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MTB Orienteering – ACT & MASTERS WORLD CHAMPS.

10 October 2013
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Entries for the final MTBO national series round on Oct 18-19 in Canberra close THIS Friday via Eventor.  With the Australian Sprint title and the ACT middle and long titles being held in the intricate track networks of Sparrow Hill and Kowen Forest, there is plenty of fun to be had.

The World Masters MTBO Championships are being held in Portugal this weekend(October 10-12th) with over 160 competitors entered including 5 Australians.   In conjunction with the Masters an elite World Cup is also being conducted.   The events are being held in the south-west area of Portugal, at Grândola, 130km south of Lisbon.

Carolyn Jackson, who medalled in the 2012 Championships should do well in W50, and fellow Victorian Carolyn Cusworth also will be racing this class.  Peter Cusworth also should be in contention in M60.   Ex-pat Aussies Jonathon Sutcliffe (M40) and Thor Egerton (W40) are journeying down from Norway for the event.

On the website you’ll be able to follow MTBO WCup’13 and WMMTBOC’13 events with live results, live TV coverage, GPS Tracking, Live Blog, text commentary, pictures, video, and route choices: www.wmmtboc2013.fpo.pt.

This weekend the MTB Solo 24hr World Championships are being held around an 18km circuit on Mt Stromlo, Canberra.  Orienteers should recognise the following participants: Patrick Kluth, Kay Haarsma, Paul de Jongh; Scott Smith and Daryl Smith.

Lost Property, Australian Championships Carnival, Canberra 28 Sep–6 Oct 2013

10 October 2013
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Jackeroo Cooler Arm folding chair (grey)
Handkerchief (small white)
Pair white socks
Bridgestone bag
Control description holders (4)
Silva headbands (2)
Baseplate compass
Canberra Centenary bag (black)
Towel (white)
Cap –Colombia (grey/black)
Stuff sack (Kathmandu) red
Folding chair packets (2) – Blue, Bottle green
Jacket (grey)
Plastic water bottle (2) – White, Blue
Baby’s bottle (Avent/Philips brand)
Gaiters (Protech) dark blue
Bandana (Canteen)
Shorts (Pink, blue & grey)

If you wish to claim any of these items please email John & Ann Scown at scown@light.net.au

Any items not claimed by cob Sun 27 Oct 2013 will be disposed of thoughtfully.

Cockatoos dominate 2013 SILVA National Orienteering League

7 October 2013
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The Canberra Cockatoos dominated the 2013 SILVA National Orienteering League, winning three out of four team titles and three individual titles.

The closest team competition was the senior women’s. The Cockatoos and defending champions, the Victorian Nuggets, went into the season’s final race level. The Nuggets had a four-minute lead going into the final leg and were still in front at the spectator control, but, as with last year, the title came down to the last few controls of the last race. Jo Allison slipped through for the Cockatoos when Kathryn Preston made a late mistake, and while Preston did her best to come back over the last few controls she fell 50 metres short. A good final week saw the Tassie Foresters in third place.

The Cockatoos senior men led by only a point going into the season’s final week, but always looked to have something in hand, with the return of Dave Shepherd from injury adding depth to an already strong team. The Nuggets still had a mathematical chance of winning before the last race of the season, but beating the Cockatoos by two places was always going to be a tall order, and never came close to happening. The NSW Stingers were third.

Lanita Steer (VIC)- with Silva NOL Junior Women’s trophy.

The Cockatoos were even more dominant in the junior men’s competition, securing victory long before the season’s end. The one break to their monopoly came in the junior women’s class, where the Nuggets held off a fast-finishing Stingers team by two points, Tasmania’s relay win preventing the Stingers from getting the points they needed to overhaul their opponents.
The Cockatoos also won three individual titles. Despite missing the first two rounds, Lizzie Ingham’s eight successive wins made sure she had a comfortable lead over Grace Crane in the senior women’s event, while Matt Crane had a similarly easy victory by winning seven races in a season where no-one else won more than one.

