Jo Allison and Eric Morris Make Impressive Return to Competition

Saturday, 13 December 2014

Photos (left to right): Jo Allison, Eric Morris, Ana Herceg

For the second consecutive week, competitors in the 2014-15 Runners Shop Twilight Series were subjected to a downpour of heavy rain with the heaviest falls during the latter stages of event # 9 at Black Mountain South.  Very early starters escaped the rain, but late starters had to cope with wet and slippery conditions causing some starters to not finish their courses. 

Jo Allison and Eric Morris made impressive returns to competition with both being clear winners in their classes. The class winners were:

• Orange 1: 5.9 km: MEN: Open: Matthew Crane AO A 30:49, Junior: Stephen Melhuish PO A 39:51, Masters: Eric Morris BN N 36:08; WOMEN: Open: Lizzie Ingham AO A 45:56, Junior: Tara Melhuish PO A 50:40, Masters: 1: Toni Brown BS A 50:21; TEAMS: Minh-Tam Nguyen, Caroline Christenson 80:29.

• Orange 2: 3.9 km: MEN: Open: Dean Davies BS A 29:24, Junior: Noah Poland BS A 34:36, Masters: Jonathan Miller BS A 38:34; WOMEN: Open: Melanie Stamell 66:37, Junior: Miho Yamazaki WE A 38:13, Masters: Jo Allison RR A 26:24, TEAMS: Bronwyn Thomson, Michael McCluskey 69:20.

• Green: 2.8 km: MEN: Junior: David Stocks BS A 22:33, Masters: Men: Michael Tedeschi RR A 48:20; WOMEN: Junior: Tayte Wildie 41:02, Masters: Jane Barnett BS A 35:41; TEAMS: Annabel Scott RR A, Ellen Johnson 42:03.

• Blue: 2.3 km: WOMEN: Junior: Luca Talbot-Hogg PO A 35:07; TEAMS: Peter Andersen, Elizabeth Andersen 40:59

   

Check the complete results and splits on the Orienteering ACT website. The course maps and photos of competitors are on the OACT Facebook page.

The results for the Orange 1 and 2 courses were converted to corrected times based on the 2015 YOB/gender handicap table, as the series extends into 2015.  The top five competitors for Event # 9 were:

• David Shepherd - 125

• Matt Crane - 124

• Jo Allison – 123

• Eric Morris – 122

• Trevor Jacobs – 121

After nine events, Shepherd remains at the top of the table with 625 points from his best five scores, followed by Lachlan Dow on 615, Jacobs 611, Lizzie Ingham 602, and Ella Cuthbert 601.  Ana Herceg is currently the most consistent competitor with a standard deviation of 2.7 %.  The progress points table is here.

The next event, and the final for 2014, will be at Campbell Parklands on Wednesday 10 December, with the Assembly area adjacent to the main Campbell PS carpark off Chauvel St.

Easter 2016 Logo competition Winners announced

Friday, 5 December 2014

The results of the Popular choice awards for the Easter Logo are below

AK = Andrew Kerr , NP = Noah Poland , M = Tristan and Patrick Miller, JE = Jasmine  Elson

Thank you to all 149 people who voted. Hopefully this competition has raised some publicity for the event and will stimulate people to volunteer to assist.   view logos here  

Gumnuts …………………………39 AK

Egg and sun ……………………59  M

Gang gang square …………….20 JE

Plane ……………………………….31 AK

Triangle map  …………………34 NP

Leaf ………………………………….36 AK

Rocky landscape ………………8 NP

Gang gang rectangle ……….28 JE

Control flag…………………….. 64 M

Splat ………………………………….2  M

Cbr rocks …………………………….1  NP

Bunny black ……………………….54  M

Bunny orange …………………….3   M

Congratulations to all the designers and Thank you for doing such a good job.

The Easter 2016 committee has not yet decided which logo will be used for Easter 2016.

However it is expected that other logos will be used in future carnivals  .

We think we have now quite a bank of excellent designs for future carnivals . The board would like to thank everyone very much.  

The board was so impressed with all the entries it decided to award a $50  prize to all 5 entrants not just the people’s choice logo

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Thank you

David Poland

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Matt Crane’s Return Adds Interest to Competition

Saturday, 29 November 2014

Photos (left to right): Matt Crane, Tara Melhuish, and Stephen Melhuish

Matt Crane’s return to the Runners Shop Twilight Series in Event #7 at Campbell Park on Wednesday has added interest to the competition.  While his time on the 5.7 km Orange 1 course was not good enough to score more than 121 points his 7 min 04 sec for1,210 metre leg with 132 metres of climb to control 12 was good enough to just win ‘King of the Mountain on corrected times (based the 2014 YOB/gender handicap table).

Tara Melhuish was almost the ‘Queen of the Mountain’ as her actual time of 10 min 48 sec converted to 7 min 05 sec on corrected time; one second slower than Crane's time.  Her brother Stephen Melhuish with a corrected time of 7 min 39 sec.  The table for the 72 individuals who completed leg 12, with corrected times is here.

The class winners were:

• Orange 1: 5.7 km: MEN: Open: David Shepherd RR A 29:40, Junior: Oliver Poland  BS A 33:43, Masters: Chris Helliwell  PO A 39:23; WOMEN: Open: Kristen Walker  PO A 49:44, Junior: Tara Melhuish  PO A 45:37, Masters: Toni Brown  BS A 52:34; TEAMS: Matthew Davis, Kristy Davis 59:40.

• Orange 2: 3.6 km: MEN: Open: Dean Davies BS A 24:36, Junior: Brendan Wilson  BS A 35:49, Masters: Robert Allison  RR A 30:36; WOMEN: Open: Imogen Fry 34:01, Junior: Ella Cuthbert  BS A 29:48, Masters: Tara Sutherland  BS A 30:26, TEAMS: Michelle Mackell WE A, Tony Leach WE A 39:34.

• Green: 2.3 km: MEN: Junior: Ethan Laver PO A 16:47, Masters: Green: Michael Tedeschi RR A 28:40.

• Blue: 1.9 km: WOMEN: Junior: 1 Rose Phillips WE A 40:08; TEAMS: Ben Tranter, Max Tranter, Nicole Frosch 15:38.

Check the complete results and splits on the Orienteering ACT website. Photos from Event # 7 at Campbell Park are here.

The results for the Orange 1 and 2 courses were converted to corrected times based on the 2015 YOB/gender handicap table, as the series extends into 2015 and the top five competitors for Event # 7 were:

• David Shepherd -125

• Trevor Jacobs – 124

• Ella Cuthbert – 123

• David Hogg – 122

• Matt Crane - 121

After seven events, Shepherd remains at the top of the Runners Shop Series table with 500 points from his best four scores, followed by Lachlan Dow on 493, Jacobs 490, Cuthbert 483 and Anita Scherrer on 471 points.

The next event will be at Remembrance Park on Wednesday 3 December.

Pocket Rocket Aces Top Seeds

Monday, 24 November 2014

12 year-old Ella Cuthbert (pictured on right) created history on Wednesday in being the youngest competitor to score 125 points in a Runners Shop Twilight Series event. She was rated best in event # 6 at Mt Ainslie North. Andrew Kerr was rated second twice during the 2013-14 series and Zoe Melhuish was second in the event 2 at Mt Majura West this series, but no youngster has previously scored the maximum points. 

Lachlan Dow was rated second in event # 6, David Shepherd third, Toni Brown fourth and visiting Latvian Kristina Jaudezems was fifth on 121 points.  Shepherd maintains his lead on 375 points from his best three scores, with Dow second on 371, Lizzie Ingham and Trevor Jacobs equal third on 366 points. Cuthbert has moved into fifth on 360 points.  The progress points table after event 6 is here.

The class winners at Mt Ainslie North were: 

• Orange 1: 5.3 km: Men: Open: Lachlan Dow BS A 26:42, Junior: Oliver Poland BS A 30:55, Masters: Matthew Stocks BS A 35:43; Women: Open: 1 Charlotte Petersen 57:33, Junior: Tara Melhuish PO A 46:12, Masters: Carol Harding BS A 51:27.

• Orange 2: 3.4 km: Men: Open: Matthew Purcell BS A 24:37, Junior: Noah Poland BS A 30:46, Masters: Tim Cox PO A 31:26; Women: Open: Kristen Walker PO A 30:11, Junior: Ella Cuthbert BS A 27:15, Masters: Toni Brown BS A 28:36; Teams: Caroline Christenson, Minh-Tam Nguyen 43:27.

