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 numerous high-level international competitions including the World Cup, World Orienteering Championships and more. Athletes apply to be part of the national team on an annual basis. Applications are due at the end of December each year with the team being decided in January.
Athletes selected to compete for TeamUSA are grouped into three squads: Elite, Performance & Junior. On occasion additional athletes will earn a spot on on the National Team mid-season by qualifying for a specific international championship via team trials or petition process.
2022 US National Team Announcement
2023 National Team Applications – deadline – Wednesday, January 18th, 2023
2023 Major International Competitions
- January 13-15, 2023 – Orienteering USA Junior Nationals – Georgia
- March 24-26, 2023 – Orienteering USA Nationals – Ohio
- April 26-30, 2023 – World Cup Round 1 – Norway
- July 2-9, 2023 – Junior World Orienteering Championships – Romania
- July 11-16, 2023 – World Orienteering Championships – Switzerland
- July 21-24, 2023 – North American Orienteering Championships – Lake Tahoe, CA
- August 2-6, 2023 – World Cup Round 2 – Czechia
- October 3-7, 2023 – World Cup Round 3 & European Championships – Italy
The 2023 US National Team
Home: Boulder, Colorado
Occupation: Postdoc in physics education research
Club: RMOC
Home: Bethel, Connecticut (temp. Adelaide, South Australia)
Occupation: Coach
Club: WCOC / Southern Arrows
Home: Switzerland
Club: OLC Kapreolo (Zurich)
Club: OK Orion (Jämsjö, Sweden)
Home: Houlton, Wisconsin (temp. Edinburgh, Scotland)
Occupation: Student
Club: MNOC / Edinburgh Univ OC
Home: Helsinki, Finland
Occupation: Entrepreneur / Limousine driver
Club: CSU, Helsingin Suunnistajat (Finland)
Home: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Glasgow, Scotland
Occupation: Energy & Project Engineer
Club: DVOA, STAG (Scotland)
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Occupation: Student
Club: USMAOC
Club: USMAOC
Elite Squad — athletes who consistently produce top-level U.S. results in F21/M21.
Performance Squad — athletes who frequently produce strong U.S. results in F21/M21, at or near the level of the Elite Team.
Junior Squad — younger athletes who have demonstrated potential to reach Performance/Elite level with further training and experience.
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Additional Historical Info can be found in the OUSA Library under US Teams as well as History.
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