Heather Muir was not as dominant as the two senior winners, but a season of consistent performances – three wins and seven seconds – was enough to see her emerge from a closely-bunched junior women’s field and secure the one non-Cockatoos individual title with a round to space. The one class which came down to the final day was the junior men’s, a contest between Cockatoos and JWOC teammates Ian Lawford and Oliver Poland which was settled by Lawford’s win in the Australian Middle Distance Championships.

Overall results are available for the senior and junior competitions.

Thrilling races in Australian Relay Championships.

6 October 2013
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The 2013 Australian Championship carnival concluded today with some thrilling relay races across all categories. It really was a stampede from the rodeo corral when almost 300 first leg runners grabbed their maps and literally headed for the hills. Many of the longer courses had a long leg with options of going straight over the main granite hill, or run quite wide to either the left or right. In M20 Ashley Nankervis, on the first leg, bravely went left when all others went straight but all emerged fairly equally at the control evidently. Simon Uppill went straight and had the fastest time I believe by about 30 seconds. Matt Crane (ACT), who went straight and Matt Ogden (NZ) who went wide to the right, actually headed off on leg 3 at the same time and got to no 1 control at the same time. Interesting route choice!

There were some exciting racing with leads changing throughout and many close finishes. In the women’s elite Jo Allison made up a 3 minute deficit on the last leg and came into sight of the crowd with a 300 metre lead over Kathryn Preston (VIC) and got home by 20 seconds. The girls hadn’t seen each other on the course and Jo only realised she was leading and the urgency of the scenario when the crowd and commentators erupted. This victory also gave the Cockatoos the Silva National League overall series win. Hanny Allston stormed home on the third leg to record the fastest time of the day and to secure third place for Tasmania.

Men’s elite saw the Canberra Cockatoos have an exciting 2 minute win over NZ, with the Cockatoos no 2 team excelling for 3rd. Matt Crane and Matt Ogden went out on the third leg together and saw a lot of each other until Craney spiked a control neatly and got a decisive lead about two thirds of the way around. Simon Upill (SA) took fastest time with a dominant run on the first leg.

The M20 elite class saw another Cockatoos v NZ showdown for victory. However it was young Ashley Nankervis (TAS) who led home Olle Poland (ACT) by 6 seconds on leg 1, with the Kiwi team 3rd at that stage. However, after a great run by Andrew Barnett (ACT) on leg 2 Ian Lawford headed off on the anchor leg with a 30 second advantage over NZ’s Tim Robertson. This was soon gobbled up as they climbed the hill but it was the young Aussie who emerged in front as they hit the paddock for the run in. Ian managed to stay in front with an 18 second margin – a great result. Brodie Nankervis, Tassie’s 3rd leg runner had the fastest time by several minutes, as he secured the 3rd place on the podium.

The Tasmanian young guns had another outstanding result with an unexpected win in the junior female class. All three girls had fantastic runs, with Anna Dowling returning first, as did Hannah Goddard and Nicola Marshall brought them home almost 3 minutes ahead of the Kiwi trio. NSW were third.

Mens elite 158.33 ACT Lachlan Dow, Dave Shepherd, Matt Crane
160.21 NZ Tom Reynolds, Nick Hahn, Matt Ogden
169.34 ACT Geoff Stacey, Murray Scown, Gareth Candy
Women’s elite 156.51 ACT Lizzie Ingham, Matt Neve, Jo Allison
157.11 VIC Aislinn Prendergast, Kathryn Ewels, Jasmine Neve
161.39 TAS Grace Crane, Sarah Buckerfield, Hanny Allston
Junior men 146.54 ACT Olle Poland, Andrew Barnett, Ian Lawford.
147.12 NZ Seamus Morrison, Nick Smith, Tim Robertson
159.19 TAS Ashley Nankervis, Jarrah day, Brodie Nankervis
Junior women 170.11 TAS Anna Dowling, Hannah Goddard, Nicola Marshall
173 NZ Vida Fox, Kayla Fairbairn, Breanna Massie
202 NSW Nicola Blatchford, Bridget Bennett, Michele Dawson

Final NOL results will be uploaded in coming days.

