SO Junior Squad Compete at YBT Final 2024
On 7th July our junior squad travelled to Northaw Great Wood in Hertfordshire to compete in the final of the Yvette Baker Trophy. This is the premier Junior Inter-Club competition for English and Welsh orienteering clubs. We had a team of fourteen juniors ranging from age 9 to 18.
The team braved torrential rain to get around their courses. The team did really well with some knockout performances. Full results here and courses here. After the event everyone got the now customary ice cream.
Next year's event is on 6th July and is being organised by SO at Capite Wood, so save the date now.
We always invite as many juniors as possible to take part in this competition. It is an ideal place for younger members to gain the confidence to run without an adult, as on the yellow course juniors are allowed to run as a pair and there are only juniors out on the course.
The competition is named after Britain's first World Orienteering Champion Yvette Baker, who won Gold in the Short Distance event at the World Championships in Scotland in 1999.
Photo Gallery
click/tap photos for a larger version
