We hope that you all had a good holiday season and are surviving the latest Polar Vortex. Great for foot orienteering in the South and West and ski orienteering pretty much everywhere else. Here are the headlines:
2014 Orienteers of the Year Awards
Congratulations to the following orienteers who have been recognized for excellence on the field of competition in 2014. The Orienteer, Junior Orienteer and Comet of the Year each will receive a $500 travel grant.
Orienteer of the Year
Winner: Samantha Saeger (NEOC, OK Linne; pictured), Honorable Mention: Sharon Crawford (RMOC)
Junior Orienteer of the Year
Winner: Ethan Childs (GMOC; pictured), Honorable Mention: Isabel Bryant (CSU)
Comet of the Year
Winner: Matej Sebo (BAOC), Honorable Mention: Katrina Weinmann (COC) and Will Enger (SAMM)
Team of the Year
Winner: Women’s Senior Team, Honorable Mention: The Junior Team
A complete write up is available online at URL
http://orienteeringusa.org/news/2015/awards/2014-orienteering-usa-competitive-award-winners-announced
Thank you! Orienteering USA Annual Fund Surpasses Goal!
Thanks to all of you for donating to the OUSA Annual Fund. Due to your generosity, OUSA raised over $158,000, or 46% over our annual goal. A full write up will appear in the March/ April issue of Orienteering North America magazine. Thank you!
Junior Team News
The Junior Team Executive Steering Committee (JTESC) is excited to announce the US Junior National Team (JNT) – formerly known as the Junior Standing Team. These young athletes will represent the USA at international competitions, and train at a high level of orienteering. Congratulations to all!
Young Women
Brigitte Bordelon (AOC/NTOA), Evalin Brautigam (WCOC), Anna Breton (HVO), Elina Breton (HVO), Isabel Bryant (CSU), Tyra Christophson (COC), Julia Doubson (BAOC), Amanda Johansson (OK Dacke, SWE), Melanie Sergiev (GMOC), Sholanda Snell (GAOC)
Young Men
Addison Bosley (OCIN), Austin Fowler (GAOC), Will Hubsch (LAOC), Michael Laraia (MNOC), Sebastian Michko (FLO), Gavin Williams (BAOC)
In other Junior news, Coach Erin Schirm ran the first training camp of the year in California in early January. Ten orienteers participated.
Schirm plans two more training camps in the US, and one in Europe. If interested, you can contact him at
erinschirm@gmail.com.
Upcoming Orienteering USA National Events
- March 21-22, 2015: U.S. Interscholastic, Intercollegiate and Trail Orienteering Champs/ Ridley Foxtrot (DVOA – Media, PA)
- March 27-29, 2015: U.S. Individual Orienteering Champs/ Flying Pig XIX and Team USA Trials (OCIN – Grayson & Morehead, KY)
- April 25-26: BAOC A-meet (BAOC – East of San Jose, CA)
- May 2 – 3, 2015: 36th West Point A-meet (USMAOC – West Point, NY)
- June 26 – 28, 2015: U.S. Ultralong Champs/ Gold Rush A-meet and OUSA Annual General Meeting (CTOC – Boise & Idaho City, ID)
- October 3-4: EMPO A-meet (EMPO – East Poestenskill, NY)
- October 10-11: Boulder Dash (UNO – Hancock, NH)
A Final Note
If you are headed south or are in the South during these warm months, have a great time. If you are in the north and want to do some Ski-O, pray for snow.
We’ll see you in the woods.
Peter Goodwin – President
Glen Schorr – Executive Director
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