Seneca Creek

Classic course results are below. Splits (for both classic & relay legs) are available on Attackpoint or Winsplits.
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Flickr photo album for this event is here.

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On December 15, QOC regained the Broken Compass Award in the 2024 Mid-Atlantic Championships at Seneca Creek - Smokey Glen Farm! The participants braved frozen ground, sleet, snow, and rain outside (but little wind) and enjoyed snug and festive socializing inside the barn. The scene was especially cheerful with the holiday decorations provided by Smokey Glen. Course setter and designer Glenn Pastel provided a full set of Classic and 3-leg Relay courses.

Results

The Classic races saw 242 starts, with 277 people in all. QOC, with home field advantage, fielded 179 from QOC, welcoming the 36 who made the trek for DVOA. We had JROTC participants from BPI and JFK. It was especially terrific to see so many families and teens at the event, and more than a few first-time orienteers. QOC's win was truly a club-wide effort, one we will want to replicate when we strive to hold onto the Broken Compass when DVOA hosts the 2025 competition.

Thirty teams competed in the relays. Despite the worsening weather, a robust crowd cheered on the runners, particularly as they sprinted uphill on tired legs to the finish. It was a thrilling race!

The winning relay team was QOC Awesome, with Maria Brogren, Jon Torrance, and Ted Good, a 9-point team, with a time of 47:14. A close second, at 47:25, was team DVOA Suhockis, with Grace Suhocki, Ava Suhocki, and Page Suhocki, also a 9-point team. DVOA Foxes took third place, comprising Oriana Riley, Sergei Ryzhkov, and Greg Alswede, a 3-point team. Their time was 49:40. A full page of results will be posted shortly.

Volunteer Thanks

We extend a hearty thank-you to all who volunteered beforehand to help with the meet and to those who pitched in onsite because we needed you. There was so much going on that I may have missed some who helped, and I apologize. The event succeeded because of 39 volunteers, including three first-time volunteers (Krissi and Emi Lundblad, and Massey Bartolini). The list includes Charles Gregorski, who came in the frigid early morning for set-up even though he was not racing.
Setting up the starts, flagging clearly the route to the advanced start, testing our process, and getting orienteers successfully onto their courses was a feat. It engaged Valerie Meyer, Charles Gregorski, David Levine, Krissi Lundblad, Emi Lundblad, Iliana Lundblad, Cecilia Landers, Dawn Savage, Massey Bartolini, David Rager, and Greg and Kathleen Lennon. I especially appreciate the several who were flexible in changing assignments, or who went back and forth to make sure everything went smoothly. We had a crowded roster of racers, especially of greens and browns, but nary a grumble. Krissi, Emi, and Iliana also helped out with meet set-up.
Check-in was managed masterfully by Harry Jones, Iliana Lundblad, Greg Palardy, and Reiko Rager.
Scott Sharp and Ted Good provided beginner and refresher instruction.
Valerie Meyer and Amy Louden again ran e-punch for both the classic races and the relays. We cannot overstate how important they are to QOC! Dan Lathrop and Aaron Linville assisted them.
Glenn Pastel designed and set the courses -- the full set of classics and the relays -- despite very late confirmation that we could use Smokey Glen. While he couldn't stay for the meet, Glenn was out in sub-freezing temperatures setting the remaining controls on Sunday morning.
Aaron Linville, with help from Laura Linville, coordinated the relays, including placing people on their teams. Jody Landers emceed the relays. Wyatt Riley coordinated the DVOA teams.
As the weather turned wetter and colder, stalwart racers on weary legs went out again for control pick-up: Lydia Andrews, Nadim Ahmed, Erin Brandt, Rob Field, Francis Hogle, Michal Jarnik, Ed Joseph, Steven Pepe, and Jon Torrance. A special shout-out goes to Ted Good and Jon Torrance who stayed to the very end to sort the controls and make sure I wasn't left alone. Ted also did a final check on the building (finding a turquoise hydration pack, if anyone knows to whom it might belong; other lost and found items are shown in the event photo album). Dasa Merkova also helped with clean-up and taking the kit for the January 12 meet.
Greg Lennon managed the web page and was registrar for the event. Mike Newman arranged the permit at this marvelous facility.
Sidney Sachs tallied stats for the meet, reliable as always.
Several people were invaluable in supporting the meet director before and during the meet: Don Fish, Greg Lennon, David Rager, and Reiko Rager. They, along with Cecilia Landers and Jody Landers, seemed to be around all day, and helped with myriad issues that popped up.
Respectfully submitted,
- Jane Leggett, Event Director

