CompassSport Cup Scottish Heat 2016Dumyat, 13 March
ESOC have qualified for the CompassSport Cup Final!
This year’s Scottish heat for the CompassSport Cup and Trophy was hosted by Forth Valley Orienteers, at Dumyat, just north of Stirling. Parking and assembly were in the pleasant surroundings of Stirling University campus. There was a great turnout from ESOC, with competitors in almost all of the CompassSport classes.
The start was on the lower slopes of Dumyat, in steep deciduous woodland, where there was a good network of paths, some very large crags and plenty of complex contours. Shorter courses looped around the woodland, while the longer ones led out onto the open moorland above. Underfoot conditions were dry in the woods, with little undergrowth, and a little boggy on the moorland. The weather was mild and bright.
ESOC are a large club, and were competing with FVO, GRAMP, INVOC and MAROC in the CompassSport Cup heat. Like last year, we came 2nd (with 2345 points), behind FVO (2446 points). The winning team qualifies for the final, and if that club came 1st, 2nd or 3rd in the previous year’s final, then the team in 2nd place also qualifies. FVO were the CompassSport Cup winners in 2015, so this year ESOC have also qualified. The final is on Sunday 16 October at Tankersley, a terrific area between Barnsley and Sheffield.
Helena Nolan, ESOC Club Captain, said: "Thanks to all the club members who competed for the club and well done on a fantastic result! Put 15th and 16th October in your diary for the final at Tankersley, South Yorkshire."
ESOC’s counting scorers were:
Brown – Andrew Lindsay (95), Craig Nolan (89)
Short Brown – Alistair Hindle (92), Walter Clark (89), Clive Masson (88), Jim Martin (87)
Blue Women – Claire Ward (100), Rona Lindsay (99), Heather Thomson (95), Elspeth Bleakley (89)
Blue Men – Keith Brown (97)
Green Women – Alison Cunningham (97), Helena Nolan (92), Judy Bell (88), Leonne Hutchinson (86)
Green Men – Crawford Lindsay (100), Alastair Lessells (98), Martin Caldwell (96), Les Dalgleish (92)
Short Green – Janice Nisbet (99), Sally Lindsay (98), Margaret Dalgleish (97), Mary Williams (96)
Junior Men – Ben Brown (88)
Orange Women – Rachel Brown (98)
Full results, including Routegadget, are available on the CompassSport Cup & Trophy Scotland Heat page of the FVO website. The results include the team scores for both Cup and Trophy.
Further information about the CompassSport Cup and Trophy are available on the CompassSport Cup Coordinator’s page.
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