Australian Team- World Cup 2015 Round 1 Tasmania.
Orienteering Australia has announced the team to compete in the World Cup races in Tasmania in January.
Australia is entitled to have a maximum of 10 runners in each discipline (men and women). A full team has been selected.
WORLD CUP TEAM 2015 TASMANIA
| WOMEN | WOMEN | Sprint | Middle | Long |
| Hanny | Allston | Y | Y | Y |
| Bridget | Anderson | Y | Y | Y |
| Grace | Crane | Y | Y | Y |
| Rachel | Effeney | Y | N/A | N/A |
| Belinda | Lawford | Res | Res | Res |
| Heather | Muir | Y | ||
| Krystal | Neumann | Y | Y | Y |
| Laurina | Neumann | Y | Y | Y |
| Jasmine | Neve | Y | Y | Y |
| Aislinn | Prendergast | Y | Y | Y |
| Kathryn | Preston | Y | Y | Y |
| Vanessa | Round | N/A | Y | Y |
| Anna | Sheldon | .. | Y | Y |
| MEN | MEN | Sprint | Middle | Long |
| Bruce | Arthur | Res | ||
| Julian | Dent | Y | Y | Y |
| Lachlan | Dow | Y | Y | Y |
| Matt | Doyle | Y | Y | Y |
| Mark | Gregson | Y | Res | Res |
| Bryan | Keely | Y | Y | Y |
| Ian | Lawford | Y | Y | Y |
| Oscar | McNulty | Y | Y | Y |
| Brodie | Nankervis | Y | Y | Y |
| Rob | Preston | N/A | Y | Y |
| David | Shepherd | Y | Y | Y |
| Simon | Uppill | Y | Y | Y |
Coaches: Tom Quayle, Wendy Read
Manager: Nick Dent
N/A- not available
Res- reserve for that discipline
The World Cup races will be part of the Oceania Carnival. The races are:
Sprint Distance Qualification– Friday 2nd Jan “Cataract Gorge”
Sprint Distance Final– Saturday 3rd Jan “University Tasmania-Launceston”
Middle Distance– Thursday 8th Jan “Coles Bay”
Long Distance – Saturday 10th Jan “Transit Flat” west of St Helens
The middle and long distance events will also be the Oceania Championships 2015 and will enable the best placed runner from Australia or New Zealand to earn a spot in that discipline at the World Championships in Scotland in August.
Nick Dent