WAOC Juniors at the Yvette Baker Trophy Final

This year's YB Final was held at Irchester Country Park on Sunday 3rd July. The WAOC Junior team were 4th in the Trophy competition (for large clubs). This the best result that WAOC Juniors have achieved in this competition in recent times, and possibly ever. Well done to everyone who took part!
Full results can be found on the LEI website - see here.

WAOC at the British Sprints WeekendPodium Place for WAOC Juniors at the British Sprint Relays

Congratulations to our M/W 12- relay team who won a Bronze Medal at the British Orienteering Mixed Sprint Relay Championships for 2022, held on Saturday 11 June at Leeds Beckett University.

The British Sprints Championships followed on the Sunday, with some notable WAOC performances here as well...

JK 2022 in South WalesCongratulations to WAOC's medal winning runners

At the Sprints, congratulations to Alys on 1st and Elysia on 3rd in W10, and Ursula Oxburgh on 3rd on W85.

In the overall competition (days 2 & 3), congratulations to Elysia on 3rd in W10A, Oliver Hague on 1st in M21V, Dil Wetherill on 1st in M55S, and Noreen Ives in W65S.

WAOC Winners in the East Anglian Urban League 2021

Congratulations to all the WAOC winners of the 2021 EA Urban League. WAOC members won 8 out of 14 classes, with 3 of the winners being Juniors. See the full results here.

WAOC Winners in the East Anglian League 2021

Congratulations to all the WAOC winners of the 2021 EA League, listed below. See the full results on the EAOA website - here.

EA Champs PresentationCategory winners presented with their trophies at the Autumn in Anglia events

For details of the EA championships, see the article here. The full list of winners is on the EAOA website.

In addition to the EA Champs trophies, two additional awards were presented: Sarah Mansel of SUFFOC, who happened also to be the planner of the Bury St Edmunds event, received the Bill Stevens trophy for contribution to orienteering in the region, and Kate Jarrett won the Joan George award for best performance at the EA Championships.

Below are photos of some of the WAOC winners with their trophies.

Our East Anglian Champions for 2021Class winners from the EA Champs held in Epping Forest on 26th September

Sunday 26th September was an eventful day for some WAOC members - especially our Juniors. WAOC juniors who are members of the East Anglian Junior Squad, namely Hebe Darwin, Sophie Kerswell, and Alex Wetherill, were representing their Region in a combination of individual and team competitions at the Junior Inter-Regional Championships (JIRCS) up in the north-east of England, helping secure a very creditable 6th place overall for EAJS.

This date clashed with the East Anglian Championships 2021, held at HAVOC's event in Epping South West, where orienteers of all age classes were competing with their peers in the region to be the champion in their age class, or outright.

Congratulations to WAOC winners from the EA Champions 2021:

Alistair Fu (M14), Kate Jarrett (W12), and Alys Powell (W10);

Tom Beskeen (M35) who won the Mens Open category, Brian Cowe (M45), Dil Wetherill (M55), Mike Bickle (M70), and Chris Morley (M80);

Emma Jarret (W45), Helen Hague (W50), Sue Hartley (W65), and Hazel Bickle (W70).

WAOC at the British Sprint Championships 2021Individuals and Relay teams compete in Skelmersdale

WAOC members had a great (and fun!) weekend in Skelmersdale at the Sprint champs, held over the weekend of 21st and 22nd August, including Dil's birthday party in a field! Some encouraging results across the age classes:

The full results are at https://www.mdoc.org.uk/results-archive/2021/2021-08-22-British_Sprint_Champs/index.html

2021 Yvette Baker Trophy Final Junior team compete in national final held over from 2020.

Many congratulations to all those in the WAOC Junior Team who ran in the Yvette Baker Trophy Final at Westonbirt Arboretum on Sunday 4 July.

Our Midland Champions for 2021

Congratulations to WAOC Winners at the Midland Champs, held on 30th May at Stapely and Rorrington (Springtime In Shropshire):

Alys Powell (W10)

Hebe Darwin (W14)

Alex Wetherill (M21)

Emma Jarrett (W40)

Full results can be found here.