PWF Turkey Run Ridge

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For a mid-December orienteering meet, the weather was simply perfect, and the terrain lacked the snow we have sometimes had in past Decembers! We had 250 participants, a remarkable number, considering the distance to be travelled and the park fee. And we were treated to a masterpiece of challenging courses. (Regarding the park fee, we strongly recommend getting a season pass for this excellent venue!)

I’d like to thank Keg Good for designing a great set of challenging courses over an area of widely varying vegetation conditions. Keg’s consummate perfectionism was reflected in the design of each leg of each course and the locations were ‘spot on’. Those who read her course notes could easily see the diligence she paid to making them a course to remember!

Our setup crew, Laura and Aaron Linville did their usual fine job, tending to details that are often overlooked to the dismay of a Meet Director. Laura went on to help Valerie Meyer and Sandy Fillebrown with setting up the ‘digital-O platform’ that forms the heart of the at-event registration, status, and download process that goes on behind the scenes during a meet. Harry Jones and Karla Hulett were equally helpful by expertly handling the ‘manual’ portion of the registration process. Harry ran one of the courses and Karla supported the meet despite a recent knee replacement surgery.

The large area and relatively inaccessible area, the greater than usual number of controls, and the looming darkness of the shortest orienteering daylight during the year, put a special burden on those having to go back out into the woods once again, after a hard run, to retrieve the controls. I want to thank Matt Knight, Bill Wright, Charles Carrick, Pat Flaherty, Jana Seidlova, Gary and Ginny Quam, and Justin Green, for their ‘additional course’.

And very special thanks to Valerie Meyer, and to Sandy Fillebrown (who travelled down from Pennsylvania), for their great support handling the ‘digital-O platform’, along with Laura and Aaron Linville. Most participants probably don’t realize the behind-the-scenes activity that goes into a meet. Before the meet, Craig Shelden, Roger Meyer, Sandy, and Valerie spent hours printing, stuffing, and sealing maps and the electronic controls must be checked and adjusted. And during the meet, the crew keeps maintains situation awareness from registration through to check out. Prior to the meet, Greg Lennon keeps the event webpage up to date and creates and manages the online pre-registration and associated payments system.

For those who may not have noticed, Mike Kholodov setup and managed an excellent amateur radio direction finding (ARDF) course of 10 controls and will be doing so on future meets. Mike designs the course, sets the controls, and provides excellent instruction on using the equipment. Park restrictions required using a directed course instead of the customary ‘score orienteering’ format. Participants are urged to try doing a second course at one of the future meets that feature ARDF orienteering.

Finally, this meet would not have been successful without the excellent coaching—and patience—that Charles Carrick provided. Virginia meet directors are very fortunate to have someone like Charles who attends to many can-be-overlooked details and who helps with tasks such as setup and control pickup.

A lot of volunteer effort goes into staging a meet like this. But if you had a positive experience, you made it all worthwhile! Good Job!

John Organek
Event Director

White

Course Length: 1.8 km

Course Climb: 80 m

Number of Controls: 7

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Harry Jones	QOC	45:53
2	Sharmagh Yepremian	QOC	57:22
3	Xiaofang Hataye & Keira	QOC	58:09
4	Melanie Galanis & Michael	QOC	58:59
5	Colt Brown & Geoffrey		59:59
6	Zoe Feldmann & Asher		62:42
7	Mark Shoun & Gavin & Logan		67:39
8	Darren Boczar & Andrew & Emma & Jonathan	QOC	73:34
9	Dina Hart & Marilyn & Gregory	QOC	76:18
10	Andrew Wilson & 2nd course	Loudoun NJROTC	NC (17:12)

