The ONSW 2019 President's Award goes to Greg Bacon of Newcastle.
Greg has been a stalwart - and driver - of the MTBO scene in Newcastle and NSW for many years. Greg also started the DuO concept which has returned to the calendar after a short break.
He could not be at the presentations at Sydney Uni on Sunday... because he was running a mountain bike orienteering event the same morning!
A tireless worker dedicated to getting people onto bikes for a different take on orienteering, Greg has seen the Newcastle BOSS series grow in recent years and his promotional efforts resulted in a total rookie (Tim Doman) riding for Australia this year at the world champs.
Greg will also be heavily involved in the 2020 Australian MTBO champs in Newcastle, and has lately taken to e-bikes (another avenue for growth) with great gusto.
He's always looking for new ways to get people into the sport and has started offering a free ride for kids who go with their parents as part of the BOSS.
Another dedicated servant of our sport getting some long overdue recognition. Congratulations Greg.
Our other major award winners for 2019 are:
President's Junior Award: Alvin Craig (Newcastle)
Rookie of the Year: Liz Lewis (SHOO)
Cox's Cup Encouragement Award: Ian Jessup (Garingal & ONSW)
Volunteer of the Year: Barbara & Graeme Dawson (Garingal)
Club of the Year: Waggaroos
Interclub Trophy: Garingal
The Course Setter of the Year will be announced in the next week after voting has finished.
