DROC members were out in force at the Melbourne Sprint Weekend, completing 6 fast and furious sprint orienteering races over 3 days, in Melbourne and Geelong. Points were earned for each race, and accumulated to determine the overall winners.
Lanita Steer won the Junior Women Elite category by 1 point,after 3 first places and 2 seconds. Asha Steer was third in the same category. The events were selection trials for the JWOC team which is good news for our girls.
Junior Luca Bogdanovits placed second overall in W12, in her debut at sprint orienteering, an excellent achievement. Sarah Davies was also second in Junior Girls, while Ryan Davies won Senior Boys. Andras Bogdanovits was first in M40 with a consistent result in each race.
Martin Steer placed second in M50, while Ian Davies and Ian Dodd tied for 4th. Peter Grover was second in M70, also with a string of very consistent results.