Patapsco Glen Artney
Next event: Wheaton Regional Park, *Saturday*, March 14.
Finally! The weather decided to cooperate and allowed the Glen Artney / Hilton meet to go ahead. The first controls were set mid-February; however, the event was cancelled twice (and the Greenbelt event in turn postponed because of concerns for impact to the terrain there) before this event could be held on March 8. We were concerned about the condition of the terrain with melting snow, slush and potentially swelling streams. Fortunately, this did not deter too many orienteers - there were 115 starts, including 18 runners on the UltraLong course where the slush surely added another 5 km of extra exertion for completing the course. It is fair to say that all runners were extra challenged, but we hope everybody had a good time and enjoyed the good weather.
Volunteers: Thank you all! Esben and Rikke Jepsen for help with setup in the morning; Valerie Meyer and Amy Louden, our reliable team of e-punch gurus, who were aided by Mary Snieckus and Tori Campbell; Diana Todd for handling beginner’s instruction and Dan Tam Do, John Landers and Helena Mora-Jensen for staffing the registration table. Finally, thanks to the control pick-up crew: Tom Nolan, Jody Landers, Kathleen Lennon, Greg Lennon, Don Fish, John Baker and Jack Logansmith who had his debut with this task and was thanked by loading him up with 9 controls.
The repeated delays meant that Mike Newman and MD VP Tom Nolan had to work double time to secure, re-secure and cancel permits from the park and the community college, and Greg Lennon almost had to update the website and UL registration on a daily basis as new storm fronts rolled in. This work is often invisible to the rest of us, but here it is: thanks!
Honorable mention goes to Steve Camp and Bill Grubb who volunteered (had it been necessary) to pick up controls after one of the cancellations.
Three new members joined QOC at the meet - welcome to Gregory Shuk, Jack Anderson and Peter Knapp. We look forward to seeing you at future meets.
Finally, on behalf of QOC, we would like to thank Kathryn Arnold, Event Scheduler for CCBC and Joe Vogelpohl, Park Assistant Manager for Patapsco Valley State Park for their help in making this event possible.
See you out there!
Anne & Kim Jepsen, Meet Director/Course Designer
White
Course Length: 2.1 km
Course Climb: 75 m
Number of Controls: 10
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Campbell | QOC | 26:47 |
| 2 | Patrick Hession | QOC | 53:10 |
| 3 | Matt Vierow | QOC | 58:20 |
| 4 | Peter Campbell | QOC | 58:46 |
| 5 | Trish Strat | QOC | 68:05 |
| 6 | Nicole Aleksieva | QOC | 76:26 |
| 7 | Daniel Heimgartner | QOC | 87:06 |
| 8 | May Joy Grenier | QOC | DNF |
| 8 | Phinneas B & w/ mom | MP (89:42) |
Yellow
Course Length: 2.9 km
Course Climb: 115 m
Number of Controls: 11
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Mang | 32:40 | |
| 2 | Daniel Brizuela & Carolina | QOC | 46:47 |
| 3 | John Vierow | QOC | 61:41 |
| 4 | Diana Aleksieva | QOC | 63:57 |
| 5 | Magali Lamarre | 70:41 | |
| 6 | Courtney Shelden | QOC | 87:21 |
| 7 | Adam & Caleb Heifetz | QOC | 92:57 |
| 8 | Peter & Chris Knapp | QOC | 98:05 |
| 9 | Florence Tan | QOC | 99:45 |
| 10 | Adam Kemper & Kathryn | QOC | 101:18 |
| 11 | Coby Lander | QOC | DNF (80:40) |
| 11 | Julian Briggs & Julia | QOC | DNF (85:53) |
Orange
Course Length: 5.1 km
Course Climb: 240 m
Number of Controls: 15
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen Mang | 63:44 | |
| 2 | Mary Thompson | QOC | 112:00 |
| 3 | Daniel Lathrop | QOC | 114:32 |
| 4 | Jack Logansmith | QOC | 129:15 |
| 5 | Alexis Merka | QOC | 149:01 |
| 6 | Ryan Collins & Lucy | 172:58 | |
| 7 | Vic Culp | QOC | 187:05 |
| 8 | Jeff Haskell Grp 5 & Max & Quinten & Nolan & Jerry | QOC | 188:57 |
| 9 | James Billington | QOC | 190:34 |
| 10 | Court Zabel | QOC | DNF |
