Oregon Ridge
After a scary pre-Halloween Saturday with lots of rain and an early snowfall, Sunday arrived sunny and clear, if still somewhat chilly and damp at ground level. Thanks to Jon and Dan the controls were all in place on the courses that Ted Good designed before heading to St. Louis for the US Relay Championships. Thanks also go to Greg Lennon and Valerie Meyer for printing the maps before also flying off to St. Louis. Where, we should add, they were part of the QOC team that won the 12 point category in the relays.
There were 109 starts on all the courses, a little low compared to past attendance at the venue, probably due to a combination of concerns about the weekend forecast, cool temperatures on the day, and people being in Missouri instead for the US relay championships. Last year, although held on November 21, we had a perfect Maryland autumn day. Despite the chill, this Sunday was still a great day for orienteering (aren’t they all?) . Many of the runners, before or after enjoying Ted’s courses, also visited the turtles, snakes, frogs and other fauna, live or stuffed, at the Nature Center and took in the exhibits on the history of the Oregon Ridge area.
Many thanks to our wonderful volunteers:
Registration and setup: Alex Bishop, Bill Carruth, Brian Dolan, Ioana Fleming, and Bill Vienna.
Epunching: Heidi Onkst
Control pickup: Charles Carrick, Amy Louden (also for delicious cookies and sorting of dibbers), Mark Mace, Mike Newman, Dave Onkst, Dan Tam Do, and Jon Torrance.
We appreciate the Baltimore County Parks Department and the Nature Center allowing the club to stage an event at Oregon Ridge.
Finally, QOC regrets that the Nature Center calendar was published before QOC moved the meet from Nov. 6 to October 30 to avoid a conflict with the SVO Stumble. There will not be an orienteering event at Oregon Ridge on Nov. 6. Hopefully, anyone who finds that disappointing will be able to come to our event on Nov. 13 at Great Falls or one of our other events this season.
White
Course Length: 2.9 km
Course Climb: 75 m
Number of Controls: 9
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Blanquart | 25:23 | |
| 2 | Ed O'Laughlin & Kathy | 38:38 | |
| 3 | Julie Watson | 40:30 | |
| 4 | Alexis Merka | QOC | 40:46 |
| 5 | Linda Anderson | Patuxent HS JROTC | 69:26 |
| 6 | Heather Anderson | Patuxent HS JROTC | 80:09 |
| 6 | Megan Hansen | Patuxent HS JROTC | 80:09 |
| 7 | Martin Fleming & shadowed by Dad | QOC | 84:17 |
| 8 | Alex Farenfield | QOC | DNF (52:32) |
Yellow
Course Length: 3.6 km
Course Climb: 115 m
Number of Controls: 9
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Addie Nolan | QOC | 58:31 |
| 2 | Jeffery Weathers | Patuxent HS JROTC | 68:30 |
| 3 | Mike Woodman | 69:25 | |
| 4 | Matthew Fletcher | Patuxent HS JROTC | 76:22 |
| 5 | Jayden Fritch-Woogie | Patuxent HS JROTC | 77:58 |
| 6 | Christian Withers | Patuxent HS JROTC | 78:21 |
| 7 | John Vincent | Patuxent HS JROTC | 84:33 |
| 8 | Andrew Szabo | QOC | 87:39 |
| 9 | Courtney Geib & Sherry Bossle | 99:51 | |
| 10 | Brittany Oakes | Patuxent HS JROTC | DNF |
| 10 | Deondre Smith | Patuxent HS JROTC | DNF |
| 10 | Rachel Dixon | Patuxent HS JROTC | DNF |
| 10 | Brian Martinez | QOC | DNF (166:48) |
| 10 | Hornets #1 & Sullivan Geis Jagers | Herndon HS | MP |
| 10 | Shawn Ridenour | Patuxent HS JROTC | MP (83:23) |
| 10 | Sam Kuss | Patuxent HS JROTC | MP (92:48) |
| 10 | Mark Blanquart & 2nd course | NC (41:18) | |
| 10 | Julie Watson & 2nd couse | NC (67:40) | |
| 10 | Megan Hansen & Heather Anderson & 2nd couse | Patuxent HS JROTC | NC (74:15) |
| 10 | Ed O'Laughlin & Kathy & 2nd course | NC (75:50) |
Orange
Course Length: 4.8 km
Course Climb: 90 m
Number of Controls: 10
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared Silk | 54:22 | |
