🧭🎉 What a fantastic day of orienteering on Saturday as LVO members took on the challenging Mourne slopes of Meelmore and Luke’s Mountain at the 2026 Northern Ireland Long Distance Orienteering Champions! ⛰️
A big shout-out to guest planner Shane Lynch for providing some seriously testing courses, expertly overseen by controller Ivan Millar, with Chris Colwell as organiser and supported by a fantastic team of helpers. 👏🙌
🎉 Congratulations to our 25 new NI Orienteering Champions! 🎉
🥇 W10 – Charlotte Kerr
🥇 M12 – Dylan Kennedy
🥇 W12 – Sophie Kerr
🥇 M14 – Nat Kerr
🥇 W14 – Chloé Campbell
🥇 M16 – Euan Kennedy
🥇 M18 – Sam Graham
🥇 M20 – Jack Wilkins
🥇 W20 – Emma Graham
🥇 M21 – Paul Pruzina
🥇 W21 – Áine Colwell
🥇 M35 – George Knight
🥇 W35 – Olivia Baxter
🥇 M45 – Glynn Johnston
🥇 W45 – Fionne Austin
🥇 M50 – Paul Daniels
🥇 W50 – Moire O’Sullivan
🥇 M55 – Joe McClure
🥇 W55 – Carol Black
🥇 W60 – Heather Cairns
🥇 M65 – Michael Burton
🥇 W70 – Ann Savage
🥇 M75 – Bill Hopkins
🥇 M80 – Richard McCourt
🥇 W85 – Rosemary Croley
👏👏 Well done to every champion, competitor, planner, controller, organiser and volunteer who made the day such a success!
🏆 The trophies will be presented at the NIOA AGM, following the NI Score Championships in February 2027.