• Green: 2.3 km: Men: Junior: David Stocks BS A 15:44; Women: Junior: Annabel Turnbull BS A 19:12, Masters: Dianne Bravo 38:29; Teams: Leonardo Stringer, Gina Dario 44:29.

• Blue: 1.8 km: Men: Junior: Thomas Fisher 24:01; Women: Junior: Layla Baker-Gabb PO A 32:24; Teams: Elye Dent, Kathie Dent 15:33.

The full results are here and the splits are here.

Event # 7 will be at Campbell Park on Wednesday. As Dow is the course planner for that event and Lizzie Ingham is still recovering from the injury she sustained at Aranda Bushlands, other competitors will have the opportunity to improve their position on the points table.

Shep Moves to Top of the Ladder

Sunday, 16 November 2014

Photo (left to right): Trevor Jacobs, Anthony Scott, Phil Walker

David Shepherd has moved to the top of the table in 2014-15 Runners Shop Twilight Series after event 5, following another top scoring performance at Aranda Bushlands and a minor correction of scores for the previous event.  The previous leader Lizzie Ingham was forced to retire from Wednesday’s event when she slipped on a rocky slope and cut her leg.  She is expected to miss at least another event and be back in action in a couple of weeks.

Others in the top five for event 5 behind Shep were Lachy Dow on 124, Trevor Jacobs 123, Anthony Scott 122, and Phil Walker on 121 points, and the top five best three scores from five events are Shepherd 375, Dow 369, Ingham 366, Jacobs 366 and Walker 356 points.  The progress points table is here.

The class winners on Wednesday were:

• Orange 1: 5.5 km: MEN: Open: Lachlan Dow BS A 32:44, Oliver Poland BS A 40:45, Masters: Matthew Stocks BS A 41:22; WOMEN: Open: Kristen Walker PO A 67:28, Junior: Carys Connick BS A 67:44, Masters: Anita Scherrer RR A 54:21.

• Orange 2: 4.3 km: MEN: Open: Stephen Still AO A 35:27, Junior: Brendan Wilson BS A 45:52, Masters: Tony Garr PO A 36:47; WOMEN: Open: Laure Gauthiez Putallaz  AO A 32:36, Junior: Miho Yamazaki WE A 53:23, Masters: Cathy Hogg PO A 38:38; TEAMS: Tony Leach WE A, Michelle Mackell WE A 57:18.

• Green: 2.1 km:  MEN: Junior: Andrew Kerr PO A 14:45; WOMEN: Junior: Isabel Keller-Tuberg 25:35, Masters: Dianne Bravo 52:15; TEAMS: Blake Faunce, Tayte Wildie, Sam McKinney 26:24.

• Blue: 1.6 km: MEN: Junior: Curtis Garrett 20:17; WOMEN: Junior: Luca Talbot-Hogg PO A 36:44, TEAMS: Nicholas Fitzgerald GJ A, Alex Fitzgerald GJ A 22:57.

Check the complete results and splits on the OACT website.

Event 6 will be held at Mt Ainslie North, which will be preceded in the morning by the 2014 ACT Primary Schools Championships for which over 180 students from 16 schools have entered.  An all-girl line up of retired Matilda Star Sally Shippard, Orienteering Australia Elite Athlete of the year Grace Crane, and Canberra Cockatoo and prospective New Zealand World Cup team member Lizzie Ingham will present the awards. Helpers welcome.

Vote for your best Easter 2016 logo here.

Wednesday, 12 November 2014

Vote for the logo you think the  best. In Easter 2016 - just 15 months away - the ACT will be hosting the nations biggest annual orienteering carnival as nearly 1000 enthusiasts from interstate and overseas run or walk on the courses we have promoted, marketed, set and managed.

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Entry deadline extended to Sunday 6 pm ACT Primary School Champs

Thursday, 6 November 2014

Not yet entered? This is your last chance. Full electronic timing devices.   

Schools all over Canberra have been preparing for the ACT primary Schools Orienteering Champs to be held in Hackett on Wed Nov 19th. This year full electronic timing will be used so we can not accept late entries. Details here School groups  needing assistance to book can phone 0411 968 001     

Schools entering as a group who need assistance can phone 0411 968 001