JUNIOR TRAINING CAMPS

Given that many juniors will be busy orienteering in New Zealand over January the national training camp format is slightly different this year.

The January camp, which will be in Canberra, will start from Friday 25^th Jan until the evening of Monday 28^th January, utilising the long weekend.   This camp is open to ALL JUNIORS from 14 -20 years who have shown they can orienteer on moderate to hard courses.  (No beginners.)   Applications are welcome from individual athletes and state associations are also urged to prompt suitable juniors.

Participants would have to arrive on the Friday morning before 1pm and depart in the evening of Monday 28^th.   Local orienteers might be able to accommodate those from far away for longer.

There will be a post Easter camp from Wed April 3rd to Sat April 6^th in Victoria following the Easter 3 Day held in Bendigo.   Arrive in Creswick Wed. am and depart Sat. pm.  Again this camp is open to all juniors from 14-20years of a competent standard.   If interstate participants require a bed with locals on the Monday & Tuesday nights, that should be able to be arranged.  Note that this week is school holidays only for Queensland.   Nominations for this camp will be called at a later date.

Interested athletes in the January Camp should email the camp manager, Valerie Barker (vnwb@internode.on.net) to reserve their spot.   The camp will be led by Valerie and Roch Prendergast (JWOC coach), who are both trained teachers and accredited coaches.   There will be some cost to the camp, but it will also be subsidised by Orienteering Australia.

Coaches and elite athletes who would like to assist at either camp should contact Roch (prenderg@tpg.com.au) asap.  Accommodation costs will be able to be paid for those who assist. 

It is really worth-while having coaches from different states contribute to national camps and they also learn from each other.   It may be possible to subsidise a flight for a coach from an outer state.  If you would like OA to consider this please copy the HP Manager Kay Haarsma, (kayhaarsma@hotmail.com) into your email to Roch.

2013 NATIONAL JUNIOR SQUAD

Boys
Matt Doyle – VIC                    Ian Lawford – VIC/ACT
Shaun McDonough – TAS     Oscar McNulty – WA
Ashley Nankervis – TAS        Brodie Nankervis – TAS
Todd Neve- VIC                    Olle Poland- ACT

Girls
Nicola Blatchford – NSW       Michele Dawson – NSW
Jacqui Doyle – Q                   Anna Dowling – TAS
Mary Fleming – VIC              Shea-Cara Hammond – ACT
Nicola Marshall – TAS           Heather Muir – Q
Lanita Steer- VIC

2013  NATIONAL JUNIOR DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

Boys

Jarrah Day- TAS                   Daniel Hill- NSW
Patrick Jaffe- VIC                  Henry McNulty – WA
Stephen Melhuish- ACT        Oisin Stronach- TAS

Girls

Heather Burridge- Q       Zoe Dowling – TAS
Lucy Fleming – VIC         Hannah Goddard – TAS
Winnie Oakhill – Q           Asha Steer-VIC

The Australian team to compete in the Australian v New Zealand Challenge in January 2013 is as listed below. Team members should ensure that they are entered in all 4 challenge events – sprint, middle, long & relay.
Any queries contact: kayhaarsma@hotmail.com

M16
Jarrah Day, Daniel Hill, Stephen Melhuish, Oliver Mill – RES
M18
Matt Doyle, Lawrence Jones , Ashley Nankervis, David Tay – RES
M20
Shaun McDonough, Brodie Nankervis Todd Neve, Henry McNulty RES
M40
Eric Morris, Jim Russell, Blair Trewin, Dmitry Stukov – RES
M45
Tony Hill, Neil Simson, Eddie Wymer, Ian Jones – RES
M50
Russell Blatchford, Michael Burton, Mike Dowling, Jemery Day – RES
M55
Geoff Lawford, Grant McDonald, Paul Pacque   Chris Norwood – RES
M60
Nick Dent, David Marshall, Adrian Uppill, Bert Elson – RES
M65
Terry Bluett, Ian Fletcher, Hugh Moore, Greg Chatfield – RES
M70
Basil Baldwin, John Brammall, Alex Tarr   John Sutton – RES
W16
Heather Burridge, Hannah Goddard, Asha Steer, GeorgiaJones – RES
W18
Nicola Blatchford, Anna Dowling, Lanita Steer, Alison Burrill – RES
W20
Michele Dawson, Mary Fleming, Heather Muir, Emily Cantwell – RES
W40
Barbara Hill, Anna Hyslop, Anita Scherrer
W45
Karen Blatchford, Sue Hancock, Su Yan Tay, Nicola Dalheim – RES
W50
Jenny Bourne, Anthea Feaver, Christine Marshall, Toni Brown – RES
W55
Sue Key, Mary McDonald, Hilary Wood, Julia Prudhoe – RES
W60
Valerie Barker, Carol Brownlie, Jan Hardy, Lynne Dabbs – RES
W65
Bryony Cox, Sally Salier, Meredyth Sauer
W70
Jean Baldwin, Valerie Brammall, Ann Ingwersen, Janet Tarr – RES

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Australian Teams in January New Zealand 2013

Kim Nankervis (Tasmania) will be the official team manager for the Australia v New Zealand challenge team in NZ in January 2013.  Her role will be in co-ordinating relay teams and general trouble shooting.  With 4 events being part of the challenge there may be injuries, and Kim is the one that will need to know.  Look for her at the Australian “embassy”- where the Aussie flags are flying.

