Congratulations to the Australian athletes chosen for the AUZ/NZ Challenge at Oceania 2025!
The team will compete against the New Zealand team at the upcoming Oceania Orienteering Championships in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Each nation has selected a team of three for each of the classes. The team members compete in the individual races (lowest sum of the best two times wins) and together as a relay team (lowest team time wins). Overall victory in a challenge goes to the nation with the most class wins, so all the classes are equally important. The AUS/NZ Challenge Team Manager is Brodie Nankervis.
See the Australian team below. The New Zealand team can be found here.
| Age | Athletes | Reserve |
|---|---|---|
| M21 | Matt Doyle, Brodie Nankervis (Middle, Long, Relay), David Stocks (Middle, Long, Relay), Ethan Penck (Sprint), Leith Soden (Sprint) | |
| W21 | Grace Crane, Emily Sorensen, Aislinn Prendergast | Justine Hobson |
| M20 | Euan Best, Owen Radajewski, Jamie Woolford | Alex Woolford |
| W20 | Nea Shingler, Erika Enderby, Milla Key | Liana Stubbs |
| M16 | Alton Freeman, Matt Layton, Alex Vanzella | Rory Shedden |
| W16 | Mira Walter, Sanda Halpin, Ella Maja Lang | Shari Gilbert |
| M18 | Joshua Mansell, Max Walter, Oliver Bishop (Sprint, Middle, Long), Elye Dent (Relay) | |
| W18 | Aoife Rothery, Alexandra Edwards, Xanthe Schubert | Savanna Sweeney |
| M40 | Peter Hobbs, Richard Pattison, Matthew Palmer (Sprint, Middle), Justin Stafford (Long, Relay) | |
| W40 | Moira Küffer, Vickie Saye, Sussan Best (Relay) | |
| M45 | Rob Walter, Ricky Thackray, Simon Rouse | Angus Shedden |
| W45 | Allison Jones, Rachel West, Kirsten Fairfax | Sussan Best |
| M50 | Bruce Arthur, Craig Dufty, Tony Woolford | Blair Trewin |
| W50 | Jenny Casanova, Melissa Joseph, Hania Lada (Sprint, Middle, Relay), Tracy Marsh (Long) | |
| M55 | Jonathon McComb, Eric Morris, Richard Morris | Mark Freeman |
| W55 | Cath Chalmers, Cathy McComb, Jennifer Enderby | |
| M60 | Jim Russell, Steve Cooper, Jon Glanville | |
| W60 | Paula Shingler, Su Yan Tay, Toni Brown (Sprint, Middle, Long), Sue Hancock (Relay) | |
| M65 | Grant McDonald, Eoin Rothery, David Poland (Sprint, Middle, Long), Neil Barr (Relay) | |
| W65 | Hillary Wood, Mary McDonald, Carolyn Jackson (Sprint, Middle, Long), Julie Flynn (Relay( | |
| M70 | Geoff Lawford, Collin Price, Bert Elson | Geoff Peck |
| W70 | Jenny Bourne, Sue Key, Louise Fairfax | Julia Prudhoe |
