Voting is now open for 2018 OUSA Competitive Awards. The Competitive Award Program’s goals are to recognize and reward outstanding competitive accomplishments by U.S. orienteers at the end of every year.
The awards:
- Orienteer of the Year is awarded to the best USA orienteer in 2018, based on results at national and international events.
- Junior Orienteer of the Year is awarded to the best USA orienteer no older than 20 in 2018, based on results at national and international events.
- Comet of the Year is awarded to the most improved USA orienteer in 2018, based on results at national and international events.
- Orienteering Team of the Year is awarded to the best USA national or club orienteering team in 2018, based on results at national and international events.
Vote here today! Voting closed February 25th. You can see the lists of previous award winners here.
The winners will be selected by the Awards Committee. Results of the voting will be a major factor in determining winners. Winners of the individual awards will receive grants for travel to orienteering races and training camps. In certain cases, honorable mention will be made for deserving athletes.
– Boris Granovskiy
for the Awards Committee