Results are posted below as well as on Attackpoint and WinSplits, and RouteGadget is online too for this event.
As those of you who were there know, it was a cold day, and the terrain and courses were definitely tough! Several controls had a tendency to flummox even the most experienced navigators; for one example, see Ken Walker Jr.'s headcam video on YouTube here, where even his typical blistering 6 min/km or better pace slows considerably as he looks for his third control (around minute 15 to 17).
Many thanks to Meet Director Dave Levine. He in turn would like to thank:
Bob Turbyfill for designing the courses
Don Davis and John Baker for helping Bob place the controls
Shirley Tan, Mary Snieckus, Greg Schantz, Edward Enson, and Neal Attfield for running the registration table
Valerie Meyer, Amy Louden, Dan Do, and Brooke Purinton for running the electronic punch registration
Gary Smith, Tom O’Donnell, Scott Sharp, and Bill Vienna for providing orienteering instruction for people new to the sport or who just needed some pointers
Jon Torrance, Gary Smith, and Don Davis for directing people where to park
Jon Bertheussen, Mark Hicks, Brian Fisher, Bill Wright, Paul Hession, Greg and Andrew Schantz, John Baker, and Don Davis for going out after 3 PM to pick up the controls
Captain Chris Nelson, USMC, for serving as our Range Control Officer
On a day with challenging courses and conditions, we had one NJROTC participant who was out on course for more than three hours, lightly dressed, and who was assessed as at least slightly hypothermic by the rescue squad personnel when she made it back to the finish. She's fine - the rescue squad monitored her until her temperature rose to approximately normal and released her - but her experience should serve as a cautionary tale for orienteering in general and particularly during our winter season and happen to be running in large, relatively wild and remote areas. Anyone can get lost or injured while orienteering and if it happens on a bad weather day in a large park things could turn out badly if you aren't dressed well enough to stay warm not just while running but while walking or standing still. Due consideration should also be given, particularly but not exclusively when conditions are harsh, to the advisability of carrying at least a whistle and perhaps a cellphone (well-charged), carrying some compact high energy food (gels or similar) and, of course, selecting a course within your abilities. We want everyone to be challenged and have fun at our events but even more we want everyone to make it out of the woods in good health - we'd appreciate everyone's cooperation in maximizing the chances of making that happen.
Last but not least: sign-up now for this Saturday's Stumble Bumble at Greenbelt, before registration closes Thursday at midnight!
White
Course Length: 2 km
Course Climb: 35 m
Number of Controls: 10
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Barbara S | QOC | 40:39 |
| 2 | Sonali Soneji & Chris Polito & Zoya Khwaja | | 76:11 |
| 3 | Catherine Sexton & Steven & Abigel & Eszter & Agnes | | 81:49 |
| 4 | Abigel Sexton | | 81:52 |
| 5 | Grp 1 Adams Center | | 82:44 |
| 6 | Joan & Cambria Lyness | QOC | DNF (87:58) |
Yellow
Course Length: 3.3 km
Course Climb: 65 m
Number of Controls: 11
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Conner Klapper | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 30:12 |
| 2 | Jared Kalins | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 36:35 |
| 3 | Jacob Blycher | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | 42:49 |
| 4 | Diana Aleksieva | QOC | 44:23 |
| 5 | Evgeni Peev | QOC | 47:16 |
| 6 | Scott Sharp | QOC | 47:50 |
| 7 | Mariyan Peev | QOC | 48:39 |
| 8 | Mary Snieckus | QOC | 50:20 |
| 9 | Christina Higgins | QOC | 54:06 |
| 10 | Kirk Kalian | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | 54:16 |
| 11 | Brian & Patrick McKain | | 58:40 |
| 12 | Courtney Shelden | QOC | 59:32 |
| 13 | Dylan Smith | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 60:44 |
