The championships also concluded with the announcement of the Australian Schools Orienteering Honour Team rewarding consistency across the Sprint, Long Distance and Relay events. Their selections reflect strong performances across three very different days of racing and the ability to deliver both individually and as part of a team.

Junior Girls

Orienteering ACT: Layla Dent

Orienteering ACT: Naomi Penton

Orienteering ACT: Tessa Radajewski

Orienteering Tasmania: Ivy Rapley

Junior Boys

Orienteering Tasmania: Angus Hewitt

Orienteering Tasmania: Henry Jordan

Orienteering ACT: Ben Mansell

Orienteering NSW: Euan Shedden

Senior Girls

Orienteering Tasmania: Ella Clauson

Orienteering Queensland: Alexandra Edwards

Orienteering ACT: Sanda Halpin

Orienteering Victoria: Keely Williams

Senior Boys

Orienteering ACT: Hayden Dent

Orienteering NSW: Alton Freeman

Orienteering ACT: Matty Maundrell

Orienteering NSW: Rory Shedden

The winner of the Rob Simson Memorial Shield for Best Newcomer is from Orienteering NSW: Harrison Grubits.

ASOC Team competition

The final team scores are in, bringing the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships and Southern Cross Junior Challenge to a close after 3 days of racing across the Sprint, Long Distance and Relay events.

In the ASOC team competition, the ACT claimed the overall title with 67 points, 5 clear of Tasmania on 62, with NSW 3rd on 59. Queensland finished 4th on 42, just ahead of South Australia on 41, followed by Victoria on 27 and Western Australia on 25.

The final ASOC standings were:

🥇 ACT 67

🥈 Tasmania 62

🥉 NSW 59

4th Queensland 42

5th South Australia 41

6th Victoria 27

7th Western Australia 25

The individual class team honours were also spread across several states. ACT won the Senior Boys and Junior Girls competitions, while Tasmania took the Senior Girls title and NSW claimed Junior Boys.

Senior Boys: 🥇 ACT, 🥈 NSW, 🥉 Tasmania

Senior Girls: 🥇 Tasmania, 🥈 ACT, 🥉 Queensland

Junior Boys: 🥇 NSW, 🥈 Tasmania, 🥉 Western Australia

Junior Girls: 🥇 ACT, 🥈 NSW, 🥉 Tasmania

Southern Cross Junior Challenge

The Southern Cross Junior Challenge produced an even closer finish, with the 2 New Zealand teams Harua and Karahiwi finishing locked together on 102 points after the full 3-race program. ACT was the leading Australian team on 90 points, while NSW and Tasmania also finished level on 78.

The final Southern Cross Junior Challenge standings were:

=🥇 Harua 102

=🥇 Karahiwi 102

🥉 ACT 90

=4th NSW 78

=4th Tasmania 78

6th South Australia 53

7th Queensland 51

8th Victoria 34

9th Western Australia 32

10th New Caledonia 16

After the Sprint at Orana Steiner, the demanding Long Distance on Mount Ainslie and the colourful relay finale at Pine Island, the team competitions reflected the consistency required across three very different styles of racing.

With thanks to the Selection Panel and Blair Trewin for calculating the final scores.