Casey Crowley
{{short description|New Zealand field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}{{Use New Zealand English|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Casey Crowley
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|01|21}}
| birth_place = New Plymouth, New Zealand
| relatives = {{ubl|Kieran Crowley (father)|Anna Crowley (cousin)}}
| height = 1.67 m
| module = {{Infobox field hockey player | embed = yes
| position = Midfield
| clubs1 = North Harbour
| nationalyears1 = 2019
| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–
| nationalteam2 = New Zealand
| nationalcaps2 = 38
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{NZL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2023 Whangārei|}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIH Nations Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2024–25 Santiago|}}
}}
}}
Casey Crowley (born 21 January 1998) is a New Zealand field hockey player.
Personal life
Crowley was born in New Plymouth on 21 January 1998,{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1609/reports/teams |title=Team Details – New Zealand |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=12 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://www.blacksticksnz.co.nz/womens-team |title=Women's Team |publisher=New Zealand Hockey Federation |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |access-date=12 January 2024}}{{cite web |url=https://goblackbears.com/sports/field-hockey/roster/casey-crowley/4418 |title=21 – Casey Crowley |publisher=University of Maine |website=goblackbears.com |access-date=12 January 2024}} the daughter of rugby union coach and former player Kieran Crowley. Her cousin, Anna Crowley, is also a member of the Black Sticks.{{cite news |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/300533576/crowley-name-now-common-in-hockey-as-well-as-rugby |title=Crowley name now common in hockey as well as rugby |publisher=Stuff |work=Stratford Press |date=6 March 2022 |access-date=12 January 2024}}
She attended the University of Maine.
Career
=Under–21=
Crowley made her international debut for New Zealand at Under–21 level. She represented the junior squad at a 2019 Tri–Nations Tournament in Canberra.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/24595 |title=CROWLEY Casey |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |access-date=12 January 2024}}
=Black Sticks=
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Crowley did not make her senior international debut until 2022. She made her first appearance for the Black Sticks at the Trans–Tasman Series in Auckland.{{cite web |url=https://goblackbears.com/news/2022/3/3/field-hockey-former-black-bear-casey-crowley-named-to-new-zealand-senior-national-team |title=Former Black Bear, Casey Crowley, Named to New Zealand Senior National Team |publisher=University of Maine |website=goblackbears.com |date=3 March 2022 |access-date=12 January 2024}}
Since her debut she has been a mainstay in the national squad. She made appearances in season three of the FIH Pro League and won a silver medal at the Oceania Cup in Whangārei.{{cite web |url=https://www.hockey.org.au/news/hockeyroos-paris-bound-after-winning-oceania-cup/ |title=Hockeyroos Paris bound after winning Oceania Cup |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |date=13 August 2023 |access-date=12 January 2024}}
She has been named in the squad for the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi.{{cite web |url=https://www.blacksticksnz.co.nz/news/paris-on-the-line-vantage-black-sticks-reveal-squads-for-olympic-qualifiers |title=PARIS ON THE LINE – VANTAGE BLACK STICKS REVEAL SQUADS FOR OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS |publisher=New Zealand Hockey Federation |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |date=21 December 2023 |access-date=12 January 2024}}
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