Results

Lapham Peak Event, October 4 2008, meet director Lee T.

Today was a beautiful day. The temperatures were in the 60's and it was mostly sunny. We had 74 participants.

It seemed like an orderly day at registration with people conveniently not all showing up at the same time.

Thanks again to Brian M. for helping pick up controls, Lee's friend for helping with registration and Lee T. for once again setting up the Lapham Peak event. I'm sure he's getting to know the park better than almost anyone else.

If you had trouble with #10(long course) you weren't alone. From time to time you get a misplaced control even though we do our best to not let this happen. That was the case for #10. Sorry about that....

Long Course, 6.6K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Scott B. 65:18 9:54 min/K
2 kevin 68:50 10:26 min/K
3 Charlie S. 81:32
4 Mike R. 85:32
5 Scott/Todd 87:20
6 Matt H. 96:09
7 Kelly/Shawn 97:14
8 Chris S. 100:52
9 Barb/Marcus 111:58
10 Joe E. 114:22
11 Brian M. 118:42
12 Patrick K. 121:27
13 Ioana/Greg 122:42
14 John B. 122:49
15 Susie M. 131:30
Terry B. DNF
Tom W. DNF
First Basis(2) DNF
Halflife(5) DNF
Matt/Ann DNF
Clark/Luke DNF
Nancy U. DNF
Joe W. DNF
Roger S. DNF

Short Course, 2.8K
Place Participant Time
1 Norman Fam.(5) 84:52
2 Lynch(3) 89:36
3 Cullen/Tamara 59:00
1 Larissa 109:50
2 Cathy Y. 85:28
3 Callie/Erik(3) 68:55
1 Kristin R. 60:11
2 Bret/Tesha 88:18
3 Chris/Hai Fan(3) 72:18
1 Mickee W. 113:15
2 Scott/Jerry 115:14
3 Hunter/Ben 81:23
1 Dark Angels(4) 66:28
2 Square(4) 98:25

Blue Mound Event May 18, 2008, meet director Svein M.

Today was a beautiful day. The temperatures were in the 60's and it was partly sunny. A few threatening clouds passed by, but nothing serious.

We had a small turnout which was too bad. Svein set up a beautiful short course and a nice challenging long course. Hel also brought some watermelon for after the courses. Everything went off without a hitch, as we ended our spring portion of the year.

Thanks again to Brian M. for helping pick up controls, and Svein for setting it up and running registration

Long Course, 4.9K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 kevin 47:20 9:40 min/K
2 Ioana S. 54:59
3 Scott B. 56:10
4 Matt H. 66:10
5 Brian M. 68:44
6 Bob F. 94:02
7 Suzy M. 156:50
Chris/Gail DNF

Short Course, 2.8K
Place Participant Time
1 David/Robin/Tim 71:35
2 Amy/Brian 98:42
3 Haifan/Chris 101:35

Glacial Blue Hills Event May 3, 2008, meet director Ioana S.

The weather was supposed to be in the low 50's with a good chance for a little rain. But a cold front moved in and made it a bit chilly for standing around in. It was nice for hiking and running in the hilly West Bend park. 27 people turned out to participant.

There was only one course for this event, a long course with 19 controls. But the long course participants were required to do the course without a map. At each control they would find a small piece of the map which showed where the next control was. You would have to memorize the route before leaving.

Memory O is a good exercise for what you should be doing even when you have a map. You need to simplify the route you take and ignore lots of the details along the way. This exercise forces you to do that.

Thanks to Ioana S. and her friend for setting up the event and running registration. Also, thanks to Brian who hung around to help pick up controls. That kind of help is always greatly appreciated. : )

Memory O, 5.7K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 kevin 47:24 8:19 min/K
2 Rick S. 77:00
3 Brian M. 80:00
4 Armando 123:00
5 Ryan(w/map) 83:00
6 Carrie(w/map) 108:00
7 Susie M.(w/map) 130:00
8 Nathan(w/map) 135:00
9 Amy(3)(w/map) 137:00

Short(first 9 markers), 2.6K
Place Participant Time
1 AF Rotc(7) 86:00
2 Lee T. 72:00
3 Vita V. 119:00
4 Eric(3)(w/map) 50:00
5 Nancy/Kayleen(w/map) 114:00
6 Deb/Paul(w/map) 134

Ottawa Trails Event, April 20, 2008, meet director Ryan J.

