National Team
Each year the national team is selected to represent the United States at international orienteering events around the world. These athletes compete in the World Cup, World Orienteering Championships, and numerous high-level international events.
The Team
Home: Portland, Oregon
Occupation: Assistant Professor of Physics
Club: Columbia River Orienteering Club
Home: Helsinki, Finland
Occupation: Limousine driver
Club: Cambridge Sports Union, Helsingin Suunnistajat (Finland)
Home: Seattle, Washington
Occupation: Owner MerGeo
Club: Cascade Orienteering Club
Home: Philadelphia, PA
Occupation: Junior Development Coach, Translator
Club: Delaware Valley Orienteering Association, Escondit(Spain)
Home: Munich, Germany
Occupation: PhD Student
Club: Cambridge Sports Union, O'Jura(France), Agrosso(Italy)
Home: Houston, Texas
Occupation: Military Officer
Club: Houston and Quantico Orienteering Clubs
Home: Kristiansand, Norway
Occupation: Student, Mechnical Engineering
Club: Kristiansand Orienteeringsklubb (Norway)
Home: Stanford, California
Occupation: PhD Student, Applied Physics
Club: Bay Area Orienteering Club, Cascade Orienteering Club
Home: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Scotland
Club: Deleware Valley Orienteering Club, BASOC (Scotland)
Home: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Chemical engineer
Club: Western Pennsylvania Orienteering Club
Home: Seattle, Washington
Occupation: Sales (Fluid POwer)
Club: Sammamish, Cascade Orienteering Club
Home: Trondheim, Norway
Occupation: Student
Club: NTNUI (Norway)
Home: San Antonio, Texas
Occupation: Military Cadet
Club: United States Military Academy Orienteering Club
Home: Norway
Club: Fossum IF (Norway)
Home: Hudson, Wisconsin
Occupation: Student
Club: Minnesota Orienteering Club
Home: Renton, Washington / Bozeman, Montana
Occupation: Student
Club: Cascade Orienteering Club
Home: Renton, Washington / Bozeman, Montana
Occupation: Student
Club: Cascade Orienteering Club
Elite Team — athletes who consistently produce top-level U.S. results in F21/M21.
Performance Team — athletes who frequently produce strong U.S. results in F21/M21, at or near the level of the Elite Team.
Development Team — athletes who have demonstrated potential to reach Performance/Elite level with further training and experience.
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If you are interested in applying for the national team, complete and return the application and agreement. Each year athletes apply to be part of the national team. Applications are due in December with the team being decided in January.
Additionally, once a year there is a selection of the team to compete in the World Orienteering Championships. Athletes are selected for races based on the selection criteria.