Today on NZ Sporting History we speak to hockey player Anna Lawrence In her 12 years with the Black Sticks - five as captain - Anna played two Olympics, two World Cups, and won a bronze medal at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
Regarded among the best in the world, she is credited with lifting the profile of women's hockey in New Zealand - clawing the team's ranking from 23rd in the world in 1995 to the top six.
Not to mention captaining the team to their first international medal in 1998.
Former Black Sticks captain Anna Lawrence. Photo: SUPPLIED