| 10 | David Alexander | QOC | DNF |
| 10 | Jeffrey Lander | QOC | DNF (137:49) |
| 10 | Paul & Jean Broome | DNF (160:11) | |
| 10 | Hannah Collins & Sean | DNF (162:56) | |
| 10 | Daniel Shelden | QOC | DNF (165:04) |
| 10 | BSA Troop 1983 & Ben & Paul & Chris | DNF (165:26) | |
| 10 | Pat Keim | SVO | DNF (174:03) |
| 10 | Stephen Meyer | MP (168:14) |
Brown
Course Length: 4.7 km
Course Climb: 200 m
Number of Controls: 12
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peggy Dickison | OK | 57:26 |
| 2 | Adam Smith | QOC | 59:44 |
| 3 | Nicholas Grenier | QOC | 60:58 |
| 4 | Cash Costello | QOC | 65:28 |
| 5 | John Baker | QOC | 70:36 |
| 6 | Paul Hession | QOC | 75:41 |
| 7 | Kathleen Lennon | QOC | 77:11 |
| 8 | Helena Mora-Jensen | QOC | 81:21 |
| 9 | William Grubb | QOC | 92:47 |
| 10 | Shannon Costello | 94:54 | |
| 11 | John Landers | QOC | 95:51 |
| 12 | Kelly Singer | QOC | 97:05 |
| 13 | Robert Hart | QOC | 98:31 |
| 14 | Mary Snieckus | QOC | 98:52 |
| 15 | Patricia Mace | QOC | 106:10 |
| 16 | Bryan Singer | QOC | 107:48 |
| 17 | Jeffrey Kronenwetter | QOC | 110:13 |
| 18 | John Vincent | Patuxent HS NJROTC | 126:01 |
| 19 | Gregory Shuck | QOC | 126:06 |
| 20 | Dan Tam Do | QOC | 130:24 |
| 21 | Richard Briggs | QOC | 130:52 |
| 22 | Eva Matveeva | QOC | 133:42 |
| 23 | Craig Shelden | QOC | 144:08 |
| 24 | Dwight Johnson | QOC | 145:18 |
| 25 | Steve Mones | DVOA | 149:26 |
| 26 | Lydia Andrews | QOC | DNF (76:28) |
| 26 | Don Fish | QOC | DNF (90:16) |
| 26 | Tim Cholko | QOC | DNF (126:21) |
Green
Course Length: 6.2 km
Course Climb: 270 m
Number of Controls: 15
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Campbell | QOC | 68:31 |
| 2 | Nadim Ahmed | QOC | 92:16 |
| 3 | Tony Warner | QOC | 98:24 |
| 4 | Jon Pifer | QOC | 109:46 |
| 5 | Sam Listwak | QOC | 109:50 |
| 6 | Jody Landers | QOC | 112:13 |
| 7 | John Rosicky | QOC | 116:42 |
| 8 | Tom Strat | QOC | 120:40 |
| 9 | Frantisek Brabec | QOC | 120:51 |
| 10 | Christiana Logansmith | QOC | 129:19 |
| 11 | Tom Wells | QOC | 138:55 |
| 12 | Julia Schmerberg | QOC | 150:32 |
| 13 | Nathan Kearney | QOC | 156:19 |
| 14 | Amy Louden | QOC | DNF |
| 14 | Esben Jepsen | QOC | DNF (100:53) |
| 14 | Tom Nolan | QOC | MP (84:08) |
| 14 | Greg Lennon | QOC | MP (95:24) |
| 14 | Rob Briber | QOC | MP (107:24) |
| 14 | Mark Mace | QOC | MP (168:06) |
Red
Course Length: 7.5 km
Course Climb: 345 m
Number of Controls: 17
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Cochrane | QOC | 98:56 |
| 2 | Videlin Aleksiev | QOC | 100:19 |
| 3 | Steve Camp | QOC | 137:46 |
| 4 | Ben Bloschock | QOC | 214:13 |
Blue
Course Length: 10 km
Course Climb: 405 m
Number of Controls: 19
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryan Garman | QOC | 105:34 |
| 2 | Ted Good | QOC | 118:58 |
| 3 | Norbert Linke | QOC | 120:24 |
| 4 | Jan Merka | QOC | 143:27 |
| 5 | Francis Hogle | QOC | 203:07 |
| 6 | David Levine | QOC | 248:44 |
| 7 | Jack Anderson | DNF (122:04) |
UltraLong
Course Length: 16.1 km
Course Climb: 610 m
Number of Controls: 27
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Torrance | QOC | 181:40 |
| 2 | Jeff Dickey | QOC | 214:42 |
| 3 | Victoria Campbell | QOC | 223:11 |
| 4 | Jesse Tubb | 224:15 | |
| 5 | Matt Wilson | QOC | 231:03 |
| 6 | Travis Siehndel | QOC | 231:05 |
| 7 | Victor Lin | QOC | 236:14 |
| 8 | Dagmar Merkova | QOC | 238:12 |
| 9 | William Schaefer | QOC | DNF (143:23) |
| 9 | Michael Berry | QOC | DNF (157:09) |
| 9 | Charles Carrick | QOC | DNF (222:57) |
| 9 | Bobbie Verdegaal | QOC | DNF (230:57) |
| 9 | John Miller | QOC | MP (214:16) |
| 9 | Michael Stasiowski | QOC | MP (223:03) |
| 9 | TJ Hoff | QOC | MP (229:03) |
| 9 | Michael Dickey | QOC | MP (229:08) |
| 9 | Glen Gibson | QOC | MP (230:24) |
| 9 | Zach Detweiler | QOC | MP (233:17) |
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).