Wyoming Trip, July, 2021
Dylan Poe, Noa Dannaker and Peyton Torres-Cruz went to 3 days of orienteering at Laramie, Wyoming
Texas Junior Orienteering Camp, June, 2021
Several OCIN juniors attended the 2021 edition of TJOC. photo: Aleighla Creager, Priscilla Kelley, Noa Dannaker, Dylan Poe, Landon Klingman
Georgia O' Fest, April 2021
Our first junior trip as the pandemic shutdown began to ease
Georgia Navigator Cup, January 2020
This trip included a timely tour of CDC headquarters in Atlanta, just as a newly emerging virus in China was beginning to make headline news.
Canadian Championships, Ottawa and Montreal, 2019
photo: Sophie, Priscilla, Peyton and Noa at Letchworth Falls in New York State
Texas Junior Orienteering Camp, 2019
Another large group of OCIN juniors at TJOC 2019
2019 Junior Nationals, Quantico VA
photo: National Middle School Champion Team: Ethan, Wyatt, Peyton, Aleighla, Hayden
Georgia Navigator Cup, January 2019
photo: Peyton and Koert figure out a challenge on the annual Extreme-O.
Texas Junior Orienteering Camp, 2018
Mike Minium took 9 area juniors to camp this year.
2018 Junior Nationals, Mt Tom, MA
A large group of OCIN juniors attended this event, also visiting historic sites in Albany and Boston
Georgia Navigator Cup, January 2018
Nathan, Alex, Dylan, and Jamie - after finishing the Extreme-O
Washington DC and Quantico, Nov 2017
A tour of the US Capitol was one highlight of this trip to the DC area
Eastern Canada Trip, July-August, 2017
Priscilla Kelley and Jordan Hertel traveled to Montreal and Ottawa for the Eastern Canadian Orienteering Championships and the Canadian Orienteering Championships photo: Priscilla and Jordan at Niagara Falls.
Texas Junior Orienteering Camp, June, 2017
Skyler Hertel, Mahlon Page, Priscilla Kelley, and Salinda Miller participated in this intense week-long training camp
USA JWOC Team Trials, Minnesota, May 2017
Addison Bosley, Dylan Poe, and Skyler Hertel raced in the Team Trials races.
U.S. Interscholastic Championships, Texas, March, 2017
OCIN TROL juniors from Union County, Indiana won both HS Varsity and Middle School Team Championships
Georgia Navigator Cup, January 2017
A large group of OCIN juniors attended this annual event.
GOAT Training camp, Georgia, June 2016
Georgia Advanced Orienteering Training Camp was attended by Sophie Ratermann, Priscilla Kelley, Jordan Hertel, Skyler Hertel, and Mahlon Page.
Georgia Navigator Cup, January 2016
A record OCIN junior contingent participated in this year's Georgia Navigator Cup and the "Extreme-O" on Monday, including Priscilla Kelley, Riley Williams (both of who celebrated birthdays on the trip? !), Jordan Hertel, Eric Porter, Mahlon Page, Nate Burress, Luke Bantz, Nathan Bantz, Dylan Poe, Alex Yancey, and Jamie Reeder.
Idaho, 2015
Alex Yancey, Jamie Reeder, Brennan Hertel, Jordan Hertel, and Skyler Hertel took this two week long summer adventure,visiting several national parks and monuments, and racing in three days of national competitions in Idaho.
JWOC 2015
Addison Bosley competed in the Junior World Orienteering Championships in Norway
Georgia Navigator Cup, January 2015
Participants included Nathan and Luke Bantz, Jordan and Skyler Hertel, Noah Migoski, Eric Porter, and Jamie Reeder.
Texas Junior Orienteering Camp, June 2015
Skyler and Jordan Hertel attended the annual Texas training camp.
Wyoming and Colorado, July-August, 2014
Sam Kelsch, Dylan Poe, Brennan Hertel, Jamie Reeder, and Alex Yancey took an epic two week long orienteering and camping trip to the mountain west, accompanied by juniors from SLOC (Ben Langton), MNOC (Thomas Laraia), and the Czech Republic (Ondrej Jezek).
