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News from the World Trail Orienteering Championships in Norway

August 12 — This morning was the second day of the Trail O' Champs, and it was a good day for this year's star, Joe Brautigam, though I know he had his hopes set higher. Joe was 5th after the first day, getting 21 of 22 controls correct. Today was a harder course (as I gather is common for the second day), and he got 19 of 22 correct, ended up overall in 11th place (one more correct would have put him in 6th, 2 more in 4th). Also in the Open class, Michael Poulsen finished 43rd and Sharon Crawford 46th. As a team, they finished 12th of 14 teams. In the Paralympic class, David Irving was 24th and Glen Cafferty was 36th.

August 10 — Today is Day 1 of the World Trail-O Championships. Competing for the USA are Sharon Crawford, Joe Brautigam, and Michael Poulsen in the open class, and Glen Cafferty and David Irving in the paralympic class. Results: After the first day Joe Brautigam is 5th, Michael Poulsen 31st, and Sharon Crawford 42nd in the Open class; David Irving is 23rd and Glen Cafferty 40th in the Paralympic class.

Comments by Peter Gagarin

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Team Information

General information about Trail Orienteering and eligibility for the Paralympic competition can be found on the website of the International Orienteering Federation, and also at www.trailo.org.

NOTE: Updated Trail O rules (pdf) were recently published by the IOF.

U.S. Trail Orienteering Committee —
Executive Steering Committee Chair: Glen Cafferty, 360-253-5129 (glen <dot> cafferty <at> comcast <dot> net)
Trail Orienteering Team Chairperson: Glen Cafferty
Trail Orienteering Sanctioning and Development: Frank Kuhn, 856-608-9422 (tbaukuhn <at> aol <dot> com)

2010 US TEAM TO WORLD TRAIL ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS NAMED

The Trail-O Executive Steering Committee has announced the members
of the 2010 WTOC Team as follows:

Since the IOF changed the make-up of teams to three members in each
class, this is the first time the US has fielded a full team.

This will be David's fifth trip to the WTOC's in the Paralympic Class.
He has already earned a Bronze Medal (2004) and a Silver Medal (2006).

For the other two Paralympic Team Members, this will be Cathy's third
year and Glen's first year.

The Open Class Team will have a full team of experienced members —
Joe's second year, Sharon's third year, and Mike's fourth year.

The 2010 WTOC will be held in Trondheim, Norway in August. It will be
the third Nordic Federation to host a WTOC. Finland will host their second
one in 2013. The honors go to France in 2011.

Normally the WOC and WTOC are hosted by the same country. The 2012
WOC will be in Switzerland; however, they opted out of being the organizer
for the WTOC. As an alternate, the IOF is working with Germany to host
the WTOC in conjunction with the already scheduled World Masters. As
of now, Germany has not confirmed this proposed IOF arrangement.

On behalf of Trail Orienteering Sanctioning and Development, please join me
in offering congratulations to the 2010 WTOC Team Members along with best wishes for success in achieving their personal and team goals.

Frank H. Kuhn, Chair
Trail Orienteering Sanctioning & Development
March 27, 2010

Criteria for the US Trail Orienteering Standing Team

The US Trail Orienteering Standing Team will be composed of the 10 highest-ranked individuals from each class in the US Trail Orienteering Rankings who meet the following conditions:

• be eligible for a US passport
• current membership in USOF
• agree to be an active part of the team
• vote for the Executive Steering Committee
• agree to represent the USA in International Orienteering Events.

If anyone declines to be on the Team the next person down the Ranking list will be selected until the Team is full.

Trail O’ Standing Team as of April 23 , 2010

2009 Trail-Orienteering Rankings

The ranking list for 2009 is available. Please contact Karen Dennis (kidennis <at> aol <dot> com) if you have any questions about the 2009 Trail-Orienteering rankings.

History — 2009, 2008, 2007 and 2006 Trail-Orienteering US and World Championships

Last update: August 12, 2010 (WOC news)

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