MetrO rocks Mitchell Park
- Last Updated: Monday, 16 April 2018 13:30
Mitchell Park signalled a return to traditional bush O for Round 2 of our MetrO League on Sunday.
Occasional rock clusters and steep gullies tested competitors but setter Airdrie Long got the distances spot on.
There were some clear winning margins: Garingal junior Angus Leung won Division 3 by six minutes, and Knox's Alex Koch-Lowndes took out Division 5 by five and half minutes.
Newly minted JWOC rep Alastair George (Big Foot) and Uringa club captain Shane Doyle repeated their round one performances of the fastest times in Divisions 1-2 respectively.
Big Foot and Garingal have cleared ahead in Division 1. Uringa and the Feet now lead Division 2 after twin victories, while SHOO-IKO remain unbeaten in Division 3.
GO Monitors are the only unbeaten side in a tight Division 4, while UR-CC and WHO recorded their second straight wins in Division 5.
It was great to see so many newcomers across all the divisions. All the scores and splits have been posted on our ML web page.
GO trio off to world uni champs
- Last Updated: Saturday, 14 April 2018 10:51
Siblings Michele and Aidan Dawson, along with Toby Wilson, have been chosen in the Australian team for the World University Orienteering Championships in Finland in July.
The Garingal trio are all previous JWOC representatives.
Michele, fresh from a 12-month stint in Denmark, will run in the Sprint, Sprint Relay, Long and Relay. She competed at the previous WUOC in Hungary in 2016.
Aidan will compete in the Sprint, Sprint Relay and Relay.
Toby will run in the Middle, Long and Relay.
The event website is here and the Orienteering Australia story here.
We wish them all the best in this prestigious competition which has become an important link between the world junior and senior championships.
Enderbys appointed to NSW Schools Team roles
- Last Updated: Monday, 09 April 2018 14:19
Newcastle couple Damien and Jenny Enderby have been named as manager and assistant coach of the NSW Schools Team for the 2018 Australian championships in South Australia.
The Enderbys have been orienteering for decades and older daughter Mikayla last year made the schools team.
ONSW congratulates Damien and Jenny on their appointments.
Lucy Mackie, Junghans take out major OA awards
- Last Updated: Sunday, 08 April 2018 22:39
Big Foot teenager Lucy Mackie has been named Orienteering Australia's athlete of the year for her stunning performances at the last year's MTBO world championships.
Lucy, pictured far left, won silver in the Middle Distance and was 7th in the Long in Lithuania, serving notice to the Europeans of her prowess. Her award was announced at the recent Easter carnival in Tasmania.
Congratulations also go to Garingal couple Ron and Barbara Junghans, who won the Silva Award for Services to Orienteering. The Sydneysiders have been at the heart of all things O for close on 40 years. This lifelong dedication culminated in Barbara organising last year's Australian championships at Bathurst and Hill End.
The Junghans also took out the ONSW President's Award in 2017.
The Silva Award for Services to Coaching went to Queensland's Wendy Read. Wendy has served as National Senior Coach/Manager for Australia and has taken the team to WOC many times. She has also been Bushrangers Coach, and at Qld level she managed the Cyclones for many year. Congratulations Wendy on a well-deserved award.
Bob Mouatt won the David Hogg Medal for Services to Event Management.
