Balls Bluff
RouteGadget and WinSplits are now online for this event.
A surprising number of new faces appeared for this meet, especially children. This was due mainly because of the attendance by Brownie Troop #2891. Thankfully, at the end of the day everyone was accounted for and nobody reported any injuries! (Stinging nettles don't count.) And even with the average times for the White and Yellow courses being on the long side, there were plenty of smiling faces from the finishers. (Well okay, Mihai Sirbu wasn't pleased with the control marker on Green #13 hidden amongst a fallen tree.) Also smiling were the hordes of ticks as they gleefully latched onto passing orienteers. All participants should check your bodies for these critters. Several of them traveled home with us.The hilly terrain with soggy low lying areas added to the navigation challenge -- plus the relatively hot & humid weather -- but fortunately about 95% of the woods were quite open. When all factors are considered, the times for top half of the finishers on the advanced courses are quite commendable.
Thanks to the many helpers who greatly assisted us with running the event. Without you it wouldn't have happened.
- Marit & Don Davis
White
Course Length: 2.3 km
Course Climb: 70 m
Number of Controls: 9
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cecilia Borges & Arthur & Melissa | 39:42 | |
| 2 | Marit Luersen & Colin | QOC | 59:10 |
| 3 | Tamir Klaff & Alexandra & Tali & Cale | 72:40 | |
| 4 | Alexis Merka | QOC | 72:43 |
| 5 | Rhoss Bueno Group | 93:16 | |
| 6 | Walter Hill & Karen Kautz | MP (75:46) | |
| 6 | George Blackwell & BSA Troop 1547 | MP (85:31) | |
| 6 | Valerie Meyer | QOC | NC (24:02) |
Yellow
Course Length: 2.3 km
Course Climb: 100 m
Number of Controls: 11
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew Mason | 42:39 | |
| 2 | Petr Tsypnyatov | 49:45 | |
| 3 | Ivan & Beatriz Rosas | 65:02 | |
| 4 | Benjamin Queipo & Lauren Fries | 67:56 | |
| 5 | Kristopher Vadnais & Mackenzie & Abigail | 68:08 | |
| 6 | Shirley Tan | 70:42 | |
| 7 | Johanne Skjaevestad | QOC | 71:24 |
| 8 | Brownie Trp 2891 #3 | 76:46 | |
| 9 | James Ellor & Diane Elizabeth & Molly | QOC | 79:40 |
| 10 | Brownie Trp 2891 #4 | 82:29 | |
| 11 | Eduarda Hamann | 87:37 | |
| 12 | Paul & Jesse Schroeder | 91:45 | |
| 13 | Charlie Field & Jacob Field | QOC | 97:28 |
| 14 | Brownie Trp 2891 #1 | 108:17 | |
| 15 | Margaret Trippe & Dheeraj | 108:25 | |
| 16 | Stephen Nurre & Stephanie Elizabeth & Nicholas | QOC | 109:05 |
| 17 | Greg & Anthony Cinque | 109:57 | |
| 18 | Iva Zicha & Jerry the dog | 114:22 | |
| 19 | James Martin | QOC | 118:17 |
| 20 | David Hollender & Charlie | 154:10 | |
| 21 | Brownie Trp 2891 #2 | DNF | |
| 21 | Scott Anderson & Amanda Matt & Carig Elisabeth | DNF | |
| 21 | Dennis & Svetlan Jensen | DNF | |
| 21 | Patrick Field & Andrew | QOC | DNF (70:33) |
| 21 | Julia Briggs & Georgia & Julian | QOC | DNF (118:24) |
| 21 | John Rogers | DNF (146:28) | |
| 21 | Fredrik Borge | QOC | MP (47:49) |
| 21 | Valerie Meyer | QOC | NC (42:33) |
Orange
Course Length: 3.7 km
Course Climb: 200 m
