Cunningham Falls
We enjoyed a great day of Orienteering at Cunningham Falls this past Sunday. Although we had a few clouds, the day remained cool and dry.
We had 152 total starts, with 12 trying out second courses in some of the most challenging terrain in our area. Three area NJROTC groups were represented: Thomas Johnson Patriot, Huntingtown, and Loudoun.
Due to the rugged nature of the terrain, QOC was supported by the Maryland and MidAtlantic Wilderness Rescue Squad. Although everyone was relieved to not need their professional services, we were very happy to have them on site. Major thanks to the team for their support.
Our volunteers made the event succeed:
Jon Torrance put together the initial base map for our first event here in 2016.
Michael Dickey, updated the base map; designed and set the courses; and led control pickup (!)
Michael Newman arranged our permit and coordinated support with MMWRES.
Greg Lennon ensured our website was updated, that online registration worked flawlessly, flexed rapidly to enable some last-minute registrations – and helped with control pickup.
Suzanne Shelden ensured the event maps printed successfully.
Steve Camp helped with set up.
Ted Good and Greg Palardy helped with set up and checked in the first groups of participants. They were relieved by Ryan Stasiowski for the second shift, who also helped the occasional beginner get started.
Aaron Linville brought the Orange and Advanced Start down from the hillside.
Alexis Merka, Kathleen Lennon, Lydia Andrews, Matt Smith all helped with control pickup.
Dasa Merkova helped with clean up.
Courtney Shelden helped throughout the day with setup, Beginner support, control pick up and clean up.
Valerie Meyer posted the results and set up Route Gadget for course reviews.
Kim and Anne Jepsen offered assistance after their runs.
A special shout out to our sole e-punch administrator Amy Louden, who single-handedly kept multiple registrations, second starts, results, and corrections moving flawlessly throughout the day. Thanks, Amy!
It’s always a privilege to work with our team. Thank You & See you at Patuxent for Halloween!
Craig Shelden, Event Director
White
Course Length: 2.4 km
Course Climb: 90 m
Number of Controls: 14
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker Hartge | Huntingtown NJROTC | 29:31 |
| 2 | Jessica Mayfield | Huntingtown NJROTC | 31:18 |
| 3 | Logan Abbott | Huntingtown NJROTC | 33:48 |
| 4 | Payton Maniha | Huntingtown NJROTC | 35:25 |
| 5 | Kayla Freeman | Huntingtown NJROTC | 36:44 |
| 6 | Noah Perez | Huntingtown NJROTC | 40:13 |
| 7 | Jacob Hall | Huntingtown NJROTC | 42:47 |
| 8 | Becky Patterson | 59:49 | |
| 9 | Sharmagh Yepremian | 68:35 | |
| 10 | Mark Boyd & Adam | 80:19 | |
| 11 | Christopher George | 88:08 | |
| 12 | Harry Jones | QOC | DNF (48:52) |
| 12 | Brett Eide | Huntingtown NJROTC | DNF (96:55) |
| 12 | Aiden Sales | Huntingtown NJROTC | MP (32:22) |
Yellow
Course Length: 2.8 km
Course Climb: 130 m
Number of Controls: 13
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jayden Suarez | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 26:53 |
| 2 | Jackson Leache | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 31:07 |
| 3 | Dylan Cunningham | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 31:09 |
| 4 | Link Houldsworth | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 31:40 |
