Balls Bluff

Click here to register now for our next event (Sunday Nov. 17): The Stumble, at Patuxent River Park!

This year's event at Balls Bluff Park was met with perfect weather for running in the woods and 268 starts (an increase of about 100 compared to last year!) composed of a good number of QOC members as well as several high school NJROTC groups (Governor Thomas Johnson, Calvert, Patuxent and Loudoun County).
A special thanks to the Loudoun County High School NJROTC cadet volunteers and parents who helped us run the event; Patrick Farley who designed the courses; Amy who set up and efficiently handled the large volume of participants as they flowed from registration to their starts; Mary Snieckus, Jon Torrance, John Janke, Valerie Meyer and Amy Louden, who comprised the results team; Dr. Melinda Carper, Ed.D., principal of Ball’s Bluff Elementary School who let us use the school’s parking lot for our runners; and Charles Carrick who, with Patrick, managed last minute map changes due to unexpected complications.
- Bill Johns, Meet Director
P.S. As you may have heard, at 9am on the morning of the meet an encounter with a private land owner forced us to eliminate several controls from all courses (other than the yellow course) and physically remove them from the property in question. We then had to hand-update all the course maps. If you set out on your course with an uncorrected map and as a result got some unwanted extra exercise futilely hunting for the removed controls, we'd like to apologize and offer you a refund of your entry fee (just contact us with the details).

White
Course Length: 1.7 km
Course Climb: 55 m
Number of Controls: 5
Place Name Club Time
1 Susan & Nate Beuapre Loudoun Co NJROTC 35:33
2 Malachi Coady QOC 36:31
3 Neala Coady QOC 38:56
4 Matthew Yarborough Loudoun Co NJROTC 40:37
5 Alexander Novikov 41:13
6 Eavan Coady QOC 42:00
7 Seneca Honzak 45:05
8 Juniper Bremner 47:58
9 John & Kira Cumings & Chloe 54:09
10 Jonathan & Ethan Tolend 71:32
11 Jonathan Ashley 77:58
12 Yvonne Vine Patuxent NJROTC MP (106:31)
13 Kyla Moore Loudoun Co NJROTC DNF
Yellow
Course Length: 2.4 km
Course Climb: 145 m
Number of Controls: 9
Place Name Club Time
1 Emma Schrinel Loudoun Co NJROTC 29:11
2 Luke McMullen Loudoun Co NJROTC 31:07
3 Keg Good QOC 33:17
4 Bryceson Saravia Calvert NJROTC 35:47
5 Matthew Jiang Calvert NJROTC 36:50
6 Gregg Sesso Calvert NJROTC 39:02
7 Abigail Kaplowitz Patriot NJROTC 41:17
8 Edgar Trelles Calvert NJROTC 43:31
9 Debbie Fugate QOC 45:32
10 Ken Fugate QOC 46:19
11 Damien Honda Calvert NJROTC 46:22
12 Jordan Worthy Calvert NJROTC 48:05
13 Loudoun Cadet 1 Loudoun Co NJROTC 48:31
14 Loudoun Cadet 2 Loudoun Co NJROTC 48:35
15 Yusuf Noor Patriot NJROTC 48:52
