Juniors who wish to be considered for selection in the Australian team for the 2014 Junior World Championships, being held in Bulgaria, are reminded that nominations close at midnight this Sunday March 9th.
Please send all your contact details and date of birth to Jan Hardy, the chair of selectors – janhardy@iprimus.com.au
Message from the IOF:
Please make sure that all your athletes and coaches are aware of the WADA Prohibited List that lists prohibited substances and methods in sport. The current list can be found on the WADA website.
It can also be downloaded from iTunes.
Please make sure all your athletes always consult the list before taking any medication – prescribed or not. Whatever the doctors say, the athletes are still always responsible for what they take.
If an athlete needs to take a medication that is on the Prohibited List, he/she should apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) BEFORE starting to take the medicine using the TUE application form.
Message from the IOF:
Please make sure that all your athletes and coaches are aware of the WADA Prohibited List that lists prohibited substances and methods in sport. The current list can be found on the WADA website.
It can also be downloaded from iTunes.
Please make sure all your athletes always consult the list before taking any medication – prescribed or not. Whatever the doctors say, the athletes are still always responsible for what they take.
If an athlete needs to take a medication that is on the Prohibited List, he/she should apply for a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) BEFORE starting to take the medicine using the TUE application form.
The first event of this weekend of sprint events was a sprint relay. Teams of two runners both running twice. The map was Roma St Parklands in central Brisbane, a small intricate area with many sections of olive green and some out of bounds areas. A great setting for a relay with the changeover and the finish at the amphitheater in the park. Wendy Read spent many hours making this map and also set the challenging courses.
Womens Relay winners- R Effeney, A Sheldon.
In the womens relay the ACT team of Lizzie Ingham and Mace Neve had the lead after the second leg from the QLD team of Anna Sheldon and Rachel Effeney with the Victorian team of Aislinn Prendergast and Jasmine Neve only 2 seconds behind in third. Anna Sheldon took QLD into the lead on the third leg and Rachel Effeney held onto this lead for QLD to be the winners, two minutes in front of ACT and the second QLD (Heather Muir/Katelyn Effeney) team taking third in front of the Victorian team.
Mens Relay winners- L Dow, I Lawford
In the mens relay the ACT team of Ian Lawford and Lachlan Dow were in front after the first leg and managed to stay there to win by 9 seconds from a very fast finishing WA team of Henry and Oscar McNulty. Oscar having a very fast last leg but not enough to catch the ACT. The Victorian team of Todd Neve and Bruce Arthur held on to take third with the fast finishing juniors from NSW Aidan Dawson and Daniel Hill coming from 11th after the second leg to finish 4th.
The Sprint qualification was held on a new map- Griffith University. A very technical area with many different levels and some intense map reading required. There were two heats for each division with the fastest 5 from each heat progressing to the A final.
The Mens heat A was a much faster heat with Simon Uppill the winner in 17:04 and the fifth qualifier Murray Scown running 18:04. The B heat was won by Lachlan Dow in 17:25 and the fifth qualifier Andrew Brown running 20:01.
The womens heats were won by Lizzie Ingham 16:37 and Hanny Allston 16:41. The junior mens heat A was the fastest with Henry McNulty winning in 17:36. Heat B was won by the Swedish junior Ludvig Ahlund in 17:48. The junior womens heats were won by the NSW pair of Nicola Blatchford and Michele Dawson.
The finals were held on the Kelvin Grove campus of the QIT, a map previously used for a NOL event in 2011. In the womens final Hanny Allston started 1 minute behind Lizzie Ingham and she caught Lizzie at control 9 and was in the lead for the rest of the race to be a comfortable winner in 20:06, Lizzie Ingham second in 21:04 and Rachel Effeney third in 21:47. In the mens final Simon Uppill who started 1 minute in front of Lachlan Dow lead at control 3 and maintained this lead to the finish to win in 20:10, Matt Parton finishing very strongly to be second in 20:40 and Ian Lawford third in 21:04.