Team O tops will be distributed at the Christmas 5 Days (for those attending) by Kay Haarsma or Kim, and the remainder will go with Kim to NZ.

With the World Cup team involving 22 elites it was thought necessary to appoint a third official to assist WOC coaches Tom Quayle and Wendy Read.  This position was advertised and had a number of suitable applicants, with Ben Rattray being appointed.  Ben is an ACT resident but runs for his “state of origin,” South Australia.

The Schools Test team sees Valerie Barker (ACT) and Ian Dalton (WA) as the official “team” in charge.

National Mountain Bike Championship weekend

The final race in the Australian MTBO titles saw riders return to Kiwarrak state forest for the middle distance championships.  Again there was a maze of single track to challenge the navigational skills of even the best riders.

New Zealand’s Marquita Gelderman again reigned supreme in women’s elite to take out a trifecta of wins.  However fellow Kiwi Christine Browne, a relative newcomer to MTBO rode well to finish just 4 minutes behind, with Carolyn Jackson holding onto third narrowly from the rapidly improving Jenny Enderby.

Men’s elite saw an exciting race with veteran Aussie rep Alex Randall having a narrow 50 second win over NSW’s Steven Todkill, who is better known for his foot o exploits. Steven had an impressive carnival winning the sprint and finishing 2nd behind Alex in the other 2 races.  WA’s Ricky Thackray again had to be content with third, but that result secured him the M21 National League title for the secong year running.

There were four other riders who won all three titles on offer over the weekend.  These were: Gabrielle Withers (W14), Chris Firman (M20), Peter Swanson (M40) and Graeme Cadman (M80).

Chris Firman perhaps was the most dominant rider of the carnival, excelling in all the variable terrain.  It was a Queensland trifecta in the junior boys in the middle with Chris winning by 8 minutes from Karl withers and Paulo Jun Alvear Fujii.   In the junior girls Sally-Anne Hendersen (NSW) took her second win of the carnival.

Other age group winners were: Georgie Withers (W14); Tasmin Barnes (W40); Jacqui Sinclair (W50); Peta Whitford (W60); Yett Gelderman (W70); Eddie Prentice (M14); Peter Swanson (M40); Robert Prentice (M50); Bruce Meder (M60); Keith Wade (M70); Graeme Cadman (M80)

Many thanks to David West for his amazing co-ordination of this 3 day carnival of races, and to the Mountain Devils members and other volunteers who made the events run smoothly.  The large Kiwi contingent of 17 riders had plenty of praise for the races and like every rider, thought that the single tracks in Kiwarrak Forest produced one of the finest maps they had ridden on.

Results are available on the event website at: ausmtbochamps.  Route Gadget showing the great areas and courses are also now available on that website.

The National League elite winners for 2013 were Ricky Thackray (WA) and Jenny Enderby (NSW) with NSW winning the state title.  Age group winners will be announced shortly.

There will be two MTBO events in conjunction with the Christmas 5 Days, in the Beechworth area.   There also will be a MTBO training camp during this time – interested people should contact Kay Haarsma on kayhaarsma@hotmail for more details.

In 2013 the JWOC/ WOC selection trials will be in Victoria in April and the National titles will be in Queensland in July.  The Kiwis have also announced that they will host another week long carnival in January 2014, based on the North Island.

The Australian Schools team to contest a Test Match against New Zealand at the Oceania Championships in January has been announced. The teams are:

Junior girls:

Zoe Dowling (Tas), Hannah Goddard (Tas), Georgia Jones (NSW), Asha Steer (Vic). Reserve 1 Leisha Maggs (Vic), Reserve 2 Rebecca George (NSW).

Junior boys:

Jarrah Day (Tas), Daniel Hill (NSW), Stephen Melhuish (ACT), Oliver Mill (ACT). Reserve 1 Oisin Stronach (Tas), Reserve 2 Patrick Jaffe (Vic).

Senior girls:

Nicola Blatchford (NSW), Michele Dawson (NSW), Anna Dowling (Tas), Lanita Steer (Vic). Reserve 1 Shea-Cara Hammond (ACT), Reserve 2 Rebecca Butler (Tas).

Senior boys:

Matt Doyle (Vic), Shaun McDonough (Tas), Brodie Nankervis (Tas), Oliver Poland (ACT). Reserve 1 David Tay (Qld), Reserve 2 Will Kennedy (SA).