Quantico Marine Base

Course results can be seen below. Splits are available on Attackpoint or Winsplits.
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Flickr photo album for this event is here.

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Thanks to all who participated in our orienteering meet at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Saturday, May 11, 2024. The weather was perfect for orienteering. We had 118 starts and 150 participants who ran a full slate of classic orienteering courses designed and set by Aaron Linville. Although the rain the previous week left the marshy areas and water courses quite wet, the moderate temperature during the day made getting wet bearable.
Heartfelt thanks to the many volunteers who made the event possible. A special thanks to my co-meet director, Bob Fawcett, who, after helping with setup, had the morning duty of manning the Visitor Control Center to facilitate getting folks through the base security process and then helped out in multiple ways in the afternoon, staying until the bitter end. Also, thanks to Greg Lennon for handling the website and registration process, which, due to the Base restrictions on what we can publish prior to event approval, requires more effort than a normal meet. And of course, special thanks to the timing team of Amy Louden and Valerie Meyer for everything they do, from printing and sealing maps to coming early to set up the timing equipment, checking in participants, handing out e-punches, downloading, posting results, and monitoring participants to make sure everyone gets back safely (if not on time) – and of course Amy’s famous cookies, much appreciated by all. The dependable Harry Jones handled morning check-in with Scott Sharp, who also deserves thanks for making two runs to the VCC to get people who required an escort to get on Base. In addition to designing and setting the courses, Aaron Linville did beginner instruction throughout the day, helped with the timing, and coordinated control pickup.
Control pickers were Francielo Dalla Costa, Linnea Morres, John Organek, Stephen Pepe, Howie Weinstein, and a late addition, Justin Brown, who due to his impressive split times in getting to two difficult controls, was asked to pick up those controls (in addition to his first-place finish on the Red course – congratulations, Justin!). Kudos to Charlotte Banfield for setting up a String-O course for the young folks. Also, to Kathleen & Greg for bringing samples of the new QOC windbreakers and jackets for people to try on and order (if you haven’t seen them yet, they are gorgeous – make sure you try them on at a future event and order yours before June 21). Also, Jane Leggett has identified one source of some very nice O-pants and had samples to try on (see our Clothing webpage for these and other options). She will be placing an order soon, so if you are interested, see her at the Swanson Road Meet on May 19, where she is the event director.
We also had a “first” at this meet – something I doubt has ever happened before. A newborn fawn followed a couple JROTC cadets back to the HQ area from out on their course at the end of the day. Several people made frantic phone calls to animal rescue groups to determine how best to handle the situation, since the mother was not to be found. Eventually, we were told that we should take the fawn back to the location where the cadets first saw it. Valerie produced a suitable carrier bag and Greg & Kathleen carefully returned it to a suitable area near where it was first encountered. A special thanks to everyone who “came to the rescue.”
Make sure you check this website post-Wednesday and QOC social media sites for photos from the event (thanks to Kathleen and those who've taken photos and shared them with her).
Bill Wright & Bob Fawcett, Event Directors

White

Course Length: 1.9 km

Course Climb: 45 m

Number of Controls: 6

PlaceNameClubTime
1Roger ShanksQOC31:55
2Jose BarcoGreat Mills NJROTC59:49
3Gavin Carter & Alexander & Antonio62:38
4Harry JonesQOC71:22
5Ryan Murray & Kevin & BSA Troop 11198:59


Yellow

Course Length: 3.4 km

Course Climb: 95 m

Number of Controls: 9

PlaceNameClubTime
1Manuel ValdezCalvert NJROTC41:11
2Reed WoodlandCalvert NJROTC41:12
3Hunter KlineGreat Mills NJROTC41:57
4Lucy SpanglerCVOC49:48
5Aliyah RusselCalvert NJROTC53:36
6Valerie MeyerQOC55:49
7Sidney SachsQOC57:26
8Paula Hayes & KennethQOC60:35
9Autumn DelongPatuxent NJROTC60:45
10Susan ShoemakerQOC63:33
11Michelle Jennings & Karen & Elisa & EdenQOC66:04
12Jason Rodriguez & Liam & Troop 1195 & Joey68:21
13Norimasa Yoshimizu & AviQOC72:15
14April Marrone & Zane72:23
15Geoff Wilson & StephanieQOC73:16
16Amy LoudenQOC76:19
17Daniel Bair & IsaiahQOC76:41
18Wyatt Manfredi85:21
19Hilary Maloney & SkylerQOC90:11
20Leona Sachrison & David & Jon & Matthew93:30
21Michael Manteuffel & Marie & GiaQOC95:13
22Alan Gehl96:57
23Mydeline MencosGreat Mills NJROTC141:35
24Nathalie MonsivaisGreat Mills NJROTC144:56
25Kenny DoyleCalvert NJROTCDNF
25Anthony Consumano & Julia & RonanQOCDNF (88:14)


