1. Carla Borrego was a member of the Jamaica team that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Netball Championships.
18 Facts About Carla Borrego
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Carla Borrego subsequently switched to women's basketball, playing for Broward Seahawks and Miami Hurricanes.
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In 2009, after returning to netball, Borrego began playing for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship.
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Carla Borrego was a prominent member of the Thunderbirds teams that won the 2010 and 2013 titles.
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Carla Borrego has played for Sirens in the Netball Superleague and for Garville in the Netball South Australia Premier League.
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Carla Borrego attended Green Island High School and Queen's School.
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Carla Borrego then gained a basketball scholarship to the University of Miami, where she completed a Criminology and Liberal Arts degree.
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Borrego, then Carla Williams, was discovered playing netball in regional competitions by the husband of Jamaica international, Elaine Davis.
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Carla Borrego originally played as a goal keeper, but became a goal shooter when a team she played for had too many defenders.
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In 2009, after completing her degree at the University of Miami, Carla Borrego signed for Adelaide Thunderbirds in the ANZ Championship.
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In 2013, Carla Borrego won a second ANZ Championship with Thunderbirds.
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Carla Borrego continued to play for Thunderbirds until she announced her retirement at the end of the 2016 season, finishing her ANZ Championship career with 2,870 goals.
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In 2017 Carla Borrego began playing for Garville in the Netball South Australia Premier League.
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Carla Borrego was named as the league's 2018 MVP and was included in the league's Team of the Year.
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Carla Borrego was a member of the Jamaica team that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Netball Championships.
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Carla Borrego finished the tournament as the second highest scorer after New Zealand's Irene van Dyk.
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In January 2010, following her return to netball, it was reported that Carla Borrego was going to make a comeback for Jamaica.
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In May 2011 Carla Borrego declared an interest in playing for Australia and becoming an Australian citizen.