Orienteering NSW - 2016 NSW Schools team announced

2016 NSW Schools team announced

Details: Last Updated: Thursday, 30 June 2016 09:02

New faces from Wagga, Newcastle, Coffs Harbour and Sydney are in the 2016 NSW Schools team (the Carbines) for the Australian championships in Queensland in late September.

Lachlan Billett (Waggaroos), Alvin Craig (Newcastle), Oscar Woolford (Bush n Beach) and Angus Leung (Garingal) have all been selected in the juniors boys' team, while Serena Doyle (Uringa) has made the junior girls' team.

Congratulations to the following students for their selection:

Senior Girls: Mel Annetts (GO), Claire Burgess (NC), Georgia Jones (UR)

Senior Boys: Alastair George (Big Foot), Hugh Gingell (GO), Duncan Currie (GO)

Junior Girls: Sophie Jones (UR), Serena Doyle (UR), Ellen Currie (GO), Jo Hill (GO)

Junior Boys: Lachlan Billett (WR), Angus Leung (GO), Alvin Craig (NC), Oscar Woolford (BB), Ewan Shingler (BF), Finn Mackay (UR)

All selected will travel with the team to Queensland and run in the three schools championship events from September 26-29 (Sprint, Individual and Relay), while also competing in the other major events on both weekends of the carnival.

Manager Sally Devenish will be in contact with team members to co-ordinate travelling arrangements.

ONSW thanks selectors Jock Davis, Hilary Wood and Andrew Hill for their time and energy spent in this important role, and to the Carbine Club for their generous financial support.