Oxford University Orienteering Club

27th Orienteering Varsity Match, Brown Clee, 14th March 1998

Sponsored by Landrover

Team Profiles

Oxford University Ladies Team

Christine Ashton
College	Jesus
Subject	Physics
School	Monmouth Girls
Previous Orienteering	Won VM last year, but is worried about being beaten by her cousin at Cambridge in '98. GB Junior Squad member. Three time JWOC runner.
Small but surprisingly fast is one description of Christine. Keen gossip spreader when she writes the OUOC newsletter.

Nicky King
College	Trinity
Subject	Biology
School	Sunny Hill, Bruton
Previous Orienteering	Half-blue in first year, team colours last year.
Orienteering has slipped a bit recently due to an unhealthy interest in rowing, but is fighting back now - won a yellow course last term! Known to turn up on a Sunday morning wearing last night's mini-skirt.

Pauline Sinclair
College	Merton
Subject	Physics PhD
School	The Queen's School, Chester
Previous Orienteering	1994 5th, 1995 6th, 1996 8th, 1997 Ret'd injured.
Just started a DPhil in Atmospheric Physics, working on air pollution in Oxford. Started orienteering twelve years ago. When not orienteering or working, then might be found ballroom dancing, fencing or doing archery.

Cambridge University Ladies Team

Catherine Ashton
College	Clare
School	Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School
Previous VM positions	4th Women's A last year
Top O Performances	JK 97/BUSA 97 top 10. Star performance at British Nights 97 - W20 winner!
The Oxford/Cambridge (not very) friendly rivalry is set to be intensified with personal Ashton matches to be settled this weekend!

Helen Cooper
College	Churchill
School	Barton Peveril College
Previous VM positions	Her debut appearance!
Top O Performances	2nd JK 1997 W20L (only because elite has been invented). 3rd British 1997 W20L.
The Tabs mean business.

Claire Louise Warner
College	Magdalene
School	Central Newcastle High School
Previous VM positions	2nd in VM B Team last year.
Top O Performances	Ran in 2nd team for Cross Country VM. BOC 1997 - winner of W20L.

Rosalind Murray
College	Downing
School	Turton High School, Bolton
Previous VM positions	1st Lady on B course.
5th in Mountain Trail. Like Long O Fell Running (2nd in intermediate champs 96), climbing etc.

Gaynor Barrett (Reserve)
College	Clare
School	Monmouth Comprehensive School
Previous VM positions	None!

Oxford University Mens Team

Duncan Archer
College	Merton
Subject	Maths and Computation
School	Yarm School, The North
Won VM in 1996 and second in 1997. Received full blue last year. Enjoys a pint of vodka on tour each summer. According to his girlfriend, "This stunning six foot blonde has been orienteering since his tender years. Since then he has progressed from wearing baby rompers to sexy lycra and from running into sofas to fighting with trees, barbed wire fences, and the odd sheep tick. He has orienteered extensively throughout Europe and has lots of mugs and coasters to prove this." Selected to run JWOC in 1996.

Ian Cumpstey
College	St John's
Subject	Chemistry
School	Manchester Grammer School
Previous VMs	1996 - 9th (5th Oxford). 1997 - 11th (5th Oxford).
His most depressing injury was a 6 month off walking bit in 1995. Doesn't remember having any dead good runs ever, although did win the White Rose overall prize last year. Avid attendee and drinker at OUOC social events (even if no-one else turns up).

Dave Currie
College	St John's
Subject	Engineering and Computer Science
School	Roundwood Park School, Harpenden
Half blues in last two VMs. Has been orienteering since the age of 8 but still unlikely to make it round 11.8km alive.

Dave Donaldson
College	Trinity
Subject	Physics
School	Oakville Trafalgar High School, Oakville, Canada.
When not training (!) Dave spends his time in Physics labs, watching 'Due South' on the TV, explaining that he is not American, and trying to find someone who will play ice hockey with him.

Steve Fisher
College	Nuffield (previously New College)
Subject	Some social science PhD
School	St Alban's School, Hertfordshire (1985-1992)
Was the 4th Oxford runner in 94, 95 and 97 (consistency). Having survived frequent attacks of Covey-Crump as an undergraduate, Steve is enjoying the freedom to train that graduate life has afforded him. He is expecting this Varisty Match to be his best yet. In his own words, "The Tabs have about as much chance as a bag of drowning kittens."

Cambridge University Mens Team

Alistair Hindle
College	Selwyn
School	Edinburgh Academy
Previous VM Positions	1997 - 5th, 1996 - 8th, 1995 (B race) - 1st.
Top O Performances	27/220 M21L JK 1997. Relay bronze medal BUSA 1997. Top Brit on M21L, Day 3 of Scottish 6-day.

