2007 Otago Schools Orienteering Championships

The Otago Schools Orienteering Championships were held on Sunday 1 April 2007 at Waikouaiti. The Waikouaiti map is a great mixture of park, forest and sand dunes, and provides a good variety of challenges. There are open areas where speed is important and areas of thicker vegetation that are slower. There are areas where reading the linear features is sufficient and areas of complex contour detail which require skilled map-reading. There are no significant hills so times are generally fast. The event was held in ideal conditions with the day being cloudy and pleasantly mild. This benefited the large contingent of parents and supporters as well as the competitors.

The Secondary Schools Section

The senior (Yr 11-13) boys title was won by Ryan Cambridge of Kings High School, who blitzed the field by twelve minutes. Ryan has dominated the school series this year and once again no-one could even get close to his time. He is now the third member of the Cambridge family to take the Otago Schools title. Vincent Pettinger, also of Kings High came second as expected but Matthew Mortimer of Taieri College pulled off a minor upset when he narrowly beat Bede Robertson of Kings for third. Sylie McNab of Kavanagh College unfortunately had no competition for the senior girls title however she showed her class by running a time that beat all but the two fastest boys.

The junior (Yr 9-10) boys title was won by Clarke Fulton of Bayfield High School who had a particularly good run and had a margin of nearly five minutes. Michael Ogle of Otago Boys who has dominated the school series this year in this grade had a poor run and could only manage third while Hamish McMecking also of Otago Boys narrowly took second place. This result was definitely the biggest upset of the day. The junior girls section of the school series this year, was dominated by Otago Girls and St Hildas. The St Hildas girls were unable to come to the championships and this resulted in a small section. However the title was won, largely as expected, by Millie Cowan of Otago Girls High School, from Sarah Hawker-Lawrence, also of Otago Girls.

The Intermediate (or year 7 & 8) Schools Section

The intermediate boys title was won by Oliver Jordan of John McGlashan College from James Brundell, also of John McGlashan and Brad Robertson of Kaikorai Valley College who was third. This section attracted a large group from Tokomairiro for the first time this year in the school series but they chose not to enter the championship grade at this event. The intermediate girls title was won by Emily Buschl who had a particularly good run and beat all but one of the boys. Aslyn Brown of Balmacewan Intermediate came second but had a very disappointing run.

The Primary Schools Section

The primary girls title was won in a very good time by Anna O'Leary of Tainui School. She is a relative newcomer to the sport but proved her ability with a run that blitzed not just the other girls but also all of the boys. Thirteen minutes adrift, Georgia Buschl of Outram School was second and Charlotte Cotter of East Taieri was third just a minute further back. The boys title was won by Hamish Cotter from James Logie, second and Tom Logie, third. These boys are all from East Taieri School.

Titles

Senior Secondary Boy:	Ryan Cambridge	Kings High School
Senior Secondary Girl:	Sylvie McNab	Kavanagh College
Junior Secondary Boy:	Clarke Fulton	Bayfield High School
Junior Secondary Girl:	Millie Cowan	Otago Girls High School
Year 7 & 8 Boy:	Oliver Jordan	John McGlashan College
Year 7 & 8 Girl:	Emily Buschl	Outram School
Primary Boy:	Hamish Cotter	East Taieri School
Primary Girl:	Anna O'Leary	Tainui School

Complete Results

Senior Boys Champs (Red course)

1	Cambridge Ryan	Kings	00:35:58
2	Pettinger Vincent	Kings	00:47:32
3	Mortimer Matthew	Taieri	00:52:29
4	Robertson Bede	Kings	00:53:35
5	Christiansen Mads	Taieri	00:58:03
6	Dyas Jonny	JMC	01:09:48
7	Brundell Josh	JMC	01:11:07

Senior Girls Champs (Red)

1

McNab Sylvie

Kav

00:52:17

Senior Boys Standard (Yellow)

1	O'Sullivan Allan	Toko	00:21:53
2	Dickie Andrew	OBHS	00:27:58
3	Smith David	Toko	00:29:09
4	Brownlie Scott	Kings	DNS
5	Ovens Isaac	JMC	DNS

Senior Girls Standard (Yellow)

1	Crawford Nicky	Columba	00:25:13
2	McMecking Jane	OGHS	00:28:25
3	Wigley Kathryn	Kav	00:28:25
4	McDonald Harriet	Columba	00:30:22

Junior Boys Champs (Orange)

