
    5'3"
    24
  • 24

    2022Sophomore

    MF/D
    5'3"
    24
  • 24

    2023Junior

    MF
    5'3"
    24
  • 24

    2024Senior

    MF
    5'3"
    24