Oceania & Schools Champs Carnival placegetters
Around fourty 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.
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: Erika Enderby (W20E), Jenny Enderby (W55A), . Second: . Third:
Long Distance - Second: Rebecca Craig (W18A), Naomi Scouller (W35AS), Robert Preston (M65AS). Third: Felix Preston (M10A), Erika Enderby (W20E), Gayle Quantock (W60A), Margaret Peel (W45AS), Clare Newton (WOpenB).
Sprint - First: Erika Enderby (W20E), Jennifer Enderby (W55A). Second: Martina Craig (W55A), Carolyn Matthews (W60A), Clare Newton (WOpenB). Third: Lucy Jenkins (W10A), Felix Preston (M10A).
Placegetters in the Australian Schools Championships
Long Distance - Third:
Relays - First: Baxter Peel (NSW Junior Boys team).
Full ASOC results: Schools Sprint Schools Long Schools Relays
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