The final two days of the 2026 Oceania Orienteering Championships held in Canberra on Ngunnawal Country were the long distance and sprint distance on 3 and 4 October 2026.
Oceania Long – Saturday 3 October
Another big day of racing at Oceania Orienteering Champs 2026 was the long distance championships at Stromlo Forest Park.
The winners of the Long distance M/W21E courses were eligible for a personal WOC 2027 place in that event. Congratulations to kiwis Zefa Fa’avae and Rachel Baker- earning yet another spot in the NZ WOC 2027 team!
Official results: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/ResultList?eventId=22906&groupBy=EventClass
M21E
1 Zefa Fa’avae (Nelson) 1:21:11
2 Leith Soden (SA Arrows) 1:27:30 +6:19
3 Joseph Lynch (Peninsula and Plains) 1:28:00 +6:49
W21E
1 Rachel Baker (Wellington) 1:30:37
2 Lara Molloy (Auckland) 1:31:07 +0:30
3 Emily Sorensen (SA Arrows) 1:34:21 +3:44
M20E
1 Rory Shedden (NSW Stingers) 1:12:59
2 Matty Maundrell (CBR Cockatoos) 1:18:43 +5:44
3 Oscar Burns (Bay of Plenty) 1:23:00 +10:01
W20E
1 Erika Enderby (NSW Stingers) 1:11:14
2 Liana Stubbs (TAS Foresters) 1:16:49 +5:35
3 Ella Clauson (TAS Foresters) 1:17:25 +6:11
M18A
1 Henry Hodgson (NZ Schools Development Team) 1:06:45
2 Micah Dunn (Nelson) 1:07:59 +1:14
3 Lachlan Cameron (Auckland) 1:09:05 +2:20
W18A
1 Keely Williams (Bendigo Orienteers) 1:05:25
2 Mira Walter (CBR Cockatoos) 1:06:43 +1:18
3 Anna Wright (Peninsula and Plains) 1:08:14 +2:49
M16A
1 Daniel Porteous (North West) 46:08
2 Alfie Cochrane (Bay of Plenty) 47:27 +1:19
3 Max Morgan (Counties Manukau) 49:25 +3:17
W16A
1 Jemima Hoskin (Southland) 50:52
2 Victoria Underwood (Southland) 54:29 +3:37
3 Elena Burns (Bay of Plenty) 54:52 +4:00
Oceania Sprint – Sunday 3 October
The final day of the Oceania Orienteering Champs 2026 was the sprint distance championships at Australian National University.
Course setter Duncan Currie noted “Welcome to the Australian National University, where you will find highly complex orienteering in one of the world’s most beautiful university campuses! Competitors will need to stay focused to carefully navigate the complex and intricate paths, buildings and passages.”
Official results: https://eventor.orienteering.asn.au/Events/ResultList?eventId=22907&groupBy=EventClass
M21E
1 Cooper Horley (NSW Stingers) 14:26
2 David Stocks (CBR Cockatoos) 14:46 +0:20
3 Aston Key (VIC Vikings) 15:12 +0:46
W21E
1 Nea Shingler (NSW Stingers) 15:57
2 Justine Hobson (CBR Cockatoos) 16:37 +0:40
3 Caitlin Young (TAS Foresters) 16:40 +0:43
M20E
1 Euan Best (TAS Foresters) 16:11
2 Isaac Stewart (North West) 16:38 +0:27
3 Rory Shedden (NSW Stingers) 17:30 +1:19
W20E
1 Niamh Hoare (Counties Manukau) 17:44
2 Liana Stubbs (TAS Foresters) 17:56 +0:12
3 Katherine Maundrell (CBR Cockatoos) 18:10 +0:26
M18A
1 Ho Lam Marcus Cheung (Western and Hills Orienteers) 17:54
2 Henry Hodgson (NZ Schools Development Team) 18:54 +1:00
3 Aidan Tomlins (Ugly Gully Orienteers) 19:45 +1:51
W18A
1 Mira Walter (CBR Cockatoos) 20:12
2 Anna Wright (Peninsula and Plains) 20:45 +0:33
3 Torun Joergensen (Peninsula and Plains) 21:39 +1:27
M16A
1 Ruben Claessens (Kulgun 225 Orienteers) 15:36
2 Aidan Barrett-Hamilton (North West) 15:55 +0:19
3 James Diprose (Peninsula and Plains) 16:08 +0:32
W16A
1 Sophie Bacchus (Counties Manukau) 15:32
2 Kara Morgan (Counties Manukau) 15:47 +0:15
3 Maggie Bauzon (Counties Manukau) 15:55 +0:23
And that’s a wrap on Oceania Orienteering Championships 2026!
