National Junior and Senior Squads
The country’s top performing orienteers make up the Junior and Senior National Squads. The Youth National Squad targets promising youngsters with the potential to do well at Junior level. The Development Squad targets all promising orienteer’s from a PDI background with the potential to do well at Youth, Junior or Senior level.
Members of the Junior and Senior Teams are selected from the Squads to represent South Africa internationally at the World Orienteering Championships and World Cup.’
Members of the 2021 Youth National Squad are:
Women :
Piper de Klerk (RACO)
Men :
Matthew dos Santos (RACO), Oliver Venter-Clelland (RACO), Luke Schipholt (RACO), Simon Pienaar (RACO)
Members of the 2021 Junior National Squad are:
Women :
Sarah Everett (RACO), Sarah Wimberley (RACO)
Men :
Dylan Fenthum (RACO), Ryno Grove (RACO), Connor Morrison (RACO), Cameron Morrison (RACO), Matthew Venter-Clelland (RACO)
Members of the 2021 Senior National Squad are:
Women :
Zoe Brentano-Murphy (RACO), Christie Courtnage (RACO)
Men :
Michael Crone (ROC), Carl Holmes (RACO), James Hancock (RACO)
Members of the 2018 Development Squad are
Men (in alphabetical order):
Ephraim Chuene (POC), Lesedi Chuene (POC), Khutšišo Matlakala (POC) , Thato Phogole (POC) and Tebatso Ramodike (POC)
Members of the 2018 Youth National Squad are:
Girls (in alphabetical order):
Carla Collins (PENOC), Sarah Everett (RACO), Heather Wimberley (RACO) and Sarah Wimberley (RACO)
Boys (in alphabetical order):
Rory Ellis (UCTMSC), Cameron Ferreira (ROC), Dylan Fenthum (RACO), Ryno Grove (RACO), James Hancock (RACO), Tristan Malherbe (RACO), Luan Swart (RACO) and Connor Morrison (RACO)
Members of the 2018 Junior National Squad are:
Women (in alphabetical order):
Kirsten Chambers (RACO) and Christie Courtnage (RACO)
Men (in alphabetical order):
Andries Swart (RACO) and Tinus Swanepoel (RACO)
Members of the 2018 Senior National Squad are:
Men (in alphabetical order):
Timothy Chambers (UCTMSC) and Michael Crone (ROC),
Subject to fulfilment of their responsibilities, these Squad members will be invited to attend training sessions 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: 2018 Selection Policy
The 2017 Development Squad are
Men (in alphabetical order):
Ephraim Chuene (POC), Lesedi Chuene (POC), Tebatso Ramodike (POC)
The 2017 Youth National Squad are:
Girls (in alphabetical order):
Carla Collins (PENOC), Sarah Wimberley (RACO)
Boys (in alphabetical order):
Tristan Malherbe (RACO), Matthew Siepman (DOC), Luan Swart (RACO), Jordan van Huyssteen (RACO), Keagen van Huyssteen (RACO)
The 2017 Junior National Squad are:
Women (in alphabetical order):
Kirsten Chambers (RACO), Christie Courtnage (RACO), Sarah Everett (RACO), Heather Wimberley (RACO),
Men (in alphabetical order):
Rory Ellis (RACO), James Hancock (RACO), Carl Holmes (RACO), Andries Swart (RACO)
The 2017 Senior National Squad are:
Women (in alphabetical order):
Michele Botha (ROC), Sarah Pope (ROC), Sarah Roffe (WITSOC)
Men (in alphabetical order):
Dylan Barry (WITSOC), Timothy Chambers (UCTMSC), Michael Crone (WITSOC), Bradley Lund (ROC), Nicholas Mulder (ROC), Roark Robinson (PENOC)
Subject to fulfilment of their responsibilities, these Squad members will be invited to 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: 2017 Selection Policy