Published 17th October 2023

Last weekend Euromeeting was held in Stirling. Euromeeting is a competition held prior to the World Championships (which will be in Edinburgh next summer) and serves as a rehearsal for officials and athletes. Several SYO athletes were in action for team GB, Australia and New Zealand and there were also some guest slots for those who wanted the experience of running in a world ranking elite race. The knock out sprint was held on the Saturday at Stirling university. Best SYO results were achieved by Jonny (4^th in the quarter finals), Chloe (5^th in the quarter finals) and Laura R (5^th in the semi-finals). On Sunday the action moved to Stirling old town for a technically and hilly individual sprint race.  Huge congratulations to Jonny who scooped a silver medal in a top quality field. Other results were: Laura 14^th, Chloe 21^st, Immy 46^th, Euan 49^th, Freya 51^st, Mary 59^th, Nick B 73^rd & Tom E 79^th.

Published 16th October 2023

Last Saturday a number of Sheffield schools travelled to Martinshaw Wood in Leicestershire to compete in the British Schools Score championship. It was a very successful day with Sheffield pupils grabbing a whole host of medals! The primary girls competition was won by Westways Primary School, while the primary boys competition was won by Hunters Bar Junior School. In the lower secondary boys competition, High Storrs took silver while in the lower secondary girls category, Mercia took bronze.

There was also lots of individual success for our members. Congratulations to:

B5 – 1^st Ben Anderson, 3^rd Ged Waters

G6 – 1^st Esther Savage, 3^rd Emily Davison

G7 – 1^st Eliza Jones

B7 – 2^nd Louis Bryant

G8 – 1^st Sophie Howsam

B8 – 2^nd Max Mann & Jasper Davies

G9 – 1^st Lucy Walwyn

G10/11 – 2^nd Ella Baxter, 3^rd Lotte Sykes

B10/11 – 1^st Joseph Guy, 3^rd Rafferty Scrimshaw

G12/13 – 2^nd Ciara Keen

B12/13 – 1^st Evan Jenkinson

The British Schools Orienteering Championships (normal courses) is on Sunday 19^th November at Temple Newsam Leeds. More info is available here. Thank you to the BSOA and LEI for organising a fantastic competition.

Published 9th October 2023

Last weekend 9 SYO juniors represented England at the Junior Home Internationals at Sutton Park. England romped home to victory on the individual day aided by some amazing performances by the SYO athletes. Particularly impressive was the SYO girls finishing 1^st in W14, W16 & W18! The results for our juniors were as follows:

W14: 1^st Ella, 2^nd Charlotte
W16: 1^st Freya, 3^rd Anna
W18: 1^st Imogen
M14: 6^th Maxwell, 7^th Lawrence, 9^th Will
M16: 4^th James

Day 2 saw the turn of the relays, also at Sutton Park. In the men’s relay, England finished 1^st and 3^rd. Maxwell was part of the bronze winning team. In the women’s relay, England swept the board achieving gold, silver & bronze. Anna helped England 3 to silver, while England 1 was an all SYO affair with Freya, Ella & Imogen racing superbly to take gold.

Overall, England scored 135 over Scotland on 118 in 2^nd, Ireland finished 3^rd on 65 and Wales 4^th on 33. Thank you to the West Midlands Orienteering Association for organising a fabulous JHIS, team managers Will & Katherine and the SYO chauffeurs Emily & Kris.

Published 3rd October 2023

Last weekend nine SYO athletes represented their home nations at the Veteran Home Internationals at Mallard’s Pike in the Forest of Dean. There were some fantastic performances in the individual competition. Results were as follows:

Nick B 1^st M45 England
Charlie 2^nd M50 England
Martin 3^rd M55 England
Jenny P 1^st W55 Scotland
Kim 2^nd W45 England
Laura G 3^rd W40 England
Amanda 3^rd W50 England
Lucy 4^th W55 England
Bronwen 7^th W55 Wales

Sunday saw the turn of the relays. The best results were achieved by Jenny P and Kim, who were in the 1^st and 2^nd finishing teams in the Man, Women, Man relay. Overall England won convincingly over Scotland. Wales 3^rd and Ireland 4^th.