2022 Rookie of the Year
- Last Updated: Sunday, 08 January 2023 12:27
The Rookie of the Year Award is presented to a new orienteer with limited orienteering experience (up to two seasons) showing improvement in competition standard.
While Stephanie Nicholls (Garingal Orienteers) orienteered early in her life during her school days, she didn’t continue.
She returned in 2021 and started adult orienteering with intensity!
Stephanie topped Women’s Open B (moderate) in the 2022 NSW State League.
She also won the 2022 Metro League Individual Medal for Division 6.
Feeling prepared now to take on the challenge of more Hard courses in 2023, she has already competed in W50A in two sprint events.
Pictured at Christmas 5-Days presentation ONSW President Robyn Pallas, Stephanie Nicholls
2022 Presidents Junior Award
- Last Updated: Sunday, 08 January 2023 12:27
The President’s Junior Award is presented to a young orienteer (age 20 or less) for outstanding service to the sport beyond competition.
Erika Enderby (Newcastle Orienteers) at 15 was the youngest member of the Australian 2022 Junior World Orienteering Championships Team competing in Portugal.
Erika has competed in every Australian Championships and Easter 3-Day competition since her W10 debut in 2014 and was selected in the 2022 Australian Schools Honour Team in her first year as a senior girl.
Erika helps juniors of her club on the novice course, was vetter for 2022 Newcastle’s Orienteer of the Year event and helps at events.
Pictured at Christmas 5-Days presentation ONSW President Robyn Pallas and Erika Enderby.
Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 03 January 2023 11:39
We wish all orienteers and their families a peaceful and happy festive season.
The ONSW office will be closed from Friday December 23rd and reopen on Tuesday, 3rd January 2023.
John (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) and Jim (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) will still check emails over the holiday period.
Keep an eye on Eventor for events on over summer - and bring a friend along!
Happy 2023.
Xmas 5 Days 2022
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 21 December 2022 11:38
Entries are closed - Eventor with 343 entries.
Xmas 5 Days 2022 will be based in the Central Tablelands of NSW in the Lithgow area.
Great orienteering maps for 5 days of orienteering and the area offers some spectacular places to visit in the afternoons after your runs.
The first 4 days will be about 30 minutes from Lithgow with day 5 in a school at Wentworth Falls, in the Blue Mountains, 45 minutes away.
X5D coordinator Colin Price