Orange

Course Length: 4.6 km

Course Climb: 145 m

Number of Controls: 11

PlaceNameClubTime
1Jason MillerCalvert NJROTC94:34
2Charlotte BanfieldQOC96:07
3Isabel WorthyCalvert NJROTC99:09
4Emerson DeniQOC104:39
5Daniele GaudencioQOC104:49
6Patrick O'SheaQOC105:22
7Warren WylupskiQOC130:54
8Carli BankardGreat Mills NJROTC135:07
9Katie Stollenwerk & MikeQOC146:08
10David RandleGreat Mills NJROTC153:26
11Mark Nesky & RobinQOC159:25
12Barbara ShanksQOC181:56
13Roger ShanksQOC182:27
14Mike Gregory & Kate & Sam & JakeQOC196:57
15Miguel ValdezCalvert NJROTCDNF
15Fiona Grimm & Connor Grimm & Gloria TignorBrooke Point JROTCDNF
15Eli DoyleCalvert NJROTCDNF
15Jason Rodriguez & Liam & Troop 1195 & JoeyDNF
15Jamie Ainsleigh-WongQOCMP (173:37)


Brown

Course Length: 4.5 km

Course Climb: 130 m

Number of Controls: 10

PlaceNameClubTime
1Greg LennonQOC54:40
2Ken WalkerCSU57:32
3Kris BeecroftQOC83:23
4Linnea MorresQOC84:50
5Anne JepsenQOC87:48
6Robert FawcettQOC92:31
7Helen DohertyQOC94:13
8Neal AttfieldQOC99:30
9Charles Lyons100:32
10Mary SnieckusQOC101:19
11Mark MaceQOC104:30
12Franklin FishQOC109:11
13Gary SmithQOC109:31
14Zoey DelongPatuxent NJROTC116:33
15Frantisek BrabecQOC128:36
16Jane LeggettQOC130:48
17Reiko RagerQOC134:18
18Eric ChoiQOC153:51
19Jason HatayeQOC168:13
20Jenny KuenzQOC174:45
21Beatri BennettQOC178:48
22Sharmagh YepremianQOC178:56
23Tavia SullensQOC208:42
24Suzanne SheldenQOC228:50
25Craig SheldenQOC229:01
26Daniel BairQOCDNF
26Emmanuel Hernandez & Kaleb GonzalezBrooke Point JROTCDNF
26Daniel LathropQOCDNF (96:34)
26Jeff WardDNF (114:33)
26Luke Kovacs & CharlotteQOCDNF (225:28)
26Stephen Pepe & 2nd courseDVOANC (47:35)


Green

Course Length: 6.2 km

Course Climb: 180 m

Number of Controls: 12

PlaceNameClubTime
1Mark WalmsleyQOC70:41
2Dennis DohertyQOC71:03
3Francielo Dalla CostaQOC76:00
4Samantha WalkerQOC79:13
5Kim JepsenQOC84:49
6David DohertyQOC85:02
7Esben JepsenQOC102:34
8John WhittyQOC105:29
9Tom WellsQOC106:47
10John OrganekQOC116:38
11James FotouhiQOC124:11
12David RagerQOC164:35
13Francis HogleQOC170:39
14David LevineQOC171:26
15Avriel StowePatuxent NJROTCDNF
15Scott SharpQOCDNF
15Francis O'ReillyQOCDNF (90:49)
15Wendy WroblewskiQOCMP (188:27)


Red

Course Length: 8.7 km

Course Climb: 240 m

Number of Controls: 18

PlaceNameClubTime
1Justin BrownQOC107:09
2Victor LinQOC108:20
3Diana AleksievaQOC110:06
4Charles CarrickQOC138:54
5Patrick FarleyQOC152:22
6Mark ThomsenQOC173:38
7Lydia AndrewsQOC174:17


Blue

Course Length: 9.3 km

Course Climb: 260 m

Number of Controls: 20

PlaceNameClubTime
1Stephen PepeDVOA86:45
2Alex AzarovQOC88:02
3Jesse SpanglerBROC90:15
4Videlin AleksievQOC116:32
5Jared SilkQOC120:20
6Rob FieldQOC121:31
7Martins JonassQOC146:48
8Josh Sanchez155:01
9Howie WeinsteinQOC156:33
10Matthew KnightQOC186:09
11Damian VelezQOCDNF
11Jamie AraizaQOCDNF
11Matt SmithQOCMP (118:54)

Abbreviations: DNF = did not finish, MP = mispunch, NC = non-competitive (usually 2nd course or course setter/vetter), OT = overtime (more than 3 hours or returned after course closing time).