Julia Ross
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| Born |
27 July 2001 Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Vancouver Hawks | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Canada U–21 | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Canada | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Julia Ross (born 27 July 2001)[1] is a field hockey player from Canada.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Ross grew up in Vancouver, a city in British Columbia, Canada.[2][3]
She is a student at the University of Maine.[3]
Field hockey
[edit]Domestic league
[edit]At domestic level, Ross currently represents the Vancouver Hawks FHC in the VWFHA.[4][5][6] She has also previously represented Polar Bears FHC, and the UOM Black Bears in the United States intercollegiate competition, hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.[3]
Under–21
[edit]From 2019 until 2022, Ross was a member of the Canada U–21 squad.[2]
During her junior career, she represented the team at three tournaments. She made her debut in 2019 during a Four–Nations Tournament in Dublin.[7] In 2021 she won her first medal with the team, taking home an historic gold medal at the Pan American Junior Championship in Santiago.[8][9][10] Through their victory, the team qualified for the FIH Junior World Cup.[11] Ross concluded her junior career with an appearance at the 2022 FIH Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom, where the team finished in last place.[8]
Senior national team
[edit]Ross received her first call-up to the senior national team in 2024. She was included in the squad for a European tour through June and July.[12] During this tour, she earned her first official cap during a test series against Scotland in Glasgow, and followed this with appearances at the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Terrassa.[7][12]
In 2025, she was again named in the national squad for her second FIH Nations Cup in Santiago.[7] She has also been named as a travelling reserve in the squad for the 2025 Pan American Cup in Montevideo.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "Julia Ross". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "5. Julia Ross". goblackbears.com. University of Maine. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "ROSS Julia". fieldhockeybc.altiusrt.com. Field Hockey British Columbia. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "EXECUTIVE AND STAFF". vancouverhawks.com. Vancouver Hawks Field Hockey Club. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Julia Ross". vwfha.org. Vancouver Women's Field Hockey Association. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ a b c "ROSS Julia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ a b "ROSS Julia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
- ^ "Canadian UMaine field hockey player wins Junior Pan Am Games gold medal". bangordailynews.com. Bangor Daily News. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Junior Pan American Championships". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Canada's junior national field hockey team books ticket to World Cup". vancouverisawesome.com. Vancouver Is Awesome. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Canada: Women's National Team – FIH Nations Cup". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey World News. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Cup Rosters". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.