Oceania & Schools Champs Carnival placegetters
Around forty Newcastle orienteers were part of more than nine hundred who competed in the 2026 Oceania Champs & Australian Schools Champs, which were held in the ACT from 26 September to 4 October. The carnival featured the Oceania Middle Distance, Long Distance, Sprint (2027) and Relay Championships, as well as the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships (ASOC). Isobel Newton, Presley Scouller-Evans and Baxter Peel were members of the NSW Schools Team which finished third in the ASOC team competition.
Placegetters in the Oceania Championships (A & Elite classes):
Middle Distance - First: Julian Altmann (M10A). Second: Erika Enderby (W20E), Peter Preston (M40A), Carolyn Matthews (W60A). Third: Baxter Peel (M14A), Rob Vincent (M65A).
Relays (as part of Aus or NSW teams) - First: Isobel Newton (W14A), Presley Scouller-Evans (M14A), Erika Enderby (W20E), Peter Preston (M35A), Jenny Enderby (W55A), Stephen Craig (M55A), Rob Vincent (M65A). Second:
Rebecca Craig (W20E), Martina Craig (W55A). Third: Hayley Jenkins (W/M12A).
Long Distance - First: Erika Enderby (W20E). Second: Jennifer Enderby (W55A). Third: Greg Newton (M50A).
Sprint - First: Lucy Jenkins (W10A), Carolyn Matthews (W60A). Second: Presley Scouller-Evans (M14A).
Placegetters in the Australian Schools Championships:
Relays (as part of NSW team) - Second: Baxter Peel (Junior Boys).
Overall Teams Competition (as part of NSW teams) - First: Baxter Peel, Presley Scouller-Evans (Junior Boys). Second: Isobel Newton (Junior Girls).
Full ASOC results: Schools Sprint Schools Long Schools Relays
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