Carla Borrego

Carla Borrego (born 11 November 1983), also known as Carla Williams and Carla Williams-Borrego, is a former Jamaica netball international. She was a member of the Jamaica team that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Netball Championships. She subsequently switched to women's basketball, playing for Broward Seahawks and Miami Hurricanes. In 2009, after returning to netball, Borrego began playing for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship. She was a prominent member of the Thunderbirds teams that won the 2010 and 2013 titles. She has also played for Sirens in the Netball Superleague and for Garville in the Netball South Australia Premier League.

For the fictional character with this name, see Jonathan Creek.

Carla Borrego
Personal information
Full name Carla Borrego (née Williams)
Born (1983-11-11) 11 November 1983
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [1]
School Queen's School
University Broward College
University of Miami
Netball career
Playing position(s): GS, GK
Years Club team(s) Apps
200x–2003 Waulgrovians
2009–2016 Adelaide Thunderbirds
2017 Sirens
2017– Garville
Years National team(s) Caps
2003 Jamaica
Medal record
Representing  Jamaica
World Netball Championships
2003 KingstonTeam

Early life, education and basketball

Borrego is originally from Green Island in Hanover, Jamaica. She attended Green Island High School and Queen's School. Leaving Jamaica in 2003, Carla moved to Florida where she initially attended Broward College. She then gained a basketball scholarship to the University of Miami, where she completed a Criminology and Liberal Arts degree. While attending college and university, Borrego also played women's basketball for Broward Seahawks in FCSAA competitions and the NJCAA Women's Basketball Championship and for Miami Hurricanes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. [1][2][3][4][5][6]

Netball

Early years

Borrego, then Carla Williams, was discovered playing netball in regional competitions by the husband of Jamaica international, Elaine Davis. She originally played as a goal keeper, but became a goal shooter when a team she played for had too many defenders. Davis and her husband encouraged Williams to play in a Kingston-based league. She subsequently played for Waulgrovians. [6][7]

Adelaide Thunderbirds

In 2009, after completing her degree at the University of Miami, Borrego signed for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship. [5][6][8] She was a prominent member of the Thunderbirds team that won the 2010 ANZ Championship. In the grand final against Waikato Bay of Plenty Magic, Borrego scored 40 out of 46, including 11 out of 13 in the fourth quarter as Thunderbirds won 52–42. [9][10][11][12] In 2013, Borrego won a second ANZ Championship with Thunderbirds. [13][14][15] Borrego continued to play for Thunderbirds until she announced her retirement at the end of the 2016 season. She finished her ANZ Championship career with 2870 goals. [16][17][18][19][20][21][22]

Sirens

During the 2017 Netball Superleague season, Borrego played for Sirens. [23][24] On 21 February 2017, Borrego played for Sirens as they made their Netball Superleague debut at the Emirates Arena against fellow newcomers Wasps. [25][26]

Garville

In 2017 Borrego began playing for Garville in the Netball South Australia Premier League. [27] In 2018 she played for Garville in the league's grand final, helping the club finish as runners up. [28] She was also named as the league's 2018 MVP and was included in the league's Team of the Year. [29][30]

International
Jamaica

Borrego was a member of the Jamaica team that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Netball Championships. She finished the tournament as the second highest scorer after New Zealand's Irene van Dyk. [9][31][32][33] Jamaica tried to call Borrego up for the 2007 World Netball Championships but the University of Miami refused to release her from her scholarship commitments. [6][9] In January 2010, following her return to netball, it was reported that Borrego was going to make a comeback for Jamaica. [6][8][34] However in November 2010 she announced that she was longer available. [35]

Australia

In May 2011 Borrego declared an interest in playing for Australia and becoming an Australian citizen. [36] In February 2015 she became a citizen. [37][38] In April 2015 she was included as a training partner in an Australia squad that was preparing for the 2015 Netball World Cup. [39]

Honours
Adelaide Thunderbirds
Garville

References
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  28. "Premier League Grand Final Match Report". sa.netball.com.au. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
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  32. "Australia overcome the Sunshine Girls". www.abc.net.au. 20 July 2003. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  33. "Women Netball XI World Championship 2003". www.todor66.com. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
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  35. "No change of heart ...Williams-Borrego has no intention to play for Jamaica". jamaica-gleaner.com. 23 November 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  36. "I want to be an Aussie". The Advertiser. www.pressreader.com. 4 May 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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  38. "Aussie Carla". www.oursportinglifesa.com.au. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  39. "West Coast Fever players earn Diamonds selection for World Cup". www.smh.com.au. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
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