Andy Hodgson
College	Downing
School	Stockton Sixth Form College
Previous VM Positions	1995 - 6th, 1996 - Did he finish?, 1997 - 3rd, 1998 - Last!
Other Oxbridge Blues	Cruelly cheated out of a lightweight rowing half blue this year.
Top O Performances	VM'96 - In the attic dormitory with Tania before dinner on the Saturday night. He was magnificent until the whole of C/OUOC interrupted! BUSA - 18 pints, a toothpaste sandwich and ~9th position in 1996.
Swing it, shake it, move it, make it. Who do you think you are?

Anthony Horn
College	Fitzwilliam
School	Scarborough VI Form College
Previous VM Positions	None due to field trips and injury.
Top O Performances	Went to the JK 96 cause it was near home but can't remember where he came in the results (but it was somewhere near the middle).
Nearly fully recovered from a torn muscle caused by excessive jiving to 'Come on Eileen'.

Simon Richardson
College	Queens'
School	Upton-by-Chester County High
Previous VM Positions	A-team last he believes.
Top O Performances	2nd JK, 2nd JK relays, 1st Northern Champs, 2nd BSOC, 1st BSOC relay (wouldn't tell us which year or age class).
Newsletter editor with a track record of ONE issue a year.

Mark Collis
College	Pembroke
School	Whitgift
Previous VM Positions	4th Men's B 97, can't remember 96.
Top O Performances	British Champion M20s 97

Peter Forester
College	Downing
School	Nottingham High School
Top O Performances	4th M20 JK 97, 14th in M20E BOC 97.

OUOC Reserves

Andy Macleod
College	Brasenose
Subject	Chemistry
Well known for his appalling hand writing that has earned him his alias name 'Nailest'. No need for specialist O-kit when orienteering. Known to take the odd photo or two at OUOC socials catching all unawares.

Pete Murphy
College	St Catz
Subject	Physics
Another keen physicist (a sad fact that half of OUOC is plagued with this disease). Previous owner of "Chunder Chunks Award" for dedication and enthusiasm at social events. Also does a spot of orienteering.

Hedley Procter
College	University
Subject	Physics
School	Bablake School, Coventry
He started orienteering in 1996 and has quickly progressed onto the international stage as one of Britain's rising stars. Briefly flummoxed by the Scandinavian terrain last summer, Hedley showed remarkable rates of improvement at the O-Ringen, where he radically ditched his "UNIV tacky bottoms". Unfortunately this term Hedley has not orienteered much as he has been in and out of the alcholol rehab. centre, again. And he has had finals. If he had been able to maintain his meteoric rise up the colour coded league, he would surely be world champion by now.

CUOC Reserves

John Lydon
College	Wolfson
School	Various (Got expelled a lot!)
Previous VM Positions	None.
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf.

Sinisa Slijepcevic

Individual Day Results

Course A

D ARCHER	OUOC	MA	71.34
E ROLLER	DRONGO	MA	72.55
P FORESTER	CUOC	MA	85.42
A HINDLE	CUOC	MA	88.52
M MAHR	DRONGO	MA	88.54
J QUAYLE	JOK	MA	89.22
B HUGHES	HOC	MA	94.57
P REES	JOK	MA	96.39
A HODGSON	CUOC	MA	96.48
S FISHER	OUOC	MA	96.53
T MITCHELL	OUOC	MA	97.33
A HORN	CUOC	MA	98.09
I CUMPSTEY	OUOC	MA	98.29
D CURRIE	OUOC	MA	99.10
P WARREN	JOK	MA	99.47
T WIEGAND	DRONGO	MA	102.45
S RICHARDSON	CUOC	MA	104.56
P NEWBURY	JOK	MA	109.50
M COLIS	CUOC	MA	109.58
D DONALDSON	OUOC	MA	115.46

Course B

I CHAFER	HOC	MB	65.43
L NILSSON	BUOC	WA	66.34
H WOOTTON	HOC	WA	69.48
J SKITTRALL	JOK	WA	72.52
A COLLYER	DRONGO	WA	73.28
C ASHTON	CUOC	WA	77.02
S CHIVERTON	HOC	MB	79.20
S SLIJEPCEVIC	CUOC	MB	79.57
H PROCTOR	OUOC	MB	80.21
V KAYE	DRONGO	WA	81.26
R MURRAY	CUOC	WA	82.53
T COVEY-CRUMP	JOK	MB	84.05
C WARNER	CUOC	WA	86.24
S BUSS	DRONGO	MB	87.13
A MACLEOD	OUOC	MB	87.53
M DUGMORE	HOC	MB	88.29
N KING	OUOC	WA	89.14
J LYDON	CUOC	MB	94.23
H COOPER	CUOC	WA	99.46
T BERRY	OUOC	MB	102.54
B HALL-THOMPSON	OUOC	WA	107.00
P SINCLAIR	OUOC	WA	109.16
G COOK	CUOC	MB	121.04

