So, the US Interscholastic Orienteering Championships are relatively close to us this year, as they will be hosted by West Point on April 18-19. I am hoping we can put together a Webster Schroeder team or two. Information about the meet is available here.
The annual West Point meet is one of my favorites. The cadets put forth a great deal of effort to make this a successful event.
Webster has been represented at the last three Interscholastic Champs: in 2006, Nate and Zach traveled to North Carolina and won the Middle School and Primary School championships, respectively; in 2007, it was off to Maryland, where Nate won the JV title and Zach placed 2nd in the Primary School category (behind a 7th grader?), while Chelsea made her A-Meet debut with a 10th place finish in the JV girls event; last year was down in Texas and Nate was the victim of an illegally placed flag and was forced to take a "sporting withdrawal", instead of finishing 4th in the Varsity race, and Zach was 9th in the Intermediate School competition as a 6th grader, behind mostly 9th graders. Nate and Zach will be looking to improve on last year's performances, and are looking for teammates.
This should be a fun, and relatively inexpensive, road trip. We can car pool, and you may stay in the barracks for just $6 per night. Also, if you join the Rochester Orienteering Club, they will pick up the entry fee, if you request it.
The plan would be to do some training in two phases: while the snow is around, we will do a couple of indoor educational sessions and armchair exercises, and when the snow starts to clear up, we will do some regular orienteering training sessions. The JV competitors compete on an Intermediate ("Orange") course. Anyone can be ready for Orange after 12-20 hours of experience. The Varsity competes on an Advanced ("Green") course - that would take a fair amount of work to prepare for.
Applications for spots on the Webster Orienteering Teams are now open! (just send an e-mail to me if you are interested)
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