Patuxent River Park

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This event celebrated QOC’s successful completion of the 2023 – 2024 season with our 48th Annual Chase at Patuxent on a beautiful late Spring day along Patuxent River for 166 individual and group registrants and over 214 total participants during our first Chase event at Patuxent River Park. We had great mix of veterans and beginners – some just getting their first look at orienteering. Our fastest times on the three-loop Blue course were Will Hubsch (male) and Diana Aleksieva (female).
Thanks to Dave Linthicum, who looked into the history a bit further, we can confirm that the QOC Chase is the oldest non-championship orienteering event in the United States.
On the business side of things, we held our Annual General Meeting and bid farewell with many thanks to outgoing Board Member and Virginia VP Charles Carrick, outgoing Board Member Michael Dickey, and outgoing Maryland VP Craig Shelden. We elected Board Members and Officers, welcoming new Maryland Vice Presidents for Events Reiko and David Rager and new Virginia Vice President Dennis Doherty. QOC welcomed returning Officers: President Don Fish, Maryland Vice President for Permits Mike Newman, Virginia Vice President Matt Smith, Treasurer David Levine, Secretary Beátri Bennett, and Immediate Past President Jody Landers.
Nothing of this scale happens without teamwork – this event is no different. Some of the volunteers that made this great event happen:

  • Park permit, drone permissions, and insurance: Mike Newman
  • Event webpage, registration and drone procurement: Greg Lennon
  • Set up, banners, chute set up, pop ups: David and Reiko Rager, Martin Houghton, Steve Camp
  • Beverage Team: Jody and Cecilia Landers, Peggy Brosnan, Misti and Alan DeLong
  • Course design: Nadim Ahmed
  • Check in: Harry Jones, Steve Camp
  • Early Starter Management: Nadim Ahmed, Martin Houghton, and Steve Camp
  • Parking Control: Martin Houghton
  • Beginner Instruction: Chris Silva and Dan Lathrop
  • Potluck Leader: Sharmagh Yepremian
  • Potluck Game Day Organizers: Kathleen Lennon, Max Lennon, Kayleen Rice, and many more
  • Grill: Susan Shoemaker, John Landers, Scott Sharp
  • Photographers: Nadim Ahmed, Charlotte Banfield, Lexie Brown, Francielo Dalla Costa, Greg Lennon, Kathleen Lennon, Sharmagh Yepremian
  • T-Shirts Design and Distribution: Lexie Brown
  • Social Media and Event Promo: Kathleen Lennon
  • String-O: Charlotte Banfield, Dasa Merkova, Seneca and Dominik Honzak, Max Ahmed, Max Lennon, and Kayleen Rice
  • E-punch: Amy Louden, Valerie Meyer
  • Map Printing and Sealing – Valerie and Roger Meyer
  • Post-Run Hose Downs: Greg Lennon
  • Control pick up: Kim Jepsen, Mathias Holmqvist, Suzanne and Courtney Shelden, Jane Leggett; with special shout outs to: Michal Jarnik, Howie Weinstein, and Linnea Morres for volunteering to pick up controls during the picnic…and also Nadim Ahmed who not only hung all the controls – but went back out and picked several of them up.
  • Clean up and Pack out: Don Fish, Reiko and David Rager, Heidi and David Onkst, Kathleen and Greg Lennon
Special thanks to Don Fish, Jody Landers, and Beátri Bennett for organizing and leading the Annual Meeting; and to Kathleen Lennon and Sharmagh Yepremian for organizing the volunteer recognition ceremony.
These events often go by in a blur – and everyone pitches in to some extent – Thanks to everyone for making our first Chase event at Patuxent a success!
If you would like to serve as a meet director or course setter at one of our upcoming events, please contact David Rager, Reiko Rager or Matt Smith.
It’s always a tremendous privilege to work with our dedicated volunteers and see this event come together so successfully.
Thank You!
- Craig Shelden, Event Director

