Thank you all that have nominated for WOC, JWOC, World Cup and Bushrangers 2023! The list of recieved nominations can be viewed here for WOC, JWOC, World Cup. Bushrangers 2023 can be viewed here Any errors or omissions to the lists should be communicatedwith Fredrik Johansson hpadmin@orienteering.asn.au 0423 030957 no later than 6.00pm on the 26 March 2023.
2023 Senior and Junior Bushrangers Team nominations and selection criteria
Orienteering Australia will be selecting a Senior and Junior Bushrangers Team to compete against the New Zealand Pinestars over three events in New Zealand on June 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Kings Birthday 2023 Expression of interest/nomination form is open for this team using the online form found here and will close March 19th together with the nominations for WOC/JWOC. We … Read More
January Athlete Interview with Leith Soden
Last month Brodie interviewed up and coming South Australian junior, Leith Soden. Leith is a member of the OA National Junior Development squad, and runs for the SA arrows in the National Orienteering League. Leith has had an impressive start to the season at the Oceania Championships in Tasmania, and now sits 5th in the junior men ranking. Read on … Read More
Competition and Performance Coach Orienteering Accreditation 2023
Orienteering Australia is seeking expressions of interest for individuals interested in gaining competition (previously level 2) or performance (previously level 3) orienteering coach accreditation. Competition orienteering coach accreditation provides individuals with the skills and knowledge required to support orienteering participants to develop their orienteering and achieve their personal best. These coaches will work with orienteers at different life stages and … Read More
National Team manager and Coach Positions for 2023
Orienteering Australia is seeking volunteers to fill team manager and coach positions for WOC 2023, JWOC 2023 and World Cup 2023 Round 1,2 and 3. ● World Orienteering Championships 2023 (11-16 July Flims & Laax, Switzerland)● Junior World Orienteering Championships 2023 (2-9th July Baia Mare, Romania) ● World Cup Round 1 (27-30 April Østfold, Norway)● World Cup Round 2 (2-6 August Ždírec, Czech Republic) … Read More
Oceania Middle Distance Championships Wrap Up
In the Oceania Middle Distance Championships, it was a threepeat for both New Zealand’s Lizzie Ingham in W21E and Australia’s Aston Key in M21E. Both orienteers are now the titleholders of all three individual formats being contested at these IOF Regional Championships. On the new Hunt Tin Mine map with two intense zones of old alluvial mining terrain Ingham … Read More
Australia – New Zealand Challenge Team Announced
Orienteering Australia is pleased to announce the team for the Australia – New Zealand Challenge that will be held in conjunction with the 2023 Oceania Championships. Orienteering Australia’s ANZ Challenge selection panel has made the selection for the age group classes and the HPMG group have made the selection for the Elite classes. Classes to be contested in the Challenge … Read More
2023 National Teams Selection Criteria and Nominations
SELECTION CRITERIA AND NOMINATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS 2023 Nominations are now open for the events listed in the table below. Here you can find information regarding the events, the selection criteria and the link to the nomination form as well. EVENT … Read More
OA Announces National Squads for 2023
OA would like to thank all of those athletes who nominated to be a part of the 2023 National Squads. We were very fortunate to have such a large group of over 65 athletes interested in being in a squad, which is a very promising sign for the next few years of elite orienteering in Australia. We have two formal … Read More
November Athlete Interview with Aislinn Prendergast
This month Brodie sat down with Aislinn Prendergast, seasoned senior elite from Victoria who has been representing Australia for over 14 years, including an impressive 35th in the WOC Long distance in 2012. Aislinn remains a dominant force in the senior women category, so Brodie was keen to catch up to look back on Aislinn’s great orienteering career and find … Read More