Photo by Marcel Vander Wier
DOWN THE HOMESTRETCH 鈥� Violet Van Hees runs to the finish line ahead of Craig Brooks during last night鈥檚 Yukon orienteering sprint championships.
Bray edges Pearson for sprint orienteering title
The first chapter of the Yukon orienteering trifecta went down last night.
The first chapter of the Yukon orienteering trifecta went down last night.
Trevor Bray edged Forest Pearson for first place in the expert division, taking home the win in the Yukon orienteering sprint championships.
A total of 68 participants took part in the event, which featured four categories and courses with the start and finish line on the Elijah Smith Elementary School property.
The expert division featured a strong, competitive field with youth battling experience.
In the end, youth won out with Bray speeding across the line in 12:14, a mere 10 seconds ahead of last year鈥檚 champion Forest Pearson.
Lee Hawkings (13:48) finished third in the 2.3-kilometre expert class featuring 11 controls and 20 participants.
Caelan McLean (15:30) and Brent Langbakk (15:34) finished fourth and fifth respectively, while Kendra Murray was the top female in 16:13.
Other winners included siblings Savannah Cash and Curtis Cash in the advanced and novice groupings.
Savannah Cash (17:04) beat out Dave Hildes (21:26) and Bruce McLean (21:29) in the 1.8-km, nine-control course that featured 12 orienteers.
Curtis Cash beat out 18 rivals in the 1.3-km, nine-control novice category, finishing in 9:51. Stian Langbakk and Pippa McNeil finished second in 15:17, followed by Finn and Georgi Pearson alongside Maddox Hale (17:35).
The Pearson cousins were out in full force on a sunny summer evening.
Meanwhile, the trio of Kienna Baker, Logan and Rob Florkiewicz earned the intermediate title, criss-crossing the 1.5-km, eight-control course in 17:42.
Tess Lawrence (27:56) finished second followed by Miko Miyahara (28:50). Twelve people attempted this course.
鈥淭he sprint discipline uses a larger scale map of 1:5,000,鈥� event organizer Barbara Scheck explained. 鈥淢any participants said they found it took some time to adjust to this.鈥�
The second chapter of the three-part orienteering series will take place next Wednesday at Lewes Lake.
The mid-distance championship will also occur during National Orienteering Week, held June 6 to 14.
The long-distance orienteering championship will take place June 17 at Long Lake. Newcomers and elite orienteers are invited to attend.
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