Geva Mentor
Geva Kate Mentor (born 17 September 1984) is an England netball international. She was a member of the England team that won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was also a member of the England teams that won the bronze medal at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups. She captained England at the 2015 Netball World Cup. In 2019 she was awarded a for her services to netball. Mentor was a member of the Team Bath teams that won the 2005–06 and 2006–07 Netball Superleague  titles. In 2008 she began playing in the ANZ Championship, winning premierships with the 2010 Adelaide Thunderbirds and the 2014 Melbourne Vixens. She captained the Sunshine Coast Lightning teams that won the 2017 and 2018 Suncorp Super Netball titles. Since 2019, Mentor has captained Collingwood Magpies in Suncorp Super Netball. Early life, family and education. Mentor was born and raised in Bournemouth. She is daughter of Greg and Yvonne Mentor and she has a brother, Raoul. Her mother's family lived in the Dorset area for five generations. Her father was originally from Saint Lucia. She grew up in Boscombe  and attended St Peter's Catholic School. She studied for her A-Levels at the University of Bath's Centre of Excellence. Since 2016, Mentor has studied for a Bachelor for Education with the Swinburne University of Technology. Playing career. Team Bath. Between 2001 and 2007, Mentor played for Team Bath, initially in the Super Cup and later in the Netball Superleague. In 2004 she was a member of the Team Bath squad that won the Super Cup. In 2005–06, she was a member of Team Bath team that won the inaugural Netball Superleague title. Mentor was Player of the  Match in the Grand Final when Team Bath retained the title in 2006–07. Adelaide Thunderbirds. In 2008, Mentor was one of several England internationals to join the ANZ Championship. Mentor signed for Adelaide Thunderbirds. In 2010, she was a member of the Thunderbirds team that won the premiership. She finished the 2010 season as ANZ Championship Grand Final MVP. Surrey Storm. Mentor played with Surrey Storm during the 2009–10 Netball Superleague season. In September 2009 herself and Sonia Mkoloma became the first two players to sign for the rebranded franchise. In March 2010, both Mentor and Mkoloma left Surrey Storm  to return to the ANZ Championship. Melbourne Vixens. Between 2011 and 2016, Mentor played for Melbourne Vixens in the ANZ Championship. Sunshine Coast Lightning. In 2016 it was announced that Mentor had signed for Sunshine Coast Lightning in Suncorp Super Netball. In February 2017, she was named captain of the new franchise. She subsequently captained the Lighting teams that won the 2017 and 2018 Suncorp Super Netball titles. Mentor was named the 2017 Suncorp Super Netball Player of the Year. In 2017 and 2018, she was also named as the goalkeeper in the Suncorp Super Netball Team of the Year . Mentor made her 150th ANZ Championship/Suncorp Super Netball appearance in the 2018 Round 5 match against Adelaide Thunderbirds. ! | 2017 ! | 2018 !| Career ! 0/0 ! 0 ! 70 ! 0 ! 0 ! 72 ! 218 ! 483 ! 12 ! 32 Collingwood Magpies. Since 2019, Mentor has played for Collingwood Magpies in Suncorp Super Netball. She was named Magpies co-captain ahead of the 2019 season, alongside Madi Robinson. In both 2019 and 2020, Mentor was awarded the Magpies' best and fairest award. In 2020, Mentor was named as the goalkeeper in the Suncorp Super Netball Team of the Year for a third time. Mentor made  her 200th ANZ Championship/Suncorp Super Netball appearance in the 2021 Round 10 match against Giants Netball. !|2019 !|2020 !|2021 !| Career ! 0/0 ! 0 ! 0 ! 0 ! ! England. Mentor was first selected for the senior England squad in November 2000 when she was aged 15. She was initially spotted by Lyn Gunson and her ability was recognised by England coaches, Julie Hoornweg and Wai Taumaunu. She made her senior debut on 11 July 2001, aged 16, against New Zealand. On her debut she marked Irene van Dyk. In 2002, Mentor featured at her first Commonwealth Games and in 2003 she played  at her first Netball World Cup. She was subsequently a member of the England teams that won the bronze medals at the 2006 and 2010 Commonwealth Games and at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 Netball World Cups. She captained England at the 2015 Netball World Cup. Mentor was a prominent member of the England team that won the gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. In 2019 she was awarded the for her services to netball. Personal life. In 2012 Mentor began a relationship with Lachlan Crawford, a teacher at Camberwell Grammar School. The couple were married in December 2015 . However the relationship subsequently broke down and in 2018 they divorced. In 2019, Mentor had a relationship with Mason Cox, the Australian rules footballer who plays for the Collingwood Football Club. Since 2015, Mentor has been a dual United Kingdom-Australian citizen. In 2019 Mentor released an autobiography, "Leap: Making the jump to take netball to the top of the world".