QLD NOL Report

The Victoria Nuggets have climbed to 3rd place on the National Orienteering League table, and are now within close reach of the NSW Stingers with the final set of races to come in WA. The Nuggets took second place on the weekend behind a strong Canberra Cockatoos team with consistant performances from both the men's and women's teams.

Adrian Jackson (3rd M21E) and Kathryn Ewels (5th W21E) were the standout performers with strong runs in both the middle distance and long distance races of the Queensland Championships. The terrain was fast, open spur gully (much like Eppalock), but competitors had to battle 28 degree temperatures on up to 15km courses.

In the individual National Orienteering League standings, Bruce Arthur has consolidated 7th place, with Jackson 9th and Blair Trewin 10th. Jasmine Neve is 8th in the womens elite category.

2006 Team Standings after Round 11
1 Canberra Cockatoos 165
2 NSW Ultimax Stingers 149
3 Victorian Nuggets 139
4 Tassie Foresters 114
5 Southern Arrows 104
6 Queensland Cyclones 95
7 Western Nomads 55

In the Junior National Orienteering League races, Rob Fell and Bryan Keely kept Victoria in the running for team honours. Queensland took the lead on home ground, but Victoria is still a chance to overhaul them in the final races in WA in October.

Junior National Orienteering League standings after Round 11
Queensland 121
Victoria 106
ACT 95
Tasmania 80
South Australia 43
Western Australia 41
New South Wales 31

Race results and report at;
http://www.orienteering.asn.au/news/?ItemID=931

see Rob's attackpoint log for photos and his report;
http://www.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_1568/period-7/enddate-2006-08-26
http://www.attackpoint.org/viewlog.jsp/user_1568/period-7/enddate-2006-08-19

Please send me any photos if you have any to add to this site.