Manassas

Course results can be seen below.

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After a 42-day snow-caused drought of QOC events, the weather finally cooperated enough for us to hold an event at a park that hasn't seen orienteering since 2019. The shade was cool, but the sun was warm at Stuart's Hill. Participants had a choice of seven courses taking them around the historic area – navigating the rolling hills with little more than a map and compass similar to how the soldiers did in the 1860s.
Events like these don't happen without the time and efforts of our volunteers.
Mary Snieckus arrived early to help me set up the event while I was out hanging the beginner controls. Amy Louden and Valerie Meyer set up and ran e-punch.
The stalwart Harry Jones greeted and checked-in our early racers, reminding them to yield to equestrians and not to climb on the cannons. He was relieved by Heidi Onkst who dutifully repeated Harry’s instructions.
Beàtri Bennett and Justin Green provided beginner instruction.
At the end of the event, John Baker, Bill Wright, Dave Onkst, Pepe, Wendy Wroblewski and Mike Studeman (all the way from CVOC!) went back out to pick up controls.
Today's event actually started several months ago with behind-the-scenes efforts by Dennis Doherty, the QOC VA VP of Permits, who worked with the NPS to secure a permit for our event. Greg Lennon set up online registration (and the volunteer signup tool), and Kathleen Lennon promoted the event. After I finished designing my courses, Craig Shelden added graphics and selected the layout so Valerie could print them and seal them. Mike Dvorsky set up the LiveLox event so you can quickly review just where in the thorns you got stuck.
If you’ve missed QOC orienteering events just as much as I did, good news! There is lots of orienteering coming up in March! Mark your calendars:

  • March 8, Gambrill - This is an attendance limited event, but as of this evening, there is still availability on both the 3-hour and 8-hour courses.
  • March 20-22, US Champs - 3 days of orienteering!
  • March 29, Prince William Forest - After several several cancellations due to conditions, the Bumble is back!
    • - Aaron Linville, Event Director and Course Setter

      White

      Course Length: 1.7 km

      Course Climb: 15 m

      Number of Controls: 8

      PlaceNameClubTime
      1Tenley PetersonQOC40:11
      2Anthony Fasullo & Ari47:07
      3Heath Croll & Zander & Marcus47:50
      4Richard Echevarria & BoQOC57:36
      5Peter EchevarriaQOC57:43
      6Erica Miller & Elliot & MadelineQOC58:25
      7Benjamin RobertsQOC60:22
      8Dean HavronQOC62:47
      9Harry JonesQOCDNF (58:04)


      Yellow

      Course Length: 2.4 km

      Course Climb: 20 m

      Number of Controls: 9

      PlaceNameClubTime
      1Bronson PetersQOC26:19
      2Daniel LathropQOC32:12
      3Sidney SachsQOC51:32
      4Jessica Di Paolo & Mark53:34
      5Heath Croll & Zander & Marcus53:59
      6Jon Bertheussen & NaomiQOC54:42
      7Kira Bertheussen & FionaQOC55:15
      8Kelly Moon & Alice67:49
      9Andrew Frank & Caleb & Cody72:50
      10Rich Paquette & CherylQOC74:44
      11Kenneth Kaizer & PaulaQOC82:54
      12Elizabeth McGuirk & EdmundQOC90:33
      13Kelly Wagner & AldrinQOCDNF (70:12)


      Orange

      Course Length: 4.3 km

      Course Climb: 30 m

      Number of Controls: 14

      PlaceNameClubTime
      1Jawad ShoraLoudoun NJROTC40:50
      2Daniel FinkTJ Patriot NJROTC44:31
      3Luke StevensLoudoun NJROTC46:09
      4Vanessa Mendoza-ValascoTJ Patriot NJROTC53:03
      5Alexander Gokan54:06
      6Aveiah KaiserTJ Patriot NJROTC56:21
      7Peter McGuirkLoudoun NJROTC58:10
      8Gannon MillerTJ Patriot NJROTC66:23
      9Mary HomaLoudoun NJROTC68:25
      10Valerie MeyerQOC73:39
      11Connor SamassaTJ Patriot NJROTC75:07
      12Sergio SantosQOC81:53
      13Gisele TomelinQOC85:20
      14Norman Fuss & CarolynQOC86:37
      15Gillian DohertyQOC92:17
      16Olivia VotavaQOC94:14
      17Mayra MongeQOC99:14
      18Allen Wagner & Xander & EletQOC102:23
      19Ryan HuntLoudoun NJROTC104:41
      20Suzanne Shelden & SheldenQOC117:48
      21Andrew Allen & LillyQOC125:16
      22Brad Church125:28
      23Aiden BarlingPatuxent NJROTC128:50
      24Robert Flack & Sebastian133:05
      25Joe Bruner & Alex133:23
      26Ying Shin KuoQOC134:04
      27April Marrone & Zane141:16
      28Candace Childress & BrianneQOC151:37
      29Cindy IngallsQOC158:29
      30Caroline Cardullo158:34