White

Course Length: 1.8 km

Course Climb: 55 m

Number of Controls: 9

PlaceNameClubTime
1Lucy Spangler & F-10QOC22:09
2Mark Masalkov & M-10DVOA22:30
3Cesear Mediaola & Open White & JFK NJROTCQOC33:18
4Steven Martinez & Open White & JFK NJROTCQOC33:55
5Carlos Rivera & Open White & JFK NJROTCQOC34:28
6Keira Hataye & F-12QOC34:50
7Forest McGrath & M-10DVOA36:22
8Serda Ozbenian & Open WhiteQOC50:47
9Angie De Leon & Open White & JFK NJROTCQOC51:33
10Ivania Franco-Valdivia & Open White & JFK NJROTCQOC52:07
11Jordyn Lazo & Open White & JFK NJROTCQOC53:33
12Katherine Agosto Perez & Open White & JFK NJROTCQOC53:50
13Ani Hayrapetyan & Open White & BPI AFJROTCQOC54:47
14Harry Jones & Open WhiteQOC55:27
15Richard Wang & Open White & BPI AFJROTCQOC56:01
16Marjorie Ramirez & Open White & BPI AFJROTCQOC56:10
17Carla Ponce & Open White & BPI AFJROTCQOC56:34
18Elizabeth Nunes & Group of 3 & Madilyn & Kylie59:44
18Bryan Ramirez & Open White & JFK NJROTCQOC59:44
19Mike G & Group of 3 & Kristen & KateQOC83:42
20Karen Hu & Group of 3 & Jason & AriusQOC101:50
21Theresa George & Open White & JFK NJROTCQOCDNF
21Camilla Melendez & Open White & JFK NJROTCQOCDNF
21Heather Cumings & Open WhiteQOCMP


Yellow

Course Length: 2.1 km

Course Climb: 65 m

Number of Controls: 9

PlaceNameClubTime
1Garrett Currie & M-14DVOA21:17
2Dawn Savage & Open YellowQOC25:43
3Chloe Cumings & Open YellowQOC27:35
4Kenneth Kaizer & Group of 3 & Paula & QuimbyQOC35:58
5Diego Ferreras & Open Yellow & JFK NJROTCQOC39:52
6Gilmar Cruz & Open Yellow & JFK NJROTCQOC39:54
7Lynn Haberlein & Open YellowQOC40:21
8Paul Hession & Open BrownQOC41:25
9Craig Shelden & Open BrownQOC42:03
10Marcelo Bohrt & Group of 2 & MarthaQOC42:17
11Iliana Lundblad & Open YellowQOC44:35
12Kris Dacosta & Open YellowQOC45:10
13Serda Ozbenian & Open YellowQOC47:52
14Steve Sweet & Group of 4 & Helene & Nathan & JacklynQOC50:13
15Dina Beatty & Group of 3 & Wyatt & EmeryQOC52:36
16Cecilia Landers & Open YellowQOC53:18
17Amy Louden & Open YellowQOC56:34
18Karla Hulett & Open YellowQOC56:57
19Eve Cumings & F-14QOC57:33
20Olivia Beckwitt & Group of 2 & Billy95:29
21Issac Torres & Open Yellow & JFK NJROTCQOC115:06
22Jorge Zavala & Open Yellow & JFK NJROTCQOCDNF
22Shasha Delgado Castro & Open Yellow & JFK NJROTCQOCDNF
22Sara Helmers & Open YellowQOCMP (58:57)
22Ninely Murphy & Open YellowQOCMP (129:03)


