Jett is on the runway to hockey success Year 12 student Jett Leong has been identified as one of the best under 18 hockey players in Australia by being selected in the 2022 Men’s Futures Squad. He has ambitions of representing Australia at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Victoria and the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. Jett caught the eye of selectors at the U21 squad, partly on the strength of his Hockey Grand Final in September. Hockey Australia U18 Championships performances at the tournament in Cairns. in Cairns in April. He represented New He was outstanding during the trials and Jett is determined to make 2022 a year of South Wales at the tournament, who were was selected in the NSW Blue squad to play hockey highlights. defeated 5–4 by Western Australia in the at the 2022 Hockey Australia Under 21 ‘Missing out on most of these opportunities gold medal match. Championships in Perth in July, where he last year has given me the drive to make it scored a goal. Jett has also received a scholarship to the this year and be a part of it all and shown NSW Institute of Sport Hockey program Closer to home, Jett played for Ryde against me what I can accomplish with hard work and was invited to trial for the Hockey NSW UNSW in the Sydney Premier League Men’s and dedication,’ he said. Images from top: Jett (number 10) pursued by South Australia players at the Hockey Australia U21 Championships; Bottom: Jett representing NSW at the Hockey Australia U18 Championships. Service| News Spring 2022 | Stanmore 7–12 | 31