NZOF NEWS - AUGUST 2002
JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPS
Congratulations to Greg Flynn for his performance at JWOC, at Alicante
in Spain. Greg produced a top result finishing 21st in the short-O
(from a field of 157).
Lara Prince also made the A-final of the short-O, placing 53rd and repeated the placing in the classic. James Bradshaw was the best of the men in the classic finishing 72nd. Commiserations, however, to Todd Oates who never made the start line, instead ending up in hospital with appendicitis.
Greg, James and David Stewart were 27th out of 53 in the relay. The Australians placed 24th and 29th. Lara, Claire Paterson and Kate Bodger were 22nd out of 42, one place ahead of the Australian B team. Australia A was 15th.
GET WELL SOON
Best wishes to NZOF Secondary School Coordinator, Geoff Morrison, for
a speedy recovery. Geoff broke his neck (and an arm) in a work accident
in June and spent several weeks in Burwood Hospital’s Spinal Unit in Christchurch
before returning home to the Hawkes Bay. The good news is that Geoff
is walking again. Next step is to no longer need - day and night
- the head brace.
SILVA NZ SECONDARY SCHOOL CHAMPS
It was very pleasing to see over 250 competitors from more than 50
different schools attend the recent SILVA NZSSC. Congratulations
to the organisers, Counties Manukau OC (especially John and Val Robinson)
for staging a successful event, and of course our thanks to the teachers
and parents involved for their efforts in getting students along to the
event.
GREG BARBOUR RETAINS WORLD TITLE
Congratulations to Greg Barbour on his victory at the 5th World Rogaining
Championships at Lesno, Czech Republic. Greg and David Rowlands (Australia)
retained the open men’s world title they won at the 4th World Rogaining
Champs in New Zealand in January 2000. It completed a busy few weeks
for Greg after several world cup races for NZ in June and the World MTBO
Champs in France, in early July (see following item).
FIRST WORLD MTBO CHAMPIONSHIPS
New Zealand was represented by a team of one at the first world Mountain-Bike
Orienteering Championships in France, 1-7 July. National Squad member,
Greg Barbour, finished in the top half of both the classic and short-MTBO
races, placing 59th and 51st respectively.
THIRD NZ MTBO CHAMPIONSHIPS
And speaking of MTBO, the third New Zealand MTBO Championships are
being organised by WACO. The venue: a new MTBO map in Woodhill Forest.
The dates: 2/3 November.
NATIONAL SQUAD REVIEWED
Congratulations to Natalie Rouse (Counties Manukau) who has been added
to the National Orienteering Squad as part of a mid-year review by the
Selectors. At the same time, Melissa Edwards, Marquita Gelderman
and Antonia Wood have stood down from the Squad. There have been
no changes to the men’s list.
CLUB MANUAL ON THE WEB
The NZOF website has been reorganised to bring all resources, useful
for clubs and others, into the one area, under NZ Orienteering Federation.
Resources are grouped under the generic headings of Governance, Legal Issues,
Technical, Schools, Development, Coaching, Policies and Statistical, and
include, for example, the Constitution, Strategic Plan, Major Fixtures
List, Competition Rules, Best Practices in Clubs, Health & Safety Policy,
and past national M/W21E champions. Check it out.