Wheaton

What a great (but huuuuuumid) day to try out Orienteering at Wheaton Regional Park at our second annual Introduction to Orienteering event. It was wonderful to see 106 orienteers with 60 starting groups enjoy the courses. People of all ages participated (as well as several dogs) to learn new skills and then put them into action right away. After walking/running their courses, folks also had the opportunity to talk with our instructors about their experience.

The event could not be possible without the hard work of our many dedicated volunteers. It takes a lot hands to prepare and run our events so I’d like to extend my deepest gratitude to……. course designer, instructor, and creator of our Into- to-O event David Onkst; instructors Ted Good, Francis Hogle, and Bjorn Skajaevestad; ASL instructors Mark and Patti Mace who also helped with control pick-up; registration folks Suzanne Izzo and Greg Lennon; E-Punching gurus Amy Louden and Mike Haskell; course and control patrollers Jeff Haskell and Ben Roberts; start/finish cheerleader Lydia Andrews; and Valerie Meyer who not only printed our maps but hand-delivered them saving me a drive to Virginia. I’d also like to thank Greg and Kathleen Lennon and Jon Torrance for posting our announcements and making sure all our event details were up-to-date. And a shout-out to Frann Haskell and all the volunteers for helping with set up and clean up. You guys ROCK!

And finally, to all our new orienteering friends who attended today, we look forward to seeing you at future events!

Here’s to a great QOC orienteering season.

Heidi Onkst, Meet Director

White

Course Length: 2.7 km

Course Climb: 50 m

Number of Controls: 13

PlaceNameClubTime
1James Goeke-Morey & AmaraQOC29:34
2Scott Sims & Alexander & ChristopherQOC32:18
3Brianne Burger & Travis DoughertyQOC34:23
4Marcie Goeke-Morey & Carrie & GenetQOC35:34
5Caroline Bridgers & RuthQOC35:41
6Mike Carlo & MichaelQOC37:28
7Clifton Dalgard & OwenQOC37:42
8Jack Warnick & Hollie & Quinnie & AnnQOC38:39
9Dena Richardson & Pam SimmondsQOC39:39
10Julia WellsQOC42:31
11Olivia WellsQOC42:33
12Ed Custer IIIQOC44:06
13Brenda TrammelleQOC44:19
14Catherine Dunn & NataliaQOC44:41
15Jeff Bridgers & JohnQOC48:54
16Haskell Frann & CaitlinQOC52:46
17Mark Beckman & Maya & Julia & LukeQOC62:55
18Desiree Bland & CameronQOC65:10
19Lori Davis & Bill & Cord & Cole & SkyeQOC65:23
20Danny Glazer & DebbieQOCDNF (42:28)
20Michelle Mandolia & Shashaank VattikutiQOCMP (58:58)
20Brock HouserQOCMP (63:26)
20Edwin Custer IVQOCMP (63:26)
20Brogan HouserQOCMP (64:11)


White

Course Length: 2.5 km

Course Climb: 50 m

Number of Controls: 12

PlaceNameClubTime
1Alex IvanovQOC18:13
2Victor IvanovQOC26:20
3John Dunn & RaiaQOC33:26
4Jake Shapiro & Annie & Maddie & SusanQOCDNF
4AJ Riley (experienced)DVOANC (15:52)


Yellow

Course Length: 3.6 km

Number of Controls: 15

PlaceNameClubTime
1Adam Bee & Sarah RobichQOC39:07
2Dan Lathrop & ElizabethQOC45:31
3Rhoddy McKownQOC62:48
4Benjamin GreensponQOC68:53
5Brogan HouserQOC70:44
6Ed Custer IIIQOC70:52
7Michaela Carpenter & Matt JonesQOC73:58
8Jeff Roberts & SeanQOC80:59
9Robert Greitzer & SammuelQOC81:51
10Pavol Popovic & MartaQOC82:04
11Mark Crotzer & ConnorQOC82:27
12Oscar SosaQOC83:18
13Lou Novak & Mike SwisherQOC86:09
14Brock HouserQOC88:21
15Edwin Custer IVQOC88:24
16Charles Fletcher & MargaretQOC89:21
17Marcos MedinaQOC91:11
18Devon Lewin & BSA troop 480QOC92:16
19Paul Hession & PatrickQOC109:10
20Star Wilbraham & Chris & KimQOC111:42
21Charleen Hartsock & Ken OsterweilQOC124:36
22Wyatt Riley (ringer)DVOANC (25:38)
22Tom Wells (experienced)QOCNC (29:56)

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).