ESOC Club Championships 2023
The 2023 ESOC Club Championships took place along with the East of Scotland Championships and SoSOL 7 event at Corstorphine Hill on Sunday 19 November. See this event item on the ESOC website for further details about the event, and full results.
The winners were:
Junior:
Novice Junior – Seb Bleakley M10
Junior Girl – Ianthe Bleakley W10
Junior Boy – Jonny Brydie M12
Experienced Junior Girl – Ursula MacColl W14
Experienced Junior Boy – Ewan Arnold M14
Senior Girl – Amy Brodie W14
Senior Boy – Jonathan Whaley M16
Best Junior on a Senior Course – Calum Robertson M14
Senior:
Men's Open – Simon Gregerson M21
Women's Open – Heidi Ross W21
Veteran Men – Kevin Harding M60
Veteran Women – Helena Nolan W55
Overall Superveteran winner – Margaret Dalgleish W70
Best Newcomer – William Atkinson M12
Most Improved – Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools Orienteering, as a group.
The trophies were presented by Mark Rowe, ESOC Chief Social Officer, at the Club Championships social. This was held nearby at the Leonardo Hotel in Clermiston Road, immediately after the event.
The John Colls Award was presented to Jayne MacGregor. This annual award was set up in 2016 in memory of a former member who made a huge contribution to ESOC as well as both Scottish and British Orienteering. It is awarded to recognise outstanding contributions made to ESOC during the current year.