The award statement read: "Erika Enderby has excelled in the sport of orienteering since the age of eight, mapping out an impressive global resume along the journey. She has competed in three Junior World Championships and was selected to represent Australia in her first Elite World 
Championships in 2024 at the age of 17 as the youngest competitor in the field. Erika was second in the Junior Oceania Sprint Championships in New Zealand, also finishing as the second Oceania competitor in the Elite Women's division. Erika captained the NSW Schools Orienteering Team, leading the team to the top of the podium at three of five Australian Schools Orienteering Championships. The multi-discipline athlete was also the Senior Girls Australian Schools Long Distance Champion and was named in the Australian Schools Honour Team".
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Newcastle medalists at Oceania Championships Full Results: Sprint Middle Long Relay
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2024 President's Junior Award and 50 years Honours
Orienteering NSW presents several special awards at the end of each year with the 2024 President's Junior Award being awarded to Newcastle's Oskar Mella. Oskar's recent contributions and achievements include course planner for the 2024 Australian Schools Orienteering Championship Sprint Distance, selection in the Australian 2024 Junior World Championships Team and organising one of the 2024 Xmas 5-Days events.
At the other end of the age spectrum, several Club members were honoured by ONSW for 50 years of participation in the sport of orienteering with Jim Lee, Denis Lyons, Robert Preston, Gayle Quantock and Robert Vincent all reaching the significant milestone.
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Orienteering Australia Badge Award Recipients
A large number of Club members have been awarded badges in Orienteering Australia’s Badge Scheme. Badges are awarded for credits earned by bettering the cut-off time for the credit standard appropriate to the relevant age class for results in the major Australian and State Championship events, and other nominated Badge events.
Xmas 5 Days Carnival Results
This year’s Xmas 5 Days carnival, held in Sydney from 27 to 31 December, saw around 200 orienteers take part in a variety of mostly sprint type events. The overall competition counted a competitor's best three results from four races (Day 4 was a Sydney Summer Series street event and did not count). A number of Newcastle orienteers competed in some or all events with several of our juniors finishing in the top 10 in the overall standings.
Men B - 4. Baxter Peel; Men C - 4. Presley Scouller-Evans; M/W E - 5. Lucy Jenkins, 6. Hayley Jenkins, 8. Hannah Stafford, 10. Koen Stafford.
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