16 Cole Christensen Calvert NJROTC 48:55
17 Chris Alvarado Loudoun Co NJROTC 51:02
18 Johnnie Pfalmer Loudoun Co NJROTC 55:14
19 Madyson Jones Calvert NJROTC 55:21
20 David Gray Calvert NJROTC 56:36
21 James Reeves Calvert NJROTC 57:12
22 Hunter Klotz Calvert NJROTC 58:22
23 Dakota Clayton Calvert NJROTC 61:06
24 Andy Bennett 61:30
25 Chyll Cortez Calvert NJROTC 62:10
26 Timor Novikov 63:59
27 Chloe & Kira Cumings 66:43
28 Erik & Elliott Gruner QOC 68:00
29 Jenita Shrestha Calvert NJROTC 69:33
30 Ron Morris Patuxent NJROTC 70:03
31 Christian Klaus Loudoun Co NJROTC 73:25
32 Spencer Verhalen Loudoun Co NJROTC 73:32
33 Luke Oliver QOC 74:28
34 Joe Gabrielli 75:02
35 Arien Myslenski 76:20
36 Becca Morris Patuxent NJROTC 80:21
37 Mackenzie Treadway Patuxent NJROTC 80:22
38 Lillyan Susalla Patuxent NJROTC 80:30
39 Victor Vine Patuxent NJROTC 80:45
40 James Holt 95:22
41 Emma Swearingen Calvert NJROTC 99:42
42 Michael Bianchetta QOC 100:16
43 Karen Butler QOC 103:03
44 Katerina Zambrana QOC 106:10
45 Valentina Tsypnyatova Other 107:07
46 John Novak 109:49
47 Dave & Ragan O'Brian 111:25
48 Larry & Luke Shapiro 111:27
49 Molly Anderson Patriot NJROTC 118:08
50 Brandon Addrade Loudoun Co NJROTC 120:25
51 Jason Hataye 137:52
52 Vineeta George & John 143:05
53 Miren Ahedo & 2nd course Loudoun Co NJROTC NC (24:00)
54 Jeff Godowsky Loudoun Co NJROTC DNF (56:26)
55 Emily Schumacher Loudoun Co NJROTC DNF (68:34)
56 Emily Hennard Loudoun Co NJROTC DNF (69:59)
57 Lost Parents DNF (73:43)
58 Amy Louden QOC MP (88:40)
59 Lily Sutherin Patriot NJROTC DNF (113:20)
60 Christian Patterson Calvert NJROTC MP (120:27)
Orange
Course Length: 4 km
Course Climb: 205 m
Number of Controls: 14
Place Name Club Time
1 Alexis Merka QOC 42:41
2 John Cumings QOC 50:14
3 Trevor Graves Calvert NJROTC 53:30
4 Dylan Jones Patriot NJROTC 55:41
5 Duncan Santeere Calvert NJROTC 56:16
6 Penn Dominik Ezr QOC 59:25
7 Aidan Levija Calvert NJROTC 61:18
8 Luke Beaupre Loudoun Co NJROTC 61:52
9 Natalia Novikova 65:37
10 Vasily Aushev 65:38
11 Samantha Walker QOC 67:57
12 Daniel Lopez Patuxent NJROTC 69:01
13 Colby White Patriot NJROTC 71:43
14 Jonathan Blank QOC 75:48
15 Arthur Cantrell QOC 78:04
16 Miren Ahedo Loudoun Co NJROTC 79:27
17 Maggie Pruden QOC 80:03
18 Tyler Cunningham Patriot NJROTC 80:36
19 Oleg Volonsevich QOC 81:39
20 Caleb Parkins Patriot NJROTC 83:11
21 Justin Blankenship Patriot NJROTC 84:07
22 Colleen Noah Patriot NJROTC 90:01
23 Josh Buchanan Loudoun Co NJROTC 93:49
24 Ayden Becker QOC 97:58
25 Chip Becker QOC 98:18
26 Karen Groner 98:40
27 Luka Roderick Loudoun Co NJROTC 99:08
28 Daniel Young Loudoun Co NJROTC 99:10
28 Caleb Graham Loudoun Co NJROTC 99:10
30 Fred Clarey Loudoun Co NJROTC 100:45
31 Jon & Griffin Ashley QOC 103:08