| 14 | Abraham Alvarado | QOC | 62:18 |
| 15 | Florence Tan | QOC | 63:39 |
| 16 | Boyan Onyshkevych & Ruslen & Lukash | QOC | 65:50 |
| 17 | Shirley Tan | QOC | 67:44 |
| 18 | Andrew & Matthew Knell | | 69:52 |
| 19 | Brooke Purinton | QOC | 71:04 |
| 20 | Michael Haskell | QOC | 71:21 |
| 21 | Iva Zicha | QOC | 71:51 |
| 22 | Alexis Merka | QOC | 73:24 |
| 23 | Grp 2 Adams Center | | 75:57 |
| 24 | Naomi Inman | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 75:59 |
| 25 | Michael Bianchetta | QOC | 77:58 |
| 26 | Ed Buck & Bob Hart | QOC | 78:02 |
| 27 | Cecil Hart & Edward Buck III | | 80:44 |
| 28 | Helene Hemus | | 90:07 |
| 29 | Aaron Lahah | | 122:06 |
| 30 | Steve Shira | QOC | DNF (131:30) |
| 30 | Eric & Indy Lyness | QOC | MP (87:42) |
Orange
Course Length: 4.8 km
Course Climb: 150 m
Number of Controls: 9
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Dennis Doherty & Christine | QOC | 68:17 |
| 2 | Brian Knapp | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | 84:44 |
| 3 | Robert Burgess | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 86:51 |
| 4 | Jim Fullwood & Sarah & Paul & Boo | | 93:24 |
| 5 | Clayton Skinner | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 100:12 |
| 6 | Daniel Lathrop | QOC | 104:19 |
| 7 | Austin Lenhard | Huntingtown NJROTC | 104:52 |
| 8 | Chris Hemus & James | QOC | 105:10 |
| 9 | Austin Curtis | Huntingtown NJROTC | 106:01 |
| 10 | Steve & Ross Camp | QOC | 113:53 |
| 11 | Brandon Bowers | Huntingtown NJROTC | 117:03 |
| 12 | Alex Barham | Huntingtown NJROTC | 117:26 |
| 13 | Ryan Saul | Huntingtown NJROTC | 125:16 |
| 14 | Kai Tougas | Huntingtown NJROTC | 125:20 |
| 15 | Robert Danford | Huntingtown NJROTC | 127:45 |
| 16 | Mark Baugh | QOC | 136:08 |
| 17 | Jonathan & Joel Hulett | | 156:20 |
| 18 | Tu Truong | Herndon NJROTC | 182:36 |
| 19 | Lyric Oakes | Patuxent HS NJROTC | DNF (41:41) |
| 19 | Shawn Ridenour | Patuxent HS NJROTC | DNF (75:51) |
| 19 | Shane & Candy Hagerman | QOC | DNF (87:20) |
| 19 | Joe Isch & Keith Anderson | SVO | DNF (112:13) |
| 19 | Zachary Barham | Huntingtown NJROTC | DNF (116:44) |
| 19 | Kyle Adams | Huntingtown NJROTC | DNF (117:35) |
| 19 | Greg Vermilllion | Huntingtown NJROTC | DNF (118:09) |
| 19 | Collin Scott | Patuxent HS NJROTC | DNF (118:21) |
| 19 | Harrison Beane | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | DNF (128:17) |
| 19 | Calvin Klapper | Patuxent HS NJROTC | DNF (130:43) |
| 19 | Troy Breeden | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | DNF (131:30) |
| 19 | Shaw Smith | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | DNF (133:19) |
| 19 | Christine Kury | QOC | DNF (156:44) |
| 19 | Chris Geis | Herndon NJROTC | DNF (189:09) |
| 19 | Joseph Jackson | Herndon NJROTC | DNF (195:39) |
| 19 | Izzy Ortiz & Stuart & Wes & Annette | QOC | DNF (206:26) |
| 19 | James Roberts | Patuxent HS NJROTC | DNF (208:08) |
| 19 | Moa Nissar | QOC | MP (78:40) |
Brown
Course Length: 4.3 km
Course Climb: 160 m
Number of Controls: 6
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Bill Wright | QOC | 69:55 |
| 2 | Petya Aleksieva | QOC | 70:08 |
| 3 | Troy Leblanc | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 80:06 |
| 4 | Tom O'Donnell | QOC | 81:40 |
| 5 | Tim Gilbert | CVOC | 82:22 |
| 6 | Rob Briber | QOC | 85:00 |
| 7 | Robert Rich | QOC | 86:38 |
| 8 | Austin Bristow | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 86:57 |
| 9 | Brian Limerick | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 91:47 |
| 10 | Jeff Haskell | QOC | 92:49 |
| 11 | Adam Barrett | | 93:18 |
| 12 | Boryana Peeva | QOC | 98:43 |
| 13 | Edward Enson | QOC | 102:51 |
| 14 | Alex Hughes | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | 105:04 |
| 15 | Sydney Budd | Huntingtown NJROTC | 109:10 |
| 16 | Monika Lategano | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | 111:52 |
| 17 | John Vincent | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 115:15 |
