Club News by Karin Kirk news@octavian-droobers.org
HARTSHILL HAYES COUNTRY PARK RESULTS
200 entrants, of all ages, from across the midlands competed in the long awaited return to Hartshill Hayes Country Park event, near Nuneaton. Organiser Sheila Carey thanked the many volunteers who contributed to the making of the fine and enjoyable day at the park, over 15 years since the last visit.
Anne Straube organised a popular mini maze as an introduction to the sport and warm up prior to the event. The youngest juniors had a chance to show their skills on the short White 1.3km course finding 10 control points and the winner was Esther Mardling W10 in 12.17mins from Walton Chasers Club, Mae Quinney W10 was second in 13.59mins and Rupert Powell M10 was 3rd in 36.13mins. On the Yellow 1.7km course also with 10 controls Alex Merrill M12 from Harlequins was first in 27.29mins just ahead of M Spencer W10 27.47mins and Thomas Chapple M10 28.52mins. First timer Alice Mangarine W21 along with Phil Pavey M21 easily won the Orange 1.9km course taking 18.15mins, Edmund Joyner M21 was 2nd in 30.08mins and Peter Markham M10 3rd in 32.29mins.
Oliver Lunn M14 was 1st on the Light Green 2.7km course with 16 controls in 35.46mins; Rebecca Nisbet W14 from South Midlands Orienteering Club was 2nd in 36.06mins and Adam Mardling M14 Walton Chasers 3rd in 40.25mins. Wrekin’s Brian Morris M70 was 1st on the Short Green 3.2km course taking 39.22mins, Rebecca Hemsley W21 2nd in 39.30mins and Anthony Walker M50 3rd in 40.38mins. There was a tight finish on the Green 3.7km course with 18 controls, Ray Collins M60 Walton Chasers was 39.11mins just ahead of Robert Brandon M65 39.19mins and Guy Ross M20 40.08mins.
Wrekin club members took the two top places on the Blue 4.9km course with 150 metres of climb and 16 controls: Richard Pay M50 38.51mins and Adrian Pickles M55 40.46mins and OD member David Leadley was 3rd in 40.50mins, only 4 seconds behind. OD club members dominated the longest course, Brown 5.4km with 190 metres of climb: Matthew Elkington M20 was first in 32.38mins, William Gardner M21 2nd in 32.54mins, Nathan Lawson M18 was 3rd in 38.17mins and club captain Alistair Powell M35 was 4th in 40.38mins.
13 January 2015
OCTAVIAN DROOBERS WIN LAURIE BRADLEY TROPHY
The annual West Midlands Inter Club event held at Sandwell Valley, Birmingham, on New Year’s Day was won by Octavian Droobers with a score of 4750 points well ahead of Harlequins 3900 and Walton Chasers 3650.
The club captain, Alistair Powell thanked all the club members who turned out on the cold and blustery morning to compete and congratulated the 25 top scorers for the club from across the 16 differing age classes. Highest scorer was Matthew Elkington M20 with 300 points, the only competitor to find all 30 controls, around the country park and onto Hilltop and Manwood areas, within the 1 hour time limit taking 56.48 mins. Andy Emmerson M55 scored 260 points finding 26 within the time limit and Richard Gardner M60 scored 230 as did Barry Elkington M55.
Other scorers were: Tony Feltbower M60 220, Stephen Elkington M18 220, Alistair Powell M35 220, Jane Feltbower W60 210, Gerry Spalton M65 210, Dave Marr M60 200, Peter Carey M70 200, Sheila Carey W65 200, Rachel Emmerson W20 200, John Ward M70 190 Felix Lunn M14 190, Oliver Lunn M14 190, Carolyn Marr W65 180, Trevor Simpson M75 170, Philip Kirk M55 170, Karin Kirk W65 160, Philip May M60 160 and Sian Gardner W55 160.
The TSB Trophies for the best juniors at the event were won by Stephen Elkington, sharing it with Matt Hartland from Walton Chasers and Florence and Tabitha Lunn from OD won the girls’ trophy.
National Squad Selections
British Orienteering has announced the names of the 2015 Talent and Performance Squads. Congratulations to the five club members who have been selected to receive additional sports specific training to become world class athletes. Matthew Elkington M20 is in the Watch Squad, Harrison McCartney M16, Nathan Lawson M18 and Julie Emmerson W20 are in the Talent Squad and Will Gardner M21 in the Development Squad. The club wishes them every success.
7th Jan 2015