2018 Australian Championships Carnival Highlights

Saturday 28th September - 7th October 2018

It’s been a busy time in South Australia with the Australian Middle Distance, Relay, Sprint and Long Championships plus the Australian Schools Championships (Sprint, Long & Relay) and to top off the Carnival the SA Middle Distance Championships.

The first weekend, based at Renmark on the Murray, had two great complex terrain with erosion gullies and sandy red river banks. Plus, a double school campus for a fast-paced sprint on a flat course.

Australian Middle Distance Championships results include these fine performances to kick off the carnival;

M/W10N, 1^st Rohan Braid
W10, 2^nd Amy Dufty
W21AS, 1^st Daisy McCauley
W40A, 3^rd Ceri Pass
W45B, 3^rd Marlize Bosman
WEasy, 1^st Sasha Eves
W65A, 1^st Carol  Brownlie
W65AS, 1^st Jenny Komyshan
M12A, 1^st Eckart Bosman
M35A, 2^nd Paul Dowling
M45A, 3^rd Craig Dufty
M45B, 3^rd Jaco Bosman

With over 60 West Australians travelling the Australian Relay Championships had some great team performances from the West Aussies on the complex terrain. Some highlights included;

W55AS 1^st Anthea Feaver, Rosalie McCauley , Jenny Komyshan
W65A 2^nd Jan Fletcher, Lois West, Carol Brownlie
M21E 3^rd Henry McNulty, Andries Swart, Craig Dufty

The Australian Long Championships explored the hills and pine forest of Mt Crawford east of the Adelaide city with the crowning performance of the day Henry McNulty taking first place in M21 Elites by over 7 minutes. The first WA man to claim the title in 20 years. Other WA podium places:

M/W10N 2nd Rohan Braid
W10A 2nd Amy Dufty
W21AS 3^rd Daisy McCauley
W40A 3^rd Jen Graham Taylor
W45B 1^st Marlize Bosman
WEasy 1^st Sasha Eves
W65A 2^nd Carol Brownlie
M14A 3^rd Aldo Bosman
M21E 1^st Henry McNulty
M45A 2^nd Craig Dufty
M45B 1^st Jaco Bosman

Rocks, rocks, and more rocks were the order of the day at The SA Middle Distance, similar to some WA farm maps and many sandgropers enjoyed the last event! Henry again was able to hold off a strong field to take 1^st place. The other WA place getters were:

M/W10N 3^rd Rohan Braid
W10A 1^st Amy Dufty
WEasy 1^st Sasha Eves
W21AS 1^st Daisy McCauley
W40A 2^nd Caeri Pass
W55A 3^rd Anthea Feaver
WEasy 3^rd Juliette Jarrett
W65A 2^nd Carol Brownlie
W65AS 3^rd Jenny Komyshan
M10A 3^rd Lachlan Braid
M12A 3^rd Liam Dufty
M14A 3^rd Aldo Bosman
M21E 1^st Henry McNulty
M35A 1^st Paul Dowling
M45A 2^nd John Toomey
M45AS 2^nd Paul Jarrett

Add in the three days of the Australian Schools Championships at which the WA schools team acquitted themselves well and ended up ahead of the Tasmanian’s and it was a very full week of events. There will be a full report on the Schools Championships and the WA team adventures in the next issue of O Xpress.

The results and all associated splits and maps can be found on the SA Orienteering website

https://www.sa.orienteering.asn.au/2018-australian-championships-results

Lots of Photos via the 2018 Carnival Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/2018auschamps/

and on the Orienteering WA Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/OrienteeringWA/