Newcastle Orienteer of the Year series wrap-up
This year's Newcastle Orienteer of the Year series concluded on Sunday 24 October with NOY event 8 at Kitchener. Ninety orienteers enjoyed courses set by Denis Lyons, who was also the mapper of "Kitchley Green". The male & female 2023 NOY trophies, decided by the leaders in the Hard Long class, went to Alex Massey and Erika Enderby.
The placegetters in each NOY class were:
Very Easy: 1. James Thompson, 2. Hayley Jenkins, 3. Koen Stafford.
Easy: 1. Presley Scouller-Evans, 2. Harriet Thompson, 3. Carl O'Connor.
Moderate Short: 1. Baxter Peel, 2. Kai Metcalfe, 3. Andrea Hackney.
Moderate Long: 1. Graeme Taplin, 2. Harry Carter, 3. Graeme Hill.
Hard Short: 1. Colin Bailey, 2. Carolyn Matthews, 3. Geoff Peel.
Hard Medium: 1. Glenn Burgess, 2. Samantha Howe, 3. Malcolm Roberts.
Hard Long: 1. Alex Massey, 2. Justin Stafford, 3. Steven Todkill.
Final 2023 NOY Series Pointscore here.
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