Thanks to the numerous ACT orienteers and orienteering parents who gave so generously of their time and efforts over the last 9 days. New maps, challenging areas, well set courses and great hospitality made for a “champion” carnival.

http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/default.asp?page=classes&databaseId=28115

Message from organisers re computer overload:While we try to fix problems uploading results to Eventor the 2013 AUS Relay results are here http://act.orienteering.asn.au/gfolder/results/2013/2013AUSRelayResults.pdf
The splits are now on WinSplits

Thrilling races in Australian Relay Championships.

6 October 2013
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The 2013 Australian Championship carnival concluded today with some thrilling relay races across all categories. It really was a stampede from the rodeo corral when almost 300 first leg runners grabbed their maps and literally headed for the hills. Many of the longer courses had a long leg with options of going straight over the main granite hill, or run quite wide to either the left or right. In M20 Ashley Nankervis, on the first leg, bravely went left when all others went straight but all emerged fairly equally at the control evidently. Simon Uppill went straight and had the fastest time I believe by about 30 seconds. Matt Crane (ACT), who went straight and Matt Ogden (NZ) who went wide to the right, actually headed off on leg 3 at the same time and got to no 1 control at the same time. Interesting route choice!

There were some exciting racing with leads changing throughout and many close finishes. In the women’s elite Jo Allison made up a 3 minute deficit on the last leg and came into sight of the crowd with a 300 metre lead over Kathryn Preston (VIC) and got home by 20 seconds. The girls hadn’t seen each other on the course and Jo only realised she was leading and the urgency of the scenario when the crowd and commentators erupted. This victory also gave the Cockatoos the Silva National League overall series win. Hanny Allston stormed home on the third leg to record the fastest time of the day and to secure third place for Tasmania.

Men’s elite saw the Canberra Cockatoos have an exciting 2 minute win over NZ, with the Cockatoos no 2 team excelling for 3rd. Matt Crane and Matt Ogden went out on the third leg together and saw a lot of each other until Craney spiked a control neatly and got a decisive lead about two thirds of the way around. Simon Upill (SA) took fastest time with a dominant run on the first leg.

The M20 elite class saw another Cockatoos v NZ showdown for victory. However it was young Ashley Nankervis (TAS) who led home Olle Poland (ACT) by 6 seconds on leg 1, with the Kiwi team 3rd at that stage. However, after a great run by Andrew Barnett (ACT) on leg 2 Ian Lawford headed off on the anchor leg with a 30 second advantage over NZ’s Tim Robertson. This was soon gobbled up as they climbed the hill but it was the young Aussie who emerged in front as they hit the paddock for the run in. Ian managed to stay in front with an 18 second margin – a great result. Brodie Nankervis, Tassie’s 3rd leg runner had the fastest time by several minutes, as he secured the 3rd place on the podium.

The Tasmanian young guns had another outstanding result with an unexpected win in the junior female class. All three girls had fantastic runs, with Anna Dowling returning first, as did Hannah Goddard and Nicola Marshall brought them home almost 3 minutes ahead of the Kiwi trio. NSW were third.

Mens elite 158.33 ACT Lachlan Dow, Dave Shepherd, Matt Crane
160.21 NZ Tom Reynolds, Nick Hahn, Matt Ogden
169.34 ACT Geoff Stacey, Murray Scown, Gareth Candy
Women’s elite 156.51 ACT Lizzie Ingham, Matt Neve, Jo Allison
157.11 VIC Aislinn Prendergast, Kathryn Ewels, Jasmine Neve
161.39 TAS Grace Crane, Sarah Buckerfield, Hanny Allston
Junior men 146.54 ACT Olle Poland, Andrew Barnett, Ian Lawford.
147.12 NZ Seamus Morrison, Nick Smith, Tim Robertson
159.19 TAS Ashley Nankervis, Jarrah day, Brodie Nankervis
Junior women 170.11 TAS Anna Dowling, Hannah Goddard, Nicola Marshall
173 NZ Vida Fox, Kayla Fairbairn, Breanna Massie
202 NSW Nicola Blatchford, Bridget Bennett, Michele Dawson

Final NOL results will be uploaded in coming days.