We finally had some fortune with the weather. Temperatures were in the 60's and it was sunny. In fact, it was probably too warm. But we'll take it!

About 60 people showed up to enjoy the weather and some orienteering. The courses turned out to be too challenging. Times on both the long and the short courses were much longer than usual. Much of this was due to the prickly ash which has increased dramatically since the map was made. Many areas that were once very enjoyable to run in have become covered with the thorny trees. Unless there is improvement in the area, I suspect we will not be using it much in the future. While the terrain is very interesting, the thorns are a bit overwhelming. We have many other areas that are much more enjoyable and have much nicer forest.

Thanks to Ryan for setting up the event and running registration.

Long Course, 5.6K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 kevin 77:38 13:52 min/K
2 Charlie S. 91:00
3 Mike R. 102:00
4 Anthony L. 119:00
5 Eric/Greg 143:00
6 Patrick B. 153:00
7 Svein 171:00
8 Barb/Marcus 195:00
9 Vita 223:00
Ryan S. DNF
Dennis/Chris DNF
Tom W. DNF
Paul G. ????
Lee T. DNF
Brian T. DNF
Ryan R. DNF
Ed/Dan DNF
Nathan B. DNF
Matt H. DNF
Brian M. DNF
John B. DNF
Nathan(3) DNF
Chris B. DNF
Dan J. DNF
Short, 2.0K
Place Participant Time
1 Ben/Scott 66:00
2 Elk Bones 75:00
3 Aase(2) 78:00
4 JRotc(4) 83:00
5 Teri B. 127:00
Erin/Rosa DNF
Bucktooth Snakes(4) DNF
Broken Kings(4) DNF
Spartans(5) DNF
Wyvers(4) DNF
Alicia B. DNF

Cat's Agenda Event, March 29, 2008, meet director kevin

We've had a record year for snow in some places in Wisconsin. So, on this 40 degree day with sunshine it was still possible to run in the white stuff. It's becoming a Badger Club tradition. It was a beautiful day and the woods were a wintery wonderland. Some people were skiing the trails when I arrived early to set up the last few controls. Charlie S. ended up hanging them by skiing to the locations.

But the snow was only about ankle deep in most places, and early runners stayed on top of it. Later in the day it softened up which made running more difficult. The winning time was just under 10 min/K(42:06) and was posted by Maricel O. from CAOC. Scott B. appears to have stayed fit over the winter and logged a strong second place finish in 50:25. Charlie S. rounded out the top 3 with a 53:41.

Thanks to Charlie S. for hanging a few controls and Ivar H. for helping to pick up controls at the end.

Long Course, 4.4K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Maricel O. 42:06 9:34 min/K
2 Scott B. 50:25
3 Charlie S. 53:41
4 Ioana S. 60:46
5 Eric/Greg 71:49
6 Dragos 73:55
7 Pam S. 78:20
8 Rick S. 82:30
9 Paula W. 86:56
10 Anthony L. 99:26
11 Susie M. 124:38
12 Bill/Betsy 140:20
Matt H. DNF
Ben S. DNF
Carol J. DNF
Short, 2.4K
Place Participant Time
1 Paul B.(3) 60:07
2 Ben(2) 70:55
3 Bucktooth Snakes(3) 72:00
4 Team Bailey(4) 75:33
5 Doug M(4) 87:13
6 JROTC(3) ???
Cathy Y. DNF

Kellings Lakes Event, December 2, 2007, meet director Ryan J.

For the 4th year in a row we got hit with snow at our final event. There was no snow on Friday, but by Sunday we had 5 inches and it was drizzling. But the park had plowed the road we needed, and Ryan had set up some nice courses. Temperatures were just above freezing all day.

With many people anticipating bad driving conditions and lots of snow the turnout was quite small(19). But those who came had nothing but good things to say at the end of their runs. Kellings Lakes is indeed a very nice place for orienteering. And the courses offered a good challenge. The road, by the way, were in good driving condition for the most part.

Kevin picked up the coveted title of Wisconsin State Champion with a time of 61:20. Not far behind was Joe S., who made the trip up from Chicago. Anthony L. finished 3rd with what may be his best ever finish. Nice job Anthony!

But all this fun would not have been possible without a lot of hard work by Ryan J. who set up his first ever club event. Everyone seemed pleased with the results of his efforts. Not only did he set up the courses, but also took down most of the markers. Thank you Ryan!

