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National Team Applications for 2022 now being accepted.

Starting in 2022, the National Team will consist of three tiers: the Elite Squad, the Performance Squad, and the Junior Squad. The Elite and Performance squads will reflect what the Selection Committee feels is the potential of an athlete making a WOC or WG team and the Junior Squad will be for all athletes born after 2001. Juniors are eligible to compete for and be a member of the WOC, World Cup, and/or World Game teams and to participate fully in all Team activities. Four of the nine members of our 2021 WOC Team were also Junior National Team members. If you normally run M/F 20 or M/F 21 then you are encouraged to apply to the National Team.

If you intend to apply to be a National Team member, please fill out the 2022 National Team Application Form as well as the 2022 Athlete Agreement Form and submit no later than January 8th, 2022.

WUOC ’22 Team Applications now open

The 2022 World University Orienteering Championships will be held August 16-21 in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland with the event center at Magglingen, the Swiss Federal Institute for Sport..

Selection of the 2022 WUOC Team will be by petition and applications are now being accepted. Please review the 2022 WUOC Team Selection Criteria document in the OUSA Library.

Important: Athletes interested in applying for the team should note that participation in at least two races from the following list* of events is required:

Georgia O-Fest, Jan 14-16, Georgia
2021-22 Cascade Winter League Championship Race 1 (NRE) & Race 2 (non-NRE), Feb 19-20, Washington
Southwest Spring Week, Races 1 & 9 (M Red/F Green), Feb 19 & 27, Arizona
DVOA Big Woods National Event, Mar 19-20, Pennsylvania
Junior Nationals/Flying Pig, Apr 1-3, Ohio
West Point 42nd Annual Meet, Apr 23-24, New York
***Students living abroad may submit results from events ranked nationally in those countries.

The team selection petitions will be reviewed & decided by the WUOC Selection Committee. Anyone who wishes to apply to be part of the 2022 WUOC Team needs to fill out and submit the WUOC 2022 Petition no later than March 17, 2022.

Any questions should be directed to Linda Kohn: wornerkohn at gmail.

JWOC ’22 Team Applications now open

The 2022 Junior World Orienteering Championships will be held July 10 – 16, 2022 in Aguiar da Beira, in the center of Portugal.

Selection of the 2022 JWOC Team will be by petition and applications are now being accepted. Please review the 2 022 JWOC Team Selection Criteria document in the OUSA Library.

Important: Athletes interested in applying for the team should note that participation in at least two races from the following list* of events is required:

Georgia O-Fest, Jan 14-16, Georgia
2021-22 Cascade Winter League Championship Race 1 (NRE) & Race 2 (non-NRE), Feb 19-20, Washington
Southwest Spring Week, Races 1 & 9 (M Red/F Green), Feb 19 & 27, Arizona
DVOA Big Woods National Event, Mar 19-20, Pennsylvania
Junior Nationals/Flying Pig, Apr 1-3, Ohio
West Point 42nd Annual Meet, Apr 23-24, New York
***Students living abroad may submit results from events ranked nationally in those countries.

The team selection petitions will be reviewed & decided by the JWOC Selection Committee. Anyone who wishes to apply to be part of the 2022 JWOC Team needs to fill out and submit the JWOC 2022 Petition no later than March 17, 2022.

Any questions should be directed to Andrea: andrea.schneider@nullorienteeringusa.org.

2021 Junior World Orienteering Championships

September 5-10, 2021

Kocaeli, Turkey
JWOC Homepage
JWOC2020 Facebook Page
Bulletin 4: Sept 2021 New!

From Left to Right:

Jessica Colleran, COC, JNT
Ben Brady, COC, JDT
David Runde, MNOC and KristiansandOK (NOR), JNT
Anthony Riley, DVOA, JNT
Diana Aleksieva, QOC, JNT

Go Team USA!!

Follow TeamUSA through their personal training logs over on AttackPoint!