Thanks to the numerous ACT orienteers and orienteering parents who gave so generously of their time and efforts over the last 9 days. New maps, challenging areas, well set courses and great hospitality made for a “champion” carnival.

http://obasen.orientering.se/winsplits/online/en/default.asp?page=classes&databaseId=28115

Message from organisers re computer overload:While we try to fix problems uploading results to Eventor the 2013 AUS Relay results are here http://act.orienteering.asn.au/gfolder/results/2013/2013AUSRelayResults.pdf
The splits are now on WinSplits

Grace & Matt Crane win Middle Distance Championships.

5 October 2013
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Grace & Matt Crane (Tasmanian Foresters and Canberra Cockatoos respectively) claimed both elite Australian Middle Distance Championships today. This was held on a new granite terrain area – “The Gib” near Bungendore, about 40 kilometres from Canberra.

Matt had a nervous wait as Simon Uppill stormed into the finish challenging his time. However Simon finished 7 seconds in arrears. While Matt had a consistent run, Simon ran faster on many legs, winning 10 of the 24 splits, but lost 2 minutes when he drifted off course going to no 5.

Grace Crane and second placegetter, Jasmine Neve both were well pleased with their runs. Grace said that she was really focused and spiking controls well on the first two thirds of the race but had to work hard thereafter to maintain concentration. Lizzie Ingham lost 3 minutes early on going to control 2 but steadied to take third place ahead of Kathryn Preston. Hanny Allston led the field to control 8 but lost time on several controls in the second half, most notably 5 minutes to no 16, which saw her slip to 5th place.

Junior World Championship team members filled the placings in M20, with Ian Lawford taking out his last national junior title before moving on to M21, with almost a 3 minute margin over Olle Poland, with Brodie Nankervis and Matthew Doyle both close behind.

Markita Novotna, a Czech international running for WA, again dominated the W20 elite class, with a 3 minute win over Kiwi Kayla Fairbairn, while Queenslander Heather Muir added another bronze to her collection of Australian podiums.

NSW and ACT champion States at the Australian Long Distance Championships

4 October 2013
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Last Sunday NSW proved to be the champion overall State at the Australian Long Distance Championships, winning the OA Shield with 68 points from ACT 54 pts, Victoria 42, Tasmania 32, Queensland 16, South Australia 14 and Western Australia 11.

The ACT goes into this Sunday’s Australian Relays as favourites in both the senior men’s and women’s after winning the teams in the Australian Long Distance Championships. The winning ACT men’s team comprised Matt Crane, Rob Walter and David Shepherd, with a combined time of 277min 10secs. Victoria was runner up with 302:08, NSW 3rd with 303:08 and QLD 4th with 382:49.

The winning ACT women’s team consisted of Lizzie Ingham, Jo Allison and Allison Jones, with a time of 246:11. Tasmania was a very close 2nd with 247:21 and Victoria 3rd with 256:44, setting the scene for a torrid competition between the 3 States in Sunday’s Relay. Queensland was 4th with 291:06 and NSW 5th with 320:58.

Victoria win Australian Schools Championships

2 October 2013
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Victoria have won their first Australian Schools Championships since 2004, with New Zealand once again winning the Southern Cross Junior Challenge.

Victoria secured their result with consistent results across the four grades, both in the individual and relay, which ended up giving them a six-point lead over Tasmania. They were led by Lanita and Asha Steer, who won the senior and junior girls’ events respectively, coming in late in the day to overhaul early leaders Alice Tilley (NZ) and Winnie Oakhill (Queensland) respectively.

New Zealand’s Southern Cross Junior Challenge win was also down to consistency. Compared with previous years they were short of superstar performers, but performed well across the age groups and won three of the four relays (only a mispunch prevented a clean sweep). Their one indivdual win was an expected one, JWOC bronze medallist Tim Robertson having nearly five minutes in hand over his team-mate Shamus Morrison in the senior boys.

The closest race of the day was in the junior boys, where Simeon Burrill (Queensland) posted an outstanding time early on, and just held off M16 Australian champion Patrick Jaffe (Victoria) by 13 seconds in a somewhat unexpected result.