Long Course, 6.1K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 kevin 61:20 10:03 min/K
2 Joe S. 68:10
3 Anthony L. 75:10
4 Scott B. 83:00
5 Charlie S. 88:30
6 Erik M. 90:30
7 Nick R. 115:30
8 Greg/Eric 133:45
9 Andy M. 142:30
10 Brad/Beth 164:00
Scott L. DNF
Scott S. DNF
Short, 2.8K
Place Participant Time
1 Dan J. 76:45
2 Elk Bones(3) 91:30
3 Patrick B. 141:00

Devil's Lake Event, November 3, 2007, meet director kevin

Writing only from rumors I heard....The weather was fantastic and we had a nice turnout. I set the courses, but was unable to be present, since I was competing at the U. S. Champs in Virginia. A team of others came together and took care of the day of the event work. Thanks to Lee T., Alan H., Ryan J. and anyone else who pitched in(I'd put your names up, but I don't know who you are.

From the course times I can see that the course was indeed tough. I'm sure times were also slower due to the often times rocky gound. I hope you enjoyed the challenge!

Long Course, 5.4K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Scott B. 72:14 13:23 min/K
2 Ioana S. 74:25
3 Ryan J. 78:15
4 Mike R. 86:03
5 Kathy B. 89:30
6 Svein M. 93:34
7 Brian M. 116:27
8 Leo G. 121:53
9 Anthony L. 129:43
10 Rick S. 131:03
11 Stan L. 139:55
12 Bees(2) 150:30
13 Gary L. 163:33
14 Lee T. 166:33
15 Bob F. 169:33
16 Shane H. 174:30
17 Vita 187:45
18 Brian K 190:25
Bucktooth Snakes(4) DNF
Joe W. DNF
Jill R. DNF
Short, 3.0K
Place Participant Time
1 Gary H. 40:34
2 Lisa/Scott 44:00
3 Alan H. 46:33
4 Matt P. 52:07
5 Going Commando(2) 53:10
6 Holden 56:00
7 JPK(3) 58:00
8 Joe(3) 62:00
9 NoName(4) 63:00
10 Stef H. 63:25
11 Carol J. 67:00
12 NHPD 80:15
13 Mike/Clayton 82:48
14 Random(2) 89:00
15 Jim/Jake 91:23
16 The Kids(3) 93:29
17 Robert(3) 93:45
18 Team Moxie(3) 100:00
19 Bret/Tesha 102:10
20 SexyFatMen(4) 115:16
21 Cummings(4) 127:27
22 LilPuddinTaters(5) 137:29
23 Lance T. 138:03
Shadow(3) DNF
Horse Club(3) DNF
Teri B. DNF
Ana S. DNF
John B. DNF
Rachel G. DNF

Lapham Peak Event Oct 6, 2007, Lee T. meet director

It was hot for this event, but we still had a great turnout. Thanks to Brian M. and Doug M. for helping pick up controls.

Long Course, 4.4K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Maricel O. 37:05 8:25min/K
2 Marco T. 39:19
3 Scott B. 49:22
4 Joe S. 49:28
5 Ioana S. 55:35
6 Maja T. 57:42
7 Rob K. 59:59
8 Anthony L. 61:08
9 Doug M. 66:28
10 Svein M. 70:27
11 Patrick 72:45
12 Jon B. 75:03
13 Brian M. 81:52
14 David Y. 82:52
15 Scott L. 84:55
16 Dan D. 85:06
17 Lisa M. 96:16
18 Shane(2) 112:55
19 Camper Kids(2) 118:10
20 Tracy 118:10
21 ShortStack(2) 154:38
Bucktooth Snakes(2) DNF
Brain Z. DNF
ZQQQ4(3) DNF
Medium
Place Participant Time
1 Kayleen 88:05+5
2 Deborah 96:25+4
3 MIK9940(2) 89:57+3
4 Mechelke(3) 130:01+3
Short, 2.2K
Place Participant Time
1 Buck Naked(2) 30:45
2 Going Commando(2) 32:05
3 Girls on a Mission(2) 36:04
4 Doug M.(3) 39:20
5 Miller(3) 39:56
6 Corinne 40:28
7 Clark/Maya 50:47
8 Fast Turtles(2) 52:13
9 Barron(4) 55:47
10 Joseph(2) 56:40
11 Matzek(3) 64:50
12 Hanso(3) 61:13
13 Grant/Brian 62:42
14 Dziengel(5.5) 66:00
15 Paul(3) 73:00
16 Butler(3) 78:03
17 Audrey(3) 99:00

Blue Mound, Rich J. meet director

The weather was perfect for the event. It was sunny and cool. I think temperatures ended up in the 60's. We got our best turnout ever for a Blue Mound event with 76 people participating. They were treated to some interesting orienteering in some greener than usual forest. Everything went off without a hitch.

