Vika Koloto

Vika Koloto

Vika Koloto (born 8 May 2002)[1] is a Tongan New Zealander netball player who plays as a wing attack, goal attack, and goal shooter. She has represented Tonga internationally. She is the daughter of rugby league player Emosi Koloto.[2]

Koloto was born in Auckland, New Zealand[2] and was educated at Baradene College of the Sacred Heart.[3] She has been playing netball since the age of nine.[3]

In 2019 she was named to the New Zealand Secondary Schools netball team.[4] In 2020 she was selected for the Northern Stars and the New Zealand under-21 netball team.[2] In 2021 she played for the Northern Comets.[5] In January 2022 she was selected for the Mainland Tactix as a replacement for pregnant Jane Watson.[6][7] In January 2023 she was selected for the Mainland Tactix as an injury replacement for Hannah Glen.

In 2022 she was selected for the Tonga national netball team for the 2023 Netball World Cup Oceania qualifiers.[8]

References

1. "Vika Koloto". Netball Central. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
2. "Kiwi netball stars Ketz-ke fashion turn to support Tania Dalton Foundation". New Zealand Herald. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
3. "Hard work and a change of positions paying off for Vika Koloto". College Sport Media. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
4. "NZ Secondary Schools team named to meet England". Times Online. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
5. "Vika Koloto". ANZ Premiership. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
6. "Tactix name Vika Koloto as replacement for Jane Watson". NZ Sportswire. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
7. Merryn Anderson (7 March 2022). "Netball's breakout stars for 2022". NewsRoom. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
8. "Tonga Netball Tala wins first game at Oceania Qualifiers". Matangi Tonga. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022.