The Stinger of the month for April is.... Matthew Parton
Matt had a great set of results over the Easter three days against some tough competition, placing 7th in the M21E class overall, his best placing 6th on the last day. A well known and successful junior orienteer he represented Australia at JWOC in 2006 with a 6th place in the Sprint. As well as a Stinger he is also an active mentor for younger orienteers helping out at the Junior Development Squad’s camp in the ACT in the Easter School Holidays.
The Stinger of the month for May is...David Meyer
Dave comes from a stable of great runners with brothers Glenn and Ian both current Stingers who with sister Shannon have all winners of Australian Championships as juniors. All the brothers are members of SHOO with father Peter past President of SHOO and current secretary of the Association.
A junior who showed enormous promise, being named on the Australian Schools Championships Honour team a record 5 times, and representing Australia twice at JWOC, Dave has matured into a impressive elite but has failed to date to show that killer instinct to perform at the highest levels internationally. All that is about to change. Dave has set his sights on representing Australia at the WOC in 2014 and it would be a fool who bet against his chances. His campaign has started well with success at the Easter Carnival, finishing only two minutes behind Christopher Naunton, winner on Day One. He followed this up with some solid performances at the WOC trials in the ACT coming 4th in both the Long and the Sprint Distance. Dave is our Stinger of the month for May.
We wish both our talented winners here the best of luck with their training and racing this year. They each win an Endura pack – nutrition for elite athletes to help them train harder, race faster and recover quicker.
