Seneca Creek

While February ended with a cold snap, the Smokey Glen Farm pavilion was warm with the camaraderie of the orienteering community! We were thrilled to host the 8th Annual QOC Bumble on a special day – LEAP year – and welcome friends from DVOA, SVO, WCOC and UNO (thanks for traveling down, folks!) We also congratulated a totally new contingent of award winners (see below plus event stats). Congrats to them all!

After walking/running and enjoying the mostly open woods of Seneca Creek Park and the interesting aspects of Smokey Glen Farm, we hung out together comparing route/window choices, eating pizza and snacks, catching up on the latest news, and snapping pics with the Bumble himself.

The day ran super smoothly and was a blast because of the many, many volunteers who made it happen. It starts with QOC MD VPs Mike Newman and Tom Nolan who plan and secure the park and venue permits. Then Greg Lennon, Membership Director & Website Coordinator, spends a lot of time editing and posting the event info and sending the reminder email; Kathleen Lennon, Outreach & Publicity Director, posts info on social media; and Craig Shelden sends his awesome volunteer recruitment tool. After weeks designing the courses, David sends everything to Valerie Meyer who prepares and prints the maps and control descriptions, loads the info into the Sport Ident software, and prints the member sign-in sheet. On the day-of, Amy Louden hauls and sets up the epunch equipment and is assisted further by Valerie, Sandy Fillebrown and Laura Linville who run epunch registration. Sam Listwak and Pat McNeilly show up early to put out water and lots of signage and streamers. Sam continues with Beginners Instruction along with Dave Levine. Set up crew includes Rick Blank, Jason Hataye, Lisa and Dyson Dreisigmeyer, and Elena Lumby (who also draws a fancy Bumble landscape!). Lisa, Suzanne Izzo, Daniel Heimgartner, Stephanie Coffin, and Kelly Singer set up and run registration flawlessly while Elena stands by to help folks with questions. Nadim Ahmed turns an injury into an opportunity and take lots of great pictures, and Patti Mace helps with the mass start and clothing drop. Patti continues volunteering and helps organize 39 pizzas for lunch! Jody Landers hosts our winter meeting and is joined by Cecelia Landers, Don Fish, Evgenia Matveeva, Kelly, Elena, and Daniel to clean and pack up our meet equipment and supplies. Jody and Cecelia and Roger Meyer also took time to make and bring hot water for our beverages! Joe Barrett, Erin Brandt, Francis Hogle, Tom Nolan, Tom Wells, and Howie Weinstein head back out for more time in the woods to pick up controls. Florence Tan and Ted Good join the wrap-up fun by helping Amy and the pick-up team get all of the flags and e-punch boxes cleaned up and ready for the next event. We were done and out by 5:15pm. BUT, wait, there are more….Valerie gets the results tallied and posted on the website and Attackpoint, Greg reformats this message to post online, and Kathleen posts pics! Thank you all soooooo much! We are deeply grateful for your help.

WOW – that’s a total of 36 people (including us) to make this event possible. Please keep that in mind the next time a meet director asks for your assistance. Or better yet, reach out to the director and volunteer! Every helping hand makes a HUGE difference, is appreciated more than you know, and is what makes QOC one of the best clubs in the country.

One final thank you to our friends at Smokey Glen Farm – Jim Sweet, Mark Perkins, and Matt Guerra – who so kindly helped ensure our second event at their historic venue was a great success including letting us book before they open for the spring, setting up/taking down all the chairs, tables, trash and recycling cans, and giving us ice! Please keep them in mind for future events for your family, friends or businesses. Working with them was a fabulous experience!

Here’s to our next fun gathering! --Heidi (Bumble coordinator) and David (Head Bumble) Onkst

STATS

First female across the line (regardless of handicap/course):
Tegan Mortimer, Beige, 48:12, QOC

First male across the line (regardless of handicap/course):
Max Janke, Brown, 43:55, QOC - Patriot NJROTC

Fastest Female on Red:
Diana Aleksieva, Red, 98:59, QOC, US National Junior Team

Fastest Male on Blue:
Joe Barrett, Blue, 83:57, QOC, US National Development Team

209 participants with 191 starts
106 people on the Bumble Mass Start

Bumble Bonus Winners:
- Florin Tencariu – 3 minutes (window 1, control #D)
- Jon Torrance – 2.5 minutes (window 2, control #J)
- Justin Green – 1.5 minutes (window 3, control #L)
- Rick Oliver – 2.5 minutes (window 4, control #S)
- JJ Cote – 3 minutes (window 5, control #W)
Sentence: Bumbles Lightly Bounce Through Forests

Combined

White

Course Length: 1.8 km

Course Climb: 35 m

Number of Controls: 10

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Dominik Honzak & Cedar Bremner Dyson	QOC	14:02
2	Eric Somers		22:15
3	Kelly Singer	QOC	24:45
4	Seneca Honzak	QOC	25:26
5	Cooper Whitestone	QOC	29:42
6	Joe Hage		32:38
7	Matt Strube		40:04
8	Turkmen Ozerol		48:50
9	Cheryl Wilson & Maxwell & Rose	QOC	62:32
10	Christina Young & Edward	QOC	68:25

