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OD NEWS by Karin Kirk news@octavian-droobers.org16th August JUNIOR EUROPEAN CUP
SELECTIONS Congratulations to club juniors Matt Halliday M20 and Sophie
Kirk W18 who have been selected to run for Great Britain in the Junior European
Cup to be held next month in Scotland and to Will Gardner who is M18 reserve.
Also congratulations to Graham Gristwood M21 who competed in the GB relay
team gaining 4th place in the World Championships in Norway and to
Anne Straube, club member, competing for her native Germany, coming 4th
in the World Trail Orienteering Championships also in Norway. At the Wednesday evening event, organised by Sue Hallett,
competitors enjoyed running and walking through Oakley Woods and across the
parkland on Ashorne Hill. First timers Rachel Potter and niece Martha came first
on the short Yellow course in 26.27mins. On the Orange course Andy Clarke M50
came 1st in 36.26mins, Jamie Nicolson M12 2nd in 36.27mins
and Alfie Bullins M10 was 3rd in 49.11mins. The popular 4.4k Green course was won by Bruce Bryant M50 in 31.18mins with John Pearson M60 from Harlequins coming 2nd in 33.30mins and Ezra Lutton M21 3rd in 37.46mins. The longer Blue course was won by Dan Halliday M21 in 32.05mins just ahead of brother Matt Halliday M20 32.47mins and John Embrey M50, Harlequins, 37.20mins. 2nd August RESULTS FROM ROUGH CLOSE At the Rough Close Scout Camp, near Tile Hill, Harrison
McCartney M12 took on the challenge, from his father, of planning and organising
a fine event. He checked the area over at the start of his school holidays,
planned the courses and drew them on OCAD, the computer aided design programme
for producing orienteering maps, and handled the registration at the event. His
father, Chris, was pleased with how he well he coped considering his age and
also thanked his mother and Harrison’s young sister Ella-Rose who downloaded
results. On the short Yellow course Alfie Bullus M10 came 1st in 22.30mins, Sue Hallett W60 was 1st on the Orange medium course in 25.39mins, newcomer Niina Nevalainen W21 was 2nd 27.46mins and Ella-Rose W10 3rd 29.17mins. Matthew Halliday M20, now training in Poland with the GB Performance Squad was 1st on the Green course in 23.35mins, Bruce Bryant M50 2nd 29.56mins and Richard Gardner M55 3rd 34.46mins. 26th July STONE, ATTINGHAM AND
STONELEIGH RESULTS On Sunday club members travelled to Stone, Staffordshire, and
Attingham Park, near Shrewsbury, and also the local event at Stoneleigh on
Wednesday organised by John Middler, was one of the best attended summer evening
events. Mike Hampton M60 came 2nd on the urban score event
around Stone scoring 280 points out of a possible 300, visiting 28 control
points inside the maximum allowable 60 minutes. On the same day he competed at
Attingham Park coming 1st on the medium course in 39.51mins. Harrison
McCartney M12 came 4th on the medium course in 51.36mins and his
father Chris McCartney M40 also came 4th on the long in 51.38minutes. Eighty competitors took part at the final Park Race Series event around the Stoneleigh Park showground and on the Long 5.7k course Matt Halliday M20 was 1st in 25.55mins, Chris McCartney M40 2nd 32.22mins and Barry Elkington M50 3rd 33.52mins. On the medium 4.6k course Richard Gardner M55 was 1st in 29.13mins, Suzanne Humphries W45 2nd 31.26mins and Michael Hanson-Morris M18 3rd 31.48mins. New member Matthew Parsons M14 won the short 2.4k in 18.40mins, Jamie Nicolson M12 2nd in 22.38mins and younger brother Daniel Parsons M12 was 3rd 23.02mins. 19th July CLUB MEMBERS
SELECTED TO REPRESENT ENGLAND Congratulations to Octavian Droobers club members who have
been selected to represent England at the annual home international competitions
against Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Hamish Rogers M14, Sophie Kirk W18, Julie and Rachel Emmerson
W14s have been selected to represent England at the Ward Junior Home
Internationals to be held in Perth, Scotland over the weekend of 10-12
September. Matt Halliday M20 will be representing England at the Senior
Home Internationals to be held in the New Forest on 6 – 7 November and Robert
Gardner M20 is a reserve. Representing England at the Veteran Home International event in Chesterfield on 14 – 15 November will be Lesley Ross W40 and Sheila Carey W60, Andy Simpson M35 is a reserve. OCTAVIAN DROOBERS AT
WORLD UNIVERSITY CHAMPIONSHIPS The club congratulates club members Graham Gristwood M21 and Jess Halliday W21 representing United Kingdom and Will Critchley W21 representing Canada on being selected to run at the championships being held this week at Borlange in Sweden. At the Burton Dassett colour coded event organised by Richard
Gardner the bright and breezy venue with lots of hill climb attracted over 120
competitors from around the midlands and overseas (Australia). On the Yellow
1.9k course Alex Fielding HH M10 was 1st in 19.06mins, 2nd
Barbara Morse OD W60 25.14mins and James Harrison OD M10 3rd in
29.15mins. Sam Fielding HH M12 was 1st on the Orange 2.9k course in
24.42mins, Emma Harrison OD W35 2nd in 35.56mins and Sayyid and Zakik,
Queen Mary’s Grammar School, Walsall M16 were 3rd in 43.32mins. On the Light Green 3.5k course Gary Mills TVOC M55 was 1st
in 31.33mins, Ali Kempson TVOC W45 2nd in 32.08mins and Helen
Elkington OD W18 3rd in 40.55mins. Nathan Lawson DVO M14 was 1st
on the Green 4.3k course in 28.38mins, Bruce Bryant OD M50 2nd in
29.20mins and Harriet Lawson DVO W16 3rd in 31.11mins. On the long
Blue 6.2k Course Romualdas Stupelis HOC M21 was 1st in 38.44mins, Tim
Beale SN M21 2nd in 38.49mins and Will Gardner OD M18 3rd
in 39.51mins. Club Members were treated afterwards to a fun Sports Activity
afternoon ably organised by Sue Bicknell and included welly wanging, running
uphill backwards, three legged races and a walking treasure hunt.
21st June COOMBE COUNTRY PARK Over 100 competitors, club members and newcomers, were
welcomed to Coombe Country Park, by organisers Dave and Caroline Thacker. Dave
planned three courses, easy Yellow 2.3k, Orange 3.1k and longer Green 5.1k
around the newly re-mapped park. First timer Helen Forster W21 raced around the yellow course
in 14.38mins ahead of Rasani Murthy W14 16.13mins and Caroline Ihenacho W14
17.09mins. James Dance M16 was 1st on the Orange course in 22.19mins,
Tim Burrows M14 2nd 24.35mins and Kate Fisher W21 was 3rd
in 26.17mins. On the long Green course Thomas Honniball M21 was 1st
in 27.44mins, Will Critchley M21 2nd 29.10mins and Andy McNally M21 3rd
30.42mins. Afterwards everyone enjoyed the barbecue, cooked by Phil Kirk, in the evening sunshine and Sophie Kirk raised £41 selling cakes made by juniors for the West Midlands Junior Squad.
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