British TrailO Open Champion 2022 is Anne Straube from Octavian Droobers

The British Trail Orienteering Championships were held at the weekend over a challenging course in a contour-detailed forest at Hogsmoor Inclosure, Hampshire.

The British Open Champion, for a record-equalling third time, is Anne Straube, Octavian Droobers, one of two to record a fully-correct score of 20 points.  She also made no mistake at the timed controls, whereas second-placed John Kewley (Manchester and District Orienteering Club) made one mistake there and that cost him the win.  Third in the Open class was Nick Barrable (South Yorkshire Orienteers), the fastest at the timed control with 19 points on the course.

All the gold medals went to members of Octavian Droobers! The P (Physically Challenged) class was won by Graham Urquhart, and the Junior class gold medal went to Max Straube-Roth.

The photo:  (left to right) Graham Urquhart (Octavian Droobers), Anne Straube (Octavian Droobers), Max Straube-Roth (Octavian Droobers).

O class

1. Anne Straube (Octavian Droobers)  20 points + 27 secs.

2. John Kewley (Manchester and District Orienteering Club)  20 + 79

3. Nick Barrable (South Yorkshire Orienteers)  19 + 23

P class

1. Graham Urquhart (Octavian Droobers)  16 + 89

2. Dick Keighley (Wimborne Orienteers)  15 + 78

3. Peter Roberts (Eborienteers)  14 + 40

Junior class

1. Max Straube-Roth (Octavian Droobers)  14 + 90

Find out more here.

Thank you to the organisers for a great event!