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Sienna is Rising Star
The former Valkyrs player recently won the Super 6 trophy as part of the Repton Women’s side.
Manxie Sienna Dunn has been recognised as one of England Hockey’s rising stars at the prestigious Hockey Writers’ Club youth and junior awards.
The former Valkyrs player recently won the Super 6 trophy as part of the Repton Women’s side.
Sienna was unveiled as a winner at the annual awards lunch on Wednesday and was presented with her trophy by England and Team GB star Tess Howard.
Since starting her hockey at the Manx Youth Games, Sienna continued to develop on the island at Valkyrs in Peel where she played as a junior in all the age groups and on turning 13 was allowed to play in the senior women’s and mixed leagues.
She was selected for England U16 trials and navigated through strict Covid restrictions on the island as she enjoyed her first international experience playing a Home Nations competition.
She has since moved to Repton School for sixth form and in 2022 saw numerous success with school and club in both outdoor and indoor competitions. In the England U18 programme, Sienna was made captain for the matches which ran alongside the Women’s World Cup in Terrassa, Spain.
An England Hockey junior coach said that Sienna is ‘a stand-out character in the England environment’. And added: ‘She leads by example and delivers consistently on the pitch with a very relentless nature and she helps deliver a competitive yet supportive environment.’
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