Orange

Course Length: 4.3 km

Course Climb: 90 m

Number of Controls: 11

PlaceNameClubTime
1Michael Salsgiver & Open OrangeQOC49:06
2Connor Lamont & M-16DVOA82:00
3Serhot Ozturk & Open OrangeQOC93:36
4Ryan Squires & Open OrangeQOC94:24
5Charles Edwards & Open OrangeQOC94:52
6Lisa Fisher & Open OrangeQOC95:43
7Ed Joseph & Open OrangeQOC99:57
8Destin Reid & M-16 & LCHS NJROTCQOC110:23
9Manuel Perez Benitoa & Open OrangeQOC117:07
10Michael Lieder & Open OrangeQOC119:44
11Jenifer Powers & Group of 2 & MarkQOC120:25
12Shawn Lamont & Open OrangeDVOA123:08
13Jenny Kuenz & Group of 2 & BrianQOC125:46
14Laura Bunke & Group of 3 & Kelsey & JonathanQOC126:49
15John Godfrey & Group of 2 & EllenQOC127:15
16Victoria Ganev & Group of 2 & AbrahamQOC127:46
17Becky Patterson & Open OrangeQOC138:48
18Matthew Brown & Open OrangeQOC141:29
19Suzanne Brown & Open OrangeQOC141:31
20Chris Bartz & Group of 3 & Polly & ClaireQOC146:24
21Bradley Hall & Open OrangeDVOA146:34
22Sharmagh Yepremian & Open OrangeQOC149:33
23Beth Ann Stasiowski & Open OrangeQOC154:11
24Rashann Duvall & Open OrangeQOC161:13
25Ayden Paulay & Open Orange & BPI AFJROTCQOC200:49
26Candace Carlisle & Open OrangeQOC221:43
27Kimberlyn Hall & Open OrangeQOC221:59
28Steve Mones & Open OrangeDVOADNF
28Keren Gutierrez-Molina & F-16 & JFK NJROTCQOCDNF
28Boyan Onyshkevych & Open OrangeQOCDNF
28Suzanne Izzo & Open OrangeQOCDNF
28Eric Zuniga & M-16 & JFK NJROTCQOCDNF
28Sydney Dixon & Open OrangeQOCDNF (87:46)
28Flora Wheeler & F-16DNF (129:59)
28Gregg Schwieterman & Group of 2 & BerkeleyQOCMP (71:21)


Brown

Course Length: 5.1 km

Course Climb: 160 m

Number of Controls: 9

PlaceNameClubTime
1Ken Walker & Open BrownQOC54:36
2Paige Suhocki & F-18DVOA58:59
3Glen Tryson & M70+DVOA64:28
4Greg Lennon & M65+QOC66:30
5Kathleen Lennon & F60+QOC68:51
6Christine Doherty & Open BrownQOC71:19
7Simon Falibota & Open Brown71:22
8Jillian Doherty & Group of 2 & BenQOC71:32
9Tom Nolan & M70+QOC75:16
10Brocard Justine & Open BrownQOC76:09
11John Baker & Open BrownQOC77:23
12Kris Beecroft & F60+QOC82:16
13Jody Landers & M70+QOC83:28
14Zachary Houghton & Open BrownQOC84:15
15Anne Jepsen & F60+QOC85:50
16Helen Doherty & F60+QOC87:47
17Robert Briber & M65+QOC93:04
18Ryan Bloom & Open Brown96:11
19Jonathan Barone & Open BrownQOC96:29
20Daniel Lathrop & Open BrownQOC96:42
21John Organek & M80+QOC97:54
22Gary Quam & M70+QOC97:59
23Ginny Quam & F60+QOC102:17
24Rob Wilkison & M70+DVOA103:23
25Mary Frank & F65+DVOA105:13
26Janet Tryson & F70+DVOA106:57
27Peter Myers & Open Brown & BPI AFJROTCQOC109:58
28Alexander Houghton & Open BrownQOC110:11
29Martin Houghton & Open BrownQOC112:19
30Franklin Fish & M65+QOC115:46
31Jeffrey Bloom & Open BrownQOC117:14
32Michael Tyson & Open BrownQOC122:09
33Shanna Sorrells & Open BrownQOC123:01
34Andy Keirn & Open BrownQOC124:31
35Sara Wheeler & Group of 2 & BenQOC124:43
36Francis Hogle & M80+QOC124:59
37Sandy Fillebrown & F70+DVOA125:12
38Matthew Green & Group of 3 & Josh & JackQOC125:18
39Gary Smith & M70+QOC125:22
40Daniel Brennan & Open BrownQOC125:28
41Patrick O'Shea & M65+QOC126:30
42Dagmar Merkova & Open BrownQOC130:15
43Mark Frank & M65+DVOA132:55
44Alex McLellan & Group of 2 & JeroenQOC133:18
45Pedro Felipe Gardeazabal Rodriguez & Open BrownQOC138:00
46Krissi Lundblad & Group of 2 & EmiQOC138:02
47Diane Mukherjee & F65+QOC139:46
48Maggie Pruden & Open BrownQOC141:20
49Margaret Beach & Open BrownQOC144:39
50Richard Briggs & Open BrownQOC151:33
51Jenna Lierni & Open Brown167:53
52Chongmin Wang & Open BrownQOC177:57
53Birame Sene & Open Brown & JFK NJROTCQOC188:09
54Angel Martinez & Open Brown & JFK NJROTCQOC188:17
55Robert Frank & Open BrownDVOA193:28
56Chloe Ritter & Open BrownQOCDNF
56Aaron Buxser & Open BrownQOCDNF
56Raphael Sedro-Gnang & Open Brown & BPI AFJROTCQOCDNF
56Reiko Rager & F55+QOCDNF
56Evan Mattox Nico Castro & Group of 2 & BPI AFJROTCQOCDNF
56Habtu Habtu & Open Brown & BPI AFJROTCQOCDNF
56Mark Nesky & Group of 2 & RobinQOCDNF (156:21)
56Ed Dunlop & M70+DVOADNF (236:13)
56Peter Hiland & M65+DVOAMP (104:55)