32 Ericka Giggey Calvert NJROTC 103:46
33 Chris Giggey Calvert NJROTC 104:46
34 Lewis Faulk QOC 105:23
35 Ryan Parker Calvert NJROTC 106:21
36 Hannah Smith Calvert NJROTC 108:29
37 Jeff Rivas Calvert NJROTC 110:14
38 Aidan Lundberg Calvert NJROTC 112:33
39 Jeremy Morgan Patuxent NJROTC 112:49
40 Joshua Pickerall Patuxent NJROTC 113:22
41 Max & Mattie Propp & Felix 113:37
42 Jana & David Robinson QOC 115:48
43 Christian Giannos Loudoun Co NJROTC 118:27
44 Radka Herndon QOC 122:42
45 Howell Desierto QOC 123:05
46 Heather Niemela 124:00
47 Zachary Houghton 125:56
48 Alexander Houghton 125:58
49 Noel Pockey Calvert NJROTC 127:22
50 Constantin Vasilyev 136:30
51 Kevin Peck Calvert NJROTC 150:18
52 Vinod Kumar 153:17
53 Jim Sargent 153:33
54 Alexandra Caryl 168:53
55 Ian Inman Patuxent NJROTC MP (69:14)
56 Ezra Cohen MP (92:03)
57 Nolan Hutchison Loudoun Co NJROTC DNF (117:56)
58 Aidan Long Loudoun Co NJROTC DNF (118:03)
59 Beatri Bennett QOC DNF (123:06)
60 Austin Egly Patuxent NJROTC DNF (125:03)
61 Lexi Egly Patuxent NJROTC DNF (126:05)
62 Jeff Elder DNF (138:35)
63 Jo Jo Walz Loudoun Co NJROTC MP (150:40)
64 Ella Bruce Loudoun Co NJROTC DNF (158:31)
65 Katelyn O'Dea Loudoun Co NJROTC DNF (158:32)
66 Lou Novak QOC MP (168:03)
67 Jeff Hermanoff DNF
Brown
Course Length: 3.7 km
Course Climb: 190 m
Number of Controls: 13
Place Name Club Time
1 Greg Whelan 49:03
2 Greg Lennon QOC 53:03
3 Chris Zbrozek QOC 55:33
4 Gabriel Du Plessis Loudoun Co NJROTC 56:26
5 Mary Schmidt Patriot NJROTC 58:02
6 Russ Damtoft QOC 58:17
7 Kathleen Lennon QOC 58:18
8 Antonio Robles Loudoun Co NJROTC 59:05
9 David Doherty QOC 60:06
10 Keg Good QOC 60:48
11 Timmy Faber Loudoun Co NJROTC 64:17
12 Mckenna Flint Patriot NJROTC 69:11
13 Kris Beecroft QOC 69:25
14 Bob Fawcettt QOC 70:47
15 Michael Perkins QOC 72:50
16 Anthony Curtis Calvert NJROTC 72:54
17 Ethan Chandler Loudoun Co NJROTC 73:40
18 Halie Hart Calvert NJROTC 74:08
19 Joe Pastel QOC 77:53
20 Vanessa Lightfoot Patuxent NJROTC 81:13
21 Mark Mace QOC 83:14
22 Kelly Coulby Calvert NJROTC 83:45
23 Andrew Keirn QOC 83:46
24 Mary Snieckus QOC 84:19
25 Osmery Garcia Calvert NJROTC 86:23
26 John Vincent Patuxent NJROTC 86:38
27 Matthew Skowronski 87:21
28 Robert Bleacher Calvert NJROTC 88:38
29 Kimberly Field QOC 89:22
30 Stephen Doherty QOC 90:12
31 Edward Enson QOC 90:23
32 David McIntire 90:27
33 Jenna Lierni Loudoun Co NJROTC 90:30
34 Helen Doherty QOC 91:46
35 Pam Dvorsky Calvert NJROTC 93:57
36 Elina Desierto QOC 103:33
37 Don Ames QOC 108:13
38 Gabby Nathan Patuxent NJROTC 118:29
39 Nathan Tennies QOC 121:42
40 Judy Critzer QOC 121:55
41 Cecilia Landers QOC 122:48
42 Ben Bloschock QOC 125:21
43 Paul Collinson QOC 154:49
44 Mike Dvorsky Calvert NJROTC 155:50
45 Beth Ann Stasiowski QOC 194:27