Thanks go to Rich J. for setting up the courses and running registration. Shane and Colleen picked up the long course controls, and Rachael helped with registration for a bit. Thank you for you support.

Long Course, 4.8K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Joe S. 42:15 8:48min/K
2 kevin 46:07 9:36min/K
3 Ryan J. 62:24
4 Scott B. 63:53
5 Rick A. 66:24
6 Mike R./Teri 74:30
7 Svein M. 76:21
8 Leo G. 81:25
9 Brian M. 87:49
10 Bob F. 115:24
11 Eric W.(4) 128:13
12 David P. 132:02
13 Lee T. 138:18
14 Stephanie K.(2) 141:49
15 Eric Racers(3) 148:52
18 Shane/Colleen 153:25
16 Duane/Liz 171:16
17 John J. 173:56
ZQQQ4(4) DNF
Tony L. DNF
Jesse/Steph DNF
Eric Runners(2) DNF
Short, 2.3K
Place Participant Time
1 Rachael G. 22:05
2 Andrew/Sarah(4) 32:40
3 Matt/Katie 36:09
4 Scott/Lisa 37:38
5 Michelle E. 39:16
6 Burke(3) 42:54
7 Susie M. 45:00
8 Geiselman Gang(3) 49:56
9 Bucktooth Snakes(4) 57:07
10 Team Juliette(5) 57:14
11 Bob/Arthur 64:50
12 Brian/Grant 65:27
13 Erika/Terry 76:02
14 Jeremy W.(5) 95:55
15 Mike/Josh DNF

Cat's Agenda Event, kevin meet director

Today's event was the christening of our latest cat map, Cat's Agenda. This area across from Cat's Meow has a nice mix of trails, openings and wooded kettle moraine terrain. The long course was particularly challenging, with a variety of markers causing people problems.

I heard a lot of positive remarks about the new area, and would like to hear what you thought of it, as well. I felt the course was A-meet quality and the terrain is first class. You can tell good terrain from the results. The best people hold their own, but weaker orienteers fall back quite a bit. Some of the DNF's were from people who had to leave before they finished the course. It definitely was a good challenge and congratulations to all who found all the markers!

Maricel snuck in at the last minute and posted a 50:50 winning time. Marco was just a few minutes behind in 53:33.

Thanks to everyone who helped out. This would include Rich and Lee with registration, and Brian and Scott with control pick up. The temperatures were around 80 and mostly sunny. It rained lightly for a few minutes.

Long Course, 6.0K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Maricel O. 50:50 8:28
2 Marco T. 53:33
3 Joe S. 56:50
4 Jim G. 62:40
5 Scott B. 70:55
6 Charlie S. 85:33
7 Ioanna S. 94:07
8 Kathy B. 94:08
9 Gregg/Eric 99:40
10 Mike R. 106:25
11 Brian M. 113:35
12 Ryan/Karen 113:55
13 Ben/Liz 121:40
14 Paul/Dawn 129:27
15 Lisa M. 131:24
16 Dragos P. 153:50
17 Andrew L. 195:30
18 Drew/Rachel(4) 200:00
Lee T. DNF
Jeremy H. DNF
Nick R. DNF
Paula W. DNF
Paul B. DNF
Maja T. DNF
Dan/Cathy DNF
Brittain(3) DNF
Short, 2.6K
Place Participant Time
1 Alan H. 37:34
2 Rich J. 37:55
3 Gung Ho(3) 49:34
4 Mike H.(2) 57:22
5 3 Squad(3) 63:00
6 LLamas(3) 68:10
7 Lawren P. 68:35
8 Dominick R.(2) 68:45
9 Colleen/Shane 73:03
10 Danielle(2) 82:10
11 Jeremy S.(4) 88:05
12 Leah B. 99:45
13 Katie/Lori(4) 119:30
14 Eric D.(2) 188:00
Jake/Cassandra DNF
Cog(4) ???
Deb/Laura ???

Devil's Lake Event, Alexei D. meet director

We had a nice 50 degree day with partly cloudy skies. This led to having a nice turnout of over 50 people. The heavy snowfall from earlier in the week left the course soggy and snowcovered. The fact that our Devil's Lake map is of high quality and in a beautiful area, also contributed to the good turnout.

