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Laramie Daze August 2014. Photo: Clinton Morse
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OUSA Official Policy on COVID-19
In summary:
1. Clubs should promote the health, safety and wellness of orienteers and volunteers above all else. Clubs are expected to follow national and local governmental regulations and guidelines. Clubs are strongly discouraged from holding gatherings or traditional events for the immediate future to mitigate the spread of the virus.
2. Sanctioning of OUSA events and championships scheduled through the end of April 2020 is suspended. Clubs are encouraged to postpone events to a later date and will be given priority and preference for open dates in Fall 2020 and Spring 2021. The suspension of sanctioning for additional events will be considered as they approach, based on current conditions.
3. Alternatives to traditional events that implement social isolation and avoid gatherings are encouraged.
Link to Full Policy Statement
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Leap Day Bumble
A goat-style race at Smokey Glen, MD. Feb 29, 2020
Photo credit: QOC Facebook Page.
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Senior Team Announces New Coach
The US Senior Team has recently named elite Estonian orienteer Lauri Sild as their new head coach. Lauri comes to this role with a strong background in coaching and exercise science as well as an impressive record of performances on the world stage both at JWOC & WOC. He runs for Koovee and was a member (3rd leg) of the winning team at the 2018 Jukola Relay in Lahti-Koholla.
Stay tuned for more updates from the Senior Team in the months ahead.
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Senior Team Coach Lauri Sild (Koovee) in action.
Photo credit: Tarmo Haud.
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New OUSA Administrator
Orienteering USA is pleased to announce that Amy Winston has taken over our contact and administrative duties. Amy will be the primary OUSA contact and will handle memberships, financial correspondence, and SafeSport account requests. The appropriate email for these issues is contact@orienteeringusa.org.
We would also like to express colossal thanks to Sandy Fillebrown, who has handled these duties for the past several years as a volunteer while we got our financial house in order.
Many thanks to Sandy, and a big welcome to Amy!
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Keep in Touch with OrienteeringUSA
Orienteering USA recently welcomed Mr. Clinton Morse to oversee communications for our organization. Mr. Morse will manage official website content, the national event calendar, social media channels, newsletter and more. He is an active orienteer, competing at both the local and national levels and is a member of the Western Connecticut, New England and Up North Orienteering Clubs. You can reach him directly at clinton.morse@orienteeringusa.org with questions, comments or content ideas.
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OUSA National Communications Manager Clinton Morse (WCOC) at the 2016 Troll Cup.
Photo: Dave Yee
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The OUSA Junior Team Executive Steering Committee (JTESC) is excited to announce the USA Junior National Team and the Junior Development Team athletes for 2020.
2020 Junior National Team
- Diana Aleksieva,QOC
- Jessica Colleran, COC
- Julia Doubson, BAOC
- Christiane Fletcher, GAOC
- Bridget Hall, NEOC
- Keegan Harkavy, NEOC
- Thomas Laraia, MNOC
- Kirsten Mayland, DVOA
- Alexis Merka, QOC
- Kai Mihata, COC
- Aidan Minto, ICO
- Anthony Riley, DVOA
- David Runde, MNOC / KristiansandOK (NOR)
- Emilia Schmidt, QOC / Tampereen Pyrintö (FIN)
- Adrian Vartia, DVOA / OK Löftan (SWE)
2020 Junior Development Team (as of 4/3/20)
- Max Ahmed, QOC
- Benjamin Brady, COC
- Anna Campbell, NEOC
- Victor Frolenko, DVOA
- Priscilla Kelley, OCIN
- Zachary Kuder, QOC
- Sam Loustaunau, NMO/At Large
- Annika Mihata, COC
- Ethan Powers, OCIN
- Oriana Riley, DVOA
We encourage all juniors, ages 13-20, that run confidently at the Orange level (or above), and wish to connect with other young people who love orienteering, and want to take their orienteering to the next level, to join the 2020 JDT. Please note that we are still accepting applications for the Junior Development Team (JDT), and will be doing so throughout the year.
Guy Olsen, JTESC Chair
Keep up with the US Junior Orienteering Team Blog
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Junior Team Training Camp at Brown's Landing. Laramie Daze August 2014.
Photo: Clinton Morse
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Here are the most recent updates to the National Event Calendar
- 2020 US Nationals / Flying Pig XXIV (OCIN) are moved to March 19-21, 2021
- 2020 Junior Nationals (COC) are moved to April 9-11, 2021
- As the 2021 Junior Nationals
- CANCELLED April 25-26: 41st Annual West Point National Event (USMAOC) - West Point, NY
- The California O-Fest including the North American Championships and World Rogaining Championships have been moved to Summer 2021 (exact dates to be announced)
- NEW! Oct 3: Run the Rotary - One-Day NRE (EMPO) - near Troy, NY
- NEW! Oct 10-11: New England Championships (NEOC) - Townsend, MA
- MNOC has been awarded the 2021 US Masters Nationals to be held October 9-10, 2021
- OCIN has been awarded the 2022 US Junior Nationals to be held April 1-3, 2022
- The World Games in Birmingham, AL have been moved to July 7-17, 2022 to avoid conflict with the rescheduled Olympic Games in Summer 2021
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Orienteering in the COVID-19 Era
The global COVID-19 pandemic has upended the orienteering calendar for the spring and summer seasons. Most local, national and international events in the next few months have been cancelled or postponed to a later date.
Many of us across the US are under varying levels of stay at home & social distancing directives at this time and are sorely missing the opportunity to participate in orienteering events. Many clubs have found creative ways to allow members continue to enjoy the sport while complying with their local and state measures.
Clubs have posted virtual street-o courses by posting maps and having participants answer questions while navigating a course online in Google Street View. Others are setting barebones events by putting out control flags, making course maps available online for download/printing and encouraging participants do the course on their own over an extended window of time to ensure social distancing protocols are met.
{Note: OUSA strongly discourages people from traveling any great distance to participate in such events at this time. Check with your local club to see if there are local opportunities while still abiding by your local restrictions}
Other groups are posting puzzles and challenges online to facilitate armchair orienteering including the popular Route to O-Season series where map snippets from prior major international events are posted. Draw your own route for the days challenge leg and then compare route choices with others as well as the elite athletes who competed on those courses.
OUSA is posting new material to our Facebook & Twitter feeds on a regular basis - we will get you through this!!
We'd love to hear from you about other creative ways you are finding to get your orienteering "fix". Please contact the editor at newsletter@orienteeringusa.org to share ideas, pictures & stories to the next newsletter!
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Virtual Jigsaw Puzzle.
3rd World Rogaining Championships, Kamloops, BC
Try it Out at OUSA's Facebook Page
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Cristina Luis on the Needle Vista Score-O course in Apache Junction, Arizona.
February 2020 Tucson Orienteering Club
Photo credit: B. Brooke Mann
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Recent and Upcoming Board Meetings
- Agendas of past and upcoming Board meetings
2020 Proposed meeting schedule:
- June – Virtual Board Meeting
- July – Virtual Board Meeting
- 2020 AGM – preferably at an early fall event
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Newsletter Contributions
If you would like to send content for the next edition of the newsletter, please email it to the editor. At this time the newsletter will be sent periodically as appropriate and will not be on a strict calendar, ie monthly or bi-montly, schedule.
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Newsletter Compiled and Edited by Clinton Morse
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