Riverina and NSW Middle Distance Championships- Wagga Wagga

There was a very small, dedicated band of orienteers who headed south to Wagg for the final double header of the bush season.
Those who didn't make the trip missed out on two absolutely splendid days of orienteering.

Clear blue skies greeted the competitors at Pomingalarna a stones throw west of Wagg for State League 14. The area was spur gully with a vast array of erosion control banks which led to you doing a lot of counting- "That is three I have crossed only two more to go "

The courses all travelled through an area which contained more than its fair share of pits and depressions making navigation quite tricky. Toss in a complex labyrinth of mountain bike trails and mistakes were easy to make.

However I believe the best part of the map was the central hill which all courses crossed- the wildflower display was spectacular.
 Courses were well set by Briohny Seaman







From the results below you can see that the Uringa Tribe did good with 5 First placings, 4 seconds and 3 thirds.

1	Maureen Ogilvie	W80A	1:09:38
1	Sophie Jones	W14A	42:10
1	Linda Sesta	W45A	37:30
1	Georgia Jones	W16A	36:05
1	Ian Jones	M45A	36:12
2	Dave Lotty	M55AS	48:36
2	Gayle Shepherd	W45AS	47:11
2	Brian Cleland	M75A	1:22:00
2	Lawrence Jones	M17-20A	37:46
3	Ron Pallas	M55AS	57:08
3	Mary Jane Mahony	W65A	1:09:51
3	Margaret Jones	W45A	55:04
4	Dick Ogilvie	M70A	1:01:32
4	Jane McKenna	W45A	1:05:11

NSW Middle Distance Championships.

Sunday dawned bright and blue as we travelled 20 minutes south west from Wagga to a rural property called "Connorton".
As you can see it is a complex granite area with a light cover of vegetation.
We have run a few times on this map and each time it has thrown up a really decent challenge. Planner Pauline Moore did an outstanding job of providing courses that visited the best parts of the map and made everyone work hard for their supper. There were many post-mortems  that featured comments on how they were bushed getting to the first control.
Uringa performed brilliantly in these champs with 7 Champions. The Jones family, Sophie, Georgia, Lawrence and Ian accounted for 4 titles.  "Miss Consistency" Linda headed home W45A. "Mr Surprised" Ron won M55AS and "Miss Perseverance", Maureen took out the W80A class.

Club results:

1	Linda Sesta	W45A	53:47
1	Maureen Ogilvie	W80A	3:24:26
1	Sophie Jones	W14A	1:14:12
1	Ron Pallas	M55AS	51:33
1	Georgia Jones	W16A	40:17
1	Lawrence Jones	M17-20A	50:42
1	Ian Jones	M45A	45:46
3	Brian Cleland	M75A	1:15:06
3	Mary Jane Mahony	W65A	1:25:06
3	Dave Lotty	M55AS	1:02:53
3	Dick Ogilvie	M70A	55:26
3	Jane McKenna	W45A	1:27:34
	Gayle Shepherd	W45AS	mispunched
	Margaret Jones	W45A	mispunched

And so it is that we bid a fond farewell to the bush season in NSW.
A few Uringans are heading to WA for the Australian Champs. We especially wish Georgia Jones all the best as she competes in the Australian Schools Champs.
Others heading west are Shane Doyle, Jim and Finn Mackay, Maureen and Dick Ogilvie.