The following team selections have been made for this years big summer Orienteering events:
European Youth Orienteering Championships (EYOC, Slovenia, 25-27 June)
M16
James Ewart
Eoin Simpson
Alec O'Brien
Marcus Richardson
Non travelling reserve: Fiarchra Morrish Wheeler
W16
Eimear Casey
Aoife Masterson
Deirbhile Hassett
Beth Joyce
Non travelling reserve: Kathleen O'Donnell
M18
Aidan McKenna
Liam Casey
Liam O'Donnell
Eanna Grennan
Non travelling reserve: Fionn Buckley
W18
Ellie Simpson
Fionnuala Rowe
Niamh Browne
Sadhbh Hassett
Junior World Championships (JWOC, Sweden, 29 June -04 July)
M20
Gerry Browne
James Hottinger
Oscar Rowe
W20
Eve Buckley
Junior European Cup (JEC - Switzerland, 2-4 October)
W20
Eve Buckley
W18
Ellie Simpson
M20
Oscar Rowe
Gerry Brown
James Hottinger
M18
Aidan McKenna
Liam Casey
Congratulations to those selected, and hard luck to those that missed out. The selectors had a tough job in several classes - but it's a good indication of the close competition that exists for spaces in those teams which is a great thing for everyone involved - that's what pushes us all to get better and perform our best. As always, if you've missed the nod this time, don't get too down - there's always more competition, and the opportunity to come back stronger in the future.
If any of the above are unable to take their place, also please let me know asap - as mentioned, we have alternatives in many classes.
Once again, big thanks to the selectors: Mike, Ruth, Steph and Darren. Really appreciate the effort and diligence they put into the job. They take a lot of time to gather the data from all the selection races, and don't come to a hasty decision - they genuinely deliberate over the selections for several days, and often meet several times to review.