| 2 | Brett Kutscher | 65:13 | |
| 3 | Don Ames | QOC | 73:55 |
| 4 | Brian Limerick | Patuxent HS JROTC | 77:02 |
| 5 | Christiana Logansmith & Laura Stomski | QOC | 78:28 |
| 6 | Jeff Haskell | QOC | 78:36 |
| 7 | Nicholas Leapley | Patuxent HS JROTC | 84:26 |
| 8 | Michael Godfrey | QOC | 89:58 |
| 9 | Robert Burgess | Patuxent HS JROTC | 91:02 |
| 10 | Grace Pavalko & Wayne | QOC | 94:24 |
| 11 | Gregory Kaczorowski | Patuxent HS JROTC | 95:48 |
| 12 | Aaron Szabo | QOC | 115:51 |
| 13 | Pat Keim | SVO | 124:09 |
| 14 | Frank Sigwart | QOC | 129:46 |
| 15 | Amy Louden | QOC | 137:01 |
| 16 | Sherry Sterling | QOC | 141:16 |
| 17 | James Newman & Hieu Truong | 141:22 | |
| 18 | Lydia Andrews | QOC | 167:22 |
| 19 | Dorothy Reddy & Betsy Paxton | QOC | DNF |
| 19 | Anita Tyler | QOC | DNF |
| 19 | Eric Turnbaugh & Sam and Kevin | DNF | |
| 19 | Hornets #1 & Sullivan Geis Jagers & 2nd course | Herndon HS | DNF |
| 19 | Richard Briggs | QOC | DNF (110:24) |
| 19 | Mark Blanquart & 3rd course | NC (74:35) |
Brown
Course Length: 4.4 km
Course Climb: 210 m
Number of Controls: 9
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karel Seidl | 49:55 | |
| 2 | Brian Dolan | QOC | 53:50 |
| 3 | Elliott Hamilton | QOC | 56:03 |
| 4 | Rob Wilkison | DVOA | 63:06 |
| 5 | Doug & Kris Ann Oursler | 67:18 | |
| 6 | Alex Bishop | QOC | 67:47 |
| 7 | Josh Blaustein | QOC | 73:21 |
| 8 | Troy LeBlanc | Patuxent HS JROTC | 78:22 |
| 9 | Edward Enson | QOC | 80:14 |
| 10 | John Landers | QOC | 82:27 |
| 11 | Bill Carruth | QOC | 86:22 |
| 12 | John Godfrey | QOC | 88:17 |
| 13 | Brent Sulhoff | Patuxent HS JROTC | 90:53 |
| 14 | Don Fish | QOC | 94:48 |
| 15 | Seth Bearjar | Patuxent HS JROTC | 94:56 |
| 16 | Anne Jepsen | QOC | 96:44 |
| 17 | Evgenia Matveeva | QOC | 104:55 |
| 18 | Marit Davis | QOC | 108:57 |
| 19 | Pam Dvorsky | Patuxent HS JROTC | 130:59 |
| 20 | Joshua Hunt | Patuxent HS JROTC | 136:24 |
| 21 | Karla Hulett | QOC | 157:22 |
| 22 | Ann Greenbaum & Dick Rohlfs | DNF | |
| 22 | Beth Ann Stasiowski | DNF | |
| 22 | Henry Godfrey | QOC | MP (93:40) |
| 22 | Hornets #2 & Young Wilkens | Herndon HS | MP (112:33) |
| 22 | Fred Hillmann | QOC | MP (116:45) |
Green
Course Length: 5.7 km
Course Climb: 230 m
Number of Controls: 10
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jana Seidlova | 66:46 | |
| 2 | Jan Merkova | QOC | 69:43 |
| 3 | Kim Jepsen | QOC | 70:39 |
| 4 | Noah Dixon | Patuxent HS JROTC | 70:59 |
| 5 | Tom Wells | QOC | 72:40 |
| 6 | Don Davis | QOC | 74:21 |
| 7 | Ioana Fleming | QOC | 75:03 |
| 8 | Heidi Onkst | QOC | 87:35 |
| 9 | Cory Inman | Patuxent HS JROTC | 88:21 |
| 10 | Mark Mace | QOC | 89:20 |
| 11 | John Baker | QOC | 92:38 |
| 12 | Kerry Shannon | HVO | 94:58 |
| 13 | Bill Vienna | QOC | 104:17 |
| 14 | Daniel Tierney | Patuxent HS JROTC | 114:32 |
| 15 | Ricardo Fabila | Patuxent HS JROTC | 122:32 |
| 16 | Nyall Meredith | QOC | 132:49 |
| 17 | Dan Do | QOC | 147:33 |
| 18 | Clay Wilkins | DNF (87:11) |
Red
Course Length: 7.3 km
Course Climb: 230 m
Number of Controls: 13
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Farenfield | QOC | 68:48 |
| 2 | Tom Nolan | QOC | 70:29 |
| 3 | Tom Strat | QOC | 71:41 |
| 4 | Charles Carrick | QOC | 110:22 |
| 5 | Scott Drumm | 119:39 | |
| 6 | Gary Smith | QOC | 123:13 |
Blue
Course Length: 10 km
Course Climb: 350 m
Number of Controls: 19
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Bergeron | SVO | 67:46 |
| 2 | David Onkst | QOC | 103:15 |
| 3 | Michael Stasiowski | 117:20 | |
| 4 | Ryan Stasiowski | 127:20 | |
| 5 | Francis Hogle | QOC | 146:43 |
| 6 | David Levine | QOC | 207:43 |
| 7 | Mark Chisamore & Jose Parra & Mike and Emily Boss | DNF |
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).