The US National Orientering Team welcomes new members following their selection to either the World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) or Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) Teams. We are pleased to welcome back returning member Annika Mihata (COC) and to introduce new member Grace Suhocki (DVOA), both joining the Performance Squad. We also extend a warm welcome to Nate Dunlap (OLOU), who has been added to the Junior Squad.
The combined WUOC/JWOC 20026 Selection Committee – Jon Torrance (Chair), Ali Crocker, Brenda Blacklock, Ioana Fleming, and Will Enger – is pleased to announce the OUSA Teams for the 2026 Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) and the 2026 World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC).
JWOC will be hosted in Karlskrona, Sweden, from June 27 – July 5, 2026, while WUOC will be hosted in Vila Real, Portugal from July 27 – August 1, 2026.
This being the third year of OUSA sponsoring a team to compete officially at the European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC), and the end of the event overlapping with the start of JWOC (accreditation, model event), athletes vying for a spot on both teams were asked to commit to one over the other team if qualifying for both.
All qualifying athletes except for Alex Eriksson chose JWOC, while Alex decided to focus on EYOC 2026. The EYOC team will be announced soon.
Congratulations to this year’s JWOC and WUOC Teams!
Male
Alex Eriksson (declined in favor of EYOC 2026)
Ben Cooper
Ian Dunlap
Ludvig Hagwall
Mikhail Biryukov
Mori Finlayson-Johnecheck
Nate Dunlap (1st Alternate)
2nd Alternate Andrew Driscoll
3rd Alternate Jayden Suarez
Female
Anna Green
Danny Buchholz
Greta Leonard
Kate deBlonk
Paige Suhocki
Sophie Howes
1st Alternate Kendal O’Callaghan
2nd Alternate Lorelai Megery
Male
Anthony Riley
Ben Cooper
Benjamin Conley
Collin Thompson
Keegan Harkavy
Mori Finlayson-Johnecheck
1st Alternate Josh Fike
2nd Alternate Victor Frolenko
Female
Anna Green
Annika Mihata
Grace Suhocki
Lily Addicott
Oriana Riley
Paige Suhocki
1st Alternate Ava Suhocki
2nd Alternate Kate deBlonk
Selection criteria for the 2026 US teams to the Junior World Orienteering Championships and World University Orienteering Championships are now available on the team page.
The Team Trials for both teams will be the 2026 US Nationals hosted by the Quantico Orienteering Club (QOC) Mar. 20 – 22, 2026 (Friday – Sunday) in Maryland. Please see the selection criteria documents for more details.
The 2024 FISU World University Orienteering Championships have begun, in Bansko, Bulgaria. Read about Team USA here. You can follow along at https://wuoc2024.eu/. Live GPS tracking for the Sprint Relay has just started at this link.
Yesterday’s Sprint results have been posted.
Sunday will be the Middle distance, and the Relay will be on Monday.
The Selection Committee – Jon Torrance, Andrea Berger, Eric Bone, Ethan Childs, and Ioana Fleming – is pleased to announce the 2024 US Team to compete at the FISU World University Orienteering Championships in Bankso, Bulgaria from August 1st-5th, 2024. The WUOC competition is held every other year.
Congratulations to this year’s WUOC Team!!
In 2024 it will be possible for young athletes of Junior age and of College age to participate in one combined Team Trials event to qualify for two teams if eligible. The Team Trials event for the IOF 2024 Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) as well as for the FISU 2024 World University Championship Orienteering (WUOC) will be all races of the Flying Pig XXVI / 2024 OUSA Masters Nationals, held April 5 – 7 in Ohio and hosted by OCIN. The Team Trials races will be identified accordingly in the EventReg registration process.
At the November 13, 2023 Orienteering USA Board Meeting, the Rules Proposal from the National Team for WUOC / JWOC selections changes was approved, with the final wording of the new rules still to be published. These new rules allow for all FISU WUOC eligible athletes to participate in the races designated for team selection, while the old rules allowed only the athletes eligible to participate in the USA Intercollegiate races to be eligible for selection by races, forcing a significant number of other WUOC eligible athletes to have to rely on petitioning to be selected. Furthermore, the alignment of WUOC and JWOC selection rules to be based on IOF and FISU eligibility, with the courses for the trials being the same for an athlete (e.g. the same Red course for all Team Trials Male athletes, independent of age), makes it possible for athletes eligible for both teams to participate in one combined Team Trials event for WUOC and JWOC.
The 2024 Junior World Orienteering Championships will take place from June 30 – July 7, 2024 in Pilsen, Czechia. An official pre-JWOC training will be hosted the week prior to the championships, with the US Team intending to start training June 24, 2024. Orienteering USA’s combined JWOC/WUOC Selection Committee will choose up to six young male and six young female athletes to represent the USA at JWOC ’24.
The 2024 World University Championships Orienteering will take place from August 1 – 5, in Bansko, Bulgaria, with Team arrival no later than July 30. Orienteering USA’s combined JWOC/WUOC Selection Committee will choose up to six young male and six young female athletes to represent the USA at WUOC ’24.
The full 2024 JWOC Team Selection Criteria and 2024 WUOC Team Selection Criteria documents can be found in the Orienteering USA Library.
Note to Petitioners: Petitioners who can not attend the Team Trials will still be required to register for the Team Trials as Non-Compete and fill in the declaration page, whether for the JWOC team, the WUOC team or both teams. Petitioning information will be collected through EventReg during registration – whether competing in the trials races, or entering as Non-Compete.
Both events have races for accompanying supporters and other orienteers, the Czech O-Tour during JWOC, and the WUOC Tour during WUOC.
Eleven members were selected to represent TeamUSA at the World University Championships in Switzerland. Team members Thomas Laraia & Peter Zakrevski were originally selected but could not attend due to injury and Edgardo Cruz (1st alternate) was promoted to the team to fill the vacancy. Additionally, Anthony (AJ) Riley made it to Switzerland but did not race, also due to apparent injury. Evalin Brautigam accompanied the team as coach and Michelle Kastner also provided team support and some of the official photos.
Photos below courtesy Evalin Brautigam & Michelle Kastner
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The Executive Steering Committee is pleased to announce the promotion of four athletes to the US National Team bringing the TeamUSA roster to 36 athletes for 2022.
Sergei will be competing in Denmark next month as part of our 6-person team at the 2022 Sprint World Orienteering Championships (WOC). In July, Anna & Holden will be part of our 10-person roster competing at the 2022 Junior World Championships (JWOC) in Portugal and Tyler joins our 12-person squad heading to Switzerland for the biennial 2022 World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) in mid August.
We’re looking forward to a great summer of international racing with full teams traveling to all the major competitions, including the The World Games right here in the US. Congratulations to all the athletes on the 2022 TeamUSA Roster!!
Be sure to visit the National Team page on the website for details on all 2022 team members and the international events they have been selected for this year. Historical info on previous years teams can be found in the OUSA Library. Thanks to all the volunteers on the Executive Steering Committee and the various team selection committees for their efforts in putting together such a great roster of athletes to represent us!
The selection committee for the World University Orienteering Championships (WUOC) is pleased to announce the 2022 team for this biennial competition. The committee members are Linda Kohn, Peggy Dickison, Will Enger and Jeff Saeger.
The competition will be held in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland from August 16-21, 2022 and is open to athletes between ages 18 & 25 that are currently registered in a degree/diploma granting program of study at a recognized institution of higher learning or having earned said degree within the prior 12 month period.
Congratulations to the following athletes who have been selected to represent TeamUSA at this year’s World University Orienteering Championships!!
