Orienteering NSW - 2018 NSW Schools team announced

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The aim is to use a special orienteering map to navigate your way around a course and visit marked check points along the way. You choose a course that suits your age and experience and proceed at your own pace: walk, jog or run. It is a race but you decide if you want to just race yourself or be the next world champion! The course may take you through urban areas, parks, schools, farmland or forests.

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2018 NSW Schools team announced

Details: Last Updated: Tuesday, 17 July 2018 12:44

Students from seven of our clubs are in the 2018 NSW Schools team (the Carbines) for the Australian championships in South Australia in the September-October holidays.

There are five new faces in the girls' ranks: Tshinta Hopper (Bennelong) in the senior girls; plus Niamh Cassar (WHO), Iida Lehtonen (Garingal, pictured) and Big Foot twins Louisa and Julia Barbour who are in the juniors girls' team. The sole new face among the boys is Jamie Woolford (Bush n Beach) as a reserve in the juniors.

A team of 20 has been selected, the maximum allowed. Travelling reserves are a part of the team and will compete in all the same races. However, their results do not count towards the interstate competition.

The strong family element of orienteering is reflected in there being four sets of siblings in the team.

Congratulations to the following students upon their selection:

Senior Girls: Claire Burgess (NC), Ellen Currie (GO), Serena Doyle (UR), Tshinta Hopper (BN)

Senior Boys: Duncan Currie (GO), Alastair George (BF), Ewan Shingler (BF), Oscar Woolford (BB). Reserve: Angus Leung (GO)

Junior Girls: Niamh Cassar (WH), Mikayla Enderby (NC), Iida Lehtonen (GO), Nea Shingler (BF). Reserves: Julia Barbour (BF), Louise Barbour (BF)

Junior Boys: Alvin Craig (NC), Clyde McGhee (BN), Oskar Mella (NC), Sam Woolford (BB). Reserve: Jamie Woolford (BB)

All selected will travel with the team to SA and run in the three schools championship events from October 1-3 (Sprint, Individual and Relay), while also competing in the other major events on both weekends of the carnival.

Manager Damian Enderby will be in contact with team members to co-ordinate travelling arrangements.

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

"The selectors congratulate the team and wish them well for all their races. It was also great to see so many contending for the team and we hope those who missed out this time will keep trying."

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