Congratulations to NSW Juniors Michele Dawson, Kasimir Gregory and Alex Massey who have all been selected to represent Australia in the 2012 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Slovakia in July. The selection is well deserved after strong performances by all three in the March and Easter selection races. All three are pictured below in action over the weekend at the Easter 3-Day Competition in Stanthorpe, Queensland.
Other athletes that also excelled over the weekend and picked up first placings included Ewan Shingler (M10A), Daniel Hill (M16A), Angus Roberts (M17-20A), Miles Ellis (M35A), Jock Davis (M45A), Eric Baker (M55+AS), Neil Schafer (M85+A), Marina Ishakova (W21A), Jenny Enderby (W40A), Jane Watt (W55+AS), Toy Martin (W65A) and Maureen Ogilvie (W75A).
In the open elite ranks Tracy Marsh, Joshua Blatchford and Matthew Parton were impressive posting highly competitive results across the weekend.
The Easter competition was spread over four events with the terrain ranging from complex granite to more open fields. Good results required both technical skills to navigate through the tricky granite detail as well as speed and endurance.
On the social side the local National Parks were visited by many plus the restaurants, wineries and local produce stalls were very well received with many orienteers stocking up for the trip home. Thanks to Orienteering Queensland, the many volunteers that contributed to the weekend as well as the Stanthorpe and Warwick towns for a memorable weekend.