Womens placegetters- L Ingham 2nd, H Allston 1st, R Effeney 3rd
Mens placegetters- I Lawford 3rd, S Uppill 1st, M Parton 2nd
In the junior elite classes the womens was won by Michele Dawson in 24:42, Annika Carlberg from Sweden second in 25:51 and Jacqui Doyle third in 27:02. In the junior men, in perhaps the best run of the weekend Henry McNulty was the winner in a time of 19:58 – the fastest time overall for the men. Oscar McNulty was second in 20:26 and Aidan Dawson third in 21:04.
Junior Womens Placegetters- J Doyle 2nd, M Dawson 1st, N Blatchford 3rd
Junior mens placegetters- A Dawson 3rd, H McNulty 1st, O McNulty 2nd
Results and splits for all events are available on Orienteering Queensland website
and Winsplits
http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/default.asp?ct=true
The second round of NOL events leading up to Easter will be held in NE Victoria on 22nd/23rd March on the challenging maps of Rowdy Flat (middle) and Kangaroo Crossing (long and WRE).
Orienteering Australia are pleased to announce the appointment of Piotr Czajkowski (VIC) as coach and Murray Withers (QLD) as manager of the 2014 Australian MTBO junior and elite teams to the World Championships. These will be held atBiałystok (Poland) from August 24-31st.
Piotr is a former elite Polish international foot orienteer who has a great knowledge of polish orienteering and culture as well as the competition area. He has competed in mtb orienteering and adventure races in the past.
Murray is primarily a mtb orienteer. He has spectated at several World Championships and competed in the recent Aus v NZ mtbo carnival in New Zealand.
Selection trials and criteria
Team selection in 2014 will be based on the following criteria :
(i) Primary (ie most important) criteria
Results in the selection trials 10-11th May 2014 near Stanthorpe in QLD.
(ii) Secondary criteria, in order of importance:
1. Past international performance, particularly at WMTBOC or JWMTBOC
2. Recent performance at major Australian events within the last 12 months 3. Previous Australian performance;
(iii) Ability to relate well within a team atmosphere.
Full details of the selection criteria can be accessed at 2014 MTBO Selection Criteria.pdf
Nominations need to be received by Craig Steffens (chair of selectors) csteffen@bigpond.com.au and copied to Kay Haarsma, Manager, High Performance kayhaarsma@hotmail.com by March 28th, but preferably as soon as possible.
Please fill out the following web form to nominate.
All enquiries re selection to Craig Steffens.
“Now you know, that it’s better to have a helmet on when you’re riding through the wood.. You never know, what/whom you may meet. ” Photo is from one of the embargoed areas in Poland -from event website.
Selection arrangements for 2014 Australian Teams: World Orienteering Championships, World University Orienteering Championships, World Cup.
This document (2014 WOC-WC-WUOC Criteria Summary) sets out the selection arrangements for the above Australian teams in 2014.
Nominations for all these teams are to be submitted before the first of the NOL races in Brisbane on 22 February. The dates of the Bushrangers’ Test Matches against NZ have not yet been determined. Nominations will be called at (approximately) Easter time. Selection arrangements for World Cup races in Tasmania in January 2015 will not be determined until team sizes are known from the IOF. The primary selection trials for these have already been advertised as being the 2014 Australian Championships Carnival in Western Australia.
The Senior Selection Panel for 2014 will be: · WOC Head Coach: Tom Quayle tomquayle @ hotmail.com; WOC Assistant Coach/Manager: Wendy Read wread2@eq.edu.au; OA Head Coach: TBA – position currently being advertised.· Chair of Selectors (non-voting): TBA.
The Australian selection trials for 2014 will cover four sets of races:
1) Brisbane NOL races Feb 22nd/23rd; 2) Beechworth NOL races March 22nd/23rd; 3) Australian 3-days April 18-21, Rylstone, NSW; 4) Mixed sprint relay Lithgow High School Friday April 25th and Long Distance, Gardens of Stone, Saturday April 26th.
Overseas selection races are to be scheduled by the selection panel for athletes living overseas who choose not to return for the Australian selection trials. These races will have been individualised for those nominees, who should ideally run at least 2 trial races in each of their chosen disciplines.
