Marit Westenberg

Class:

Freshman

Position:

Forward

Height:

5-8

Hometown:

Netherlands

High School:

Maeriant Lyceum


Westenberg brings a great deal of international experience with her, including time with both high school and club teams. She was a member of the Maeriant Lyceum field hockey team. In 2006, her team captured The Hague regional high school tournament title. In the Shell hockey tournament (District), the team qualified for the national tournament several times during her career. With the high school team, Westenberg played outside right and left as well as right center. She ranked among the team's leading scorers for both goals and assists. Westenberg also played with the Hockey Club Klein Zwitserland (HCKZ), a prominent club in The Hague. She worked her way through the different levels of the program, which includes more than 1,500 members. After working her way through the B levels, Westenberg currently plays for the A1 team in national competition, the top hockey level in The Netherlands. Throughout her career with HCKZ, she has played against international competition which includes opponents from Germany and England.