American pair embrace Australian roots as Olympic lacrosse qualifying campaign begins on Sunshine Coast

PerthNow - Oct 3, 2026

They grew up in America, but Grace Fujinaga and Marcus Wertheim have chosen Australia in their bid to be part of lacrosse’s return to the Olympics.

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