Thanks to Alexei D. who hung the markers and picked up most of them, too. I picked up a few, too, as I ran the course.

It was Alexei's goodbye to the club, as he will be returning to his homeland, Latvia, shortly. Hopefully, we'll see him again at some orienteering event in Europe! After all, it's a small, small world.

Also, thanks to Rich J. who sat in at the finish area when we left to pick up controls. Even little jobs like that make our job of putting on these events a little easier. Staying late to help pick up a few controls is also greatly appreciated.

Long Course, 6.2K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Maricel O. 56:34 9:07
2 kevin 58:14 9:24
3 Marco T. 72:00
4 Jim G. 72:31
5 Jeff S. 72:38
6 Ryan J. 73:20
7 Joe S. 75:27
8 Svein M. 81:35
9 Charlie S. 84:47
10 Scott B. 88:22
11 Lump 2(2) 100:54
12 Maja T. 111:03
13 Brian M. 130:20
14 Alan H. 132:20
15 Lee T. 147:12
16 Shane 168:16
17 Zhanet/Valeri 171:14
18 Joe/Pam 177:50
Ioana S. DNF
Lisa M. DNF
Short, 2.9K
Place Participant Time
1 Adam Z. 36:05
2 Eric P. 37:47
3 Rich J. 40:22
4 Michael C. 41:14
5 Angela/Karen 46:50
6 Bob/Arthur 56:25
7 Julie O. 62:25
8 Ryan/Jesse 64:40
9 Aries M. 73:25
10 Trackers 1(3) 82:17
11 Trackers 2(3) 83:05
12 Trackers 3(3) 84:06
13 LUMP 3(3) 91:55
14 Collen/Elysia 95:35
15 LUMP(3) 96:57

Indian Lake Event, March 31, 2006, Meet director Alan H.

This day we had our 9th annual scout event. It was the end of spring break and the forecast was for thunderstorms. This may have been the cause for the smaller than usual turnout. We still had about 50 participants.

The weather was threatening all day, but during the scout event it didn't rain. During the regular club event it rained sporatically, but the temperatures weren't bad if you were moving. The event was a score-O where participants had 1 hour to find as many of the 16 markers as possible. Most of the regular club members were able to get to all of them within the time limit.

Thanks to Alan H. for hanging and picking up the controls. Also thanks to John S. for taking care of publicity and registration for the scout event. Everything went very smoothly, as usual.

Score-O(roughly 4.2K)
Place Participant Time Score
1 kevin 37:00 16
2 Scott B. 37:18 16
3 Nick R. 53:36 16
4 Matt H. 53:44 16
5 Erik M. 54:25 16
6 Svein M. 54:30 16
7 Mike R. 63:05 16-4
8 Rich J. 60:15 11-1
9 Ben/Chase 55:04 6
10 Erin/Rosa 53:38 4
11 John S. 72:54 16-13

Wildcat Mound Event, meet director kevin

We christened our latest map at Wildcat Mound by holding a two day local event. The hope was to get a few more people to travel there, since it is fairly far away from our core of support in the Madison/Milwaukee areas. This strategy did get a few extra people who spent the night in Black River Falls and orienteered both days.

Attendance was 20 and 23 respectively, which is good considering the remote location. We drew people from Minnesota and Kansas. The weather was unseasonable warm with temperatures both days in the 70's. Add to that mostly sunny skies, beautiful forest and a new map, and you come up with a good time!

I didn't hear any major complains with the map. Overall, I think people found it to be an excellent area and a nice map. Participants were treated to great vistas from the top of the bluffs, where you could see in both directions for many miles.

I was please to find a few orienteers that were really happy to have a map a little closer to them than usual. This was one of the reasons I made the map in an area so far away from our base, to make it easier for some people to attend an event.

Thanks to Joe E. who helped me pick up markers on Day 1! Also, thank you to Lee T. for bringing water each day. And Lee T. and Cathy Y. for helping with registration on Day 2.