| 5 | Micah Cosgrove | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 32:54 |
| 6 | Francesco Davies | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 33:35 |
| 7 | Gage Bubb | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 33:49 |
| 8 | Krystian Davis | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 34:35 |
| 9 | Michael Miller | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 38:47 |
| 10 | Melia Bugg | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 38:50 |
| 11 | Michelle Fish | QOC | 42:03 |
| 12 | Christopher Henderson | 46:46 | |
| 13 | Elijah Stone | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 51:17 |
| 14 | Mitch Assurian | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 51:47 |
| 15 | Siara Quinonez | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 54:18 |
| 16 | Noah Riley | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 56:45 |
| 17 | Mark Murphy | QOC | 64:05 |
| 18 | Sydney Dixon | 66:03 | |
| 19 | John Whitty | QOC | 68:28 |
| 20 | Courtney Shelden | QOC | 69:50 |
| 21 | Jessica Lopes | QOC | 80:21 |
| 22 | Boyan Onyshkevych & Roman | 90:55 | |
| 23 | Jason Eshleman | 92:56 | |
| 24 | Kashka Ashford | 102:59 | |
| 25 | Alessandro Restelli | 108:46 | |
| 26 | Loretta Opila | WPOC | 117:59 |
| 27 | Pamela Doring | 118:52 | |
| 28 | David Wall & Carrie & Maddie | 120:02 | |
| 29 | Ramsay Wall | 120:07 | |
| 30 | Charlotte Block | 120:24 | |
| 31 | Shirley Tan | QOC | 121:48 |
| 32 | Barb Pastel & Laura | 121:51 | |
| 33 | Brennen McKenna | 162:50 | |
| 34 | Veena Shetty & Amandeep & Nirav & Neev | DNF | |
| 34 | Serhot Ozturk & Liam | DNF (47:12) | |
| 34 | Jordan Garman | MP (69:47) |
Orange
Course Length: 4 km
Course Climb: 155 m
Number of Controls: 14
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson Leache & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 67:39 |
| 2 | Jayden Suarez & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 70:19 |
| 3 | Justin Brown | 100:07 | |
| 4 | Melia Bugg & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 103:42 |
| 5 | Art Cantrell | 107:55 | |
| 6 | Bela Morgan | 108:45 | |
| 7 | Justin Levine & Oghale | QOC | 108:55 |
| 8 | Richard Chamberlin | 122:29 | |
| 9 | Reiko Rager | 124:45 | |
| 10 | Katie Brown & Scott & Krystal & Morgan | 163:57 | |
| 11 | Debbie Pederson | 177:48 | |
| 12 | Apoorv Agarwal & Banhi & Abhinav & Shrestha | DNF | |
| 12 | Micah Cosgrove & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | DNF |
| 12 | Siara Quinonez & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | DNF |
| 12 | Philip Walsh & Anya | DNF | |
| 12 | Elijah Stone & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | DNF |
| 12 | Noah Riley & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | DNF |
| 12 | Gage Bubb & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | DNF |
| 12 | Dylan Cunningham & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | DNF (62:34) |
| 12 | Mitch Assurian & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | DNF (66:33) |
| 12 | Krystian Davis & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | DNF (67:11) |
| 12 | Link Houldsworth & 2nd course | TJ Patriot NJROTC | DNF (91:43) |
| 12 | Andy Gerald | DNF (103:24) | |
| 12 | Erica Pirolli | DNF (119:59) | |
| 12 | Shanna Sorrells | QOC | DNF (177:40) |
| 12 | Pamela Commerford | DNF (182:24) | |
