2011 World Junior Orienteering ChampionshipsThe following young orienteers represented the United States at the 2011 Junior World Orienteering Championships in Poland:
| Women | Men |
| Alison Campbell, DVOA | Nathaniel Lyons, ROC |
| Meg Parson, NEOC | Andrew Childs, GMOC |
| Carl Underwood, NEOC | |
| Ethan Childs, GMOC | |
| Giacomo Barbone, CSU | |
Alternates | |
| Zachary Schroeder, USMAOC | |
Team Coach | Team Leader |
| Greg Walker |
Team members, left to right:
Carl Underwood, Giacomo Barbone, Meg Parson, Andrew Childs, Alison Campbell, Ethan Childs, Nate Lyons, Zachary Schroeder
(photo: Greg Walker)
Photos of the team members
in training and in action (all by Greg Walker)
The Juniors were all in Poland by June 28 in order to do some training on JWOC-relevant terrain. Unfortunately, many of the team members succumbed to food poisoning over the weekend, but were recovered by the time the JWOC races began.
Team USA Blog posts:
The Juniors began competition in the JWOC Sprint on Sunday, July 3.
| Place | WOMEN | Place | MEN |
| 1. | 14:29 Ida Bobach (DEN) | 1. | 15:07 Lucas Basset (FRA) |
| 86. | 18:17 Alison Campbell | 108. | 18:14 Nathaniel Lyons |
| 122. | 21:55 Meg Parson | 114. | 18:40 Giacomo Barbone |
| 123. | 19:04 Andrew Childs | ||
| 137. | 20:00 Ethan Childs | ||
| 145. | 21:13 Carl Underwood | ||
| 147. | 21:26 Zachary Schroeder | ||
| Canadian results-- Women: Emily Kemp (38. / 16:07), Kendra Murray (106. / 19:18), Emily Ross (113. / 19:55), Molly Kemp (115. / 20:23), Tori Owen (124. / 22:03) Men: Graeme Rennie (106. / 18:09), Lee Hawkings (119. / 18:57), Graham Ereaux (136. / 20:00) | |||
| Place | WOMEN | Place | MEN |
| 1. | 0:55:23 Bobach, Ida (DEN) | 1. | 1:08:49 Yngve Skogstad (NOR) |
| 93. | 1:22:02 Alison Campbell | 110. | 1:38:17 Giacomo Barbone |
| 111. | 1:34:55 Meg Parson | 132. | 1:49:13 Ethan Childs |
| 133. | 1:49:24 Nathaniel Lyons | ||
| 138. | 1:51:29 Andrew Childs | ||
| 142. | 2:00:02 Carl Underwood | ||
| 147. | 2:13:12 Zachary Schroeder | ||
| Canadian results-- Women: Emily Kemp (13. / 1:03:48), Kendra Murray (103. / 1:28:46), Tori Owen (117. / 1:38:08), Emily Ross (118. / 1:39:45), Molly Kemp (125. / 1:54:51) Men: Lee Hawkings (111. / 1:38:30), Graeme Rennie (118. / 1:41:56), Graham Ereaux (125. / 1:46:55) | |||
| Place | WOMEN | Place | MEN |
| WQ2 | MQ1 | ||
| 1. | 17:52 Johanna Olsson (SWE) | 1. | 19:47 Eskil Kinneberg (NOR) |
| 20. | 21:38 Fanny Roche (FRA) | 20. | 21:59 Oscar McNulty (AUS) |
| 38. | 27:36 Meg Parson | 37. | 24:05 Andrew Childs |
| 47l | 29:00 Ethan Childs | ||
| WQ3 | MQ2 | ||
| 1. | 19:00 Tove Alexandersson (SWE) | 1. | 20:48 Andreu Blanes (ESP) |
| 20. | 23:03 Katrin Vinkel (EST) | 20. | 22:55 Luis Silva (POR) |
| 32. | 26:12 Alison Campbell | 46. | 28:27 Nate Lyons |
| Dsq | Carl Underwood | ||
| MQ3 | |||
| 1. | 20:13 Marius Thrane Odum (DEN) | ||
| 20. | 22:26 Raivo Kivlenieks (LAT) | ||
| 38. | 25:26 Giacomo Barbone | ||
| 52. | 41:30 Zachary Schroeder | ||
| Canadian results-- Women: Emily Kemp (WQ2-13. / 20:43), Emily Ross (WQ2-42. / 31:52), Kendra Murray (WQ3-27. / 23:58), Tori Owen (WQ3-39. / 28:07), Molly Kemp (DNS) Men: Graeme Rennie (MQ1-49. / 31:32), Graham Ereaux (MQ2-45. / 28:22), Lee Hawkings (MQ3-45. / 26:55) | |||
| Place | MEN |
| 1. | 25:43 Robert Merl (AUT) |
| 1. | 25:43 Dmitry Nakonechnyy (RUS) |
| 1. | 25:43 Topias Tiainen (FIN) |
| 4. | 26:08 Lucas Basset (FRA) |
| No U.S. or Canadian qualifiers | |
| Place | WOMEN |
| 1. | 23:10 Ida Bobach (DEN) |
| 2. | 23:44 Tove Alexandersson (SWE) |
| 3. | 24:16 Emma Klingenberg (DEN) |
| 22. | 27:43 Emily Kemp (CAN) |
