Maxine Blomquist

Maxine Blomquist (born 13 March 1956) is a former New Zealand netball international. Between 1974 and 1982, she made 31 senior appearances for New Zealand. She was a member of the New Zealand teams that won a gold medal at the 1979 World Netball Championships and a bronze medal at the 1975 World Netball Championships. Her sister, Annette Heffernan, their cousin, Shirley Langrope, and her two nieces, Kate Heffernan and Georgia Heffernan, have all played international netball for New Zealand. Maxine and Annette were the first set of sisters to play international netball for New Zealand. Kate and Georgia were the third set.

Maxine Blomquist

Personal information
Born	(1956-03-13) 13 March 1956 (age 69)
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Relatives	Annette Heffernan (sister) Kate Heffernan (niece) Georgia Heffernan (niece) Shirley Langrope (cousin)
Netball career
Playing position(s):  GK, GD, WD, WA, GA, GS
Years	National team(s)	Caps
1974–1982	New Zealand	31
Medal record Representing  New Zealand World Netball Championships 1979 Trinidad Team 1975 Auckland Team

Early life and family

Blomquist is originally from Canterbury. She is the sister of Annette Heffernan and a cousin of Shirley Langrope, who are also former New Zealand netball internationals. Annette and Maxine were the first set of sisters to play international netball for New Zealand.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Her two nieces, Kate Heffernan and Georgia Heffernan are also both New Zealand netball internationals. In 2024, they became the third set.^[4][6][7][8]

Netball career

New Zealand

Between 1974 and 1982, Blomquist made 31 senior appearances for New Zealand. On 9 November 1974, she made her senior debut against England during an away tour. Her cousin Shirley Langrope captained New Zealand on this tour and again when they were teammates at the 1975 World Netball Championships.^[1][3] Blomquist was known as a defender and she regularly played in all three defensive positions. Her versatility and height also saw used as a goal attack.^[1] She was also a member of the New Zealand teams that won a gold medal at the 1979 World Netball Championships.^[9][10][11]

Tournaments	Place
1975 World Netball Championships[9][10][11][12]
1979 World Netball Championships[9][10][11][13]