Even after getting the chance to captain the Hockeyroos, Stephanie Kershaw does not believe her Olympics selection is guaranteed.
The Townsville hockey star became the first athlete from the region to lead her nation since Catherine Roncato skippered the Matildas — a moment she said was one of the proudest in her career.
Not that the honour has changed the 25-year-old too much. Straight after her return from New Zealand, she was back into her university work as if nothing had changed.
Kershaw made her performance an emphatic one once the ‘C’ was put next to her name, scoring a goal and setting up another in Australia’s Trans-Tasman Series-deciding victory over the Kiwis.