| 18 | Dan Tam Do | QOC | 125:17 |
| 19 | Travis Dougherty | QOC | 133:07 |
| 20 | Michael Frawley | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 133:47 |
| 21 | Travis Langtry | Herndon NJROTC | 134:31 |
| 22 | Amy Louden | QOC | 136:49 |
| 23 | Braden Blonshine | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 148:56 |
| 24 | Daniel Pike | QOC | 152:08 |
| 25 | Daniel Shelden | QOC | 164:26 |
| 26 | Suzanne Shelden | QOC | 168:14 |
| 27 | Craig Shelden | QOC | 168:18 |
| 28 | Brody Slusher | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | 216:07 |
| 29 | Rae Ann Hicks | QOC | DNF (79:47) |
| 29 | Fallon Fulgenzi | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | DNF (113:18) |
| 29 | Michelle Svoboda | QOC | DNF (114:19) |
| 29 | Sara Lemanski | QOC | DNF (133:42) |
| 29 | Ben Bloschock | QOC | DNF (143:19) |
Green
Course Length: 5.6 km
Course Climb: 150 m
Number of Controls: 7
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Greg Lennon | QOC | 68:50 |
| 2 | Alex Tucker | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | 83:09 |
| 3 | Sam Listwak | QOC | 83:44 |
| 4 | Brian Fisher | QOC | 86:43 |
| 5 | Kathleen Lennon | QOC | 97:08 |
| 6 | David Clark | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | 99:50 |
| 7 | Mark Mace | QOC | 111:09 |
| 8 | Jeremy Gillespie | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | 114:17 |
| 9 | Mark Hicks | QOC | 115:04 |
| 10 | Glen Gibson | | 118:06 |
| 11 | Ryan Frankel | Huntingtown NJROTC | 121:44 |
| 12 | Louis Bethge | Huntingtown NJROTC | 122:34 |
| 13 | Aaron Fletcher | Huntingtown NJROTC | 127:54 |
| 14 | Don Fish | QOC | 156:29 |
| 15 | Andrew Gillespie | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | DNF (95:51) |
| 15 | Sam Mallon | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | DNF (96:45) |
| 15 | Cole Flaherty | QOC | DNF (104:05) |
| 15 | Eric Young | | DNF (117:12) |
| 15 | Derek McNamara | Huntingtown NJROTC | DNF (126:04) |
| 15 | Heidi Onkst | QOC | DNF (126:57) |
| 15 | Tom Wells | QOC | DNF (130:44) |
| 15 | John Sawyko | QOC | DNF (138:16) |
| 15 | Bill Vienna | QOC | DNF (140:09) |
| 15 | Paul Hession | QOC | DNF (145:07) |
| 15 | Sean Sullivan | Herndon NJROTC | DNF (156:39) |
| 15 | Kenneth Jagers | Herndon NJROTC | DNF (167:29) |
| 15 | Dylan Sullivan | Herndon NJROTC | DNF (207:24) |
| 15 | Diego Flores | Herndon NJROTC | DNF (209:11) |
Red
Course Length: 6.8 km
Course Climb: 210 m
Number of Controls: 9
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Paul Thornton | CLOK | 70:38 |
| 2 | Jan Merka | QOC | 81:08 |
| 3 | Jon Pifer | QOC | 86:11 |
| 4 | Neal Attfield | QOC | 90:17 |
| 5 | Jon Bertheussen | QOC | 92:47 |
| 6 | Howie Weinstein | QOC | 95:59 |
| 7 | John Baker | QOC | 101:37 |
| 8 | Tom Nolan | QOC | 104:24 |
| 9 | Dagmar Merkova | QOC | 106:15 |
| 10 | Zack Tershak | Herndon NJROTC | 110:04 |
| 11 | Kim Jepsen | QOC | 114:01 |
| 12 | Chris Ammon | QOC | 115:07 |
| 13 | Spencer Cocanour | | 125:36 |
| 14 | Matt Jones | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | 126:09 |
| 15 | John Organek | QOC | 142:16 |
| 16 | Gary Smith | QOC | 144:08 |
| 17 | Patrick Fields | Loudoun Co HS NJROTC | DNF (151:38) |
| 17 | Marshall Wilkins | Herndon NJROTC | DNF (152:06) |
| 17 | Virginia Murphy | Herndon NJROTC | DNF (228:47) |
Blue
Course Length: 8.8 km
Course Climb: 275 m
Number of Controls: 11
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Ken Walker Jr | CSU | 70:25 |
| 2 | Eddie Bergeron | SVO | 71:11 |
| 3 | Ted Good | QOC | 91:54 |
| 4 | Nadim Ahmed | QOC | 93:24 |
| 5 | Jon Torrance | QOC | 96:06 |
| 6 | Victor Lin | QOC | 98:30 |
| 7 | Videlin Aleksiev | QOC | 102:24 |
| 8 | William Schaefer | QOC | 108:39 |
| 9 | Jay Gelman | QOC | 111:45 |
| 10 | Matt Wilson | | 128:25 |
| 11 | Bryan Garman | QOC | 137:02 |
| 12 | Charles Carrick | QOC | 140:21 |
| 13 | Francis Hogle | QOC | 166:57 |
| 14 | Jeremy Moore | | DNF (170:43) |
| 14 | Andrew Schantz | QOC | DNF (230:47) |
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).
