She may be only 12 years old, but Neve Tratt already has a Green and Gold cap under her belt.
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And a silver medal to go with it.
The centre has just returned from Tauranga in New Zealand, where she played for the Australian Country Junior Basketball Cup under-14s team at the Pacific Rim Championships, from April 3 - 6.
The side was one of four Australian Country Junior Cup sides to make the trip across the Tasman, with all teams making the top four in their respective divisions.
Tratt's under-14s side trained for two days before the first game tipped off, and blazed through the competition, beating older teams to get to the grand final.
"I'm actually in the under-14s age group but when we went over we played against under-15s, which is the year above us," Tratt said.
"So everyone was a year older than us."
That makes their achievement even greater, with the girls winning four of their six games, including a dominant performance over the home side, Tauranga, who they defeated 83-33.
The only team they couldn't get on top of was Waikato, who beat them 70-64 in the rounds, and then 77-55 in the grand final.
But despite their medal-winning performance, Tratt said the highlight was "being able to wear green and gold".
She also had the chance to wind down, spending a week with her family in New Zealand to go hiking and white water rafting.
But now it's back to work.
The dedicated athlete is already back and training with her under 14s girls Dubbo Rams team, and has her sights set on her next challenge.
"Next, probably TAC [Talented Athlete Camp] in Narrabeen [in June], and Development League in September."