1) World Orienteering Championships July 5-12, Trentino – Veneto, Italy
Changes to WOC format from 2014 have impacted on the Australian team size. Orienteering Australia is able to enter a team as follows: Sat 5 July Sprint Qualification and Final 3 men 3 women; Mon 7 July Mixed Sprint Relay 2 men 2 women; Wed 9 July Long Final 1 man 2 women; Fri 10 July Middle Final 1 man 2 women; Sat 11 July Forest Relay 3 men 3 women.
Our aim is to select the best team of athletes who are able to achieve success both individually and for Orienteering Australia. The team will ideally consist of at least four men and four women. Emphasis will be placed on maximising the results achievable by Australian teams in both relays.
Athletes are advised to read the expanded criteria document (2014 full WOC Selection Criteria) carefully before nominating.
2) World Cup 2014:
Round 1: Middle distance in Turkey (1 March).
Round 2: Long and Middle distance in Spain (5-6 April) and European Orienteering Championships in Portugal (9-16 April).
Round 3: Middle and Long distance in Kongsberg, Norway (7-8 June) and Sprint in Imatra, Finland (11 June).
Round 5: Middle distance and Sprint in Liestal, Switzerland (4-5 October). Maximum team size is 6 men and 6 women.
All athletes who are intending to race should submit a nomination via the combined WOC/WC/WUOC form even if they have previously notified the WOC Coach that they will be attending. There are no formal trials; selection will be based on 2013 performances. Preference will be given to members of the HPS and EHPS when selecting a team.
3) World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC)
For WUOC (12th-16th August, Olomouc, Czech Republic) the maximum team size will be 6 men and 6 women as per http://wuoc2014.cz/dok/wuoc2014_bulletin1.pdf ; however, the size of the team selected by Orienteering Australia will depend on the number of applicants of suitable standard.
The schedule is as follows: Tues 12th Mixed Sprint Relay 1 team (order of runners: woman – man – woman – man);
Wed 13th Long Distance 4 men and 4 women;
Thurs 14th Middle Distance 4 men and 4 women;
Fri 15th Sprint 4 men and 4 women;
Sat 16th Relay 2 men’s team (3 legs) and 2 women’s team (3 legs).
Primary trials will be the 4 days of Easter 2014. Secondary trials will be the other NOL races (Brisbane, Beechworth, Lithgow). Kilometre rates will be used to compare juniors and seniors where they are not on the same course.
Nomination deadline
All athletes who wish to be considered for selection in any of the above teams are required to submit a nomination form (2014 WOC-WC-WUOC nomination form) by email to both the Manager, High Performance (Kay Haarsma: kayhaarsma@hotmail.com and WOC Head Coach (Tom Quayle tomquayle@hotmail.com) by 8am Saturday 22 February 2014 (i.e. before the start of the first trial).
All athletes shall have submitted an athlete profile/proforma to the OA Operations Manager, High Performance (nickdent7@gmail.com), prior to nominating. Athletes who have not yet submitted an athlete profile and wish to be considered for one of the squads are still entitled to do so, although the next formal revision of the squads will not occur until after the Easter races.
Enquiries
Enquiries about the nomination process are to be directed initially to Wendy Read, WOC Assistant Coach/Manager: wread2@eq.edu.au
Jenny Casanova
Outgoing Chair of Selectors, 31 January 2014
Monday saw the conclusion of the Sprint Canberra series of events. These events were organised by the OA HP Group to coincide with the first HP Sprint Training Camp which was based at the AIS. 42 athletes from all the HP Squads and some other athletes who have shown talent have just completed five days of intense sprint training as well as competing in the Sprint Canberra series.
We would like to acknowledge the efforts of Dave Meyer both in coordinating and organising the Sprint Canberra series but also helping out with the camp organisation through his contacts at the AIS. He was supported in the organisation of the Sprint Canberra events by both Ron Pallas and Toph Norton. The five course setters- Eric Morris, Ben Rattray, Shannon Jones, Ollie Poland and Andy Hogg- provided the competitors with challenging sprint courses with varying formats and on some great sprint maps.
