August Forum

The August forum will take place on Wednesday, August 27th at 8:30pm ET on Google Meet.

Join Elias “Eli” Jimenez, founder of VentR-out, for a live demo of a virtual reality orienteering simulation grounded in the fundamentals of the sport. Drawing on past experiences competing in and organizing adventure races, he sees VR’s potential for simulating outdoor experiences in a new way. This early-stage project highlights VR as a promising medium for orienteering training. Get a first-hand look at what’s possible, where it could go next, and how you could help shape its evolution.

Join on Google Meet on Wednesday, August 27th at 8:30pm ET.

US Ski-O Team seeking applications for 2026!

The USA Ski-O National team is seeking applicants for the senior team for the Ski-O World Championship (WSOC) in Japan,  March 1-6, 2026. 

The site and date for Junior Ski-O World Champs has not yet been announced for 2026. Following our team’s good results in 2025, we are excited to build a larger junior team, especially adding girls and women.

Junior competitors interested in joining the national team may apply to the standing team to be ready for more information as it becomes available.

Questions about the junior team can be directed to Junior team coach Carl Fey.

Applications for juniors and seniors must include: Race results (ski-O, foot-O, X-C skiing), Current training plan, a brief statement of interest about joining the team, and biographical info. (birth date, citizenship status, gender).

Applications should be sent to ESC chair Adrian Owens by email before Sept 30, 2025.

Map from the 2009 World Ski Orienteering Championships

YMP August Map of the Month

The Youth Mapping Program August Map of the Month is of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, SD. This map is used in classes for Outdoor Education students and in classes for general Physical Education students. In the future, the university plans to share this map with local ROTC and scout groups.

According to Outdoor Education professor Chris McCart, this map is “user-friendly. It gives credibility to our program.”

Interested in having a map made of your school? Learn more about the program and apply here.

2025 European Youth Orienteering Championships Recap

The 2025 European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC) took place 17-20 July, 2025 in Brno, Czechia. EYOC is a competition for men and women in the -16 and -18 age groups, and a chance for young orienteers from many countries to get together and face serious competition in a friendly environment. This is the first year that the US sent an official team, with four women and five men (announcement) making up the ranks.

As this is the European Youth Orienteering Championships, the official results only include those representing European countries. Official or not, there were certainly some US results worth writing home about! Especially in the Long, with Alex Eriksson 30th (of 109) in M16 and Erik Fey 38th (of 114) in M18.

Results and maps

YMP July Map of the Month

The Youth Mapping Program July Map of the Month is Abington Friends School in Jenkintown, PA. Since this map was made in 2020, it has been used consistently by many teachers across age groups and in varied subjects.

“Several of our class have used it for math classes, and for discovery/history of our campus classes. It can be used by any class, and it’s an asset to every division, K-12. It’s fabulous!”

Interested in having a map made of your school? Learn more about the program and apply here.

Nominations sought for 2025 Silva & Golden Service Awards

2024 Silva Award winner Clinton Morse

The 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Orienteering USA will be held virtually on Thursday, September 11th, 2025. One of the highlights of the AGM is the announcement of the annual Silva & Golden Service awards. These awards recognize individuals who have contributed to our sport both at the national and club level. Nominations are now being accepted for both of these prestigious awards and are due by Tuesday, September 2nd.

July Forum

The July OUSA forum will be all about beginner events!

On Tuesday evening Ron Birks of GPHXO, Blaik Matthew’s of FLO, and Kathi and Jim Mullin of MNOC will be presenting on how their clubs put on events to introduce orienteering to beginners. This forum will be useful for anyone looking to expand their club offerings and get more newcomers involved in the sport!

Join us on Google Meet on Tuesday, July 22nd at 8:30pm ET.

Add this event to your Google Calendar.

2025 WOC Recap

The 2025 World Orienteering Championships (WOC) took place in Kuopio, Finland, July 8-12 2025. The US sent a team of four men and four women to compete in a program consisting of a Middle Qualification, Middle Final, Long Final, and Relay. Meet the team on the blog!

Anthony Riley and Ali Crocker both qualified for the Middle Final, and finished 43rd and 47th, respectively. Ali then had the best US finish in the Long Final, at 41st, while Joe Barrett had the best finish for the men in 46th. The men’s and women’s relay teams wrapped up the week with 28th and 23rd place finishes.

Results, Maps and Photos

Team USA photos by Evalin Brautigam.

WTOC Team Selected

The team to represent the US at the 2025 World Trail Orienteering Championships has been selected. The WTOC take place this year in Slovakia and Hungary, August 26-31.

This year’s team:

  • Bob Cooley (BAOC)
  • Sharon Crawford (RMOC)
  • Richard H. Ebright (DVOA)
  • Jay Hann (BAOC)
  • Mike Poulsen (CROC)

Gavin Wyatt-Mair (BAOC) will also be attending as a team official.

2025 Annual General Meeting (Virtual)

The 2025 Orienteering USA Annual General Meeting will take place online on Thursday, September 11 from 8:00 to 10:00 pm (EDT) via Google Meet.

Your membership in Orienteering USA helps us to bring programs and services to orienteers and clubs throughout the country. Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Clare Durand
President, Orienteering USA

Access the meeting

Online: September 11, 8:00-10:00 pm EDT
Note: Delegates should log in 20-30 minutes early for credentialing.
This will allow the meeting to start ontime.
URL: https://meet.google.com/ohx-eger-yfe
Phone: +1 281-763-7752‬ PIN: ‪451 811 967‬#

Agenda

The agenda will be available after the August 4th OUSA BoD meeting.

Club Membership Lists

As outlined in the OUSA Bylaws, the number of votes your club’s delegates may cast is based on the number of OUSA members in good standing, designating your club as their primary club, as of July 31, 2025.

All clubs are afforded 1 delegate and 1 alternate. For clubs with more than 25 members, they can choose to have 1 additional delegate and 1 additional alternate for every block of 25 members.

You can find a list of your club members in good standing online here

Please notify the OUSA Office of the names of your delegates and alternates. The delegate appointments should be emailed from a club officer to contact@nullorienteeringusa.org

Delegates and alternates representing your club must be OUSA members, designating your club as their primary club, as of July 31, 2025.

Your club may assign its votes by proxy to another club. The proxy will only be valid if no OUSA-primary member of your club will be present at the AGM. Proxies may not be assigned to a particular member of another club. Email proxy assignments to: contact@nullorienteeringusa.org

Club Proposals

Check your personal memberships

The upcoming AGM presents a good time for all OUSA members to be sure that their information is current in our database. We recommend that you login to our portal and check your profile to be sure that it is accurate. There are known issues in our system that we are still working on. Checking for accuracy is especially recommended if you have family memberships or if you use the auto-renew feature.

Board Candidate Bios

Incumbents