JWOC 2014
Addison Bosley traveled to Bulgaria to train with the U.S. Junior Team at this year's Junior World Orienteering Championships.
Texas Junior Orienteering Camp, June, 2014
Brennan Hertel, Alex Yancey, and Holly O'Neal went to this year's edition of the annual Texas training camp.
Arizona Junior Training Camp, February, 2014
Addison Bosley attended this winter training camp in the desert southwest
Georgia Navigator Cup, January, 2014
Dylan Poe, Alex Yancey and Brennan Hertel went to the Georgia Navigator Cup and Extreme O.
Western Canadian Championships, August, 2013
Brennan Hertel and Jamie Reeder went to Western Canadian Championships in Manitoba.
OUSA European JWOC Tour, July 2013
Addison Bosley joined the month long US Junior Orienteering summer trip to Europe, doing several competitions in Czech Republic, Slovakia, and elsewhere.
Texas Junior Orienteering Camp, June 2013
Brennan Hertel and Aidan Minto joined Ben Langton from St. Louis Orienteering Club for a week of intense training at the Texas Junior Orienteering Camp at Sid Richardson Scout Ranch in Texas. On the way west, we also did a St. Louis Orienteering Club sprint race on the grounds of the Gateway Arch National Monument.
2013 US Interscholastic Championships, March 2013
back: Brennan Hertel and Addison Bosley front: Alex Yancey, Jamie Reeder, Dylan Poe, Caleb Green, Nathan Bantz
2013 Georgia Navigator Cup, January 2013
Addison Bosley made the trip for this 3 day weekend, earning a second place finish
North American Championships, October, 2012
Brennan Hertel, Sam Kelsch and Matt Little competed in the North American Championships near Dingman's Ferry, Pennsylvania. As side trips, we visited nearby historic sites in New York and New Jersey
Texas Junior Orienteering Camp, June 2012
Addison Bosley, Sam Kelsch, and Brennan Hertel did a week of intense training at the Texas Junior Orienteering Camp. Stopping along the way, they visited the Gateway Arch in St. Louis and participated in a St. Louis Orienteering Club local meet at Forest Park.
U.S. Sprint, Middle, and Long Championships, April 2012
Addison Bosley and Brennan Hertel went to this weekend series in Georgia.
Canal Cities Orienteering Festival, August 2011
BSam Kelsch and Addison Bosley enjoyed 5 "A" meet races, junior training camp, and visits to Niagara Falls and more in this week-long adventure in western New York.
Keystone Capers, June 2011
Sam Kelsch, Hunter LaMantia, and Addison Bosley all did well in this two-day "A" meet near Pittsburgh, PA.
Laramie Daze, September 2010
Adam White traveled to this multiday series of events in Wyoming, with stops to visit Mt Rushmore, Crazy Horse, Badlands, NP, Wind Cave NP and Rocky Mountain NP
North American Championships, July 2010
Katie Williams flew to Spokane, Washington for the US Sprint, Middle and Long Championships, then travelled with Mike Minium to the North American Championships and "Barebones" events in southern British Columbia, Canada. Included was Canada's Sass Peepre Junior Training Camp. The trip even included races at Whistler, site of the 2010 Winter Olympics.
West Point, NY, April 2009
Doug Frederick, Sam Gordon, Adam White and Katie Williams travelled to the 2009 U.S. Interscholastic Championships near the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, NY. Sightseeing included Washington Irving's home in Tarrytown, Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, and of course the U.S. Military Academy campus.Event Report (word doc) written by the OCIN juniors which appeared in Orienteering North America
Georgia Navigator Cup, January, 2009
Chicago "Big Blues Ramble", October, 2007
U.S. Interscholastic Championships, 2006
Junior Travel Grants and More!
The Texas Junior Orienteering Camp (TJOC) is a great opportunity to improve your orienteering skills.
OCIN offers travel assistance for juniors travelling to major national and international events and junior training camps. Contact Mike Minium for more information about OCIN's Joel Rauschenbach Memorial Junior Fund. Joel Rauschenbach Memorial Grant Application.
Orienteering USA also may offer travel assistance, but this is generally limited to the US Team travelling to the Junior World Orienteering Championships (JWOC) and JWOC training camp.