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Full details have been released for the pinnacle of our annual State League calendar - the NSW Middle and Long championships on May 13-14 in the Macarthur region and the Southern Highlands.
Saturday sees SHOO hosting the Middle Distance champs at Appin, while Sunday's Long champs return us to Uringa's Arthursleigh map at Wollondilly Bend after an absence of more than a decade.
A reminder that entries close on Sat May 6 for the Middle Champs and Wed May 3 for the Long Champs.
Dale Wallace has won the Oceania Middle Distance champs in New Zealand.
Dale, from the Western Plains club in Dubbo, finished the 4-day carnival in style with a 27-second victory in the M55AS class, with SHOO's Garry Stewart adding further glory with a third placing.
The terrain was a change from the weekend pine forest - limestone and tomos, but still muddy underfoot (as evidenced by Gayle Quantock from Newcastle, pictured).
ONSW athletes to win medals on Monday were:
1st place: M35AS Damian Enderby (Newcastle), M55AS Dale Wallace (Western Plains)
2nd place: M14 Alvin Craig (NC), M55A Greg Barbour (Big Foot), W35AS Saacha Donaldson (BF), W45A Jenny Enderby (NC), W70A Jenny Hawkins (Northern Tablelands)
3rd place: M21AS Jose Zapata (Central Coast), M45A Stephen Craig (NC), M55AS Garry Stewart (SHOO), M65A Bruce Meder (Bush n Beach), W45AS Elaine Bennett (NC), W60A Debbie Davey (Waggaroos)
Results, Winsplits and Routegadget are here.
We thank the NZ organisers for dealing with the aftermath of a massive weather event in good spirits. Many visitors are staying on for the two Middle Earth events midweek.
Four ONSW families are celebrating multiple medals from the Oceania Relay champs in New Zealand on Sunday.
Newcastle aces Stephen Craig and daughter Rebecca tasted success, while son Alvin took second place. Clubmates the Enderbys also garnered three medals, with Erika winning the MW12, and big sister Mikayla and mum Jenny taking silver.
Garingal father and son Jamie and Alex Kennedy were also second in the M21AS Sledge class with Big Foot's Andrew Wisniewski - whose partner Saacha Donaldson enjoyed a second placing in W35-44.
ONSW athletes to win medals were:
1st place: MW12 Rebecca Craig and Erika Enderby (NC), M45-54 Scott Simson and Stephen Craig (NC) and Eric Morris (Bennelong Northside)
2nd place: MW14 Mikayla Enderby and Alvin Craig (NC), M18 Duncan Currie (Garingal), M21AS Jamie and Alex Kennedy (GO) and Andrew Wisniewski (Big Foot), W35-44 Saacha Donaldson (BF), W45-54 Jenny Enderby (NC), W65+ Lynn Dabbs (WHO)
3rd place: M20 Toby Wilson (GO), M65+ Steve Flick (BN), W65+ Val Hodsdon (SHOO)
Results, Winsplits and Routegadget are here.
The Oceania champs conclude on Monday with the Middle Distance titles, then there are the two Middle Earth events midweek.
Newcastle orienteers claimed three wins and Big Foot dominated the minor placings at the Oceania Long Distance champs in New Zealand on Saturday.
Siblings Alvin and Rebecca Craig, along with Damian Enderby, won their age classes among the pine forests at Lake Rototoa, about 80km north of Auckland.
Veterans Lyn Dabbs and Maureen Ogilvie were also victorious, while Big Foot runners claimed a second and three thirds.
NSW athletes to win medals were:
1st place: M14A Alvin Craig (Newcastle), M35AS Damian Enderby (NC), W10A Rebecca Craig (NC), W65A Lyn Dabbs (Western & Hills), W80A Maureen Ogilvie (Uringa)
2nd place: M55A Greg Barbour (Big Foot), W35A Phoebe Dent (Central Coast)
3rd place: M50A Jock Davis (BF), W10A Aoife Rothery (BF), W35AS Saacha Donaldson (BF), Jenny Hawkins (Northern Tablelands)
Results, Winsplits and Routegadget are here.
Sunday is the Relays, while the Middle Distance champs are on Monday.