White

Course Length: 2.9 km

Course Climb: 30 m

Number of Controls: 11

PlaceNameClubTime
1Susan ShoemakerQOC46:23
2Ulla LyytikainenQOC59:03
3Amber Berry & Craig & Cameron & ChapmanQOC65:59
4Griffin Anthony & Zoey & Autumn66:14
5Jamie Ainsleigh-WongQOC72:11
6Joseph LimQOC92:54
7Harry JonesQOCDNF (93:10)


Yellow

Course Length: 3.1 km

Course Climb: 40 m

Number of Controls: 11

PlaceNameClubTime
1Tavia SullensQOC67:01
2Charlotte Delavaloire71:05
3Anais Billard & Caroline71:07
4Nicole AleksievaQOC71:50
5Petya AleksievaQOC72:02
6Courtney SheldenQOC87:07
7Suzanne SheldenQOC87:10
8Christina Cargill & Kevin & Vladyslava92:28
9Steven MonesDVOA96:25
10Moshe Miller & YellieQOC96:49
11Amy LoudenQOC96:58
12Dakota and Cara HonzakQOC97:54
13Kris DacostaQOC103:58
14Vance Soares112:03
15Victor Quiroz & Stuart & Amanda & Maria112:09
16Paul Zbarcea & David & SimonaQOC116:24
17Autumn DelongQOC117:35
18Justin Stone & Zach120:41
19Xiaofang Hataye & KeiraQOC121:22
20Calvin Esters & Gabrielle & Rafael129:16
21Tracy HilmerQOC130:54
22Allison Saunders177:56
23Enrique Cobas & Sarah & Milo & Serena & HaroldDNF
23Jeffrey Cohen & Gabriella & Yasmeen & Phoebe & MeganDNF (126:14)
23Holly Wilson & MattMP (139:18)


Orange

Course Length: 5.3 km

Course Climb: 85 m

Number of Controls: 15

PlaceNameClubTime
1Simon Falibota75:57
2Justine BrocardQOC85:51
3Vitor Dalla CostaQOC85:56
4Eric ChoiQOC91:28
5Gregg Schwieterman & Caiden & Oliver92:23
6Kayleen RiceQOC112:01
7Shannon FordQOC123:20
8Sadie Lebsack139:54
9Simon Draper139:57
10Sam Civil140:05
11Alicia Wooten & Lisa & AlexQOC140:23
12Beatri BennettQOC144:10
13Chongmin Wang155:28
14Niko Zhang155:42
15Allen Wang155:44
16Warren WylupskiQOC161:34
17Katie StollenwerkQOC161:37
18Daniel LiberfarbQOC165:41
19Christy Nichols & IanQOCDNF
19Charlotte BanfieldQOCDNF (88:00)
19Stephanie CoffinQOCDNF (129:35)
19Joshua CiceraroQOCDNF (207:08)
19Liam SmithQOCMP (70:46)
19Seneca HonzakQOCMP (111:09)
19Gus Larsson & JenQOCMP (215:36)


Beige

Course Length: 3.4 km

Course Climb: 50 m

Number of Controls: 12

PlaceNameClubTime
1Linnea MorresQOC55:07
2Laura LinvilleQOC61:26
2Lexie BrownQOC61:26
3Sharmagh YepremianQOC61:36
4Boryana PeevaQOC66:38
5Daniel LathropQOC71:29
6Michael TysonQOC82:15
7Richard BriggsQOC88:09
8Franklin FishQOC89:05
9Christina Cargill & Kevin & Vladyslava91:30
10Zach Clayton & Mark & Natalia115:11
11Diane MukherjeeQOC119:07
12Evgeni PeevQOC129:15
13Thomas Champion150:09
14Mike NewmanQOC155:15
15Sidney SachsQOC179:18
16Cecilia LandersQOCDNF (139:20)
16Mark Mace & Loop 2 -1 - & no 117QOCMP (84:11)


