KYNETON teenager Chloe Stewart and Bendigo's Aaron Wilson are among the lawn bowls stars vying for selection in the Bowls Australia Jackaroos squad.
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They are among 15 players invited to try out for a place against the present 19 members as BA works toward choosing the 10-strong men's and women's squads.
Victorious in the world junior singles final at Broadbeach last November, Stewart has since bowled for Australia in the Trans-Tasman series against New Zealand.
The brilliant teenager represented her country in the singles format.
The 19-year-old was the Maxine Crouch Trust Fund recipient in the 50th Bendigo Bank Bendigo Advertiser-Prime 7 Sports Star of the Year award presented last February.
The 10-strong list of prospective women boast an average age of 18.9 years.
Invitees include world junior singles and pairs champion Kristina Krstic, and Australian Indoor Championships winner Jamie-Lee Worsnop, 18.
Based in Cheltenham, Wilson is among the 10 invitees aiming for a place in the Jackaroos line-up.
Wilson was the 2013 Australian Open singles champion.
The feats by the Wilson brothers, Aaron and Nathan earned both monthly awards in the Bendigo Bank Bendigo Advertiser-Prime 7 Sports Star of the Year award.
Selection trial camps for the Jackaroos will be on the Gold Coast.
The women's camp runs from May 21 to 24, with the men's trial on June 10 to 12.
Selectors will use the $225,000 Australian Open from June 13-25 as the final decider to determine the 2015-16 team,
The selection panel for the Jackaroos is led by Australian coach Steve Glasson.
The bowls legend played for South Bendigo in last October's historic night pennant match against Bendigo East.
Major tournaments for the Jackaroos include the 2015 Asia Pacific Championships, 2016 Trans Tasman, 2016 Six-Nation Invitational and 2016 World Bowls Championships, with all set to be staged in New Zealand.
Long-term goals are the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, 2019 Asia Pacific Championships and 2020 World Bowls Championships.