• Orienteering Broadcast on National Television - OUSA to Air New Commercial
• Team USA Heads to Scotland and the Czech Republic
• Team USA Performs Well in Norway and Croatia
• Icebug OUSA Incentive Launches July 31
• Los Angeles Orienteering Club’s Durand Wins Silva Award
• noname offers OUSA Affinity O-wear
• OCIN and Butler County, OH to Host 2016 US Interscholastic/ Intercollegiate Champs
• OUSA Welcomes Three New Supporting Member Organizations
• OUSA Announces Two New Benefits for Clubs
• Call for 2016 and 2017 A-meet and National Championships

Orienteering Broadcast on National Television - OUSA to Air New Commercial

After a one year hiatus, the World Orienteering Championships will be back on American Television!  OUSA, in partnership with the International Orienteering Federation, has negotiated to have a WOC highlight show aired on NBC Universal on, or around, Sunday, August 9th. A full schedule will be announced on OUSA’s Facebook page, ClubNet, BoardNet and Attackpoint.

Team USA Heads to Scotland and the Czech Republic

Team USA’s Senior (Foot) Orienteering squad will represent our country from July 31 – August 7th at the World Orienteering Championships in Inverness, Scotland. Representing our country will be: Tori Borish, Alison Campbell, Ali Crocker, Alexandra Jospe, Sandra Lauenstein, Kseniya Popova, Samantha Saeger, Greg Ahlswede, Giacomo Barbone, Eric Bone, Ethan Childs, Will Enger (alternate), Wyatt Riley (alternate), and Ken Walker, Jr. 

Team USA’s Mountain Bike Orienteering squad will compete at the World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships in August in the Czech Republic.  More information will follow in the August e-newsletter.

Follow Orienteering USA’s Facebook page for the latest results.

Team USA Performs Well in Norway and Croatia

Congratulations to Team USA’s Junior and Trail Orienteers. At the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Norway our Junior squad posted many team and personal bests, led by Amanda Johansson and Morten Jorgensen.

At the World Trail Orienteering Championships, Team USA was led by Clare Durand, who posted an almost perfect score in the second day of the two-day competition.

Icebug OUSA Incentive Launches July 31st

Icebug USA announces the following special offer exclusively for OUSA members.

Save 10% on all orders placed through www.icebug.com/us using code OUSA15. In addition to your savings, you will receive the famous Swedish beer “sweater” with every order.

This offer is good only through the Icebug online store. Limit 2 pair of shoes per customer. The offer is good starting July 31, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
 

Los Angeles Orienteering Club’s Durand Wins Silva Award

The Los Angeles Orienteering Club’s Clare Durand was awarded the 2015 Silva Award at the recent Annual General Meeting in Boise, ID.  The award is given annually to a top volunteer in the country.

Clare was recognized for her long time involvement in orienteering at a local and national level, highlighted by her leadership in LAOC and OUSA, her involvement in foot and trail orienteering and her latest initiative in rewriting the OUSA rules of competition.

Congratulations to Clare.

noname Offers OUSA Affinity O-wear

noname, the official outfitter of Team USA has introduced a full line of OUSA affinity apparel including a running jacket, o-top and headband. This is the same quality gear that Team USA wears and is based off of their popular design. These items were extremely popular at the recent US Individual Championships. 10% of your sales will be donated to OUSA. For more information and to order visit www.qualitynordic.com or contact Glen at gjs@orienteeringusa.org.

In addition, if you are interested in getting new O-tops or other clothing for your club contact Glen at gjs@orienteeringusa.org.
 

OCIN and Butler County, OH to Host 2016 US Interscholastic/ Intercollegiate Champs

The United States Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Championships will be hosted by Orienteering Cincinnati for the second time in three years. As part of Flying Pig XX, this year’s event will be held in the Butler County/ Cincinnati, OH area.

Returning as a host sponsor for the event is the Butler County Convention and Visitors Bureau. This is their second time hosting the event after a successful 2014 effort. Both OCIN and OUSA will benefit from the sponsorship proceeds.

OUSA Welcomes Three New Supporting Member Organizations

OUSA announces that three new organizations have become supporting members of the federation. They are: Forest Runs, LLC (WA), Gravity Play (CO) and Lost Tribe Expeditions (NY). This now brings our roster of supporting members to five including Meridian Geographics (WA) and Terraloco (CA).

This is the second year of the program.

Does Your Club Need an MTBO Map or a Grant?

As mentioned in earlier e-newsletters OUSA is offering two new benefits for clubs; club grants and free/low cost mountain bike mapping.
This year, clubs are available to apply for grant money from OUSA…not just for maps.

In addition you can get your club’s first MTBO map made with help from Orienteering USA. If your club has a terrain that you feel might be suitable, we’ll look into it and then work out how to get it mapped for MTBO swiftly at low or no cost. Contact OUSA's Greg Lennon for more details.

Call for 2016 and 2017 A-meets and National Championships

The 2016 national calendar is starting to fill up (see below) with the US Interscholastic/ Intercollegiate and Classic champs already awarded.  Current national championships still open include: Individual, Relay, Ultralong, Trail and Night.

In addition there are openings on the 2016 calendar for nationally sanctioned, non-championship events. No 2017 events have been awarded yet, though several clubs have begun to express interest in certain events.

To learn more about applying for A-meet and or championship status for your event contact OUSA Vice President/ Competition Tom Strat.

Upcoming Orienteering USA 2015 - 2016 National Event Calendar

• August 5 – 9: World Deaf Orienteering Champs (ROC – Rochester, NY; event website) – Volunteers Needed
• September 18-20: U.S. Classic Champs & A-meet (BAOC - Lake Tahoe area, CA; event website)
• September 19-27, 2015: OUSA National Orienteering Week - Nationwide
• October 3-4. 2015: EMPO A-meet (EMPO – East Poestenskill, NY; event website)*
• October 10-11, 2015: Boulder Dash (UNO – Hancock, NH)
• October 23-25, 2015: Kentucky Outdoor Adventure Games A-meet (OLOU & OCIN – near Cincinnati, OH and Louisville, KY)

• January 16 – 17: Georgia Navigator Cub (GAOC – Gainesville, GA)
• April 1 – 3: US Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Champs & Flying Pig XX (OCIN – Butler CO, OH)
• September 17 – 18: US Classic Champs (HVO & WCOC, Pound Ridge, NY)
• September 23 – 25, 2016: North American Orienteering Championships (UNO – Dartmouth College and Hanover, NH; event website)

Note: * = OUSA Board of Directors Meetings. All are welcome.

Sincerely,

Peter Goodwin                                             Glen Schorr
President                                                       Executive Director

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