The last weekend of September saw junior athletes and senior athletes from across the nations converging on the Lakes to take part in the Junior Inter Regional Championships (JIRCSs) and the Senior Home Internationals(SHIs). The JIRCs involves all 12 of the British Orienteering Federation associations bring their juniors to compete against each other and the SHIs involves the home nations (England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales) bringing their best senior athletes to challenge each other for dominance over a weekend of orienteering.
Congratulations to the following juniors who have been selected to represent Scotland at the forthcoming Junior Home Internationals (JHIs) and the Junior Inter Regional Competition (JIRCs).
Junior Inter Regionals (JIRCs)
The Junior Inter Regionals will be held in South Wales on the weekend of 23/24 September. This competition sees teams from the 12 British Orienteering regions compete against each other with individual races on the Saturday and relays on the Sunday.
W14 Anna Howard (MOR) Esme Kelly (FVO) Hazel Cload (INVOC) Lucy Ward (INT) Reserve: Eilidh Connor (FVO) W16 Emily Atkinson (ELO) Ruth Gooch (MAROC) Scarlett Kelly (FVO) Sophie Howard (MOR) Reserve: Iona Scott (INVOC) W18 Catriona Chapman (MAROC) Maya Robertson (ESOC) Iris MacMillan (ECKO) Isobel Howard (MOR) Reserve: Daisy McNamara (AYROC) Note: Reserves are non-travelling
M14 Alexander Hunt (FVO) Calum Robertson (ESOC) Douglas McDonald (INVOC) Henrik Borrowman (INVOC) Reserve: Toby Burton (INVOC) M16 Finlay McLuckie (MOR) Finn Duguid (TAY) Laurence Ward (INT) Yann Newey (MAROC) Reserve: Ranolph Whitehead(MAROC) M18 Adam Barrie (MAROC) Angus Laird (INVOC) James Hammond (FVO) Michael Bishenden (MOR) Reserve: Sam Hunt (FVO)
Junior Home Internationals (JHIs)
The Junior Inter Regionals will be held at Sutton Park in Birmingham on the weekend of 7th/8th October. This competition sees teams from the 4 home nations compete against each other with individual races on the Saturday and relays on the Sunday.
W14 Anna Howard (MOR) Eilidh Connor (FVO) Esme Kelly (FVO) Lucy Ward (INT) Reserve: Hazel Cload (INVOC) W16 Ellie Darlow (RR) Kate McLuckie (MOR) Ruth Gooch (MAROC) Scarlett Kelly (FVO) Reserve: Emily Atkinson (ELO) W18 Alice Kemsley (BASOC) Daisy McNamara (AYROC) Iris MacMillan (ECKO) Isobel Howard (MOR) Reserve: Catriona Chapman (MAROC) Note: Reserves are non-travelling
M14 Calum Robertson (ESOC) Douglas McDonald (INVOC) Finlay Cottier (ECKO) Matthew Inman (FVO) Reserve: Henrik Borrowman (INVOC) M16 Finlay McLuckie (MOR) Finn Duguid (TAY) Rory Black (INVOC) Ruari Cottier (ECKO) Reserve: Laurence Ward (INT) M18 Adam Barrie (MAROC) E wan Bennett (MAROC) James Hammond (FVO) Jonas Newey (MAROC) Reserve: Michael Bishenden(MOR)
Selections for the JIRCs and JHIs have undertaken to provide as many juniors as possible with the opportunity to race whilst also sending strong teams to both events.
The JIRCs see teams of juniors from the 12 British Orienteering regions go to battle, with individual championships on the Saturday and relays on the Sunday. Each team can consist of 4 juniors in each category of M/W 14,16 and 18.