Course C

C MORLEY	CUOC	MC	54.00
M SPILLER	BUOC	WB	58.12
R VICKERS	HOC	MC	61.48
B HOUGHTON	HOC	MC	63.22
H WALTON	JOK	WB	63.58
E SMITH	CUOC	WB	81.48
G BARRETT	CUOC	WB	89.18
K HUGHES	HOC	WB	107.08
G HARDY	OUOC	WB	110.38
K WILKINSON	OUOC	WB	136.48
L GOODWIN	OUOC	WB	148.53

Result

	OUOC	CUOC
Men's A	364.29	369.31
Women's A	305.30	246.19
Men's B	271.08	295.24

Relay Results

Long Lap

N BARRABLE	33.05
D ARCHER	35.46
P FORESTER	36.13
A HEMSTED	36.47
A WILIAMS	41.01
D DONALDSON	42.29
T MITCHELL	42.33
S FISHER	42.35
T WIEGAND	47.24
J QUAYLE	50.09
A HINDLE	52.15
I CUMPSTEY	53.01
CHRIS ASHTON	55.09
T ALLMAN	60.03
S SLIJEPCEVIC	62.43

Medium Lap

D CURRIE	35.16
P REES	38.16
M SPILLAR	39.41
P WARREN	40.08
P NEWBERRY	41.56
CATH ASHTON	43.01
M COLLIS	47.15
J SKITTRALL	47.47
H PROCTOR	48.23
V KAYE	52.39
R VICKERS	58.01
H WALTON	60.49
H COOPER	61.19
A MCLEOD	74.05

Short Lap

H WOOTTON	27.37
T COVEY-CRUMP	30.01
A COLLYER	32.46
G COOK	32.49
S BUSS	34.31
M DUGMORE	35.55
I CHAFER	39.33
T BERRY	40.31
R MURRAY	42.57
J LYDON	43.23
L WIEGAND	47.55
K WILKINSON	54.19
G BARRETT	58.34
M LUCAS	60.39

Result

NAME	TIME	POS 1	NAME	TIME	TOTAL	POS 2	NAME	TIME	TOTAL	FINAL
S FISHER	42.35	8	A COLLYER	32.46	75.21	5	D CURRIE	35.16	110.37	1
T MITCHELL	42.33	7	H WOOTTON	27.37	70.10	2	M COLLIS	47.15	117.25	2
D DONALDSON	42.29	6	G COOK	32.49	75.18	4	CATH ASHTON	43.01	118.19	3
D ARCHER	35.46	2	T COVEY-CRUMP	30.01	65.47	1	V KAYE	52.39	118.26	4
P FORESTER	36.13	3	M DUGMORE	35.55	72.08	3	H PROCTOR	48.23	120.31	5
N BARRABLE	33.05	1	K WILKINSON	54.19	87.24	7	P REES	38.16	125.40	6
I CUMPSTEY	53.01	12	S BUSS	34.31	87.32	8	M SPILLAR	39.41	127.13	7
A WILIAMS	41.01	5	I CHAFER	39.33	80.34	6	R VICKERS	58.01	138.35	8
T WIEGAND	47.24	9	L WIEGAND	47.55	95.19	11	J SKITTRALL	47.47	143.06	9
S SLIJEPCEVIC	62.43	15	R MURRAY	42.57	105.40	13	P WARREN	40.08	146.48	10
A HINDLE	52.15	11	T BERRY	40.31	92.46	9	H WALTON	60.49	153.35	11
J QUAYLE	50.09	10	J LYDON	43.23	93.32	10	H COOPER	61.19	154.51	12
CHRIS ASHTON	55.09	13	M LUCAS	60.39	115.54	14	P NEWBERRY	41.56	157.44	13
A HEMSTED	36.47	4	G BARRETT	58.34	95.21	12	A MCLEOD	74.05	169.26	14
T ALLMAN	60.03	14

Organiser/Planner's Comments

I have no items of lost property - although there may be a pair of shorts and some dark socks left in the hall that could be ours?. I'm not going to waffle on, but thanks for coming, thanks to all the helpers - glad you liked it - thanks for gifts and kind words. I enjoyed doing it! Brown Clee National Event in Year 2000!