Junior Inter Regional Championship
2-3 July 2011
South Lake District
Finished 10th overall
The following squad was selected to compete for Northern Ireland in the Junior Inter Regional Championship which a number of whom were new to the sport and competition experience. This is where the twelve regions of the United Kingdom compete against each other in an individual and relay event from which points are award and added together towards a total score to determine the Regional Champion.
- M18 Brendan O'Reilly, Mark Stephens, Sean McGuinness
- M16 Harry Millar, Thomas Meehan,
- M14 Paul Pruzina, James Millar, Peter Meehan, Frazer Howe
- W18 Andrea Stefko
- W16 Helen Pruzina, Vanessa Boyd, Tirana Clarke, Nicole Walsh
- W14 Jill Stephens
Team Manager Greg McCann
Assistant Coach Sharon Shaw
Friday 1st July – Travelling
Caught the 11.30 Belfast HSS ferry to Stranraer and then drove by minibus to Hallthwaites where overnight accommodation was arranged. Once unpacked, the squad interacted in some team building exercises before discussion of what the next few days ahead would entail, course analysis and briefings took place.
Saturday 2nd July – Individual – Haverigg
Day one comprised of a small compact sand dune area with blistering sun and no shade. The M18 were faces with a 10km course which was new to some and the MW16 and MW18 had to negotiate a spectator’s control which proved problematic for numerous individuals except for our squad who proceed through this area smoothly.
After an enjoyable day racing all squads headed to Ulverston Victoria High School for overnight accommodation and where squads were allowed to unwind, refuel and rest before the relays.
Sunday 3rd July – Relay – Simpson Ground
All regions found courses very tough technically and physically (MW14 were more like Green instead of Light Green standard) but today the forest provided some welcomed shade from the unrelenting sun.
Relay Boys
Team 1: Harry Millar, Peter Meehan, Mark Stephens
Team 2: Thomas Meehan, Paul Pruzina, Brendan O’Reilly
Team 3: Frazer Howe, James Millar, Sean McGuinness
Relay Girls
Team 1: Helen Pruzina, Jill Stephens, Andrea Stefko
AdHoc: Nicole Walsh, Tirana Clarke, Vanessa Boyd
Sadly we lose this year’s Captains Andrea and Brendan, but we wish them all the best for the future.
Keep up the good work.
“Was a great and successful JIRC trip. The Northern Ireland team was awesome and the newcomers were especially good! Day 1 was on sand dunes; terrain was fast and quite challenging both mentally and physically. Day 2 relays were through forest; terrain was unpleasant and navigation difficult was very hard to relocate. Everyone came back and no one swore to quit orienteering. It was another enjoyable trip, the weather helped and we are quite sad that this is our last. We would like to wish future JIRC teams the very best. Many thanks to Greg and Sharon.”
Captains Andrea and Brendan
“I enjoyed the run, made some mistakes but at least there is something to improve on.”
“A very well planned and enjoyable weekend”
“Very fun weekend – great weather – good craic”
“Enjoyable runs”
“I really enjoyed the weekend, met new friends and had a good experience”
“My team thought the floor was hard to sleep on and the seagulls were huge and loud!”
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