The 2026 Australian Youth Volleyball Championships will return to Perth this weekend for the second consecutive year, bringing together the nation’s best athletes in the U14 to U18 age groups to compete for National Championship titles.
Matches will be played across Bendat Basketball Centre, Gold Netball Centre and Arena Joondalup. Western Australia will proudly be represented by fifteen teams, with athletes having progressed through trial and squad phases and now entering the final stage of their championship preparation.
Congratulations to the following athletes and coaches who have been selected to represent Western Australia at the 2026 Australian Youth Volleyball Championships from 20-25 September.
Head of Delegation: Carol Hodgen
Boy’s Mentor Coach: Sean Andrews
Girl’s Mentor Coach: Laurel Wentworth
U18 Girls
Eve Ang
Cynthia Aung
Kaelyn Dale
Keeley Davidson
Nika Forouzeshfar
Alexis Keech
Lexie Moir
Emma Oldmeadow
Erin Parker
Mina Tsui
Head Coach – Carly Walters
Assistant Coach – Samantha Shillington
U18 Boys
Samson Armitage
Blake Bayliss
Michael Delany
Angus Flower
Lachlan Hammond
Levi Hinton
Jack London
Oscar Marsh
Travis Mayne
Michael McDonald
Banjo Parker
Connor Webb
Head Coach – Harry Brown
Assistant Coach – Preston Jones
U17 Girls
Ellie Ando
Chantelle Barr
Paige Grant
Jessica Hodgen
Bronte Lucas
Ellie Manason
Emme Matson-Smith
Sophia Moloney
Isabella Nugent
Makayla Phan
Mona Rahimi
Angela Savic
Ella Zaorski
Head Coach – Brent Gauci
Assistant Coach – Jackie Tamburri
U17 Boys – Black
Malachi Andrews
Levi Chandra
Bodhi Hand
Cale Harding
Samuel Ho
Blake Huppatz
Kaleb King
Tom Merrett
Hayden Saw
Tiago Ulgiati Ferreira
Head Coach – Peter Fitzgerald
Assistant Coach – Anthony Meo
U17 Boys – Gold
Marcus Bonney
Jayden Cho
Reece Da Silva
Cameron McCoubrie
Kenjiro Amir Nugroho
Kaito Onoshita
Hanvin Ryu
Thomas Shaw
Leven Shi
Zachariah Wong
Head Coach – Harry Fraser
Assistant Coach – Denzil Fernandes
U16 Girls – Black
Hayley Caldwell
Jenna Dunbar
Nina Healy
Claudia Kinsella
Helen Lawson
Ava Mitchell
Sumi Nguyen
Oriana O’Mahony
Hana Scott
Anna Stopp
Luna Surianingrat
Sai Charita Unnava
Head Coach – Tim Everett
Assistant Coach – Jemah Kelly
U16 Girls – Gold
Nikki Aung
Sophie Baker
Alice Corkery
Avilyn Dale
Alisa Eroshenko
Carys Griffin
Olivia Kinsella
Victoria Ku
Kylar Perkins
Brenda Rattu
Shyla Reudavey
Head Coach – Michelle Hedge
Assistant Coach – Isabella Valdez Jimenez
U16 Boys – Black
Joshua Keech
Chisenga Phiri
Jacob Pius
Lewis Reeves
Owen Rigg
Troy Rocke
Kai Rose
Ethan Tsoi
Junchi Tu
Xun Wu
Head Coach – Jordan Fancote
Assistant Coaches – Rory Read
U16 Boys – Gold
Hayden Ablett
Gegeenkhuslen Altangerel
Muhammad Aaron Zufar Bin Muhammad Fadli
Logan Brown
Oscar Cao
Lucius Cao
Lai Chi Morris Chan
Muhammad hazif Hafiz
Ethan Ho
Toby Lee
Head Coach – Jess Grigio
Assistant Coaches – Charlie Grigio & Cody Versteeg
U15 Girls – Black
Margad Batbold
Tama Fleay
Imogen Goodgame
Angelika Leskiewicz
Amber Hyacinth Mabuyo
Sara Martin
Lia Oh
Jenisha Sharma
Nao Tsui
Amela Wilson
Nayla Zaen
Head Coach – Misa Tagomori
Assistant Coach – Jimmie Mok
U15 Girls – Gold
Maya Barton
Catherine Bourchier
Alicia Chow
Aya Healy
Ivy Hilbrands
Marlow Hoetmer
Kiara Kamal
Stella Lim
Karlia Retirado
Elise Schwer
Rosabelle Yip
Head Coach – Rommel Pineda
Assistant Coach – Gabrielle Ho
U15 Boys – Black
Heath Barclay
Kobi Bunt
William Gibson
Kieren Giggs
Dylan Gregg
Phoenix Lethlean
Lucas Lim
DeShawn McCarthy
Isaac Tan
Tyler Wong
Head Coach – Kevin Gravestock
Assistant Coach – Josh Sutherland
U15 Boys – Gold
George Alabaster
Oscar Kai Ze Chai
Oscar Chiang
Nicholas Howell
Gabriel Jack
Gabriel Mendes
Tyson Ngo
Caiden Piper
Donovan Sia
Eamon Soo
Head Coach – Toma Stanca
Assistant Coach – David Hedge
U14 Girls
Anisha Aggarwal
Harper Ando
Jayde Brown
Alyssa Colley
Zoey Kyle
Grace Langmead
Sienna Lees
Laura Ma
Hayley Wright
Hannah Yoon
Head Coach – Michelle Hilbrands
Assistant Coach – Natalie Kessell
U14 Boys
Magnus Adams
Julian Arevalo Ballestas
Geoffrey Aung
Wesley Kay
Nicholas Ku
Cruz Lethlean
Emmanuel Mutale
Sreedarsh Panneri
Riyan Shrestha
Matias Vasquez
James Wright
Isaac Zuideveld
Head Coach – Ray Gilling
Assistant Coach – Cameron Harvey
For more information, please see the Event Page.