Final state placings: Victoria 1st, Tasmania 2nd, Queensland 3rd, ACT 4th, NSW 5th, SA 6th, WA 7th.

Results from the events are available at the carnival website.

The Australian Schools Honour Team was also named at the presentation on Wednesday night:

Junior boys: Ewan Barnett (ACT), Simeon Burrill (Qld), Riley de Jong (Qld), Patrick Jaffe (Vic)

Junior girls: Zoe Dowling (Tas), Tara Melhuish (ACT), Winnie Oakhill (Qld), Asha Steer (Vic)

Senior boys: Aidan Dawson (NSW), Matt Doyle (Vic), Cameron Duncan (WA), Ashley Nankervis (Tas)

Senior girls: Nicola Blatchford (NSW), Anna Dowling (Tas), Olivia Sprod (SA), Lanita Steer (Vic)

Victoria Wins Australian Schools Orienteering Championships

2 October 2013
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2013 Australian Schools Championships
Victoria have won their first Australian Schools Championships since 2004, with New Zealand once again winning the Southern Cross Junior Challenge.

Victoria secured their result with consistent results across the four grades, both in the individual and relay, which ended up giving them a six-point lead over Tasmania. They were led by Lanita and Asha Steer, who won the senior and junior girls’ events respectively, coming in late in the day to overhaul early leaders Alice Tilley (NZ) and Winnie Oakhill (Queensland) respectively.

New Zealand’s Southern Cross Junior Challenge win was also down to consistency. Compared with previous years they were short of superstar performers, but performed well across the age groups and won three of the four relays (only a mispunch prevented a clean sweep). Their one indivdual win was an expected one, JWOC bronze medallist Tim Robertson having nearly five minutes in hand over his team-mate Shamus Morrison in the senior boys.

The closest race of the day was in the junior boys, where Simeon Burrill (Queensland) posted an outstanding time early on, and just held off M16 Australian champion Patrick Jaffe (Victoria) by 13 seconds in a somewhat unexpected result.

Final state placings: Victoria 1st, Tasmania 2nd, Queensland 3rd, ACT 4th, NSW 5th, SA 6th, WA 7th.

Results from the events are available at the carnival website with official results and tables found at School Sport Australia website.

Individual Junior Boys Medal Winners
Individual Junior Girls Medal Winners
Individual Senior Boys Medal Winners
Individual Senior Girls Medal Winners

The Australian Honour Team 2013
 Junior Boys: Ewan Barnett ACT, Simeon Burrill Qld, Riley de Jong Qld, Patrick Jaffe Vic.

Junior Girls: Zoe Dowling Tas, Tara Melhuish ACT, Winnie Oakhill Qld, Asha Steer Vic.
Senior Boys: Aidan Dawson NSW, Matt Doyle Vic, Cameron Duncan WA, Ashley Nankervis Tas.
Senior Girls: Nicola Blatchford NSW, Anna Dowling Tas, Olivia Sprod SA, Lanita Steer Vic.

Australian Sprint and Long Distance Championships results and splits

30 September 2013
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Congratulations to Australian long distance championship winners Hanny Allston & Matt Crane.   Hanny’s winning margin was almost 4 minutes from Grace Crane (Tas), with Lizzie Ingham (NZ) in 3rd.  This adds a 4th long title for Hanny, with previous wins in 2005, 2007 and 2008.

Matt Crane took out his second long distance championships by 2minutes 47 from SA’s “Mr Consistent” Simon Uppill, with Kiwi Tom Reynolds again in the placings.

Results for 2013 AUS #orienteering Sprint Distance Championships have been published on Eventor

 

Splits for 2013 AUS #orienteering Sprint Distance Championships are published at on Winsplits

Results for 2013 AUS #orienteering Long Distance Championships have been published on Eventor and the splits for 2013 AUS #orienteering Long Distance Championships have been published on Winsplits

Many event photographs have also been published on the Orienteering Australia Facebook site

This also has links to videos taken by Graham Hammond.

School teams at the Schools Championships Official Opening Ceremony.