Yellow

Course Length: 2.7 km

Course Climb: 90 m

Number of Controls: 10

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Matyas Minar	QOC	28:24
2	Ian Collis	Calvert NJROTC	35:38
3	Talon Hockmuth	Patuxent NJROTC	36:41
4	Evgeni Peev	QOC	41:55
5	Savanna Dugans	Calvert NJROTC	44:25
6	Devoney Buckley	Calvert NJROTC	47:08
7	Corben Brandner	Calvert NJROTC	48:15
8	Chyll Cortes	Calvert NJROTC	51:39
9	Miles Carlisle	Patuxent NJROTC	52:26
10	Nicole Aleksieva	QOC	52:29
11	Jason Hataye & Meilynn	QOC	53:36
12	Reiko Rager	QOC	54:53
13	Addison Larrow & Elise	QOC	56:31
14	Boryana Peeva	QOC	58:38
15	Evan Card	Calvert NJROTC	58:53
16	Erika Giggey	Calvert NJROTC	64:19
17	Elizabeth Ward & Joe & Subrata & Clint	QOC	65:54
18	Sydney Dixon	QOC	68:30
19	Cameron Kreps	Calvert NJROTC	72:22
20	Becky Patterson	QOC	74:30
21	Kayla Freeman	Huntingtown NJROTC	76:42
22	Stanley Karwoski	Patuxent NJROTC	80:44
23	Debbie Pederson & Alison	QOC	80:48
24	Landon Casey	Calvert NJROTC	86:43
25	Daemon Hecht	Patuxent NJROTC	89:19
26	Payton Maniha	Huntingtown NJROTC	89:50
27	Brett Eide	Huntingtown NJROTC	91:49
28	Marissa Huffman	Huntingtown NJROTC	103:54
29	Todd Wean	Patuxent NJROTC	139:24
30	Ayotte Family 2	QOC	DNF
30	Bradley Hawley & Cooper	QOC	DNF
30	Donavan Bojorquez	Patuxent NJROTC	DNF
30	Cameron Kimble	Patuxent NJROTC	DNF (79:07)
30	Ava Balderson	Huntingtown NJROTC	DNF (93:26)
30	Juliana Huffman	Huntingtown NJROTC	DNF (107:31)
30	Adam Akins	Calvert NJROTC	DNF (113:45)
30	Benjamin Bast	Calvert NJROTC	DNF (122:12)
30	Faith Balderson	Huntingtown NJROTC	DNF (135:37)
30	Andre Chapman	Patuxent NJROTC	DNF (213:45)
30	Nicholas Santivasci	Calvert NJROTC	MP (49:19)
30	Marissa Harris	Calvert NJROTC	MP (87:07)
30	Jeremy Hildebrandt	Patuxent NJROTC	MP (151:45)
30	Luke Beaupre & 2nd course	Loudoun NJROTC	NC (25:40)
30	Michael Du Plessis & 2nd course	Loudoun NJROTC	NC (31:39)

Orange

Course Length: 4.5 km

Course Climb: 185 m

Number of Controls: 12

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Michael Du Plessis	Loudoun NJROTC	69:30
2	Andrew Wilson	Loudoun NJROTC	71:34
3	Byron Trafton	QOC	80:25
4	Anthony Curtis	Calvert NJROTC	82:44
5	Brian Davis	Calvert NJROTC	84:22
6	Valerie Meyer	QOC	85:07
7	Sarah Davis	Calvert NJROTC	89:35
8	Einar Olsen	QOC	90:52
9	Jeffrey Haskell	QOC	91:09
10	Ashleigh Catlett	Huntingtown NJROTC	94:15
11	Hannah Smith	Calvert NJROTC	99:25
12	Damien Honda	Calvert NJROTC	102:44
13	Cole Christensen	Calvert NJROTC	104:49
14	Beatri Bennett	QOC	112:29
15	Jordan Worthy	Calvert NJROTC	115:40
16	Greg Feeney & Emily		123:20
17	Daniel Blakeley	QOC	124:18
18	Saleena DeVore	QOC	128:01
19	Blake Peel	Calvert NJROTC	128:44
20	David Johnson	Huntingtown NJROTC	129:15
21	Liberty Landavere		132:07
22	Tavia Sullens	QOC	137:14
23	Vlad Jirinec & Gabi	QOC	138:04
24	Adin Fitzgerald	Huntingtown NJROTC	141:34
25	Cecilia Landers	QOC	145:50
26	Jay Dell	QOC	146:33
27	Joshua Fitt & Karina		156:30
28	Jenita Shrestha	Calvert NJROTC	158:11
29	Noah Perez	Huntingtown NJROTC	161:40
30	Sherry Outen & Malachi	QOC	178:07
31	April Marrone & Jose & Zane		228:47
32	Michelle Fish	QOC	DNF
32	Timothy McCormick	QOC	DNF
32	Ameena Benselloum		DNF (72:06)
32	Laura Linville	QOC	DNF (83:53)
32	Kristina Lundblad	QOC	DNF (88:34)
32	Preston Carlisle	Patuxent NJROTC	DNF (102:37)
32	Susanna McFarland & Michael	QOC	DNF (149:47)
32	Radka Herndon & Veronika	QOC	DNF (159:45)
32	Livia Klescova & Peter & Nelka		DNF (159:45)
32	Piper Yeatman	Patuxent NJROTC	DNF (167:50)
32	Christian Patterson	Calvert NJROTC	DNF (169:16)
32	Johnny Blouir	Patuxent NJROTC	MP (126:21)
32	Hunter Klotz	Calvert NJROTC	MP (176:51)

