Swanson Road

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Thank you to everyone who joined our orienteering meet at Swanson Road / Marlboro Natural Area on Saturday, May 17, 2025. The weather was sunny with brilliant blue skies all day after a stormy Friday evening, but very warm and breezy with temperatures reaching the upper 80s F during the afternoon. We had 143 starts and 176 total participants who ran a set of classic orienteering courses designed and set by Tom Nolan. All the feedback about Tom’s courses I heard from orienteers was positive, with enjoyable and challenging navigation.
Many thanks to all the volunteers who made this event possible, including several not listed below who offered their help as backup and/or helped with miscellaneous tasks during the day. As a result of their efforts, the event went smoothly from start to finish.

  • Amy Louden and Valerie Meyer, our e-punch gurus, worked the timing tent all day as orienteers started and finished their courses, with Valerie also printing all the maps the day before. Aaron Linville helped with timing while Amy and Valerie were out on their courses.
  • Greg Lennon handled the event page updates on the QOC website, as well as the registration form process for orienteers and volunteers.
  • Craig Shelden and family set up caution tape, stakes, and cones outlining the last 100 m to the parking area past the gravel drive, on Friday before the event. Despite the wet conditions in the morning, everyone was able to navigate the area in their cars without getting stuck. Craig also rendered all the course maps prior to printing.
  • Jody and Cecelia Landers coordinated parking in the open field next to the barn. Luckily, it wasn’t too muddy after all the rainfall in the week prior to the event!
  • Reiko Rager, Harry Jones, Neri Terry, and several others helped set up in the morning, hoisting canopies to shield the volunteers from the hot May sun.
  • Harry Jones and Justin Green handled event check-in during the early shift, with Dawn Savage working check-in for the second shift.
  • Erin Brandt and Reiko Rager taught beginner instruction for several individuals and groups of new orienteers.
  • Dawn Savage, Erin Brandt, Jody Landers, Craig Shelden, John Baker, and the Jepsen family (Kim, Anne, and Esben) were our faithful team who headed back into the woods to pick up controls despite the hot, breezy conditions in the afternoon. A special thank you to Dawn, Erin, Jody, and Craig, who each took on more than one volunteer role which was a tremendous help!
  • Mark Mace, Reiko, and several others helped with event cleanup, collecting the meet kit and control kit for QOC’s final event of the season in two weeks.
  • Mike Newman facilitated park permitting for the Marlboro Natural Area venue and secured portajohn rentals for our event.
  • Sidney Sachs provided statistics for the final count of orienteers who attended the event and updated the season-long points standings.
  • Sharmagh Yepremian organized a social event for orienteers after the meet, at Panera.
Finally, I (Massey) want to thank Reiko and several others for answering my many, many questions about event duties in the weeks and days prior to the event, since this was my first time volunteering to be event director.
- Massey Bartolini and Reiko Rager, Event Directors

White

Course Length: 1.4 km

Course Climb: 10 m

Number of Controls: 8

PlaceNameClubTime
1Marcelo BohrtQOC25:05
2Ada AroomQOC27:20
3Valerie Douglas & Makenzie & MyaQOC76:38
4Harry JonesQOCDNF


Yellow

Course Length: 2.1 km

Course Climb: 25 m

Number of Controls: 9

PlaceNameClubTime
1Lena Bartholdson & Arne48:45
2Peter Morris51:20
3Sharmagh YepremianQOC54:47
4Autumn DelongPatuxent NJROTC55:20
5Breanna DoyleCalvert NJROTC63:52
6Kenneth DoyleCalvert NJROTC64:28
7Katrina DavisCalvert NJROTC64:32
8Luca Calderon & Ernesto66:47
9David Constantine & Isaac & Ethan & Troop 181466:48
10Michael Smith & NoraQOC86:28
11Steve Sweet & Nathan & JacklynQOC90:36
12Amy LoudenQOC99:32
13Ninely MurphyQOC105:42
13Kathleen LennonQOC105:42
14Brandon King & Tuanh120:25
15Sidney Sachs & MicahQOCDNF
15Sam KinyanjuiDNF (94:02)
15Kate Mullan & Naomi & SamuelDNF (94:07)
15Justin BrownQOCNC (23:45)


