NSW claimed two major trophies as the cream of Oceania orienteers rose to the top in the Australian Long Champs on Saturday.
Our Newcastle club had a huge day, winning six age classes to take out the Champion Club Award for 2017. And NSW easily retained the OA Shield for champion state.
Evergreen Victorian Natasha Key took out the senior women's elite and son Aston the junior men's elite, while Kiwi Katie Cory-Wright won W20E and South Australian Simon Uppill triumphed in the blue-ribbon M21E.
Setter Peter Annetts sent runners out through some more intricate gold mining terrain, then across some occasionally steep spur-gully, then back through some more gullies, gulches and trenches before a fast flat finish affording spectators a great view.
NSW winners (there were 15, from seven clubs) were:
W10A Aoife Rothery (BF), W12A Erika Enderby (NC), W21A Nikolett Halmai (GO), W40A Tracy Marsh (BF), W45A Jenny Enderby (NC), W45AS Alexa Troedson (BF), W70A Jean Baldwin (GS), W JuniorB Serena Doyle (UR), WOpenB Cassandra Thompson (NC).
M12A Jamie Woolford (BB), M35A Stephen Craig (NC), M35AS Shane Jenkins (NC), M40A Damien Enderby (NC), M55AS Dale Wallace (WP), Open Easy William Nolan (UR).
The carnival finishes on Sunday with the Australian Relay champs, also at Hill End.
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