National Squads

The Junior and Senior National Squads are made up of the country’s top performing orienteers. Members of the Junior and Senior Teams are selected from the Squads to represent South Africa internationally at the World Orienteering Championships, World Cup and World Games.

Members of the 2010 Junior National Squad are:

Junior Team Manager: Alex Pope
Junior Coach: Nicholas Mulder

Women (in no particular order):

  • Sarah Pope, Salome Van Hoepen, Stehpanie Courtnage, Zoe Brentano, Jessica Hemer, Jessica Lund, Laura Troost

Men (in no particular order):

  • Bradley Lund, JP Sissing, Michale Crone, Ropafadzo Chirazo, Nicholas De Klerk, Christopher De Klerk, Anthony Stott, Roark Robinson

Members of the 2010 Senior National Squad are:

Women (in no particular order):

  • Michele Botha, Lisa de Speville, Kathy Kitchin, Cindy van Zyl, Tania Wimberley, Margaret Archibald

Men (in no particular order):

  • Dylan Hemer, Martin Kleynhans, Richard Lange, Nico van Hoepen, Nicholas Mulder, Garry Morrison, Jeremy Green, Alex Pope, Cobus van Zyl

These Squad members attend training sessions and workshops held to develop their skills and to advance the level of orienteering in South Africa.

Further information on the National Squads, eligibility, selection and responsibilities is available in this document: