Garingal junior Aidan Dawson and SHOO senior Dave Meyer are the new NSW faces in Orienteering Australia's High Performance Squads for 2014.
The OA high performance pathway has been thoroughly reworked under new mentor Nick Dent, who has introduced extra squads to define a clearer path from talented junior to world championship athlete.
High schooler Aidan's extensive fitness program throughout 2013 is paying big dividends, and he joins older sister and dual JWOC rep Michele in gaining selection in the OA junior development squad.
Dave Meyer (R) ran at JWOC a decade ago and it's great to see him back in the green and gold as a member of the High Performance Squad, just one level below the Elite HPS. Brother Ian is in the National Development Squad.
The family theme continues with junior squad member Nicola Blatchford joined by older brother Josh, who has returned to Australia after a year training in Sweden and is in the High Performance Squad.
Our ONSW representatives in the OA squads are:
Elite HPS: Julian Dent (CC), Felicity Brown (CC).
High Performance Squad: Josh Blatchford (NC), Dave Meyer (SH), Matthew Parton (NC), Rob Preston (NC).
National Development Squad: Kasimir Gregory (NT), Alex Massey (NC), Ian Meyer (SH).
Junior Development Squad: Nicola Blatchford (NC), Aidan Dawson (GO), Michele Dawson (GO), Daniel Hill (GO).
OA is seeking specialist coaches as a result of expanding this program. Applications close on December 22 with Nick Dent. Details are in the story linked above.
