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WAOC's East Anglian Champions for 2019Successes for WAOC runners at Sheringham
Congratulations to the following who won their category in the EA Championships held at NOR's event at Sheringham on March 24th:
Alex Darwin (M10), Hebe Darwin (W12), Camilla Darwin (W50), Noreen Ives (W65), Chris Morley (M75), and Seonaid Dudley (W80).
WAOC makes it to the Final!We are through to the CompassSport Trophy Final on 20 October
A message from the Club Captain:
Congratulations and many thanks to everyone who travelled to, and ran at Sherwood Pines today in the 2019 Compass Sport Trophy Heat.
I was absolutely delighted to leave the event having seen that WAOC had nudged up into 1st place thus QUALIFYING FOR THE FINAL see here ! A fantastic club performance - well done to everyone who took part.
The final is on Sunday 20 October 2019 at Pippingford Park which is in the heart of Ashdown Forrest in Sussex, The final is going to be organised by Mole Valley Orienteers. All WAOC members - please put this your diary now!
Janet Cronk, Club Captain
East Anglian Urban League (EAUL)
New for 2019 - The East Anglian Region is setting up an urban league. This will work in a similar way to the EA League which generally involves cross country orienteering events.
EA League 2018 Awards
The winners of the 2018 East Anglian League received their trophies at Bush Heath yesterday. Photos of those present to receive their trophies can be found below (Peter was both the giver and a receiver!).
Lagganlia Junior Summer Camp
Here is a link to the EAOA junior squad website, which now has videos from the 2018 Laganlia summer training camp in Scotland, and a report from Barney, an East Anglian junior who took part.
East Anglian League winners for 2018Updated and with prize-giving details
Congratulations to the following club members who topped the league tables for their age class in the East Anglian League.
M21 | Tom Beskeen | W12 | Hebe Darwin |
M45 | Stephen Borrill | W60 | Janet Cronk |
M50 | Dil Wetherill | W65 | Noreen Ives |
M60 | Peter Woods |
Full results can be found here. Prizes will be given out at Bush Heath on 3rd February.
Orienteering - Get up to speedTraning videos featuring members of the British Team
Last year, Sport England worked with South London Orienteers in a project to help teenagers develop their orienteering skills. As part of this project, a series of eight short videos have been produced presented by athletes from the GB Orienteering team.
Alex goes international!
Alex Wetherill, our Junior Team Captain, has been selected to run for England in the Interland International orienteering competition to be held in Ardennes in France, in March 2019.
WAGAL Winners for 2018League scores now finalised after Rowney
The Wagal Scoreboard for 2018 is now final, with points awarded for the Rowney Warren event on 25th November now included.
The WAGAL Champions for 2018 are:
Male | Female | |
Junior class | Sam Hague | Jemima Borrill |
Senior class | Lorant Farkas | Helen Bickle |
Veteran class | Dil Wetherill | Camilla Darwin |
Supervet class | Mike Bickle | Janet Cronk |
Congratulations to all winners!
What's WAGAL? Find out here.