Brown

Course Length: 4.3 km

Course Climb: 90 m

Number of Controls: 13

PlaceNameClubTime
1Ken WalkerCSU47:05
2Kathleen LennonQOC60:28
3Patrick HessionQOC67:22
4Jody LandersQOC69:50
5Ginny QuamQOC72:23
6Parker Nevenglosky & DylanQOC72:45
7Heidi OnkstQOC72:47
8John BakerQOC76:45
9Sam ListwakQOC81:33
10Jennifer FauthQOC82:38
11Petri LyytikainenQOC84:28
12Zachary HoughtonQOC86:33
13Jenny KuenzQOC92:11
14Paul HessionQOC95:24
15Dawn SavageQOC95:46
16Jane LeggettQOC96:00
17Reiko RagerQOC97:07
18Valerie MeyerQOC97:53
19Scott SharpQOC97:56
20Alexander HoughtonQOC104:36
21Gary QuamQOC105:45
22John LandersQOC109:04
23Martin HoughtonQOC109:31
24Mary SnieckusQOC111:41
25Sam Collins115:25
26Jason Hataye & MeilynnQOC124:38
27William WrightQOC131:28
28Christopher PuinQOC135:46
29Zoey DelongPatuxent NJROTCDNF (124:26)


Green

Course Length: 6.1 km

Course Climb: 120 m

Number of Controls: 19

PlaceNameClubTime
1Mathias HolmqvistQOC69:20
2Justin BrownQOC70:10
3Romain JacquetQOC83:37
4Rob FieldQOC86:08
5Dominik HonzakQOC87:22
6Miroslav HonzakQOC88:04
7Greg LennonQOC89:07
8Max AhmedQOC89:09
9Max LennonQOC89:11
10Mihai SirbuQOC90:44
11Max BouchetQOC92:04
12Samantha WalkerQOC92:33
13Peggy DickisonOK103:30
14Tom NolanQOC105:02
15Tom WellsQOC110:04
16Francis O'ReillyQOC113:33
17Greg PalardyQOC114:48
18Jana SeidlovaQOC121:40
19Justin GreenQOC127:32
20Jennifer WernerQOC129:54
21Alejandro EscobarQOC129:55
22Mark ThomsenQOC130:02
23Steve CampQOC130:09
24Hannah Collins130:59
25David RagerQOC131:51
26Anne JepsenQOC132:51
27Dagmar MerkovaQOC132:52
28Esben JepsenQOC132:53
29Kim JepsenQOC133:25
30Francis HogleQOC141:16
31Dale MoreyQOC144:22
32Rory PerkinsQOC154:42
33Ryan CollinsQOC177:53
34Frantisek BrabecQOC231:20
35Alan Luton & Ella & Ashley & PrestonDNF
35Jan MerkaQOCDNF (49:59)
35Patrick FieldQOCDNF (72:51)
35Manuel Perez BenitoaQOCDNF (145:16)
35David LevineQOCDNF (201:42)
35John OrganekQOCDNF (205:29)
35Paul Collinson & Loop 2-1-3QOCMP (164:09)
35Alex AzarovQOCNC (65:41)


Red

Course Length: 8.5 km

Course Climb: 180 m

Number of Controls: 22

PlaceNameClubTime
1Adam SmithQOC113:06
2Charles CarrickQOC187:40
3Michal JarnikQOC201:54
4David OnkstQOCDNF (103:36)


Blue

Course Length: 9.5 km

Course Climb: 195 m

Number of Controls: 24

PlaceNameClubTime
1Will HubschQOC90:48
2Ted GoodQOC105:33
3Francielo Dalla CostaQOC105:34
4Aaron LinvilleQOC117:54
5Jon TorranceQOC124:15
6Howie WeinsteinQOC130:09
7Martins JonassQOC131:32
8Michael DickeyQOC132:18
9Diana AleksievaQOC136:05
10Videlin AleksievQOC136:47
11Carl LundgrenQOC142:01
12Matt SmithQOC158:29
13Christopher SilvaQOC167:20
14Jeff Radgowski & Chris & Josh202:58
15Lydia AndrewsQOC206:34
16Jamie AraizaQOCDNF (212:14)

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).