| U.S. women did not qualify for finals | |
1. 1:53:33 - Poland I
2. 1:53:56 - Sweden I
3. 1:54:47 - Czech Republic I
23. 2:26:17 - USA I (Giacomo Barbone, Nate Lyone, Andrew Childs)
25. 2:32:02 - Canada I (Graeme Rennie, Graham Ereaux, Lee Hawkings)
2:50:53 - USA II (Ethan Childs, Carl Underwood, Zachary Schroeder)
1. 1:42:32 - Sweden I
2. 1:48:51 - Czech Republic I
3. 1:48:57 - Denmark I
2:24:10 - Canada/France mixed team (Emilie Backschneider, Emily Ross, Molly Kemp)
2:33:59 - USA/Italy mixed team (Alison Campbell, Lucia Curzio, Meg Parson)
25. 2:43:03 - Canada (Tori Owen, Kendra Murray, Emily Kemp)
On behalf of Orienteering USA, the JWOC Selection Committee and the Junior Team Executive Steering Committee, I am proud to announce the team that will represent the USA at the 2011 Junior World Orienteering Championships:
Alison Campbell, DVOA
Meg Parson, NEOC
Andrew Childs, GMOC
Carl Underwood, NEOC
Ethan Childs, GMOC
Giacomo Barbone, CSU
Nathaniel Lyons, ROC
Jaxon Rickel, TSN (Declined)
Zachary Schroeder, USMAOC
This will be the first JWOC (as competitors) for Meg, Ethan, Giacomo and Zachary.
In the event that any male Team members become unable to attend, alternate Team members would be:
1st- Alexander Kiperman, LAOC
There are no female alternates.
Thank you to the parents, coaches and other adults, who supported, and will continue to support, these young people in their quest for orienteering excellence. They can certainly count on the support of everybody back home, in July, when they will take on the best junior orienteers in the world in Rumia-Wejherowo, Poland.
Guy Olsen
Chair, Junior Team Executive Steering Committee
2011 JWOC Selection Committee
Janet Porter, US Junior Team Administrator
Jeff Saeger, US Junior Team Coach Emeritus
Peter Goodwin, O-USA VP of Competition
2011 JWOC Scoring List and Final Rankings, April 17, 2011
See the link above for the scoring list and final rankings. Juniors in the Final JWOC Rankings who are not included in the Scoring List, but who wish to be considered for the 2011 JWOC Team, will need to request an exception by petitioning the JWOC Selection Committee. The same also applies to anyone already on the Scoring List, who believes that they should have a higher selection rank. Petitions must be submitted by e-mail to Peter Goodwin (pgwolfe AT gmail.com), Janet Porter (djporter2 AT verizon.net), and Jeff Saeger (runwld2 AT juno.com), by midnight, Monday April 25, Pacific Daylight Time. We apologize for the early petition deadline, but it is necessary with preliminary JWOC registration being due on May 1.
The US Team for the 2011 Junior World Orienteering Championship will be chosen by the selection committee of Jeff Saeger, Peter Goodwin and Janet Porter. The selection will be based on the official US rolling rankings including events from April 12, 2010 through April 17, 2011. The F-20 rankings for females and the M-20 rankings for males will be used. To be eligible for JWOC selection, competitors must have a minimum of 4 ranked events and a minimum ranking score of 75. A maximum of 6 males and 6 females will be selected.
Questions about the JWOC Team selection process should be directed to the JWOC team Selection Committee, not to the Rankings Committee. (see contact information in 'Final Rankings' entry)
See the Orienteering USA rules for more regarding selection criteria for JWOC teams.
last updated 13 July 2011
Meg Parson, New England Orienteering Club
Ethan Childs, Green Mountain Orienteering Club
Giacomo Barbone, Cambridge Sports Union
Zachary Schroeder, United States Military Academy Orienteering Club
