clubyears birth_place nationalteam height article_title clubteam nationalcaps nationalyears birth_date school name positions
2010 -- present auckland , auckland region , new zealand nz secondary schools nz u21 fastnet ferns silver ferns 1.84 kayla cullen
 northern mystics 10 12 2008 2011 -- present -- 09 2008 -- 11 2010 -- present 13 february 1992 auckland girls ' grammar school kayla cullen gd , wd , c
kayla cullen

kayla cullen -lrb- born 13 february 1992 -rrb- is a new zealand netball player .
as a high school student , cullen played representative netball and basketball , and competed at a national level in athletics .
in 2008 she was selected in the new zealand u21 netball team , and was a member of the side that finished second at the 2009 world youth netball championships , behind australia .
at the end of 2009 , cullen was signed to play with the northern mystics in the anz championship , starting from 2010 .
cullen played five matches in her debut season , and was nominated for the competition 's best young player award .
she was selected for the fastnet ferns to represent new zealand at the 2010 world netball series in england , where the team finished first .
cullen spent much of her early career playing in almost every position on court , before settling as a defender .
in 2011 the mystics , under new head coach debbie fuller , qualified for their first finals series .
cullen played in every mystics game , and earned a place in the starting lineup for the mystic 's first grand final , which they lost to the queensland firebirds .
nevertheless , cullen 's performance during the 2011 season earned her a place in the anz championship all-star team at wing defence .
she also won the award for the anz championship 's best young player that year .
