Alastair, Emily take out SA rogaining champs
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 21 September 2021 12:26
Congratulations to Big Foot junior star Alastair George and his girlfriend Emily Sorensen who won the South Australian rogaining championships at the weekend.
It was a convincing win, 320 points ahead of the next team (3190-2870), as they covered 92km in the 24 hours permitted - although they finished with an hour to spare.
Amazingly, this was Emily and Ali’s first rogaine! No doubt their backgrounds as elite orienteers helped - Alastair has competed at JWOC and Emily made this year's JWOC Honour team that did not compete due to covid.
Alastair moved to SA, Emily's home state, just before the NSW lockdown.
IKO's Liz Woodgate has been interstate since July and teamed up with an old friend Marc Woods from Alice Springs for his first rogaine. They finished sixth in the 24-hour event and third in the Mixed Veteran age class.
You can see the results from Almerta Station here.
Perfect weather for NTOC return at Blue Hole
- Last Updated: Monday, 20 September 2021 16:04
Our Armidale club returned to action on Sunday with an event at Blue Hole Picnic Area that was well attended and featured stunning scenery.
As the name suggests, the event took place around Gara Gorge - where the river bed is rock rather than soil.
Around 30 participants enjoyed some testing courses that involved a river crossing - working out the quickest way to get across was crucial to a good result.
NSW Schools Team member Sam Woolford (Bush n Beach) won the 5.2km Hard 1 course in 42 minutes, while NTOC president Felix Burkhard (pictured) prevailed on Hard 2 (4.1km) in just over an hour.
Thanks to rookie setter Nathan Jeffery and the Northern Tablelands club. You can see the courses on Livelox.
NTOC's next local event is on October 10 at Kooringle.
Armidale is known for awesome granite maps and we are happy to report we have a State League weekend up there in April 2022, just before Easter.
OA coaching vacancies
- Last Updated: Saturday, 18 September 2021 19:10
Orienteering Australia is seeking expressions of interest for 1-2 individuals to lead each of the two squads within the new structure – the High-Performance Squad and the National Development Squad.Expressions of interest close on Sunday September 26, should include a resume and a brief cover letter, and be sent to the OA Head Coach (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).
More information about the roles can be found in the position descriptions on the OA website.