August 28-Sept 1 (Sat-Wed): Training

August 28: JWOC in Turkey – Arrival & Off to Training – Junior Team Facebook
August 29: Long Training Day – Junior Team Facebook
August 30: JWOC is just around the corner. – Junior Team Blog
August 30: Monday Training Photos – OUSA Facebook & Instagram
August 31: Pre-JWOC 2021 training continues – Junior Team Facebook
September 2: JWOC Training Week in Turkey — thoughts – AJ Riley’s Personal Blog w/ Maps!
September 2: Easier Training Days – Junior Team Facebook

Friday, September 3: Arrival & Accreditation

More photos from JWOC Training Week – Junior Team Facebook

Saturday, September 4: Opening Ceremony

Sprint Preview Video – Junior Team Facebook

Sunday, September 5: Sprint

Sprint Photos – Junior Team Facebook

Sprint Results

Men – Map	71st – Anthony Riley	18:21 (+2:42)
Men – Map	119th – Benjamin Brady	22:09 (+6:30)
Men – Map	123rd – David Runde	22:31 (+6:52)
Women – Map	111th – Jessica Colleran	24:16 (+9:19)
Women – Map	112th – Diana Aleksieva	24:28 (+9:31)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMcLU-7F2cI

JWOC 2021 – SPRINT (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMcLU-7F2cI)

Monday, September 6: Middle Qualification

Middle Qualification Photos – Junior Team Facebook

Middle Qualifier Results

Men A – Map	31st – Anthony Riley	27:27 (+6:59)
Men B – Map	36th – David Runde	26:57 (+6:22)
Men C – Map	40th – Benjamin Brady	32:32 (+12:00)
Women B – Map	36th – Jessica Colleran	31:11 (+11:39)
Women C – Map	36th – Diana Aleksieva	36:25 (+17:01)

https://youtu.be/ebXTeexnUWs

JWOC 2021 – MIDDLE QUALIFICATION (https://youtu.be/ebXTeexnUWs)

Tuesday, September 7: Middle Final

Middle B Final Photos – Junior Team Facebook

Middle Final Results:

Men’s B Final – Map	37th – David Runde	30:40 (+6:44)
Men’s B Final	55th – Benjamin Brady	42:11 (+18:15)
Men’s B Final	Anthony Riley	MSP
Women’s B Final – Map	38th – Jessica Colleran	47:51 (+19:56)
Women’s B Final	40th – Diana Aleksieva	49:03 (+21:08)

https://youtu.be/n7AjEFKLd7k

JWOC 2021 TURKEY – MIDDLE FINAL (https://youtu.be/n7AjEFKLd7k)

Wednesday, September 8: Rest Day

Thursday, September 9: Long Distance

Ben Brady – Long Finish Video – Junior Team Facebook
Diana Aleksieva – Arena Passage Video – Junior Team Facebook
Long Distance Photos – Michelle Kastner – Junior Team Facebook

Long Distance Results:

Men Long – Map	68th – Anthony Riley	1:25:26 (+16:29)
Men Long	111th – David Runde	1:43:36 (+34:39)
Men Long	122nd – Benjamin Brady	1:58:22 (+49:25)
Women Long – Map	101st – Diana Aleksieva	1:30:21 (+37:22)
Women Long	104th – Jessica Colleran	1:36:23 (+43:24)

https://youtu.be/JR3kGP5tUD4

Friday, September 10: Relay & Closing Ceremony

Relay Photos – Michelle Kastner – Junior Team Facebook

Relay Results:

Note: Diana & Jessica ran on a mixed team with Kristina Pashchenko from Ukraine. Because this was an ‘unofficial’ team, their results were not published in the official JWOC results.

Place	Name	Leg Time	Leg Place	Total Time	Team Place	Time Diff
34	United States Mens 1 – Map			2:34:19		+50:05
	1. Anthony Riley	42:20	33	42:20	33
	2. Benjamin Brady	1:00:24	41	1:42:44	38
	3. David Runde	51:35	33	2:34:19	34	+50:05

https://youtu.be/9mDbvFCh6iM

US Team Trials ’21

May 7-9, 2021

Event Director: Peggy Dickison, ESC
Friday: Sprint race at the South Germantown Recreation Park (“Soccerplex”), Boyds, MD
Saturday: Middle race at Hoyles Mill Conservation Park, Boyds, MD
Sunday: Long races held in conjunction with QOC Fountainhead West local event. Clifton, VA

Congratulations to the automatic qualifiers for the WOC Team going to the Czech Republic later this year. The remainder of the Team will be determined after the Czech selection races next month. Previous US WOC Teams can be viewed in the OUSA Library.