Yellow

Course Length: 2.1 km

Course Climb: 40 m

Number of Controls: 8

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Dominik Honzak	QOC	17:38
2	Cedar Bremner	QOC	18:11
3	Dyson Dreisigmeyer	QOC	21:07
4	Radka Herndon	QOC	21:19
5	Nicole Aleksieva	QOC	22:36
6	Cecilia Landers	QOC	26:07
7	Group 2 Troop 306		26:20
8	Ivy Somers	Patuxent NJROTC	28:41
9	Group 3 Troop 306		34:06
10	David Alexander	QOC	35:32
11	Group 1 Troop 306		36:23
12	George McAleese & Katie & Elizabeth & Tim		38:00
13	Emily & Juniper Rodman	QOC	39:52
14	Mason Turner & Mason Turner II		40:47
15	Charles Lund	QOC	41:01
16	Amy Louden	QOC	44:57
17	David Frank	QOC	46:02
18	Teresa Abney & Hilary	QOC	46:46
19	Group 4 Troop 306		50:43
20	Harry Jones	QOC	59:13
21	Eva Matveeva	QOC	62:42
22	Eric Somers & 2nd course		NC (27:42)

Orange

Course Length: 4.7 km

Course Climb: 120 m

Number of Controls: 7

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Luke Bosek		34:23
2	Ian Inman	Patuxent NJROTC	60:47
3	Jeremy Morgan	Patuxent NJROTC	61:16
4	Joshua Pomeroy		64:10
5	Einar Olsen	QOC	67:49
6	Blaire Bingham	QOC	70:00
7	Stephen Nichols		79:14
8	Tolik Kuznetsov		91:51
9	Thomas Teifke	QOC	94:11
10	Jane Alonzo	QOC	99:24
11	Lisa Dreisigmeyer	QOC	106:15
12	Jessica Lynd		118:15
13	Brendon Baird & Jefferson & Preston & Gavin & Brooklyn	QOC	127:33
14	Austin Egly	Patuxent NJROTC	127:47
15	Victor Vine	Patuxent NJROTC	128:08
16	Patrick Brown	QOC	146:39
17	Louis Novak	QOC	155:54
18	Laura Goodman & D.D. Davis		165:47
19	Elena Lumby	QOC	167:50
20	Alan Borst	QOC	DNF
20	Stu Smithe Wulsin	QOC	DNF (58:10)
20	Liam and Adam Smith	QOC	DNF (79:35)
20	Joe Hage		MP (141:17)

Beige

Course Length: 3.2 km

Course Climb: 40 m

Number of Controls: 7

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Tegan Mortimer	QOC	48:12
2	Elina Desierto	QOC	55:07
3	Sidney Sachs	QOC	56:18
4	Cammy Izdepski	Patuxent NJROTC	57:25
5	Reiko Rager	QOC	58:27
5	Silas Rager	QOC	58:27
6	John Vincent	Patuxent NJROTC	58:51
7	Lexi Egly	Patuxent NJROTC	61:32
8	Cecilia Landers	QOC	67:02
9	Tavia Sullens	QOC	72:08
10	Becca Morris	Patuxent NJROTC	73:27
11	Boyan Onyshkevych	QOC	75:14
12	David Gedrey		80:05
13	Michael Ingacio	QOC	81:25
14	Karla Hulett	QOC	100:26
15	Suzanne Izzo	QOC	121:53

