Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce the team to ride against New Zealand in the ANZ Challenge during the forthcoming Australian MTBO Champs to be held in the ACT on 18-20 October 2024.
The team was chosen by the Australian Selection Panel: Ricky Thackray, Joel Young and Kay Haarsma.
The Championships will consist of four events with a mass start, middle, sprint and long distances. This is the first time that ACT has hosted the Champs.
The team is as follows:
Team Manager: Tony Howes
| W21 Maya Bennette Cathy Hogg (sprint, middle, long) Natalie Schmitzer (mass start) Rebekah Sunley | M21 Seb Dunne Alex Randall Will Whittington Mark Bourne (res) |
| W40 Kate Gavens Melanie Kent | M40 Gavin Bennette Ricky Thackray Joel Young Hamish Mackie (res) |
| W50 Lisa Dodds Carolyn Jackson Eva Kovacs Mary Fien (res) | M50 Ant Nolan (middle) Michael Reed (mass start, sprint, long) Michael Ridley-Smith Craig Steffens |
| W60 Heather Leslie Carolyn Matthews Janelle Schafer Norah Skilton (res) | M60 Andrew Power Jim Russell Duncan Sullivan Michael Halmy (res) |
| M70 Peter Cusworth Leigh Privett Bill Vandendool |
Congratulations to all riders who have made the Australian team and we wish you all the best of luck!
