Pohick Bay

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After an absence of several years while we used only a small portion of Pohick Bay Regional Park, we returned to the main portion with a full menu of well-set courses, thanks to the diligence of Will Hubsch. This was Will’s first course setting and his courses were spot on and received widespread praise—thank you, Will!
The weather was a bit chilly but ideal for those running the longer courses. And Pohick was still Pohick, with its disarmingly flat terrain intersected by steep draws often covered with relatively thick mountain laurel. Nevertheless, over 200 people enjoyed the event. All orienteering events require a lot of work before, during, and after ‘meet day’. Without the QOC officers and the army of volunteers, these meets would simply not be possible. I would like to thank each and every one of those who made this a very successful meet!

PRE-EVENT SUPPORT

  • Dennis Doherty did a great job of making the arrangements to use the park and coordinating with the park officials.
  • The park officials were welcoming and very helpful, and rangers made two visits to Shelter 2, during the event to ask if there was anything that they could do for us!
  • Gunston Fire Station #20 was also ready to assist in case of an emergency; fortunately, we didn’t need to call them.
  • Greg Lennon provided outstanding support, guidance, and advice—The Enforcer! For those who may not know him, Greg—and Kathleen—add a dimension that we old-timers have come to realize has immensely improved the quality and the experience of Quantico orienteering, such as a great website, sharp outfits, and helpful, valuable expertise and wisdom!
  • Valerie Meyer took care of printing the maps, a busy process that Valerie succeeds in making look easy. (many of us remember marking up our own maps using a master map—last century)
EVENT DAY SUPPORT:
  • Amy Louden once again set up and flawlessly ran the ‘electronic support’ without which we would not be able to handle more than 50-75 participants.
  • Harry Jones registered the first tranche of runners—and ensured that everyone “had a whistle”. In addition to being fellow Vietnam Veterans, we discovered, after several years of seeing each other at meets, that we also belong to the opposite sides of the most-played football rivalry.
  • Zorya Luna volunteered to support the second shift of registration. Zorya and Michael Luna are Marines, serving at Quantico Marine Base. The Pohick Bay meet was their first orienteering meet, and Michael did the Blue course. Though exceeding the time, he was able to find almost all of the points and found the point that he missed when he and Zorya picked up controls. Zorya is an experienced ultra runner who we hope joins QOC!
  • Paul Hession volunteered to conduct beginner instruction, taught a number of people, and did a great job.
  • The control pickup teams go back to secure the controls, while somewhat fatigued after running a course. That said, control pickup provides the opportunity to sharpen skills. The pickup team comprised a group of ‘regulars’ and two newbies:
    • John Baker, Gary and Ginny Quam, Justin Brown, and Matt Knight were the regulars
    • Zorya and Michael Luna were the newbies; though both were familiar with land navigation, neither had any orienteering experience


White

Course Length: 1.9 km

Course Climb: 75 m

Number of Controls: 7

PlaceNameClubTime
1Kristin Roberts & Caroline49:13
2Geoff Wilson & StephanieQOC50:34
3James McCarthy & Aidan54:24
4Robena ReidQOC58:54
5Faith Martinez & Charlotte61:33
6T CQOC63:06
7Y C63:07
8Ben Roberts & MarcQOCDNF
8Harry JonesQOCDNF (42:27)


Yellow

Course Length: 2.2 km

Course Climb: 70 m

Number of Controls: 9

PlaceNameClubTime
1Tina TerrillQOC55:40
2Laura Linville58:00
2Lexie BrownQOC58:00
3Mark Shoun & Gavin & Logan63:04
4Isabella Velazquez & Vanessa63:58
4Mackenzie Barrick63:58
5Austin MartzNorview NJROTC69:30
6Kyle ReynaNorview NJROTC76:53
7Al Hu & Cait77:07
8Martha BohrtQOC78:19
9Brady FaughnanNorview NJROTC80:50
10Sidney Sachs & PrakashQOC81:07
11Darren Boczar & Jonathan & David & SophieQOC88:12
12Andrew Boczar & Caitlin & Emma & Sarah88:26
13Erica Miller & Benjamin & Elliot & MadelineQOC95:45
14Robin MoonQOC96:12
15Tavia SullensQOC100:23
16Ryan Dunning & ChuckQOC101:54
17Lothlorien Redmond & MechaeQOC102:50
18Caroline Cardullo & Annette107:29
19 Troop 1970 & Jonathan & Sameer & Felix & Jaswanth117:25
20Amy LoudenQOC120:04
21Carolyn FussQOC122:21
22Daniel LynchQOCDNF (108:08)


