Hayden Dent will win the 2024-25 Runners Shop Twilight Series. The series was decided at yesterday’s event at Tuggeranong Hill, where Naomi Penton achieved her first ever maximum score of 125 points, relegating defending titleholder Martin Dent, Hayden’s father, into second place on the day. There had been a possibility that Martin could tie his son for the series victory if he won both of the final two races in the series, Martin is now guaranteed to finish in second place.
Third place is not yet fully decided, Matty Maundrell is in the box seat to finish in third outright, with a six point advantage over Ariadna Iskhakova. Ariadna must win the final race, and hope that Matty finishes outside of the top five, in order to tie him for third overall.
The full results from yesterday’s event are available here, Livelox GPS tracking is available here, and John Harding’s photos from the event can be viewed on Facebook.
The top 10 on corrected time at Tuggeranong Hill were:
| Name | Handicap | Corrected km rate |
|---|---|---|
| Naomi Penton | 0.632 | 6 min 25.1 sec |
| Martin Dent | 0.880 | 6 min 54.0 sec |
| Phil Walker | 0.664 | 6 min 55.7 sec |
| Tessa Radajewski | 0.584 | 7 min 09.5 sec |
| David Stocks | 1.000 | 7 min 09.8 sec |
| Ariadna Iskhakova | 0.680 | 7 min 21.7 sec |
| Grace Crane | 0.736 | 7 min 34.4 sec |
| Ben Mansell | 0.790 | 7 min 43.5 sec |
| Bill Jones | 0.568 | 7 min 48.2 sec |
| Banjo Bluett-Jones | 0.584 | 7 min 48.3 sec |
The top five placings after 12 events are:
- 873 Hayden Dent
- 871 Hayden Dent
- 855 Matty Maundrell
- 849 Ariadna Iskhakova
- 843 Shannon Jones
The final Twilight Series event will be at Commonwealth Park on Wednesday 12 March, it will be followed by the Orienteering ACT 2024 Annual Awards presentations, from 6:30pm immediately following the event. Please join us for this special opportunity to celebrate the successes, hard work, and valuable contributions made by many OACT members during 2024.