Number of Controls: 15
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Field | QOC | 71:14 |
| 2 | Torjus Skjaevestad | 76:13 | |
| 3 | Henry Godfrey | QOC | 76:26 |
| 4 | Jared Silk & Ryan Silk | 82:57 | |
| 5 | Amos Shipe & Jacob & Keegan | QOC | 87:29 |
| 6 | Ragnhild Skjaevestad | 94:09 | |
| 7 | Laudeir Gomes | QOC | 97:46 |
| 8 | Don Ames | QOC | 108:16 |
| 9 | Scott Mabry | QOC | 109:40 |
| 10 | Christiana Jack Logansmith | 111:09 | |
| 11 | Michael Toner | QOC | 121:55 |
| 12 | Amy Louden | QOC | 138:02 |
| 13 | Richard Briggs | QOC | 143:51 |
| 14 | Eric & Cambria Lyness & Indy & Joan | QOC | 154:31 |
| 15 | Peter Meyer & Nancy & Cam | 167:18 | |
| 16 | Andrew Nicholas Roberts & Matt Stalker | 168:06 | |
| 17 | Joel Scalzo | 170:11 | |
| 18 | Lydia Andrews & Patrice Wolfe | QOC | 171:21 |
| 19 | Esben Jepsen & Rikke | QOC | DNF (73:54) |
| 19 | John & Michael Godfrey | QOC | DNF (87:02) |
| 19 | Mary Janis | DNF (102:07) | |
| 19 | Mike Berry | QOC | MP (65:52) |
| 19 | Antonio Arancibia | QOC | MP (115:41) |
| 19 | Andrew Mason & 2nd course | NC (63:32) |
Green
Course Length: 5 km
Course Climb: 280 m
Number of Controls: 15
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bjorn Skjaevestad | QOC | 56:56 |
| 2 | Andre Novaes | Brazil | 60:54 |
| 3 | Jan Merka | QOC | 65:05 |
| 4 | Sam Listwak | QOC | 65:39 |
| 5 | Karl Swanson | 70:14 | |
| 6 | Diarmaid O'Donghaile | 70:19 | |
| 7 | Tom Wells | QOC | 71:44 |
| 8 | Mihai Sirbu | QOC | 75:24 |
| 9 | Greg Lennon | QOC | 77:53 |
| 10 | Kim Jepsen | QOC | 78:33 |
| 11 | Lars-Erik Borge | QOC | 84:08 |
| 12 | Daniel Hartnett | QOC | 92:18 |
| 13 | Ladka Neuhauserova | 92:31 | |
| 14 | Nate & Alyssa Liefer | 95:50 | |
| 15 | Patricia Mace | QOC | 97:15 |
| 16 | Frantisek Brabec | QOC | 110:12 |
| 17 | Joseph White | QOC | 111:04 |
| 18 | Josh Blaustein | QOC | 119:34 |
| 19 | Nyall Meredith | QOC | 124:44 |
| 20 | George Crittenden | QOC | 144:05 |
| 21 | Dmitry Charit | QOC | 145:26 |
| 22 | Michelle Svoboda | QOC | 146:16 |
| 23 | Charles Evans & Gulia & Dariya | 158:02 | |
| 24 | Dan Do | QOC | 173:11 |
| 25 | Sidney Sachs | QOC | 182:42 |
| 26 | Ginger & Bill Arnold | QOC | 186:34 |
| 27 | Tom Bruce | QOC | DNF (42:41) |
| 27 | Fred Hillmann | QOC | DNF (86:48) |
| 27 | Linus Hamilton | QOC | MP (89:13) |
| 27 | Christina Young | QOC | MP (127:35) |
Red
Course Length: 7.1 km
Course Climb: 390 m
Number of Controls: 17
| Place | Name | Club | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Walker Jr | CSU | 57:24 |
| 2 | Jon Torrance | QOC | 62:28 |
| 3 | Victor Lin | QOC | 76:57 |
| 4 | Dave Hauver | QOC | 81:54 |
| 5 | Tom Strat | QOC | 82:06 |
| 6 | Tom Nolan | QOC | 85:21 |
| 7 | David Onkst | QOC | 85:55 |
| 8 | Daniel Quinn | QOC | 87:55 |
| 9 | Dagmar Merkova | QOC | 113:40 |
| 10 | Charles Carrick | QOC | 124:59 |
| 11 | Heidi Onkst | QOC | 125:04 |
| 12 | Gary Smith | QOC | 128:04 |
| 13 | Mark Mace | QOC | 134:00 |
| 14 | David Levine | QOC | 167:23 |
| 15 | Jan Zicha | 183:48 | |
| 16 | Bill Vienna | QOC | DNF (127:39) |
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).