Orange

Course Length: 3.8 km

Course Climb: 130 m

Number of Controls: 11

PlaceNameClubTime
1Gannon MillerTJ Patriot NJROTC44:39
2Sean Roux & Catherine51:46
3Jeremiah MillerQOC53:59
4Mayra MongeQOC66:32
5Emerson HarneTJ Patriot NJROTC66:59
6Gregg SchwietermanQOC82:55
7Ryan SquiresQOC84:32
8Bronson PetersQOC87:59
9Brian Smith & RichardQOC88:34
10Melody Scheffler97:19
11Luke Elasky & Kay & FinnQOC100:33
12 Troop 1970 & Alrich & Jahan101:22
13Lynn HaberleinQOC106:58
14Beatri BennettQOC112:39
15Liana BerntQOC115:00
16Shannon Ford119:21
16Cindy IngallsQOC119:21
17Inci Devin & Lance & Dee & Jeff120:54
18Nyall MeredithQOC125:56
19Genevieve Sapir & GS Troop 44059 - 1QOC131:11
20James Fotouhi & Lynn & EvelynQOC131:17
21Elias Banks & LauraQOC131:33
22Ikuko Matsumoto & Ines & Ana132:34
23Amy Grable & Drew & QuinnQOC140:54
24 Troop 1970 & Lukas & Jamie151:06
25Paula Hayes & KennethQOC186:29
26Brandon Gillenwaters & MackenzieDNF
26Maxwell BennettNorview NJROTCDNF
26Mariia Hickman & TrevorQOCDNF
26Tina TerrillQOCDNF (107:35)
26Zhanna LasunQOCDNF (107:56)
26Beth Ver SteegDNF (153:33)
26Lori Scheffler & BrookQOCDNF (158:36)
26Lael Stackel & GS Troop 44059 - 3 & Ella & EliseDNF (162:44)
26Jolene Chonko & GS Troop 44059 - 2 & ArranDNF (201:23)
26Alex Haynes & GS Troop 44059 - 4DNF (201:24)


Brown

Course Length: 3.9 km

Course Climb: 135 m

Number of Controls: 12

PlaceNameClubTime
1Shawn WilliamsQOC68:29
2Kris BeecroftQOC79:58
3Keg GoodQOC80:17
4Addie NolanQOC80:19
5Glenn PastelQOC80:36
6Marcelo BohrtQOC83:54
7Vanessa Mendoza-VelascoTJ Patriot NJROTC86:50
8Daniel LathropQOC87:00
9Jeremy SchefflerQOC88:44
10Jody LandersQOC88:46
11Ginny QuamQOC91:02
12Robert BriberQOC91:27
13Gary Quam91:31
14Helen DohertyQOC92:17
15Norman FussQOC93:47
16Nicholas TurzaQOC101:02
17Bob RushQOC105:20
18Reiko RagerQOC107:10
19Chuck PallQOC108:33
20Seth AllenQOC108:57
21Shiro MatsumotoQOC112:40
22Paul HessionQOC113:38
23Boryana PeevaQOC113:39
24Florence TanQOC124:14
24Jason HatayeQOC124:14
25Luke Kovacs & CharlotteQOC136:18
26Sergio SantosQOC139:23
27Ed LovinguthQOC139:34
28Jeroen van Ek & AlexQOC156:53
29Catherine Ding & Tiffany & Alexei218:36
30Wendy WroblewskiQOCDNF
30Valerie MeyerQOCDNF (30:48)


Green

Course Length: 5.6 km

Course Climb: 210 m

Number of Controls: 15

PlaceNameClubTime
1Ulf KallhaugeQOC59:47
2Alex AzarrQOC62:34
3Maria BrogrenQOC67:35
4Dennis DohertyQOC78:43
5Simon FalibotaTJ Patriot NJROTC78:44
6Justin BrownQOC85:57
7David DohertyQOC89:12
8Massey BartoliniQOC91:23
9Max BouchetQOC95:45
10Neal AttfieldQOC104:37
11Michael DickeyQOC105:17
12Gavin WeiseQOC107:23
13Frantisek BrabecQOC109:23
14Heidi OnkstQOC113:26
15Steven DrakeQOC116:46
16David RagerQOC122:14
17Alexander GokanQOC126:06
18Paul CollinsonQOC132:50
19Dale MoreyQOC133:54
20Lisa FisherQOC141:21
21Casey MotonQOC158:04
22Timothy SchefflerQOC175:49
23John BakerQOCDNF
23Tom NolanQOCDNF
23April Parkhurst & Devon & Antonio & CreagDNF (147:15)


Red

Course Length: 7.4 km

Course Climb: 265 m

Number of Controls: 19

PlaceNameClubTime
1Ken WalkerQOC73:58
2Justin BrownQOC80:14
3Victor LinQOC93:15
4Diana AleksievaQOC96:39
5Jay GelmanQOC98:16
6Josh PrucnalQOC99:34
7Jacob PrucnalQOC100:40
8Videlin AleksievQOC101:01
9Nathan KearneyQOC108:03
10Matthew FontaineQOC111:21
11Nadim AhmedQOC112:20
12Zhendong LiQOC114:50
13Bill JohnsQOC137:02
14David OnkstQOC141:46
15Sam CoynerQOC193:28
16Shane HagermanQOCDNF
16Rob FieldQOCDNF (103:33)
16Aaron BuxserQOCDNF (118:32)


Blue

Course Length: 8.9 km

Course Climb: 365 m

Number of Controls: 21

PlaceNameClubTime
1Jon TorranceQOC97:18
2Aaron LinvilleQOC100:15
3Sean Witte114:14
4Anthony MarinoQOC124:07
5Howie WeinsteinQOC177:21
6Michael LunaDNF

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).