      Brown

      Course Length: 4.1 km

      Course Climb: 40 m

      Number of Controls: 11

      PlaceNameClubTime
      1Madelyn HomaLoudoun NJROTC49:34
      2Chiara DaviesTJ Patriot NJROTC51:09
      3Shawn WilliamsQOC54:11
      4Fallon MurphyLoudoun NJROTC55:39
      5Sara WheelerQOC66:41
      6Addison PageTJ Patriot NJROTC67:18
      7Thomas LaneQOC67:39
      8Mary SnieckusQOC73:49
      9William WrightQOC75:38
      10Ed LovinguthQOC78:38
      11Jon WollamQOC79:28
      12Elliott HamiltonQOC79:53
      13Christine Doherty & Jack WeinbreakQOC81:04
      14Neal AttfieldQOC82:00
      15Heidi OnkstQOC83:34
      16Lexie BrownQOC92:19
      17Laura LinvilleQOC92:22
      18Robert BriberQOC92:43
      19Reiko RagerQOC93:30
      20Rob WilkisonDVOA99:53
      21Chuck PallQOC101:24
      22Mike McDonald102:52
      23Virginia DeBonsQOC104:20
      24Stephen DohertyQOC107:33
      25Manuel Perez BenitoaQOC117:42
      26Molly Hanrahan & Kelsey & Noah & Justin132:47
      27Aaron BuxserQOC136:04
      28Beatri BennettQOC144:49
      29Robin & Mark NeskyQOC151:00
      30Beth Ann StasiowskiQOC155:21
      31Noah SierraPatuxent NJROTC179:39
      32Dorothy MeyerQOCDNF
      32Margaret BeachQOCDNF (151:36)
      32Amy LoudenQOCDNF (170:57)
      32Ainsley MorenoPatuxent NJROTCDNF (187:16)
      32Ed DunlopDVOADNF (195:06)
      32Suzanne IzzoQOCDNF (233:26)


      Green

      Course Length: 5.2 km

      Course Climb: 55 m

      Number of Controls: 14

      PlaceNameClubTime
      1Calvin SmithTJ Patriot NJROTC46:01
      2Jack BarrTJ Patriot NJROTC55:27
      3Maria BrogrenQOC57:16
      4Julen AhedoLoudoun NJROTC58:04
      5Dennis DohertyQOC60:12
      6Micah WollamLoudoun NJROTC61:56
      7Gilson TomelinQOC62:23
      8Tom WellsQOC63:00
      9Esben JepsenQOC66:11
      10David DohertyQOC68:18
      11Brandon Camacho LyLoudoun NJROTC70:32
      12Justin BrownQOC70:43
      13Keg GoodQOC77:57
      14Justin GreenQOC81:47
      15Simon FalibotaTJ Patriot NJROTC81:49
      16Paul HessionQOC83:20
      17John BakerQOC84:33
      18Anne JepsenQOC85:38
      19David RagerQOC89:46
      20Zoey DelongPatuxent NJROTC90:00
      21David McIntireQOC97:29
      22Avriel StowePatuxent NJROTC97:37
      23Jennifer WernerQOC100:05
      24John VincentPatuxent NJROTC101:45
      25Helen DohertyQOC103:10
      26Lisa FisherQOC107:15
      27Craig SheldenQOC108:57
      28Ginny QuamQOC109:00
      29Paul CollinsonQOC109:19
      30John OrganekQOC111:31
      31Emerson TaylorPatuxent NJROTC113:43
      32Gary QuamQOC119:27
      33Daniel BrennanQOC122:38
      34Gabe CusickPatuxent NJROTC137:52
      35Alyssa MarblePatuxent NJROTC140:19
      36Darius ButlerPatuxent NJROTC142:37
      37Michael MillerQOC159:56
      37Ronald SmithQOC159:56
      38Billy WoodPatuxent NJROTC164:27
      39Heather WalshQOC172:26
      40Dagmar MerkovaQOCDNF (120:47)


      Red

      Course Length: 7.2 km

      Course Climb: 75 m

      Number of Controls: 17

      PlaceNameClubTime
      1Jared SilkQOC82:10
      2Gavin WeiseQOC86:01
      3Kim JepsenQOC89:47
      4Nathan KearneyQOC90:47
      5Bernard DuCharmeQOC109:42
      6Bill JohnsQOC110:01
      7David GedneyQOC133:47
      8Amy GrableQOC173:12


      Blue

      Course Length: 8.6 km

      Course Climb: 80 m

      Number of Controls: 21

      PlaceNameClubTime
      1Jon TorranceQOC82:03
      2Alex AzarrQOC86:50
      3Stephen PepeQOC94:54
      4Ted GoodQOC96:00
      5Anthony MarinoQOC109:34
      6Justin BrownQOC110:13
      7Videlin AleksievQOC116:39
      8Diana AleksievaQOC121:59
      9Massey BartoliniQOC122:20
      10Howie WeinsteinQOC129:14
      11Lydia AndrewsQOC138:18
      12Michael StasiowskiQOC143:52
      13Mike StudemanQOC145:25
      14Sharmagh YepremianQOC233:22
      15Erin BrandtQOC233:23
      16Amy Hershey & Lauren238:28
      17David OnkstQOCDNF
      17Laurie FrombergQOCDNF
      17Luke KovacsQOCDNF (184:27)

      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).