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.
Oceania relays keep it in the family
- Last Updated: Sunday, 16 April 2017 20:19
Four ONSW families are celebrating multiple medals from the Oceania Relay champs in New Zealand on Sunday.
Newcastle aces Stephen Craig and daughter Rebecca tasted success, while son Alvin took second place. Clubmates the Enderbys also garnered three medals, with Erika winning the MW12, and big sister Mikayla and mum Jenny taking silver.
Garingal father and son Jamie and Alex Kennedy were also second in the M21AS Sledge class with Big Foot's Andrew Wisniewski - whose partner Saacha Donaldson enjoyed a second placing in W35-44.
ONSW athletes to win medals were:
1st place: MW12 Rebecca Craig and Erika Enderby (NC), M45-54 Scott Simson and Stephen Craig (NC) and Eric Morris (Bennelong Northside)
2nd place: MW14 Mikayla Enderby and Alvin Craig (NC), M18 Duncan Currie (Garingal), M21AS Jamie and Alex Kennedy (GO) and Andrew Wisniewski (Big Foot), W35-44 Saacha Donaldson (BF), W45-54 Jenny Enderby (NC), W65+ Lynn Dabbs (WHO)
3rd place: M20 Toby Wilson (GO), M65+ Steve Flick (BN), W65+ Val Hodsdon (SHOO)
Results, Winsplits and Routegadget are here.
The Oceania champs conclude on Monday with the Middle Distance titles, then there are the two Middle Earth events midweek.
