Rural
16 August, 2023
High placings for Toogoolawah siblings at orienteering
Ben and Grace Jardine achieved fourth placings while Ben also gained a top placing at the Queensland Schools Orienteering Championships.
Grace also gained selection for higher honours, as the siblings from Toogoolawah State High School were among more than 100 students from around Queensland to compete at the state championships on July 22 and 23.
Ben and Grace were familiar with other participants who came from the same club: Range Runners Orienteering Club.
One event was a sprint distance event at Miles State High School, and the other part of the championships involved bush events at Gurulmundi State Forest.
In the 13 years boys class, Ben placed first in the sprint event and equal-fourth in the Hagaby event as he was among 16 competitors.
In a very competitive junior girls class, Grace placed fourth in both the Hagaby and sprint events as there were 14 competitors.
After the results were finalised, 20 students were selected to represent Queensland at the Australian Schools Orienteering Championships.
Grace was named in the junior girls team and will head west for the national championships, which take place in Perth and locations surrounding the Swan River Valley from September 30 to October 8.