46 Karla Hulett QOC DNF (78:26)
47 Thomas Blank QOC DNF (91:55)
48 Greg Prouty MP (106:51)
49 Richard Briggs QOC DNF (111:38)
Green
Course Length: 4.9 km
Course Climb: 305 m
Number of Controls: 12
Place Name Club Time
1 Adam Remsberg Patriot NJROTC 49:47
2 Glenn Pastel QOC 52:31
3 Max Janke Patriot NJROTC 55:37
4 Addie Nolan QOC 57:47
5 Ethan Miller Patriot NJROTC 57:57
6 Austin Giggey Calvert NJROTC 58:37
7 Elina Breton HVO 58:58
8 Martins Jonass QOC 59:16
9 Patrick McNeal NEOC 59:51
10 Cody Moore Calvert NJROTC 60:05
11 Nate Beardmore Calvert NJROTC 60:32
11 Nicholas Schmidt Patriot NJROTC 60:32
13 Tom Nolan QOC 65:34
14 Ryan Clower Patuxent NJROTC 65:54
15 Patrick Field QOC 65:55
16 Alexis Merka QOC 67:42
17 Robert Field QOC 70:16
18 Adin Freese Loudoun Co NJROTC 70:18
19 Dennis Doherty QOC 71:44
20 Broadrick Butts Calvert NJROTC 72:22
21 Justin Green QOC 73:38
22 Jared Silk QOC 73:54
23 Joseph Lusby Patuxent NJROTC 74:43
24 Dagmar Merkova QOC 76:53
25 Cordell Hansen QOC 76:56
26 Dylan Bishop Patuxent NJROTC 78:27
27 Joseph Pickerall Patuxent NJROTC 78:57
28 Phillip Wadsworth QOC 79:11
29 Tom Strat QOC 80:59
30 Paul Hession QOC 81:03
31 Dominic Reynolds Calvert NJROTC 81:37
32 Christion Hunt Patriot NJROTC 83:43
33 Tyler Boulais Calvert NJROTC 84:19
34 Mike Costas Patuxent NJROTC 87:42
35 Bill Wright QOC 87:52
36 Jody Landers QOC 90:18
37 Tom Wells QOC 91:18
38 Aidan Bruce Loudoun Co NJROTC 92:22
39 Gary Smith QOC 94:58
40 David Rager QOC 102:55
41 Kim Jepsen QOC 107:34
42 David Simpson QOC 119:26
43 Josue Bringas Patriot NJROTC MP (91:26)
Red
Course Length: 5.7 km
Course Climb: 325 m
Number of Controls: 13
Place Name Club Time
1 Will Hubsch LAOC 48:51
2 Rick Oliver QOC 58:20
3 Matt Cymanski 68:25
4 Caleb Rexroad Loudoun Co NJROTC 77:39
5 Rob Field QOC 78:15
6 Tom Bruce QOC 80:05
7 Aaron Linville 80:20
8 Jan Merka QOC 81:41
9 Gavin Weise QOC 89:36
10 Dave Connolly QOC 93:30
11 Matt Holman QOC 100:34
12 Neal Attfield QOC 111:51
13 Inigo Ahedo QOC 133:26
14 Sarah Sorenson QOC 143:30
15 Don Fish QOC 165:16
16 Hideharu Tanaka QOC 165:29
17 Karen Kohanowich QOC 187:28
18 John Organek QOC MP (119:29)
Blue
Course Length: 7.6 km
Course Climb: 390 m
Number of Controls: 15
Place Name Club Time
1 Joseph Barrett QOC 56:34
2 Zack Kuder Patriot NJROTC 70:52
3 Jon Torrance QOC 72:52
4 Michael Wood QOC 80:42
5 William Chesarek QOC 80:48
6 Alex Suarez Patriot NJROTC 81:37
7 Corey Cutshall Patriot NJROTC 82:09
8 Eugene Tcipnjatov QOC 83:48
9 Dave Pruden QOC 85:44
10 Howie Weinstein 116:22
11 Ben Roberts QOC 118:59
12 Mary Foster 129:36
13 Will Dunlap QOC 138:36
14 Francis Hogle QOC 159:35
Total Event Entries: 264
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).
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