Orange

Course Length: 3.6 km

Course Climb: 95 m

Number of Controls: 10

PlaceNameClubTime
1Britt MasonQOC41:01
2Liam SmithQOC69:31
3Aiden TaylorCalvert NJROTC84:08
4Hugo Mainguy & Emily94:03
5Charlie Field97:52
6Peter Morris113:52
7Noah WollamQOC118:38
8Lucy Collins118:40
9Robin Nesky & MarkQOC123:12
10Peter Sturesson125:43
11Diane MukherjeeQOC151:56
12Zach Clayton & Winston & Jesse156:11
13Meilynn HatayeQOC156:23
14Matthew BrownQOC161:28
15Suzanne BrownQOC161:33
16Suzanne SheldenQOC165:43
17Martha BohrtQOC168:41
18Rhiannon Euhus & Jason182:44
19Vance Soares & Victor & Amanda & Maria190:35
20Stuart Bauer190:51
21Blaze SpencerPatuxent NJROTC204:47
22Billy WoodPatuxent NJROTC204:51
23Noah SierraPatuxent NJROTC204:52
24Keira Hataye & XiaofangQOC209:55
25Anne Marie RuweQOCDNF
25Joey ManocchioCalvert NJROTCDNF
25Emma HallCalvert NJROTCDNF
25Julian BoschCalvert NJROTCDNF
25Addie Pastel & Glenn & SilasQOCDNF (76:22)
25Anthony Consumano & Ronan & JuliaQOCDNF (87:47)
25Stephanie CoffinQOCDNF (95:03)
25Kevin AroomQOCDNF (110:29)
25Jen Tillman & AmyQOCDNF (115:01)
25Eli DoyleCalvert NJROTCDNF (118:59)
25Gus Larsson & JenQOCDNF (127:47)
25Elizabeth Brading & StarQOCDNF (183:47)


Brown

Course Length: 4.6 km

Course Climb: 155 m

Number of Controls: 9

PlaceNameClubTime
1Ken WalkerQOC53:55
2Samantha WalkerQOC68:42
3Aaron BuxserQOC74:58
4Robert BriberQOC76:02
5Michael TysonQOC107:37
6Gary QuamQOC108:13
7Mark MaceQOC108:14
8Anne JepsenQOC110:09
9Colby PastelQOC111:35
10Daniel LathropQOC113:03
11Laura LinvilleQOC113:38
11Lexie BrownQOC113:38
12Francis HogleQOC124:24
13Mary SnieckusQOC124:49
14Ginny QuamQOC130:13
15Craig SheldenQOC138:53
16Martin HoughtonQOC140:52
17Jason HatayeQOC145:33
18Florence TanQOC164:01
19Warren WylupskiQOC169:13
20William Schork & Caitriona172:49
21Chongmin WangQOC185:21
22Alex McLellanQOC187:52
23Avriel StowePatuxent NJROTC190:59
24John LandersQOC203:24
25Zoey DelongPatuxent NJROTC219:47
26Suzanne IzzoQOCDNF
26Kristin ZwemerDNF
26Cecilia LandersQOCDNF
26Cordell SmithQOCDNF
26Jody LandersQOCDNF (97:38)
26Chanvicheka OukQOCDNF (126:28)
26Saleena DeVoreQOCDNF (191:28)


Green

Course Length: 5.8 km

Course Climb: 180 m

Number of Controls: 13

PlaceNameClubTime
1Mathias HolmqvistQOC66:32
2Maria BrogrenQOC70:28
3Howie WeinsteinQOC72:09
4John BakerQOC87:34
5Jack Barr93:49
6Esben JepsenQOC97:28
7Greg PalardyQOC98:18
8Micah Wollam98:52
9John CumingsQOC102:17
10Justin GreenQOC102:50
11Erin BrandtQOC107:14
12Simon Falibota107:21
13Seth Entriken110:15
14Mihai G SirbuQOC112:15
15Lisa FisherQOC113:55
16Jonathan BaroneQOC114:11
17Jon WollamQOC120:31
18Zachary HoughtonQOC122:32
19Paul CollinsonQOC123:46
20Scott SharpQOC137:42
21Paul HessionQOC142:36
22Patrick HessionQOC145:05
23Shanna SorrellsQOC146:48
24Alexander HoughtonQOC151:30
25Valerie MeyerQOC157:04
26Jeffrey BloomQOC157:30
27David LevineQOC159:26
28Seth AllenQOC187:26
29John VincentPatuxent NJROTCDNF (132:32)
29Heather WalshQOCDNF (174:08)
29Alex Forbes & KriziaQOCDNF (221:33)
29Neri TerryQOCDNF (284:17)


Red

Course Length: 7.1 km

Course Climb: 200 m

Number of Controls: 14

PlaceNameClubTime
1Adam SmithQOC85:31
2Greg LennonQOC113:32
3Anthony MarinoQOC117:34
4Kim JepsenQOC129:23
5Charles CarrickQOC130:02
6Hannah Collins153:54
7Ryan CollinsQOC229:26
8John OrganekQOCDNF
8Chad Bo & EdwardDNF (179:06)


Blue

Course Length: 8.2 km

Course Climb: 235 m

Number of Controls: 16

PlaceNameClubTime
1Alex AzarrQOC87:15
2Aaron LinvilleQOC95:31
3Max BouchetQOC106:58
4Justin BrownQOC112:28
5Joshua SanchezQOC115:59
6Rob FieldQOC125:30
7Lydia AndrewsQOC164:44
8David OnkstQOCDNF
8David PrudenQOCDNF (121:23)
8Deanna SteinmetzQOCDNF (216:51)

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).