Eborienteers runner Jenny Whitehead has been selected for the Great Britain women's team to compete in the Nordic Open Orienteering Championships in Flen, Sweden, from May 1-4.

Following on from her second place in last weekend's British Sprint Championship, Whitehead won Saturday's selection race at Brant-wood in the Lake District.

She ran the 3.5km course in just 20mins 30secs, 1-14 ahead of Newcastle University's Hannah Wootton. The following day Woot-ton won the longer race at Bishops Wood with Whitehead in third, seven seconds down on British Sprint champion Sarah Rollins.

These results saw Whitehead picked for the six-strong GB squad and placed in the first relay team in next month's championships, effectively the dress rehearsal for the World Championships.

"I'm very pleased to be in the first relay team as we have a strong chance of a medal this year - last year the British men won gold at the Nordic Champs and it would be nice to match that," said Whitehead, who will be preparing for it by competing in Britain's annual international event, the Jan Kjellstrom Trophy, near Sandhurst, over Easter, along with 53 other Eborienteers.

She will then fly out to Sweden to run for Vasteras Orienteering Club in the Tio Mila Relay before joining the GB team in Flen on April 27.

Nick Morgan, in his first year as a senior with Eborienteers, finished fifth in the men's race on Sunday. This has seen him selected for the first time for Britain to compete in a 'B' International in Germany over May 10-11.

Many other orienteers will be racing around the streets of York on May 11 in the third Annual York City Orienteering Trophy. The race is part of National Outdoor Week and gives beginners a chance to try orienteering in a more familiar setting. Both of last year's winners, Jenny Whitehead and Oli Johnson (South Yorkshire Orienteers and British Team member), will be defending their titles and offering advice.

Updated: 11:14 Friday, April 18, 2003