Green

Course Length: 6.9 km

Course Climb: 175 m

Number of Controls: 12

PlaceNameClubTime
1Jon Torrance & M50+QOC71:59
2Mark Walmsley & M55+QOC75:19
3Maria Brogren & F50+QOC77:14
4Petr Hartman & M60+DVOA78:03
5David Radspinner & M55+DVOA79:30
6Dennis Doherty & M60+QOC80:09
7Neal Attfield & M55+QOC80:43
8Rob Field & M-21+QOC83:11
9Clem McGrath & M50+DVOA83:58
10Matt Smith & M50+QOC84:24
11Anders Sundstrom & Open GreenQOC84:26
12Videlin Aleksiev & M50+QOC86:25
13David Doherty & Open GreenQOC88:04
14Nathan Kearney & Open GreenQOC90:33
15Josh Prucnal & Open GreenQOC90:46
16Nadim Ahmed & M60+QOC91:08
17Jana Seidlova & F50+QOC91:48
18Ava Suhocki & F-20DVOA92:09
19Petr Minar & M50+QOC93:06
20Parker Nevenglosky & Open RedQOC97:09
21Jacob Prucnal & Open GreenQOC100:49
22Kim Jepsen & M60+QOC102:41
23Lydia Andrews & F40+QOC103:02
24Coby Wheeler & M50+QOC103:30
25Tom Wells & M50+QOC105:02
26Greg Palardy & M60+QOC106:10
27Shawn Williams & Open GreenQOC106:39
28Patty Carrigan & F50+DVOA106:47
29Justin Green & Open GreenQOC108:57
30Rebecca Lamont & F45+DVOA112:55
31Matthew Monchinski & M-18DVOA113:32
32Lexie Brown & F40+QOC117:14
32Scott Sharp & M60+QOC117:14
33Michal Jarnik & M60+QOC118:06
34Steve Camp & M55+QOC118:22
35Jennifer Werner & F45+QOC120:42
36Massey Bartolini & Open GreenQOC121:07
37John Cumings & Open GreenQOC124:43
38David Rager & Open BrownQOC126:22
39Matthew Fontaine & Open GreenQOC127:47
40Esben Jepsen & Open GreenQOC135:52
41David McIntire & M60+QOC138:56
42Joshua Bedrowsky & M-18 & LCHS NJROTCQOC139:33
43Laura Linville & F45+QOC157:56
44David Levine & M50+QOC185:25
45Amy Grable & F50+QOC191:39
46Lucas Haas & Open Green212:07
47Christopher Puin & M60+QOC219:33
48Grace Suhocki & Open GreenDVOADNF (82:48)
48Mark Thomsen & Open GreenQOCDNF (94:14)
48Laurie Fromberg & Group of 2 & MeganQOCDNF (173:08)
48Paul Collinson & M60+QOCMP (133:36)
48Kaia Wright & Group of 2 & TroyMP (171:02)


Red

Course Length: 8.4 km

Course Climb: 240 m

Number of Controls: 15

PlaceNameClubTime
1Sergei Ryzhkov & M35+DVOA56:48
2Christopher Gross & M40+QOC69:36
3Wyatt Riley & M45+DVOA71:25
4Francielo Dalla Costa & M45+QOC73:42
5Vadim Masalkov & M45+DVOA82:33
6Ted Good & M45+QOC91:50
7Aaron Linville & M40+QOC92:22
8Victor Lin & M40+QOC101:30
9Angelica Riley & F-21+DVOA102:42
10Justin Brown & M45+QOC104:29
11Christopher Silva & M40+QOC106:47
12Connor Quinn & M-20 & LCHS NJROTCQOC108:47
13Patrick Farley & M45+QOC117:53
14Robert Polk & Open Red120:30
15Diana Aleksieva & F-21+QOC121:21
16Ben Lierni & M-20 & LCHS NJROTCQOC129:11
17Erin Brandt & F-21+QOC140:48
18Rory Perkins & M40+QOC149:54
19David Cynamon & M40+QOC152:25
20Misty Nielsen & F-21+QOC162:15
21Luke Kovacs & M40+QOC191:00
22Luke Elasky & M45+QOC201:32
23William Freeman & M45+DNF (305:36)
23Oriana Riley & F-21+DVOAMP (112:28)