Automatic WOC Team Qualifiers: Anthony Riley, Angelica Riley, Joseph Barrett & Sydney Fisher

Automatic Qualifiers:

Winners of the Sprint:
– Anthony Riley
– Angelica Riley
Winners of the Middle +Long (normalized)
– Joseph Barrett
– Sydney Fisher

Highlight Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJOfDNIvDs

2021 US Team Trials (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJOfDNIvDs)

Friday Results

Sprint Blue

4.14km

22C

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Anthony Riley	DVOA	17:52
2	Michael Laraia	MNOC	18:37
3	Will Enger	COC	19:13
4	Sergei Ryzhkov	DVOA	19:14
5	Eric Bone	COC	20:11
6	William Hawkins	WCOC	20:31
7	Danny Riley	CAOC	21:22
8	Wyatt Riley	DVOA	21:38
9	Greg Ahlswede	DVOA	21:48
10	Joseph Barrett	QOC	21:55
11	Gheorghe Fala	BOK	25:11
12	Patrick Shannon	DVOA	26:28

Sprint Red

3.4km, 60m

19C

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Angelica Riley	DVOA	25:36
2	Diana Aleksieva	QOC	25:54
3	Alexis Merka	QOC	29:45

Blue TT Sprint Course Map
Red TT Sprint Course Map
RouteGadget
Sprint Photos courtesy Boris Granovskiy
Sprint Pre-Start photos from Clinton Morse/OUSA

Saturday Results

Middle Blue

6.0 km 55 m

13 C

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Eric Bone	COC	37:44
2	Joseph Barrett	QOC	39:32
3	Sergei Ryzhkov	DVOA	44:31
4	Anthony Riley	DVOA	47:08
5	Boris Granovskiy	GRIZO	47:51
6	Greg Ahlswede	DVOA	50:11
7	Gheorghe Fala	BOK	53:00
8	Wyatt Riley	DVOA	53:27
9	Danny Riley	CAOC	55:09
10	William Hawkins	WCOC	56:09
11	Michael Laraia	MNOC	1:05:28
12	Will Enger	COC	1:06:10
13	Patrick Shannon	DVOA	1:07:52

Middle Red

5.3 km 55 m

13 C

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Sydney Fisher	QOC	53:27
2	Angelica Riley	DVOA	57:47
3	Alexis Merka	QOC	1:16:32

Blue Middle TT Course Map
Red Middle TT Course Map
RouteGadget
Photos from Sprint & Middle plus some older Hoyles Conservation Area photos – courtesy of Nadim Ahmed

Sunday Results

Long Blue (Men)

11.4 km 410 m

23 C

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Barrett, Joseph	QOC	1:17:59
2	Ahlswede, Greg	DVOA	1:19:29
3	Riley, Anthony	DVOA	1:20:39
4	Enger, Will	COC	1:24:19
5	Bone, Eric	COC	1:25:06
6	Laraia, Michael	MNOC	1:26:33
7	Hawkins, William	WCOC	1:31:18
8	Granovskiy, Boris	GRIZO	1:35:18
9	Riley, Danny	CAOC	1:36:06
10	Riley, Wyatt	DVOA	1:42:48
	Shannon, Patrick	DVOA	dnf

Regular Blue (Women)

9.7 km 355 m

20 C

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Fisher, Sydney	QOC	1:47:32
2	Riley, Angelica	DVOA	2:05:51
3	Aleksieva, Diana	QOC	2:16:10
4	Merka, Alexis	QOC	2:27:53

Blue TT Long Course Map
Red TT Long Course Map
RouteGadget
Team Trials Middle + Long Scoring Matrix
Photos after the Long – courtesy of Wyatt Riley

Photo Credits: Wyatt Riley, Nadim Ahmed, Clinton Morse

2021 National Junior Program – Applications Open

Updated Program Information for the 2021 Junior Program, which includes both the National Team and Development Team, has been uploaded to the Orienteering USA website. Applications are due by Sunday, January 3rd, 2021. Full information and links to application materials can be found on the Orienteering USA website.