Jenny Enderby claims bronze in World Masters Sprint
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- 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.
