Pigerre, Morris cleaning up at Xmas 5-Days

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Last Updated: Thursday, 28 December 2017 15:37

Young Queensland star Caroline Pigerre has made it two-from-two at the Xmas 5-Days carnival in the Southern Highlands.

Caroline won Thursday's first bush event at Canyonleigh by almost five minutes from ACT's Shannon Jones, after taking out the opening sprint by 78 seconds.

The Arthursleigh map was the venue for our NSW Long Champs in May when Uringa dusted off a map unused for at least a decade. This time it was Jim Mackay setting, and interstate women claimed the first four divisions.

Bennelong Northside's Richard Morris also made it a double, in Men's C, sparing his Sydney Summer Series rivals another flogging in the process.

Wednesday's carnival opener was a sprint at Chevalier College in Burradoo (pictured). The campus is not overly tricky but has enough complexity to trap the unwary.

SHOO's Peter Meyer set courses that perplexed and stumped, in a smallish area that does not appear to hold too many demons - yet the list of mispunches on the Men's A course was a veritable Who's Who of Australian orienteering.

Garingal's Duncan Currie led a junior sweep of Men's B while juniors won three of the top five women's classes.

There is Enter on Day at each of the three remaining events but you must register by 8.30am to claim a spot.