Long 1, 6.1K, Long 2 6.3K
Place Participant Day 1 Day 2 Total
1 Alexei D. 62:33 77:16 139:49
2 Roberto C. 80:03 81:15 161:18
Matt L. 99:10 DNF
Jim D. DNF DNF
Tony 64:33
Nick R. 74:00
Joe E. 99:08
Anthony/Adam 105:32
Alistair 116:00
Tom/Larry 123:00
Dan/Kim 130:46
Lee T. 137:31
Pete C. 58:02
Ian H. 70:59
Julia B. 78:09
Andrei K. 79:23
Jerritt J. 80:27
Scott B. 82:09
Mike C. 88:40
Cory P. 92:24
Chuck R. 109:33
Alan H. 112:38
Josh B. 168:02
James C. DNF
Short 1, 3.3K, Short 2 3.3K
Place Participant Day 1 Day 2 Total
1 Iris C. 61:07 75:13 136:20
2 Laura/Elena 61:07 77:09 138:16
3 Brian/Denise 67:00 80:23 147:23
4 Cathy Y. 133:20 DNF
Lee T. 65:06
Carolyn R. 143:08
Joe R. DNF
Bong Sprint and Night O, March 10, 2006, Meet director Charlie S.

Charlie spent a long day at the park setting up three different courses. When he sends me a write up I'll post it here. This was the second event in a row that he set up! Thanks Charlie!

Short 1, 3K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Maricel O. 21:00 7:00min/K
2 Joe S. 22:45
3 Jeff S. 26:50
4 Igor S. 27:00
5 Chris D. 32:35
6 Milan K. 38:20
7 Lisa M. 41:33
8 Chris B. 44:00
9 Lee T. 52:00
10 Finigan's(2) 57:30
11 Marquette H.(3) 72:00
12 Eric/Dan 78:00
13 Patty/Shell(5) 83:00
14 Ashley(3) 115:00
Short 2, 4.0K
Place Participant Time
1 Maricel O. 29:30 7:23 min/K
2 Joe S. 30:51
3 Igor S. 40:27
4 Jeff S. 46:34
5 Lee T. 71:53
Night O, 5K
Place Participant Time
1 Maricel O. 57:00 11:24min/K
2 Milan K. 78:00
3 Chris/Scott 91:00
4 Patti Z. 140:00
5 Ashley(3) 162:00
6 Eric/Dan 187:00

Cat's Meow, Dec 3 2006, Meet director Charlie S.

A few years back we had an event we fondly call the snow goose. It was held at Goose Lake and we got 8 inches of snow the night before the event. This was in the years of lower attendance, and that pretty much knocked everyone out. I was the only runner to complete the long course.

Well, now we have a snow cat. Roughly 8 inches of snow fell in the Northern Kettle Moraine Friday and made this event similar to the snow goose. 30 people showed up and loved the terrain, though some weren't as fond of the snow that covered it. Temperatures were on the cold side, with the high around 20 degrees. What happened to the warm temperatures of last weekend?

The courses were, of course, challenging. The fastest long course time(Joe S.) was over 1 hour. Afterwards, he said he'd had a pretty clean run and kept in contact with the map at all times. I finished in 70 minutes(while picking up the controls) to reclaim the state championship title. Thanks go out to Charlie S. for setting everything up and hanging around to pick up markers afterwards.

This ends the 2006 version of the club. It was a very good year, but next year has even more promise. Ya'll come back now, ya hear?

Long Course, 5.9K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Joe S. 66:30 11:16min/K
2 kevin 70:00 11:52min/K
3 Jeff S. 81:45
4 Nick R. 82:35
5 David R. 91:23
6 Kris S. 94:21
7 Anthony L. 95:21
8 Ioana S. 98:50
9 Ryan J. 101:43
10 Paula W. 108:45
11 Scott B. 115:43
12 Joe E. 117:45
13 Leo G. 122:57
14 Andy M. 123:20
15 Mike R. 136:30
16 Brian M. 151:00
Jim G. DNF
John B. DNF
Alan H. DNF
Lee T. DNF
Medium, 4.0K
Place Participant Time
1 Carol J. 61:00
2 Greg/Eric 87:18
3 Rick H. 132:20
Dan F. DNF
Short, 2.3K
Place Participant Time
1 Joe S. 21:21
2 Sterling/Paul 99:00
Megan/Eulalie DNF
Cathy Y. DNF

Devil's Lake, South Bluff, November 4 2006, Meet director David R.

Weather reports claimed a chance of rain/snow, but temperatures were in the mid 40's and we had a great grey fall day for orienteering. Thanks to new club member David R. who set the courses and to his family who ran registration. Also, thanks to Chris D. who helped David with control pick up.

