Rising national hockey prospect and Year 10 student Logan has been named in the U16 Boys squad for Australia.
Logan earned his spot after a standout performance in the South Australian team at Hockey Australia’s U16 championships in Hobart recently.
His selection as one of 24 players in Australia’s 2026 U16 Boys’ squad sets Logan on an elite pathway.
“This team is one of the pathways that Hockey Australia has for the 2032 Olympics in Brisbane, to prepare our generation of athletes for the games,” Logan said.
“It’s definitely good to be recognised as one of the top athletes in Australia for hockey, so that’s pretty cool.”
From local hockey to national selection
Logan has been playing hockey with the Berri Hockey Club since the age of seven and now plays for both Berri and the North East Hockey Club in the SA premier league.
“I had a stick in my hand ever since I was three,” he said,
His dad and uncle both played hockey, and his parents supported his passion by taking him to Adelaide to develop his game.
“My parents get me down to Adelaide for all the trainings and games, I couldn’t do it without them,” Logan said.
“I couldn’t be selected in the Australian squad without that, obviously being from the country it’s a bit harder, but we get it done.”
BRSC sports program provides opportunities
Logan is part of the Riverland Secondary Schools Alliance Specialist Sports Academy (SSA), which is offered to students at BRSC from Years 10-12.
While this year’s pilot program has a football focus, it provides valuable insights and opportunities for other sports, with students accessing elite training and equipment during this Adelaide SSA excursion.
Logan also represents BRSC at athletics and cross country carnivals, with his dedication to training paying off as part of the pennant winning U16s team and, last week, claiming the fastest time on the cross country track.
In past years he has also represented the school in knock-out cup hockey, sharing his skills with his team.
Managing schoolwork while developing his hockey prospects requires discipline and determination.
‘I get all my schoolwork done in class, I try to use my time efficiently to maximise my after-school time for hockey,” he said.
“Aside from team sessions I do a lot of solo fitness and strength training.”
Role models and playing with mates
Logan said his hockey role models include current national players as well as former Riverlander Grant Schubert.
“He ended up playing for Australia, from memory he won a gold medal in 2008,” Logan said.
“To know that he made it that far coming from here gives you a bit of confidence.”
And while he has his sights firmly set on a spot with the Kookaburras, he’s enjoying playing the game he loves with his mates.
“It was good to go away for a trip to Hobart with them, we’ve played together now since I was 11 or 12 so it was great to play for South Australia with a team of my good mates.”
