Club News by Karin Kirk news@octavian-droobers.org
CLUB MEMBERS TO REPRESENT ENGLAND
Five club members have been selected to represent England at the Interland six cornered match against two Belgian teams, Netherlands, North West Germany and Northern France. Congratulations go to Sheila Carey W65, Lesley Ross W40, Julie and Rachel Emmerson W16 and Harrison McCartney M14 who will travel to the match which takes place on 22 April in Habay-la-Nueve, South Belgium.
WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND
At the Cardiff City Race on Saturday Mike Hampton M65 came 2nd on the medium 4k course in 33.32mins. On the Sunday Welsh Championships at Pwll Du Anne Straube W35 was 1st on her course in 72.38mins as was Hilary Simpson on the W70 course in 98.23mins. Taking second places were Heather Rogers in 49.14mins on the W14 course and Julie Emmerson 42.28mins on the W16 course. Liz Phillips W45 and Trevor Simpson M70 were both placed 3rd on their courses. Competing on the Blue course Harrison McCartney M14 came 2nd in 56.57mins, Calum Barnetson M20 3rd in 60.06mins and Matt Elkington M18 4th in 62.02mins. Bruce Bryant M55 was 1st on the Short Blue course in 59.37mins and on the Green course Jeremy Knott M16 2nd in 59.18mins with Daniel Roth M40 3rd in 60.32mins.
TED NORRISH TROPHY
The Ted Norrish Trophy, donated by the club’s founder, is awarded each year at the club’s annual dinner. This year the trophy was awarded to Sue Bicknell for her outstanding contribution and long term service to the club. The trophy was presented by last year’s winner John Bowman.
EVERDON STUBBS RESULTS
Suzanne Humphries, with several helpers, organised a well attended event in the sunshine at lovely Everdon Stubbs woods near Daventry and welcomed many newcomers to orienteering. Blake M12 and Candice Jones enjoyed their first experience of the sport and came in 1st on the short Yellow 1.5k course in 27.39mins followed by Frances King W50 in 28.28mins and young Henry Jeffries M4 in 3rd in 33.55mins. On the Orange 2.3k course Mia Campbell W10 came 1st in 35.27mins; Xiaoying Li W21 was 2nd in 37.30mins and Kathryn Stuart W21 3rd in 38.54mins. Thomas Honniball M21 was only 5 secs ahead, 33.38mins, of Richard Windsor M50 from Leicester Orienteers in 33.43mins and Wendy Billing W50 from South Yorkshire was 3rd in 41.50mins on the Green 3.4k course. On the 4k course with 26 controls Suzanne planned a novel letter coded event inviting entrants to make up phrases and the winner was Bob Brandon, Club Chairman, followed by Chris McCartney and Alan Halliday in 3rd place.
BRITISH NIGHT CHAMPIONSHIPS
Several club members took part in the British Night championships held at Hamptworth Estate, Wiltshire, on Saturday night and also ran on Sunday in the Sarum Saunter at the same location. Sheila Carey took first place in the W65 3.4k course running round in 59.26mins as did Anne Straube on the W35 Long 5.3k course with 155m climb in 1.02.41mins and Julie Emmerson W16 on her 3.7k 120m climb course in 36.18mins. On the same course Rachel Emmerson W16 came 2nd and Lesley Ross W45 was 2nd on the 4.7k course 165m climb course in 56.16mins with Liz Phillips W45 coming in 4th in 1.16.39mins. Matt Elkington was 3rd on the long 6.9k 165m climb course for M18’s.
On the following day the club had 5 winners in the age classes Andy Emmerson M55 on the 7.1k course in 1.15.36mins, Anne Straube W35 6.1k course in 57.42mins, Julie Emmerson W16 6.1k course 50.37mins, Sheila Carey W65 4.4k course in 51.52mins and Liz Cross W40 4.4k in 49.19mins.
WEST MIDLANDS LEAGUE EVENT AT LIZARD HILL
Octavian Droobers achieved some great results at the league event organised by Wrekin Orienteers including club chairman Robert Brandon M60 1st on the 4.8k Green course in 37.18mins as was Jeremy Knott M16 on the Light green 3.6k course. Josh Jelley M16 was 2nd on Light Green in 39.36mins. Matt Elkington M18 came 1st on the Blue 6.8k course, Hamish Rogers M16 5th in 46.33mins. Winner of the Brown 8.5k course was Warwick University student Chris MacKenzie M20 in 57.28mins and Calum Barnetson M20 3rd in 1.03.59mins. Stephen Elkington M16 was 5th on the Green course in 44.55mins.
PODIUM PLACES AT POM 2012
Two club members, Carolyn Marr W65 and Riina Kuuselo W21, stepped onto the podium at the Portugal Orienteering Meeting held at Viseu in central Portugal. The 4 day event, attended by some other club members, is a popular start to the orienteering year where they competed with top class runners from around Europe. The terrain was very technical, tree covered, rocky and quite mountainous on the 4th day. Carolyn Marr adapted easily and using her mountaineering skills achieved an overall 2nd place in her class. Riina Kuuselo was in top form and showed her world class status by coming 5th overall in the world ranking women’s open event.
Carolyn 2nd on W65 course at POM 2012
Riina Kuuselo 5th in the Womens Open at POM 2012
WAINBODY WOOD RESULTS
This was the first time that club member Alan Segar had organised an event and he thanked club members for helping out. On the short Yellow course newcomer Oliver King M18 ran round easily in 8.17mins ahead of club members Matthew Kermode M12 11.15mins and Pauline Kermode W50 13.21mins. Oliver King then went out on the longer Orange course winning this in 23.27mins just ahead of newcomer Alex Bailey M14 in 24.03mins and Kim M70 in 24.07mins. On the longer Green 3.8k course with 25 controls Chris MacKenzie M20 from Warwick University came 1st in 28.12mins ahead of Calum Barnetson M20 29.41mins and Bob Brandon M60 35.03mins.
28th February 2012