News
News
Success for SYO at the British Championships
At the British Orienteering Championships held in the New Forest on February 28th, SYO member Aidan Smith won the M14A category, and Nick Barrable won M35L.
At the British Orienteering Relay Championships held in the New Forest on March 1st, several SYO teams were on the podium, and the Men's Open and Men's 40 teams won.
SYO junior girls' team came away with a bronze medal in the relays. An excellent result in what was the first experience of a championship event for at least two of the girls.
Recent News Summary
Here's a summary of news for the last couple of months:
- SYO members won age categories in the Nopesport Urban League (a series of street races throughout 2008)
- SYO has been appointed to be one of the five new clubs taking part in the British Orienteering Participation Project in 2009
- SYO has been appointed to be one of the five new clubs taking part in the British Orienteering Talent Project in 2009
- SYO members Aidan Smith and Simon Bradbury came 2nd and 3rd respectively on their course at theNorthern Night Championships at Gilling Woods on January 17th
- Well done to Aidan Smith and Matt Crane who won silver and bronze medals respectively in their own courses at the Interland competition at Burnham Beeches on February 22nd. England was victorious at the event
Yorkshire Championships
16 SYO members took part in the Yorkshire Championships held at Rishworth Moor today. About 250 runners braved the elements on what turned out to be a successful event for SYO members. Aidan Smith, Colin Smith, Katherine Hall and Cari Littler were all first on their respective courses. For full results see the EPOC website.
South Yorkshire win all three mens classes at City of London
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Peter Gorvett on his way to
a win in the super-vets class.
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SYO members Nick Barrable and Peter Gorvett won the Men's Open and Super Vet races in the City of London Orienteering event. Meanwhile Martin Ward won the Men's Vet race running for Sheffield club SPOOK. The races were run around the quiet Saturday morning streets of the square mile, involving some particularly complex navigation around the multi-level Barbican Centre. Bill Hanley took second place in the men's Super Vet, and Clare Sutherland was SYO's best placed woman, finishing 18th in the Open race.
Full results and photos can be found on the SLOW website.