Metro League 2- Callan Park

It was an extremely bright and sunny day that greeted organisers and competitors for Metro League 2. The grounds of the notorious Callan Park are so beautiful and the setting so idyllic that it makes orienteering at this venue a privilege .

The courses set by Nick and Margaret took advantage of the complexities of the map and the traps set by the setters managed to catch about 10 orienteers who failed to read their control descriptions and check control numbers.

For Uringa competitively it was a great day with all teams winning:

Division 2  UR-CC Harriers

Name   Time   Points

Ian Jones 23.48 10

Lawrence Jones 26.26 8

Dick Ogilvie 30.41 3

Nick Dent 27.48 7

Linda Sesta 29 4

Total 32


Division 3   UR-CC Kites

Name Time Points

Paul Batten 23.08 9

Julia Prudhoe 28.45 4

Jane McKenna 30.38 3

Hilary Wood 26.55 6

Maggie Jones 26.06 8

Total 30


Division 4   UR-CC Falcons

Name Time Points

Dave Lotty 26.52 9

Helen Murphy 32.57 5

David Jones 37.37 3

Brian Cleland 31.16 7

Bronwyn Batten 36.01 4

Total 28

Close one here as IK scored 27 points!

Division 5   UR-CC Kestrels

Name Time Points

Lisa Lampe 42.4 5

Maureen Ogilvie 44.37 4

Adrienne Kirby 36.5 8

Penny Field 51.38 2

Jim McKay 30 10

Total 29

New members really got into the swing with Bronwyn and Paul Batten, Jim Mackay and Adrienne Kirby all scoring handsomely in their respective classes. Alex batten enjoyed the Very easy Course. Luke and Jack Brown plus mum and dad were also enjoying the day although Luke missed his first control to record and mp. Also running with Uringa (his Aussie Club) all the way from the UK was David Jones: dad and granddad to the Jones clan!

Individually there were some outstanding performances. Ian and Lawrence Jones on the division 2 course came in 2nd and 5th respectively. Paul batten was 4th in the division 3 course and Jim Mackay managed a top 10 placing in Division 5. Sophie Jones was the clear winner on the easy Course.

Whilst there was chaos at the finish due to 2 controls and a computer deciding that they wanted to spoil the day, the event went off extremely well. A big vote of thanks to Dave, John and Sue who remained behind to collect controls.

The next Metro event occurs on 26th May at Cattai.

Uringa will next tackle the water stop at the Great Nosh Run on June 2nd and then we are organising Day 3 of the QB111