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: Scranton, PA
Occupation: Translator
Club: Delaware Valley Orienteering Association, Escondite (Spain)
Home: Portland, Oregon
Occupation: Physics Professor
Club: Columbia River Orienteering Club
Home: Kristiansand, Norway
Occupation: Student, Mechnical Engineering
Club: NTNUI (Norway)
Home: Helsinki, Finland
Occupation: Entrepreneur / Limousine driver
Club: Cambridge Sports Union, Helsingin Suunnistajat (Finland)
Home: Munich, Germany
Occupation: PhD Student
Club: Cambridge Sports Union, Agrosso (Italy)
Home: Seattle, Washington
Occupation: Event Producer (Owner, MerGeo)
Club: Cascade Orienteering Club
Home: Palo Alto, California
Occupation: PhD Student, Applied Physics
Club: Bay Area Orienteering Club, Cascade Orienteering Club
Home: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania / Glasgow, Scotland
Club: Deleware Valley Orienteering Club, BASOC (Scotland)
Home: Seattle, Washington
Occupation: Sales (Fluid POwer)
Club: Sammamish, Cascade Orienteering Club
Home: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Occupation: Chemical engineer
Club: Western Pennsylvania Orienteering Club
Home: Kongsberg, Norway
Occupation: Student
Club: Badger Orienteering Club / NTNUI (Norway)
Home: Rockville, Maryland
Occupation: Analyst
Club: Quantico Orienteering Club
Home: San Antonio, Texas
Occupation: Military Cadet
Club: United States Military Academy Orienteering Club
Home: Bethel, Connecticut (temp. Heathfield, South Australia)
Occupation: Coach
Club: Western Connecticut Orienteering Club / Southern Arrows
Home: Renton, Washington (temp. Bozeman, Montana)
Occupation: Student
Club: Cascade Orienteering Club
Home: Palo Alto, California
Occupation: Student
Club: Bay Area Orienteering Club
Home: Norway
Occupation: Student
Club: NTNUI (Norway)
Home: Hudson, Wisconsin
Occupation: Student
Club: Minnesota Orienteering Club
Home: Houlton, Wisconsin (temp. Edinburgh, Scotland)
Occupation: Student
Club: Minnesota Orienteering Club / Edinburgh Univ. O 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 at the end of 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.