Ten NSW orienteers have been selected in Australian High Performance squads for 2016.
Duncan Currie, (15, Garingal) and Alastair George (16, Big Foot) are the newcomers, selected in the Targeted Talented Athlete Squad – the first rung of the HP ladder.
Aidan Dawson (20, Garingal), Daniel Hill (19, Garingal, pictured), Toby Wilson (19, Garingal) and Georgia Jones (18, Uringa) are in the Australian Junior Development Squad and will be competing for places in the Australian team for the junior world championships (JWOC) in Switzerland in July.
Nicola Blatchford (21, Newcastle) and Michele Dawson (22, Garingal) are multiple JWOC representatives now finding their feet in the open women’s section, and are in the National Development Squad. Nicola’s father, Russell, is coach of the Targeted Talented Athlete Squad.
Felicity Brown (32, Central Coast) is back in the High Performance Squad after having her first child with partner Julian Dent, (31, Central Coast), who is Australia’s No.1-ranked male and one of just three athletes in the Elite High Performance Squad. The couple are based in Sweden, where orienteering originated, and where this year’s world championships will be held in August.
We congratulate these athletes on their selections and wish them every success for 2016.