Brown

Course Length: 4.9 km

Course Climb: 75 m

Number of Controls: 12

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Max Janke	Patriot NJROTC	43:55
2	Adam Remsberg	Patriot NJROTC	44:36
3	Ethan Miller	Patriot NJROTC	50:42
4	Paul Hession	QOC	57:05
5	John Cumings	QOC	60:09
6	Christion Hunt	Patriot NJROTC	60:12
7	Katerina Zambrana	QOC	60:22
8	JP Landers	QOC	61:22
9	Kathleen Lennon	QOC	64:52
9	Laura Linville	QOC	64:52
10	Rob Wilkison	DVOA	66:23
11	Martins Jonass	QOC	69:42
12	David Rager	QOC	71:31
13	Eugene Vasilchenko	QOC	72:05
14	Bill Wright	QOC	72:55
15	Don Fish	QOC	74:34
16	Mckenna Flint	Patriot NJROTC	75:58
17	Pat McNeilly	QOC	79:00
18	Anne Jepsen	QOC	81:19
18	Josue Bringas	Patriot NJROTC	81:19
19	Andrew Keirn	QOC	83:04
20	Janet Tryson	DVOA	83:51
21	Daniel Lopez	Patuxent NJROTC	84:19
22	Molly Anderson	Patriot NJROTC	92:17
23	Shannon Costello	QOC	92:35
24	Joe Pastel	QOC	92:39
25	Petya Aleksieva	QOC	95:54
26	Mary Schmidt	Patriot NJROTC	95:55
27	Stephanie Coffin	QOC	99:26
28	Lydia Andrews & Matt Smith	QOC	100:28
29	Kevin Leary	QOC	102:05
30	Suzanne Shelden	QOC	102:23
31	Steve Mones	QOC	102:33
32	Craig Shelden	QOC	103:04
33	Beatri Bennett	QOC	108:15
34	Ayden Becker	QOC	110:30
35	Chip Becker	QOC	110:32
36	Bryan Singer	QOC	114:55
37	Bobbie Verdegaal	QOC	119:29
38	Florence Tan	QOC	126:37
39	Aushu Sakrena & Molly		128:21
40	Sandy Fillebrown	DVOA	130:15
41	Valerie Meyer	QOC	130:17
42	Monika Kornhauser	QOC	130:34
43	Elena Semenova		137:00
44	Ryan Mukherjee	QOC	137:52
45	Robinson Group	QOC	144:38
46	Mike Newman	QOC	149:29
47	David Levine	QOC	153:21
48	Mark Mace	QOC	MP (71:54)
48	Gail Edwards		MP (81:50)

Green

Course Length: 7.7 km

Course Climb: 145 m

Number of Controls: 17

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Zach Kuder	Patriot NJROTC	67:25
2	Andras Revesz	DVOA	69:29
3	Istvan Nagy	DVOA	72:15
4	Rick Oliver	QOC	77:49
5	Jan Merka	QOC	80:31
6	Glen Tryson	DVOA	80:44
7	Corey Cutshall	Patriot NJROTC	81:08
8	Nicholas Schmidt	Patriot NJROTC	81:09
9	Kim Jepsen	QOC	83:40
10	Peggy Dickison	QOC	85:07
11	Stephen Tarry	UNO	87:54
12	Tom Nolan	QOC	89:49
13	Christopher Silva	QOC	90:15
14	Greg Lennon	QOC	90:57
15	Tom Strat	QOC	93:36
16	Tom Wells	QOC	95:48
17	Justin Green	QOC	97:05
18	Ryan Clower	Patuxent NJROTC	97:13
19	Alex Merka	QOC	97:15
20	Daniel Quinn	QOC	102:20
21	Jody Landers	QOC	105:12
22	Erin Brandt	QOC	108:17
23	Hideharu Tanaka	QOC	110:10
24	Gary Smith	QOC	112:24
25	Julie Keim	SVO	118:10
26	Dylan Bishop	Patuxent NJROTC	119:20
27	Vanessa Lightfoot	Patuxent NJROTC	119:40
28	Dennis Doherty	QOC	121:42
29	Dagmar Merkova	QOC	127:26
30	Paul Collinson	QOC	132:48
31	Davd McIntire	QOC	132:50
32	Sarah Sorenson	QOC	132:55
33	Chris Zbrozek	QOC	138:56
34	Joe Pickerall	Patuxent NJROTC	143:15
35	Thomas Blank	QOC	148:17
36	Michelle Svoboda	QOC	150:34
37	Roger Shanks	QOC	168:11
38	Shanna Sorrells	QOC	170:14
38	Howie Weinstein	QOC	170:14
39	Wendy W	QOC	DNF (110:10)
39	Jennifer Werner	QOC	DNF (167:14)
39	Mary Snieckus	QOC	DNF (169:54)
39	Christopher Puin	QOC	DNF (230:00)
39	Rob Whitestone	QOC	MP (99:19)

Red

Course Length: 10 km

Course Climb: 190 m

Number of Controls: 22

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Florin Tencariu	DVOA	89:52
2	Diana Aleksieva	QOC	98:59
3	Videlin Aleksiev	QOC	99:22
4	Jared Silk	QOC	105:24
5	Aaron Linville	QOC	106:07
6	James Weber	QOC	113:46
7	Erik Gruner	QOC	113:47
8	Tom O'Donnell	QOC	113:52
9	Matt Wilson	QOC	115:44
10	Rob Field	QOC	123:05
11	Addie Nolan	QOC	133:52
12	Patrick Farley	QOC	140:35
13	Cash Costello	QOC	153:23

Blue

Course Length: 12.9 km

Course Climb: 230 m

Number of Controls: 27

Place	Name	Club	Time
1	Joseph Barrett	QOC	83:57
2	Glenn Pastel	QOC	100:10
3	Jon Torrance	QOC	104:59
4	Sam McAleese	QOC	112:26
5	Ted Good	QOC	120:33
6	Dave Pruden	QOC	129:15
7	Clinton Morse	WCOC	129:41
8	Michael Wood	QOC	131:09
9	JJ Cote	UNO	153:26
10	Matthew Knight	QOC	153:45
11	Ben Roberts	QOC	160:48
12	Dave Connolly	QOC	171:51

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).