Long Course, 6.1K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 kevin 51:20 8:25min/K
2 Maricel O. 55:07
3 Joe S. 63:52
4 Alexei D. 70:55
5 Jim G. 79:10
6 Jeff S. 83:45
7 Charlie S. 84:30
8 Chris D. 88:00
9 Nick R. 92:00
10 Bob F. 124:20
11 Alan H. 134:35
12 John/Charlie 135:00
13 Lee T. 141:50
14 Brian M. 147:30
Kevin S. DNF
Medium, 3.7K
Place Participant Time
1 D. Slayers(4) 63:45
2 Lisa M. 78:50
3 Vita V. 107:35
Short, 2.2K
Place Participant Time
1 Ian R. 33:07
2 W. Knights(3) 39:20
3 F. Knights(3) 49:15
4 Jeff(9) 52:15
5 Jerry B. 88:20
Ray(5) DNF
Andy K. DNF

Lapham Peak, Oct 7, 2006, Meet director Lee T.

It was a beautiful fall day and we had a fantastic turnout. The leave were changing colors and that made it very pretty out on course. Wish I had been there!

I'd like to thank Alexei for delivering the maps, Al C. and Bob F. for helping with registration, and Brian M. for helping with control pick up. Also, of course, a big thanks to Lee T. who put the event together.

Long Course, 5.2K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Marco T. 42:15 8:42min/K
2 Alexei D. 50:14
3 Scott L. 55:57
4 Rick S. 57:40
5 Jim G. 58:57
6 Scott B. 59:50
7 Maja T. 67:05
8 Bob F. 75:02
9 Ioana S. 76:06
10 Scott C. 77:04
11 Fat Otter2(3) 78:15
12 Chris Day 79:42
13 Chris D. 79:43
14 Fat Otter 83:15
15 Mike R. 83:40
16 Dan B. 83:52
17 Jim C. 84:47
18 John/Charlie 85:41
19 Rob K. 86:40
20 Rich J. 87:04
21 Paula W. 92:06
22 Brian M. 106:52
23 Northwind(3) 107:40
24 Callie/Erik 108:28
25 David S. 112:54
26 Carol J. 117:08
27 Dan D. 120:40
28 Tammy 122:06
29 B1G3(4) 142:43
30 5th Wheel(4) 145:43
31 Mark S(3) 159:23
32 Shawn F. 165:02
33 Kelly B. 174:02
34 Mike P. No Time
35 Dragos P. DNF
Short, 2.4K
Place Participant Time
1 John J. 27:00
2 Fredricks(3) 36:33
3 Clark M. 44:04
4 Levers(3) 44:30
5 Richard S. 44:42
6 Leo(4) 46:36
7 Scottina's 46:58
8 Kayleen K. 47:42
9 3 Blind Mice(4) 49:30
10 Kenneth(4) 50:55
11 Kristin R. 60:14
12 Schreibman(3) 61:42
13 Ooskadada(4) 71:37
14 Ericka K. 73:11
15 Superchix(4) 74:06
15 Scott L.(4) 74:06
17 Lincoln O.(5) 75:20
18 Christopher A. 80:40
19 Brad(3) 82:10
20 Aaron's Way(8) 82:11
21 Dan K. 88:02
22 Haifan D. 96:43
23 Patti Z. 112:07

Blue Mound Event, Sept 16, Rich J. event director

Ho hum, another beautiful day for orienteering! It was windy and had some clouds to start, but by the end it was hot and sunny, a really nice fall day. 35 people came out to enjoy the courses that Rich set.

A big thanks to Rich J., Ioana S., Brian M. and Lee T. for picking up controls. And thank you to Rich for making it all possible.

Long Course, 5.8K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Maricel O. 56:53 9:48min/K
2 kevin 58:25 10:04min/K
3 Joe S. 65:16
4 Ioana S. 80:42
5 Alexei D. 84:51
6 Natalia B. 90:15
7 Alan H. 94:56
8 Brian M. 114:18
9 Anthony L. 119:39
10 Lee T. 126:26
11 Jeff P. 149:01
Mike/Teri DNF
Jim G. DNF
Medium,
Place Participant Time
1 John T.(2) 85:51
2 Vita V. 92:15
Dave S. 148:00
Patti Z. DNF
Randy/Carl DNF
Callie/Erik DNF
Short
Place Participant Time
1 Madeline/Tamara 38:58
2 Deborah W. 48:54
3 Dawn P.(5) 63:01
4 Chris/Haifan 75:25
5 Lisa/Adam/Cassie 79:08

Glacial Blue Night O, meet director Rick S.