Brown

Course Length: 4.8 km

Course Climb: 170 m

Number of Controls: 7

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Peggy Dickison	OK	58:04
2	George Hornberger	QOC	70:27
3	Aaron Linville	QOC	70:37
4	Miroslav Honzak	QOC	75:34
5	Greg Lennon	QOC	82:01
6	Justin Brown & Lexie	QOC	84:32
7	Gary Smith	QOC	94:29
8	Gary Quam	QOC	101:22
9	Christine Doherty	QOC	103:35
10	Dan Buckley	QOC	110:01
11	Petya Aleksieva	QOC	110:34
12	Sandy Fillebrown	DVOA	111:08
13	Ryan Moore	Calvert NJROTC	111:59
14	Greg Sesso	Calvert NJROTC	118:46
15	Jordan Gillespie	Loudoun NJROTC	118:55
16	Heidi Onkst	QOC	118:57
17	Helen Doherty	QOC	126:52
18	Elena Makarevich		129:22
19	Stephen Doherty	QOC	130:40
20	Hugo Estrada & Alexander	QOC	139:15
21	Kevin Peck	Calvert NJROTC	145:45
22	Angela Huesman	QOC	159:51
23	Florence Tan	QOC	166:03
24	Ginny Quam	QOC	175:34
25	Alexander Houghton	QOC	177:40
26	Martin Houghton	QOC	178:10
27	Zachary Houghton	QOC	178:13
28	Madeline Vetting	Patuxent NJROTC	215:41
29	Heather Walsh	QOC	217:12
30	Wendy Wroblewski & sami	QOC	DNF
30	Kathleen Lennon	QOC	DNF (94:05)
30	Jaden Gillespie	Loudoun NJROTC	DNF (118:24)
30	Mark Mace	QOC	DNF (130:03)
30	Edgar Trelles	Calvert NJROTC	DNF (187:21)
30	Savannah Hall	Patuxent NJROTC	DNF (188:02)
30	Matthew Jiang	Calvert NJROTC	DNF (190:17)

Green

Course Length: 5.3 km

Course Climb: 185 m

Number of Controls: 12

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Jana Seidlova	QOC	61:02
2	Marie Pangracova	QOC	71:23
3	David Doherty	QOC	72:07
4	Adam Smith	QOC	73:01
5	Adelaide Nolan	QOC	73:13
6	Christopher Silva	QOC	75:30
7	Luke Beaupre	Loudoun NJROTC	77:58
8	Jan Merka	QOC	78:11
9	Tom Wells	QOC	78:53
10	Austin Giggey	Calvert NJROTC	80:00
11	James Lingar	QOC	81:10
12	Dagmar Merkova	QOC	81:41
13	Gabriel Du Plessis	Loudoun NJROTC	82:06
14	John Whitty	QOC	82:34
15	Thomas O'Donnell		82:58
16	Joseph Pastel	QOC	86:13
17	Robert Briber	QOC	86:55
18	Neal Attfield	QOC	87:48
19	Justin Green	QOC	88:51
20	Greg Palardy	QOC	90:46
21	Paul Hession	QOC	91:06
22	Sam Listwak	QOC	91:38
23	Anne Jepsen	QOC	94:29
24	Rowan Mendenhall	Loudoun NJROTC	98:02
25	Cody Moore	Calvert NJROTC	101:11
26	William Wright	QOC	103:17
27	Scott Sharp	QOC	108:46
28	Jody Landers	QOC	110:22
29	Tom Nolan	QOC	111:08
30	Mary Snieckus	QOC	112:05
31	Daniel Ellis	Loudoun NJROTC	115:07
32	Paul Collinson	QOC	117:35
33	Jennifer Fauth	QOC	122:13
34	John Vincent	Patuxent NJROTC	125:40
35	Jaremy Morgan	Patuxent NJROTC	130:40
36	Ian Inman	Patuxent NJROTC	134:03
37	Francis Hogle	QOC	135:22
38	Deimien Bojorquez	Patuxent NJROTC	150:24
39	Adin Sales	Huntingtown NJROTC	157:39
40	Collin Scribner	Patuxent NJROTC	158:06
41	Logan Abbott	Huntingtown NJROTC	165:14
42	Aidan Lundberg	Calvert NJROTC	168:28
43	Casey Moton		169:35
44	Fred Clarey	Loudoun NJROTC	176:10
45	Franklin Fish	QOC	MP (105:21)
45	Alexander Wooge	Huntingtown NJROTC	MP (138:23)
45	Lucie Kosatova	QOC	MP (155:35)

Red

Course Length: 7.2 km

Course Climb: 210 m

Number of Controls: 10

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Ken Walker	CSU	63:58
2	Omer Regev	QOC	65:27
3	Chris Gross	QOC	73:37
4	Videlin Aleksiev	QOC	80:05
5	Ted Good	QOC	80:43
6	Matt Smith	QOC	99:51
7	Martins Jonass	QOC	101:50
8	Dennis Doherty	QOC	103:33
9	Charles Carrick	QOC	130:29
10	Patrick Farley	QOC	132:57
11	Kim Jepsen	QOC	133:53
12	John Cumings	QOC	134:42
13	Katerina Zambrana	QOC	134:52
14	Matthew Knight	QOC	137:16
15	Jared Silk	QOC	149:46
16	Alan Crouse	Loudoun NJROTC	149:51
17	Paul Morris	QOC	155:22
18	Petr Minar	QOC	DNF
18	Michael Kostiw	QOC	DNF
18	Mathieu Patte		DNF (186:48)
18	David Levine	QOC	MP (232:21)

Blue

Course Length: 9.1 km

Course Climb: 355 m

Number of Controls: 14

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Joseph Barrett	QOC	64:46
2	Glenn Pastel	QOC	88:12
3	Jon Torrance	QOC	89:06
4	Michael Dickey	QOC	109:38
5	Will Chesarek	QOC	132:31
6	Misty Nielsen	QOC	200:23
7	Rob Field	QOC	DNF (121:22)
7	Patrick Field	QOC	MP (109:32)

ARDF

Course Length: 4.7 km

Course Climb: 115 m

Number of Controls: 10

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).