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.

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

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Roger Shanks	QOC	31:55
2	Jose Barco	Great Mills NJROTC	59:49
3	Gavin Carter & Alexander & Antonio		62:38
4	Harry Jones	QOC	71:22
5	Ryan Murray & Kevin & BSA Troop 111		98:59

Yellow

Course Length: 3.4 km

Course Climb: 95 m

Number of Controls: 9

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Manuel Valdez	Calvert NJROTC	41:11
2	Reed Woodland	Calvert NJROTC	41:12
3	Hunter Kline	Great Mills NJROTC	41:57
4	Lucy Spangler	CVOC	49:48
5	Aliyah Russel	Calvert NJROTC	53:36
6	Valerie Meyer	QOC	55:49
7	Sidney Sachs	QOC	57:26
8	Paula Hayes & Kenneth	QOC	60:35
9	Autumn Delong	Patuxent NJROTC	60:45
10	Susan Shoemaker	QOC	63:33
11	Michelle Jennings & Karen & Elisa & Eden	QOC	66:04
12	Jason Rodriguez & Liam & Troop 1195 & Joey		68:21
13	Norimasa Yoshimizu & Avi	QOC	72:15
14	April Marrone & Zane		72:23
15	Geoff Wilson & Stephanie	QOC	73:16
16	Amy Louden	QOC	76:19
17	Daniel Bair & Isaiah	QOC	76:41
18	Wyatt Manfredi		85:21
19	Hilary Maloney & Skyler	QOC	90:11
20	Leona Sachrison & David & Jon & Matthew		93:30
21	Michael Manteuffel & Marie & Gia	QOC	95:13
22	Alan Gehl		96:57
23	Mydeline Mencos	Great Mills NJROTC	141:35
24	Nathalie Monsivais	Great Mills NJROTC	144:56
25	Kenny Doyle	Calvert NJROTC	DNF
25	Anthony Consumano & Julia & Ronan	QOC	DNF (88:14)

Orange

Course Length: 4.6 km

Course Climb: 145 m

Number of Controls: 11

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Jason Miller	Calvert NJROTC	94:34
2	Charlotte Banfield	QOC	96:07
3	Isabel Worthy	Calvert NJROTC	99:09
4	Emerson Deni	QOC	104:39
5	Daniele Gaudencio	QOC	104:49
6	Patrick O'Shea	QOC	105:22
7	Warren Wylupski	QOC	130:54
8	Carli Bankard	Great Mills NJROTC	135:07
9	Katie Stollenwerk & Mike	QOC	146:08
10	David Randle	Great Mills NJROTC	153:26
11	Mark Nesky & Robin	QOC	159:25
12	Barbara Shanks	QOC	181:56
13	Roger Shanks	QOC	182:27
14	Mike Gregory & Kate & Sam & Jake	QOC	196:57
15	Miguel Valdez	Calvert NJROTC	DNF
15	Fiona Grimm & Connor Grimm & Gloria Tignor	Brooke Point JROTC	DNF
15	Eli Doyle	Calvert NJROTC	DNF
15	Jason Rodriguez & Liam & Troop 1195 & Joey		DNF
15	Jamie Ainsleigh-Wong	QOC	MP (173:37)

Brown

Course Length: 4.5 km

Course Climb: 130 m

Number of Controls: 10

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Greg Lennon	QOC	54:40
2	Ken Walker	CSU	57:32
3	Kris Beecroft	QOC	83:23
4	Linnea Morres	QOC	84:50
5	Anne Jepsen	QOC	87:48
6	Robert Fawcett	QOC	92:31
7	Helen Doherty	QOC	94:13
8	Neal Attfield	QOC	99:30
9	Charles Lyons		100:32
10	Mary Snieckus	QOC	101:19
11	Mark Mace	QOC	104:30
12	Franklin Fish	QOC	109:11
13	Gary Smith	QOC	109:31
14	Zoey Delong	Patuxent NJROTC	116:33
15	Frantisek Brabec	QOC	128:36
16	Jane Leggett	QOC	130:48
17	Reiko Rager	QOC	134:18
18	Eric Choi	QOC	153:51
19	Jason Hataye	QOC	168:13
20	Jenny Kuenz	QOC	174:45
21	Beatri Bennett	QOC	178:48
22	Sharmagh Yepremian	QOC	178:56
23	Tavia Sullens	QOC	208:42
24	Suzanne Shelden	QOC	228:50
25	Craig Shelden	QOC	229:01
26	Daniel Bair	QOC	DNF
26	Emmanuel Hernandez & Kaleb Gonzalez	Brooke Point JROTC	DNF
26	Daniel Lathrop	QOC	DNF (96:34)
26	Jeff Ward		DNF (114:33)
26	Luke Kovacs & Charlotte	QOC	DNF (225:28)
26	Stephen Pepe & 2nd course	DVOA	NC (47:35)

Green

Course Length: 6.2 km

Course Climb: 180 m

Number of Controls: 12

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Mark Walmsley	QOC	70:41
2	Dennis Doherty	QOC	71:03
3	Francielo Dalla Costa	QOC	76:00
4	Samantha Walker	QOC	79:13
5	Kim Jepsen	QOC	84:49
6	David Doherty	QOC	85:02
7	Esben Jepsen	QOC	102:34
8	John Whitty	QOC	105:29
9	Tom Wells	QOC	106:47
10	John Organek	QOC	116:38
11	James Fotouhi	QOC	124:11
12	David Rager	QOC	164:35
13	Francis Hogle	QOC	170:39
14	David Levine	QOC	171:26
15	Avriel Stowe	Patuxent NJROTC	DNF
15	Scott Sharp	QOC	DNF
15	Francis O'Reilly	QOC	DNF (90:49)
15	Wendy Wroblewski	QOC	MP (188:27)

Red

Course Length: 8.7 km

Course Climb: 240 m

Number of Controls: 18

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Justin Brown	QOC	107:09
2	Victor Lin	QOC	108:20
3	Diana Aleksieva	QOC	110:06
4	Charles Carrick	QOC	138:54
5	Patrick Farley	QOC	152:22
6	Mark Thomsen	QOC	173:38
7	Lydia Andrews	QOC	174:17

Blue

Course Length: 9.3 km

Course Climb: 260 m

Number of Controls: 20

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Stephen Pepe	DVOA	86:45
2	Alex Azarov	QOC	88:02
3	Jesse Spangler	BROC	90:15
4	Videlin Aleksiev	QOC	116:32
5	Jared Silk	QOC	120:20
6	Rob Field	QOC	121:31
7	Martins Jonass	QOC	146:48
8	Josh Sanchez		155:01
9	Howie Weinstein	QOC	156:33
10	Matthew Knight	QOC	186:09
11	Damian Velez	QOC	DNF
11	Jamie Araiza	QOC	DNF
11	Matt Smith	QOC	MP (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).