A fantastic weekend of student orienteering

Published: November 13, 2025

The student orienteering community came together with great spirit on the weekend of 8-9 November for the Scottish Student Champs 2025 (run alongside the ESOA Champs), hosted by Edinburgh University Orienteering Club at the tricky Loch Katrine on Saturday and the lovely woods at Falls of Leny on Sunday.

In challenging conditions — as often is the case with orienteering in November — participants showed resilience and camaraderie. Whether you were a seasoned competitor or a newcomer experiencing your first student champs, it was fantastic to see such a wide range of students take on the challenge.

Competitors expressed that they got much enjoyment from the weekend, and were grateful for the overnight accommodation that was provided as this encouraged more social engagement between teams. The areas were physically demanding and technically difficult so proved a real challenge for everyone taking part.

Congratulations to everyone who took part

To all the students who braved the tough terrain, the wind, the rain and the challenging courses, well done. A huge well done also to those making their first appearance in a student championship event — it takes guts to turn up and give it a go, and you are what makes all the effort putting the event on worthwhile.

Special thanks to our hosts, officials and partners

A massive thank you must go to EUOC for organising the weekend and bringing it all together. In particular we’d like to recognise:

  • The organiser, Alex Wetherill.
  • The planner, Euan Tryner.
  • The controller, Frank Townley.

It was noted that the organising team (other than Frank, WOC planner!) was fairly inexperienced which led to a few hiccups along the way, but learnings have been taken to bring forward into future years.

Thanks also to FLS for permission to use the area and the car park and to Masterplan Adventure for lending their equipment and map.

The weekend wouldn’t have been possible without all your effort, time and commitment.

Results and highlights

Here are the overall results from the weekend:

  1. Edinburgh – 595 points
  2. Stirling – 584 points
  3. Aberdeen – 583 points
  4. Heriot-Watt – 291 points
  5. Napier – 96 points
  6. Strathclyde – 0 points

More in depth results can be found on the EUOC website.

Congratulations to all clubs and competitors — the margins were tight and the competition fierce, which is exactly what makes these championships so rewarding.