Club News by Karin Kirk news@octavian-droobers.org
JUNIORS RECEIVE SPORTS BURSARIES
Coventry, Solihull and Warwickshire Sport (CSW Sport), co-ordinators of the CAP bursary, awarded financial support to three junior club members: Hamish Rogers, Matthew Elkington and Julie Emmerson. The bursary, now in its 5th year, is awarded to talented juniors to help them develop their sporting potential. The awards totalling over £12,500 were funded by Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council and presented to 30 young sports people at University of Warwick’s Cryfield Pavilion.
Taking part in Jubilee events around the country Harrison McCartney won the Junior Men’s sprint event at the University of Surrey in 37.18mins, Stephen Elkington came 3rd in 40.08mins. Julie Emmerson came 3rd in the Junior Women’s event in 34.10mins and Aimee Morse came 5th in 38.04mins. Also at the University of Surrey Matthew Elkington came 4th in the Men’s Open event in 38.13mins and Lesley Ross 4th in the Women’s Veteran in 36.45mins.
At the Oldhouse Warren, Crawley Jubilee long distance event Harrison McCartney M14 again came first on the Blue 6.6k course with 185m of climb in 47.22mins. Roger Hailey M70 also came first on the Short Green 3.4k course in 46.06mins and Aimee Morse W16 came 4th on the 4.6k Green course in 42.21mins. The 3rd day of the Jubilee weekend middle distance event at Leith Hill, saw Julie Emmerson W16 coming first on the Green 3k course in 30.57mins, 3mins ahead of nearest rival, and Harrison came 2nd on the Blue 4k course in 34.15mins. On the 4th day Pete Carey M65 came 3rd clocking up 100 points in the Balcombe Waterside Mass Score 40 minute event. Bruce Bryant M55 came 2nd on the Green 4.5k course at Cooksworthy, Devon, in 47.07mins at the Tamar Triple Day Jubilee event.
Mike Hampton M65 earned another urban race first place at Shrewsbury Town winning in 32.58mins on the 3.8k course, 10 minutes ahead of nearest competitor. Liz Phillips W45 came 3rd on the W40 class course in 55.50mins.
12th June 2012
SHROPSHIRE WEEKEND
Taking advantage of the beautiful sunny weather many Octavian Droobers ran the urban race around Bridgnorth on Saturday and up on Brown Clee Hill on Sunday.
Four first places were won by club members at Bridgnorth. The steep roads with steps leading down to the river, past the steam railway station, ruins, gardens, and a market on the main street added to the complexity of finding controls in the fastest time. Aimee Morse W16 won the Junior women’s 2.27k event in 21.06mins, Riina Kuuselo W21 won the Women’s 5.24k Open Event with 120metres of climb in 36.41mins, Sheila Carey W65 won the Ultra Veteran Women’s 2.74k event in 28.43mins (Sue Bicknell 3rd) and Mike Hampton M65 won the Ultra Veteran Men’s 3.35k event with 120metres of climb in 30.35mins.
All competitors at the Brown Clee Hill regional event had a climb of 250metres in high temperatures to the start and best club runner was William Gardner M20 who came 1st on the long Brown 8.4k course with 275metres of climb in 58.18mins, Ian Embrey M21 was 4th in 1.07.20min and Iain Botheroyd M40 5th 1.08.38mins on the same course. Sheila Carey W65 came 2nd on the Green 3.9k course in 44.56mins, Riina Kuuselo W21 3rd in 58.54mins on the Short Brown 7k course with 220 metres of climb, Julie Emmerson W16 4th on the Blue 5.6k course in 45.44mins. On the Short Green 3.4k course Roger Hailey M75 came 3rd in 55.36mins and Janet Richardson W60 4th 56.35mins. Mike Hampton M65 travelled to the Bristol Orienteering club urban race at Frenchay on Sunday and came 1st on the Men’s Ultra Veteran 3.65k course in 27.47mins.
The club returned to Daventry Country Park, after a long gap of several years, for the local event organised by Anthony Walker which attracted over 60 competitors. On the Short 1.7k course Ella-Rose McCartney W12 came 1st in 17.54mins closely followed by Daventry new orienteer Sam Lockwood M8 in 17.40mins and Emma Grier W12 19.47mins. Steph Howarth W21 won the Medium 3.1k course in 24.56mins, Bill Nicolson M45 was 2nd in 25.55mins and Rhiannon Cope W14 3rd in 28.13mins. Will Gardner M20 was 1st on the Long 5.6k course in 30.45mins, Chris McCartney M40 2nd in 35.43mins and Harrison McCartney M14 3rd in 37.16mins.
29th May 2012