Morgan Mathison
| Personal information | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
12 April 2000 Gold Coast, Queensland | |||||||||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | |||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 2018– | Australia U18 | 15 | (9) | |||||||
Medal record
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Morgan Mathison (born 12 April 2000)[1] is an Australian field hockey player.[2]
Mathison represented Australia at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires.
Personal life[edit]
Mathison was born in the Gold Coast, a city in Queensland. She is the only Queenslander, women or men sides, to play in Argentina.[3]
In 2017, Morgan who aspires to be a teacher, accepted an offer to attend Griffith University to study for a degree in eduction, following in the footsteps of her mother who taught high school. Morgan was among a select few of Gold Coast high school students awarded the annual Griffith University School Sports Award for her high school sport achievements.[4]
Career[edit]
International[edit]
Mathison made her debut for the Australia Under 18 team at a qualification event for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. Australia won the tournament, earning qualification to the Youth Olympics.[5]
Morgan and her sister Lindsay have been referred to as the “gifted Gold Coast hockey sisters”.[6] Morgan was team captain for the 2016 South Africa tour that was played in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. Her team ended the tour undefeated.
In October 2018, Mathison again represented the Australian Under 18 team at the Summer Youth Olympics. The team finished in 5th place.[7][8]
National[edit]
Mathison plays representative hockey for her home state of Queensland. She most recently represented the state's Under 21 team at the national championships in Sydney, where she won a silver medal.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Team Report - Australia". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ↑ "MATHISON Morgan". FIH. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ↑ Kossatch, Nick (2018-07-13). "Goes to show that it doesn't matter where you come from". Gladstone Observer. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ↑ "Hockey star in the making finds new learning zone". app.secure.griffith.edu.au. 2018-01-17. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ↑ "2018 Oceania Youth Olympic Games Qualifier (W)". FIH. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ↑ Wilson, Terry (2016-07-27). "Big fortnight for Mathison siblings". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 2018-10-16.
- ↑ "Australia Women & Men Finish Fifth & Sixth At Youth Olympics". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ↑ "MATHISON Morgan". buenosaires2018. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ↑ "MATHISON Morgan". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
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