1	Fulton Clarke	Bayfield	00:35:53
2	McMecking Hamish	OBHS	00:40:22
3	Ogle Michael	OBHS	00:41:03
4	Mortimer Logan	Taieri	00:49:53
5	Brown Fraser	KVC	00:50:56
6	Highton Joe	JMC	00:51:39

Junior Girls Champs (Orange)

Cowan Millie	OGHS	00:55:36
Hawker-Lawrence Sarah	OGHS	01:03:01

Junior Boys Standard (Yellow)

1	Littleton Sam	LPHS	00:18:20
2	Robertson Sean	KVC	00:18:50
3	Clark Lachlan	JMC	00:20:42
4	Fletcher Andrew	Toko	00:21:46
5	Kohler Dominik	Toko	00:22:27
6	O'Sullivan Bernie	Toko	00:27:46
7	Richards Daniel	LPHS	00:33:45
8	MacArthur Hamish	JMC	00:38:08
9	Smaill Ryan	Kav	01:05:25
10	Hutton Ian	Toko	M1C

Junior Girls Standard (Yellow)

Dyas Caitlin

Columba

00:44:31

Year 7&8 Boys Champs (Yellow)

Jordan Oliver	JMC	00:21:32
Brundell James	JMC	00:23:21
Robertson Brad	KVC	00:27:19

Year 7&8 Girls Champs (Yellow)

Buschl Emily	Outram	00:23:11
Brown Aslyn	Balmacewan	01:24:11

Year 7&8 Boys Standard (White)

Smith Gavin	Toko	00:20:57
Carruthers Jesse	Toko	00:25:07
Beck Matt	Toko	00:26:40
Kohler Camille	Toko	M1C
Edwards Billy	Toko	DNS
Watson Chad	Toko	DNS

Year 7&8 Girls Standard (White)

Fletcher & Lloyd Elyse & Elese

Toko

00:38:18

Primary Boys (White)

1	Cotter Hamish	E Taieri	00:20:52
2	Logie James	E Taieri	00:24:23
3	Logie Tom	E Taieri	00:26:03
4	Buschl Malachi	Outram	00:41:03
5	Robertson Mark	E Taieri	00:42:54
6	O'Leary Jack	Tainui	M1C

Primary Girls (White)

1	O'Leary Anna	Tainui	00:16:57
2	Buschl Georgia	Outram	00:29:55
3	Cotter Charlotte	E Taieri	00:30:55
4	Robertson Isabella	E Taieri	00:41:35

 

RESULTS OF CLUB EVENT, WAIKOUAITI, 1 APRIL 2007

Thanks much to Planner Owen Cambridge, Controller Brian Buschl and the Organising Team of Myles Thayer, Jane Forsyth, McMeckings, Pettingers and Grants. Also to Ryan Cambridge and Buschls for collecting controls.

Red - 4.1km

		TIME (min)	RATE (min/km)
1	Jim Cotter	27.51	6.7
2	Ake Fagereng	32.00	7.8
3	Tor Limstrand	32.50	7.9
4	Tessa Ramsden	44.00	10.7
5	Rita Holmes	44.43	10.8
6	Don Melville	45.39	11.1
7	Nick Mortimer	45.59	11.1
8	Allan Grant	55.12	13.4
9	Jane Cloete	55.32	13.5
10	Genevieve Webb	56.36	13.7
11	Ray & Linda Hope	60.23	14.7
12	Jane Forsyth	66.00	16.1
13	Kate & Stacy	73.26	17.9
14	Jennifer Hudson	75.05	18.3
15	Grant Hudson	75.05	18.3
16	Bunny Rathbone	78.35	19.1

Orange - 3.5kn

1	Christopher Brown	42.00	12
2	Walter Lawrence	45.18	12.9
3	Brad Sutherland	46.36	13.2
4	Robert Scurr	47.14	13.5
5	Kathryn Jeyes	49.40	14.1
6	Fleur Boyce	49.56	14.2
7	Fiona Buehler	57.18	16.3
8	Terry Thomas	61.50	17.6
9	Liz McMecking	76.42	21.8
10	Sarah G & Johanna	90.29	25.8
11	Don Gordon	DNF

Yellow - 2.6km

1	Hamish Cotter, Tom & James	24.31	9.4
2	Lyn & Claire	40.01	15.4
3	Julia Lawrence	43.00	16.5
4	Brown/Cowan	43.43	16.7

White - 2.1km

1	Samantha & Shannon Hope	30.10	14.3
2	Ariel Texmo Limstrand	37.34	17.8
3	Lea Texmo Limstrand	37.34	17.8