Emily Hurtz, Class of 2007
Achievements at Elderslie High School
• Various athletics achievements
• 2005 - Selected into the U/16 Australian School Girls Team - toured and competed in South Africa.
• 2007 - Accepted into the Bachelor of Science/Master of Nursing program at the University of Sydney.
Achievements post Elderslie High School
• Member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team 2009-2014
• Member of the 2012 London Olympic Squad
• Member of the 2014 World Cup Team - Silver
• Member of the 2009 & 2011 Champions Trophy Team
• Awarded high goal scorer award at the 2009 Women's Australian Hockey League
• Lived in Amsterdam for two years (2012-2014) and played hockey with Amsterdam Hockey & Bandy Club in the Hoofdklasse Division (1st Div). In the 2012-2013 season, we became National Champions.
• Although having retired from international hockey, I’m still highly involved in hockey in Victoria (due to now residing in Melbourne).
• I currently play for Hawthorn Hockey Club and am coaching various hockey teams including the U/18 Victorian Girls Hockey Team and school hockey coaching at Caulfield Grammar.
• I’m still in the process of finishing my undergraduate degree, planning to finish at the end of 2016. Due to my hockey commitments between 2008-14, I’d been unable to complete a significant part of the practical side of the nursing degree. In the future I plan to complete my Masters in Mental Health Science or Mental Health Nursing.