Blue

Course Length: 10.1 km

Course Climb: 255 m

Number of Controls: 17

PlaceNameClubTime
1Yury Tambasov & M-21+DVOA69:08
2Danny Riley & M-21+DVOA87:46
3Greg Ahlswede & M-21+DVOA88:04
4Jesse Spangler & M-21+QOC88:49
5Romain Jacquet & M-21+QOC106:49
6Brennen Hall & M-21+DVOA108:29
7Stephen Pepe & M-21+QOC109:55
8Jens Wira & M-21+QOC119:40
9Matthew Knight & M-21+QOC136:04
10Howie Weinstein & M-21+QOC147:15
11Tyler Gray & M-21+QOC149:04
12Andrey Litvin & Group of 2 & MariaQOCDNF
12Anthony Riley & M-21+DVOADNF
12Jon Thiel & M-21+QOCDNF (181:42)
12Patrick Riley & M-21+DNF (181:46)
12Joseph McCardell & M-21+DNF (184:08)
12David Pruden & M-21+QOCMP (142:59)


Sprint A

Course Length: 1.4 km

Number of Controls: 5

PlaceNameTime
1Connor Lamont7:32
2Ben French7:37
3Steve Sweet7:50
4Vadim Masalkov7:54
5Garrett Currie8:21
6Justin Brown8:36
7Maria Brogren8:40
8Grace Suhocki8:43
9Tom Nolan8:47
10Oriana Riley8:55
11Andrey Litvin9:03
12Petr Hartman9:17
13Christine Doherty9:18
14Vitor Dalla Costa9:23
15Ed Joseph9:37
16Lucy Spangler9:53
17Chloe Cumings10:00
18Rory Perkins10:02
19Jenny Kuenz10:57
20Kathleen Lennon11:04
21Massey Bartolini11:08
22Lisa Fisher11:30
23Patty Carrigan12:12
24Lynn Haberlein14:14
25Forest McGrath14:43
26Sharmagh Yepremian15:36
27Kris Beecroft15:39
28Eve Cumings17:58
29Sara Helmers21:40
30Mark MasalkovMP (15:24)


Sprint B

Course Length: 2.2 km

Number of Controls: 5

PlaceNameTime
1Sergei Ryzhkov11:41
2Yury Tambasov11:49
3Jon Torrance15:44
4Matt Smith16:02
5Ava Suhocki16:29
6Robert Polk16:42
7Brocard Justine16:51
8David Radspinner17:03
9David Doherty18:36
10Mark Thomsen18:41
11Rob Field19:21
12Glen Tryson21:05
13Videlin Aleksiev21:08
14Patrick Farley21:22
15Diana Aleksieva21:30
16Rebecca Lamont21:52
17Greg Lennon22:05
18Mateus Dalla Costa23:41
19Maria Eckrich24:05
20Lydia Andrews24:38
21Erin Brandt24:42
22Tom Wells24:54
23Dawn Savage28:05
24Helen Doherty28:32
25David Cynamon30:01
26Lexie Brown32:10
27Michael Tyson33:43
28Sandy Fillebrown39:34
29Shanna Sorrells41:58


Sprint C

Course Length: 2.6 km

Number of Controls: 6

PlaceNameTime
1Greg Ahlswede17:04
2Jesse Spangler17:28
3Ken Walker19:49
4Christopher Gross20:05
5Stephen Pepe20:34
5Francielo Dalla Costa20:34
6Romain Jacquet20:45
7Danny Riley20:54
8Paige Suhocki22:13
9Jens Wira22:34
10Ted Good22:50
11Aaron Linville22:54
12Mark Walmsley23:10
13Jillian Doherty23:23
14Dennis Doherty23:29
15Vadim Masalkov23:34
16Howie Weinstein24:35
17Brennen Hall24:55
18Matthew Knight25:22
19Christopher Silva25:44
20John Baker25:54
21Clem McGrath26:55
22Jennifer Werner30:55
23John Cumings31:53
24Justin Green32:21
25Matthew Monchinski35:59
26Janet Tryson41:41
27David Rager41:59
28Steve Camp42:00

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).