for the USOTC Cafeteria are $10.00 per person, advanced purchase required.The Annual General Meeting will be held Saturday afternoon, August 9
near Woodland Park in the beautiful Rocky Mountains at the facility hosting the Championships. Immediately following the AGM will be a dinner hosted by RMOC. Advanced purchase required.For more information, and to register, go to
The highlight of the Annual General Meeting is the awarding of the Silva Award; Orienteering USA’s highest honor. Nominations are due from the clubs by no later than June 23
rd. For information and to send your nominations contact Susan DeWitt at
skdewitt@snet.com.
Golden Troll Nominations due July 21
While there can only be one Silva Award winner a year, Orienteering USA wants to recognize as many of our great volunteers. If you have someone you want to nominate to represent your club, please nominate them for a Golden Troll Award. Entries are due July 23
rd (yes you have a little more time). For information and to submit your nominations please contact Clare Durand at
rules@orienteeringusa.org.
Team USA Announces MTBO Selections
Congratulations on the following athletes who have been selected to represent Team USA at the 2014 World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships (WMTBOC). This year, the WMTBOC and the World Masters MTBOC will be held Aug. 24 - 31 in Poland.
Women: Sue Grandjean, Abra McNair, and Liz Notter.
Men: Peter Jolles, Tom Puzak, Dave Swanson, and Joe Brautigam.
Need a better way to attach a map to your bike? Adventure racers as well as MTBO fans will appreciate the AutoPilot map boards sold exclusively in the US by the Team; head to
this webpage for full ordering details, and
here to Like the Team on Facebook.
Team USA Hits the Road for International Championships
Here we go…it is international competition season highlighted by the world championships in various disciplines. This year Orienteering USA will send five teams to World Championships: Senior, Junior, University, Trail and Mountain Bike.
From July 5 – 13 Orienteering USA will send squads to compete in the World Orienteering and World Trail Orienteering Championships near Venice, Italy.
And as we write this, our Junior Team is departing for ambitious 7 week training and competition tour of Europe highlighted by the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Bulgaria.
We hope that you will follow Team USA on our various Facebook pages. In addition, they need your financial support. Please take a minute and visit
www.orienteeringusa.org, click on “Support Orienteering” and donate to the squad of your choice. They will appreciate it.
Host the 2016 North American Orienteering Championships
This October, Canada will host the 2014 North American Orienteering Championships. That means in 2016 it will be our turn! Contact either Peter at
pgwolfe66@gmail.com or Glen at
gjs@orienteeringusa.org if you have questions or you are interested in discussing further.
Choice and Hertz Membership Benefits
As you plan your summer orienteering and non-orienteering trips don’t forget you can save money on Choice Hotels and Hertz rental cars. Just go to
www.orienteeringusa.org and click on the Comfort Inn and Hertz logos at the bottom of the home page. Make sure that you put in the “number” to get your best rate (it's on the
Discounts webpage). Every rental you make saves you money and helps support OUSA.
2014 Orienteering USA National Event Calendar
- May 30 – June 1: Boggs Mountain A-meet (BAOC – Cobb, CA)
- August 8: OUSA Convention (OUSA – Colorado Springs, CO)
- August 9 – 10: U.S. Classic Championships (RMOC – Woodland Park, CO)
- August 9: OUSA Annual General Meeting (OUSA – Woodland Park, CO)
- September 13 – 21: Icebug National Orienteering Week (OUSA – Nationwide)
- September 27 – 28: O’ in the Oaks A-meet (BAOC – San Jose, CA)
- October 3 – 5: U.S. Individual Championships (ROC – Portageville, NY)
- October 10 – 13: North American Orienteering Championships (Ottawa Orienteering Club – Amprior, Canada)
- October 25 – 26: Hudson Valley Orienteering A-meet (HVO and WCOC – North Salem, NY)
- November 8 – 9: Troll Cup A-meet (NEOC – Townsend, MA)
- November 14 – 16: The Long Day's Night Challenge, including the U.S. Night and Ultralong Orienteering Championships (QOC – Cockeysville, MD and Fairfax, VA)
We’ll see you in the woods.
Peter Goodwin – President
Glen Schorr – Executive Director
Discover Orienteering. Discover the Rocky Mountains in August.