The Sprint Canberra results and splits are available
Eventor
eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events
Winsplits
obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/
The sprint training included a “Maze O” exercise with three different courses through the maze, a 3km course around the athletics track with control descriptions and controls every 50m (this has been named the “Lazy TorsO challenge”), a 3km track time trial, a pairs sprint intervals challenge with a common last loop, some map memory sprint mass start intervals, a full recovery session run by AIS staff, a talk from Jason McRae on mental focus during sprint events and a talk from Grant Bluett, Hanny Allston, Lizzie Ingham and Rob Walter who gave the athletes great insights into the individual orienteering techniques and experiences of they have. Also sessions were held after dinner looking at the Challenges of Sprint orienteering and explaining the new HP Pathways that are related to each of the athletes at the camp. The newly appointed JWOC Manager- Karen Blatchford, and Coach- Hanny Allston took the opportunity to talk to the juniors at the camp about JWOC plans for the next two years.
1_Com Park Mixed challenge (5).Course 1.pdf
The athletes will now be looking forward to the first NOL events for 2014 to be held in Brisbane on 22nd and 23rd February. These events will include a sprint relay, a sprint qualification event and a sprint final.
Locals Lizzie Ingham and Lachie Dow lead their divisions of the 5-day elite orienteering series Sprint Canberra after three races. Both won race 1, a 3,300 metres event in the environs of AIS and CIT Bruce on Thursday evening. Ingham was a clear winner by 38 seconds from Hanny Allston, while Dow had only four seconds to spare from fellow Canberra Cockatoo Matt Crane.
Ingham repeated the result in the 2,120 metre race 2 at Radford College on Friday, but Dow had to settle for third place, eight seconds behind visitor, Henry McNulty (WA). Ingham continued her unbeaten sequence with another victory over Allston in race 3 over 3,000 metres at CSIRO Black Mtn on Saturday evening. Crane was the victor over Dow, with McNulty third. Race 4 will be over 2,800 metres at Remembrance Park this evening.
Race 5 will start at 10.00 am tomorrow at Fellows Oval ANU with competitors starting at one-minute intervals in the reverse order to their placing after race 4. Barring major mishaps, Ingham and Dow should have the benefit of being the last starters.
The other class leaders after race 3 are Grant McDonald (MO), Anita Scherrer (WO) (both pictured above), Mason Arthur (MS) and Gemma Ruddick (WS). The points scores after race 3 are here.
On Thursday 42 of Australia’s elite orienteers both senior and junior as well as some up and coming younger orienteers will be participating in a Sprint orienteering training camp. This camp will be based at the AIS in Canberra and involve participation in the five event series Sprint Canberra being organised in conjunction with the training camp. Entries for these events has now closed and we have 131 entries with many EOD expected from the local Canberra community.
The training will very much have a sprint focus and include some novel exercises to challenge the athletes speed, concentration and ability to deal with stress (mental and physical). The facilities at the AIS will be used for recovery sessions, talks and discussion and also some track time trials.
This camp will be followed on February 22nd/23rd with Round 1 of the 2014 NOL program which will involve three sprint events in Brisbane including a sprint relay on the Saturday morning.
Entries are now open for these events
https://oq.asn.au/events/register/698
and Bulletin 2 is available
Sprint Canberra is just about upon and the deadline for pre-entries closes this Saturday 18th January.
The setters for Sprint Canberra have some great courses lined up which will provide all classes with some exciting racing. The classes offered are:
Elite – 3 – 3.5km
Open – 2.5km – 3km
Short – 2 – 2.5km
Very Easy – 1.5 – 2km
Highlights will include a mass start for each class at Radford College, a head – to – head hagaby loop race through the terrain of Mt Ainslie and a chasing start on the final day.
Enter on the Day will be available once those pre-entered competitors have started, this will be approx 5.30pm each day. Two enter on the day courses will be available, the Open and Very Easy courses.
Entry is available until Saturday on 18th January via Eventor.