The final round of the 2024 Thames Valley Junior Orienteering League took place on 14th December in conjunction with TVOC’s Saturday Series event at Chesham Bois.
There have been 8 Junior League events through 2024 in conjunction with TVOC’s Saturday Series, at Brill Common, Wendover, Shotover, Cutteslowe, University Parks in Oxford, Park Wood Bradenham, Coombe Hill South and Chesham Bois, with over 70 juniors taking part during the year.
The Junior League is for anyone who is aged 18 or under. Points awarded to each participant at each event are calculated against the clock, not their position relative to other juniors. For each age class on each colour course, there is a target time per km (straight line distance); and then each participant receives league points based on their individual time to correctly complete the course.
Each participant’s best points from 4 out of the 8 league events have counted towards their overall 2024 Junior League standing.
Congratulations go to the following age class winners for 2024:
| Age Class (W) | Name | Club |
| W10 | Emilia Skidmore | TVOC |
| W12 | Abigail Wyatt | TVOC |
| W14 | Isla Busby | TVOC |
| W14* | Izabela Wyatt | TVOC |
| W16 | Olga Vekshina | IND |
| W18 | Sophie R.D. | TVOC |
| Age Class (M) | Name | Club |
| M10 | Timothy Green | TVOC |
| M10* | Arthur Shaw | TVOC |
| M12 | Luke Foster | IND |
| M14 | Matvei Dnestrovskii | TVOC |
| M16 | Not awarded | |
| M18 | Nathan Taylor | TVOC |
Note that * in the above table represents an age class where a non-shadowed participant is also recognised for an age class award as a result of their overall League standing.
Full details about the league points scored at each event can be seen on the Junior League web page, along with lots of other information and the full rules.
The first 2025 Junior League event will be held in conjunction with the next TVOC Saturday Series event on 11th January at Coombe Hill North.
The TVOC Junior Squad is for all members of the club who are aged 18 or under. We compete in various regional and national competitions each year and have occasional training sessions. In July 2024, we finished 2nd in the national inter-club Yvette Baker Trophy (YBT) for junior orienteering squads.