Australian MTBO Team for ANZ Challenge versus New Zealand in October
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- Last Updated: Thursday, 10 October 2024 09:44
Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce the team to ride against New Zealand in the ANZ Challenge during the forthcoming Australian MTBO Champs to be held in the ACT on 18-20 October 2024.
The team was chosen by the Australian Selection Panel: Ricky Thackray, Joel Young and Kay Haarsma. The Championships will consist of four events with a mass start, middle, sprint and long distances. This is the first time that ACT has hosted the Champs.
The team is as follows:
W21 - Maya Bennette, Cathy Hogg (sprint, middle, long), Natalie Schmitzer (mass start) and Rebekah Sunley
M21 - Seb Dunne, Alex Randall, Will Whittington and Mark Bourne (res)
W40 - Kate Gavens and Melanie Kent
M40 - Gavin Bennette, Ricky Thackray, Joel Young and Hamish Mackie (res)
W50 - Lisa Dodds, Carolyn Jackson, Eva Kovacs and Mary Fien (res)
M50 - Ant Nolan (middle), Michael Reed (mass start, sprint, long), Michael Ridley-Smith and Craig Steffens
W60 - Heather Leslie, Carolyn Matthews, Janelle Schafer and Norah Skilton (res)
M60 - Andrew Power, Jim Russell, Duncan Sullivan and Michael Halmy (res)
M70 - Peter Cusworth, Leigh Privett and Bill Vandendool
Congratulations to all riders who have made the Australian team and we wish you all the best of luck!
First photo is the 2014 Australian team.
