Toby, Georgia selected in JWOC team
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 26 April 2017 12:03
Garingal's Tony Wilson has been named in the Australian team for the junior world championships in Finland, and Uringa's Georgia Jones has been picked as a reserve.
Toby has been on the fringe of "JWOC" selection for more than 12 months now and his impressive results in the National League - including a breakthrough win on the notoriously difficult Pittwater Dunes in Hobart last month and solid performances in New Zealand at Easter - sealed his place.
"I'm excited for this opportunity to get overseas experience," he said.
"I took this semester off Uni partly to concentrate on JWOC and I was pretty confident after the first few NOL races, but it's still a relief to see your name on the list."
Georgia has consistently placed in the top 7 or 8 in junior NOL races this year and will no doubt push strongly for full selection next year.
"It was a really strong field competing for places on the team, and I've gotten where I am because of all the work my coach Paula Shingler has put in," she said.
"Although I'm disappointed to not get on the travelling team, it was good to be picked as reserve. I had a solid set of races in New Zealand which is a good preparation for the racing I'll be doing in Europe later this year and my nomination for the 2018 JWOC team."
The Orienteering NSW community congratulates these two fine ambassadors for our sport, and their Australian team-mates.
The championships in Finland run from July 9-16 and the event website is here.
Jenny Enderby claims bronze in World Masters Sprint
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 25 April 2017 14:52
Newcastle's Jenny Enderby has continued her great Oceania Easter form with a third placing in the W45 age class at the World Masters Orienteering Sprint Champs in Auckland.
Jenny (pictured), covered the 3.2km course in the W45A final in 17m2s to complete an Australian clean sweep of the medals. Victorian Natasha Key won by an astonishing three minutes as Australia claimed 12 of the 23 gold medals on offer on Monday.
Former Bennelonger Grant Bluett, now living in the ACT, won M45. ONSW's next best performers were Debbie Davey (Waggaroos) who was fourth in W60A and Maureen Ogilvie (Uringa) fourth in W80.
Other top ten place-getters in the A finals were: Andrew Hill (WHO) seventh in M35, ex-Big Footer Patrik Gunnarsson eighth in M40, Eric Morris (BN) ninth in M45, Chipply le Carpentier (SHOO) ninth in M75, Tracy Bluett (Big Foot) seventh and Anna Fitzgerald (Goldseekers) ninth in W40, and Phoebe Dent (Central Coast) ninth in W35.
In the B finals, John Hodsdon (SHOO) was second in M75 and Salme Fuller (IKO) third in W50.
Long Distance qualifications are on Wednesday and Thursday, with the finals on Saturday.
Bulletins released for 2017 NSW champs
- Last Updated: Thursday, 20 April 2017 13:10
Full details have been released for the pinnacle of our annual State League calendar - the NSW Middle and Long championships on May 13-14 in the Macarthur region and the Southern Highlands.
Saturday sees SHOO hosting the Middle Distance champs at Appin, while Sunday's Long champs return us to Uringa's Arthursleigh map at Wollondilly Bend after an absence of more than a decade.
A reminder that entries close on Sat May 6 for the Middle Champs and Wed May 3 for the Long Champs.
Dale slays Goliaths in Oceania Middle champs
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 18 April 2017 14:01
Dale Wallace has won the Oceania Middle Distance champs in New Zealand.
Dale, from the Western Plains club in Dubbo, finished the 4-day carnival in style with a 27-second victory in the M55AS class, with SHOO's Garry Stewart adding further glory with a third placing.
The terrain was a change from the weekend pine forest - limestone and tomos, but still muddy underfoot (as evidenced by Gayle Quantock from Newcastle, pictured).
ONSW athletes to win medals on Monday were:
1st place: M35AS Damian Enderby (Newcastle), M55AS Dale Wallace (Western Plains)
2nd place: M14 Alvin Craig (NC), M55A Greg Barbour (Big Foot), W35AS Saacha Donaldson (BF), W45A Jenny Enderby (NC), W70A Jenny Hawkins (Northern Tablelands)
3rd place: M21AS Jose Zapata (Central Coast), M45A Stephen Craig (NC), M55AS Garry Stewart (SHOO), M65A Bruce Meder (Bush n Beach), W45AS Elaine Bennett (NC), W60A Debbie Davey (Waggaroos)
Results, Winsplits and Routegadget are here.
We thank the NZ organisers for dealing with the aftermath of a massive weather event in good spirits. Many visitors are staying on for the two Middle Earth events midweek.