| 12 | Alexander Wooge | Huntingtown NJROTC | MP (158:42) |
Brown
Course Length: 3.7 km
Course Climb: 135 m
Number of Controls: 11
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Pastel | QOC | 50:35 |
| 2 | Molly Anderson | TJ Patriot NJROTC | 65:24 |
| 3 | Alan Crouse | Loudoun NJROTC | 67:28 |
| 4 | Robert Briber | QOC | 72:40 |
| 5 | Jonathan Barone | 74:23 | |
| 6 | JP Landers | QOC | 75:02 |
| 7 | David Rager | QOC | 75:57 |
| 8 | Michael du Plessis | 79:31 | |
| 9 | Ruhann du Plessis | 80:30 | |
| 10 | David McIntire | QOC | 82:56 |
| 11 | Jim Wolfe | WPOC | 93:24 |
| 12 | Franklin Fish | QOC | 99:32 |
| 13 | Bill Grubb | QOC | 103:39 |
| 14 | Octavian Ashford | Loudoun NJROTC | 108:24 |
| 15 | Florence Tan | QOC | 110:33 |
| 16 | Francis Hogle | QOC | 112:26 |
| 17 | Richard Briggs | QOC | 120:32 |
| 18 | Diane Mukherjee | QOC | 120:42 |
| 19 | Jan Zicha | QOC | 122:51 |
| 20 | Dagmar Merkova | QOC | 125:29 |
| 21 | Howell Desierto & Elena | QOC | 127:33 |
| 22 | Angela Huesman | QOC | 132:09 |
| 23 | Saleena DeVore | QOC | 178:53 |
| 24 | Jens Wira | DNF | |
| 24 | Mike Newman | QOC | DNF (139:52) |
| 24 | Bryan Butler & Sue | QOC | DNF (151:33) |
| 24 | Suzanne Izzo | QOC | DNF (248:57) |
Green
Course Length: 5.2 km
Course Climb: 225 m
Number of Controls: 12
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anne Jepsen | QOC | 112:51 |
| 2 | Jan Merka | QOC | 120:34 |
| 3 | Lydia Andrews | QOC | 130:18 |
| 4 | Neal Attfield | QOC | 133:14 |
| 5 | Steve Camp | QOC | 147:15 |
| 6 | Logan Barger | Huntingtown NJROTC | 151:18 |
| 7 | Justin Green | QOC | 157:37 |
| 8 | Mary Snieckus | QOC | 167:12 |
| 9 | Katerina Zambrana | 173:24 | |
| 10 | Ryan Stasiowski | DNF (74:00) | |
| 10 | Christion Hunt | TJ Patriot NJROTC | DNF (127:16) |
| 10 | Lucie Kosatova | DNF (130:19) | |
| 10 | Gabby Warner | Loudoun NJROTC | DNF (138:28) |
| 10 | Elena Makarevich | MP (115:36) | |
| 10 | Paul Morris | MP (123:09) | |
| 10 | Gregory Palardy | QOC | MP (133:27) |
| 10 | Donnie Cornell | MP (236:02) |
Red
Course Length: 6 km
Course Climb: 290 m
Number of Controls: 14
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martins Jonass | QOC | 94:14 |
| 2 | Glenn Pastel | 113:35 | |
| 3 | Adelaide Nolan | QOC | 114:39 |
| 4 | Ben Ahlswede | 121:29 | |
| 5 | Kim Jepsen | QOC | 133:32 |
| 6 | Charles Carrick | QOC | 143:13 |
| 7 | Matt Smith | QOC | 160:53 |
| 8 | Gabriel du Plessis | Loudoun NJROTC | 185:05 |
| 9 | Jared Silk | QOC | 211:43 |
| 10 | Laura de Vera & Zoe | DNF | |
| 10 | Nick Pinon | DNF (186:38) |
Blue
Course Length: 6.9 km
Course Climb: 300 m
Number of Controls: 17
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph Barrett | QOC | 76:22 |
| 2 | Ken Walker | QOC | 92:39 |
| 3 | Ted Good | QOC | 97:32 |
| 4 | Jens Wira | 101:01 | |
| 5 | Aaron Linville | QOC | 106:38 |
| 6 | Omer Regev | 109:02 | |
| 7 | Victor Lin | QOC | 111:16 |
| 8 | Alexis Merka | QOC | 130:07 |
| 9 | Nolan Miles | 142:59 | |
| 10 | Eric Goetz | 144:33 | |
| 11 | Mary Foster | QOC | 153:53 |
| 12 | Brock Morgan | 159:20 | |
| 13 | Alex Suarez | 163:46 | |
| 14 | Rob Field | QOC | 168:40 |
| 15 | Howie Weinstein | QOC | 175:23 |
| 16 | Will Chesarek & Mike | QOC | 181:10 |
| 17 | Eric Parks-Jin | 209:42 | |
| 18 | Michael Wood | 209:45 | |
| 19 | Tim Clinton | DNF | |
| 19 | Patrick Field | QOC | DNF (117:46) |
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).