In an attempt to get more people we also opened this event up as a day event for those who are afraid of the dark. But as usual with late postings, this had little if any effect. Perhaps in the future we'll schedule a night event with a day event on the regular schedule.

The night O attracted people as far away as Lithuania. We had 13 participants, a common number for our night O events. The weather was pleasant and it was a very social event. Insects weren't a problem either.

Control pick up was smooth with Rich J. picking up markers as he went on loop 1 and Nic R. collecting loop 2 on his way around the course. Rick S. picked up the short course on his bike, and we were out of there by 11pm. Thanks to Rick S. for volunteering to set up the course, and Nick and Rich for picking up controls.

Long Course, 4.1K
Place Participant Split Time Min/K
Day Giedre S. 18:00 40:00
1 kevin 19:00 40:15 9:49min/K
Day Jurga S. 21:00 44:00
2 Scott L. 31:00 73:40
3 Scott B. 29:00 76:40
4 Joe/Alex 32:00 79:52
5 Lee T. 60:00
7 Callie/Erik 61:27
8 Rick J. 65:00
6 Nic R. 73:49
Short, 1.9K
Place Participant Time
1 Cathy Y. 65:00

Cat's Meow Event, May 6 meet director Ioana S.

We had another fantastic day! The temperatures were about 60 and it was mostly sunny. We had a nice turnout of 48. The long course was fantastic. It may have been our most challenging course ever. There were very few catching features(features that help you know when you missed a marker). The woods overall were very nice.

The short course also posed some challenges, including a big depression on the last control.

A big thanks to Rich J., Drago and David R. for picking up all of the controls. Thanks to Lee T., Cathy Y., Rich J. and Ioana S. for helping with registration. And a special thanks to Ioana for making the long trip up to the northern kettle moraine state forest to set up and plan the courses.

Long Course, 6.2K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Maricel O. 60:27 9:45min/K
2 kevin 60:55 9:50min/K
3 Scott B. 80:58
4 Natalia B. 87:22
5 David R. 88:05
6 Joe S. 91:14
7 Rick S. 112:48
8 Andy/Mike 125:06
9 Bob F. 127:08
10 Rich J. 141:55
11 Pat K. 150:22
12 Cecil A. 165:55
13 Lee T. 181:40
Anthony(2) DNF
Ben/Liz DNF
Adam G. DNF
Dragos DNF
Kevin G. DNF
Short, 2.0K
Place Participant Time
1 Peter R. 40:00
2 Bret S. 40:03
3 David J. 41:32
4 Larry N. 49:53
5 Brenda(3) 68:00
6 Janet P. 71:30
7 Steve P. 72:00
8 Mike(2) 77:00
9 Julia O. 78:19
10 Branson(2) 78:34
11 Peyton L. 99:25
12 Cathy Y. 104:00
13 Gerry/Eileen 107:00
14 Jay S. 118:48
15 Dave/Darlene 120:34
16 Jamie S. 135:30
17 Kevin(4) 140:40
Bob S. DNF

Ottawa Trails Event, April 22, meet director Bob F.

We had another fantastic day! The temperatures were about 65 and the threat of thunderstorms did not develop. We had a nice turnout of roughly 65. Both courses were tough with only one person going under one hour on either course.

A big thanks to Bob for both hanging and picking up all of the controls.

Long Course, 5.5K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 kevin 57:54 10:32min/K
2 Alexei D. 65:03
3 Nick R. 69:31
4 David R. 71:57
5 Scott B. 81:43
6 Ioana S. 81:57
7 Joe S. 91:25
8 Mike R.(2) 94:00
9 Joe E. 95:45
10 Dan/Chris 96:32
11 Rob K. 100:26
12 Andy/Mike 101:45
13 Alan H. 108:35
14 Rich J. 115:24
15 Adam B.(3) 115:42
16 Lisa M. 120:10
17 Zhanet B. 129:14
18 Jeffrey C. 132:01
19 Carl S. 141:58
20 Ben/Liz 143:19
Alex M. DNF
Gamers(3) DNF
Lost(3) DNF
Kyle DNF
Adam DNF
Col F.(3) DNF
Kristin R. DNF
Jay/Jamie(4) DNF
Valeri/Vera(4) DNF
Short, 1.9K
Place Participant Time
1 Peyton(3) 71:00
2 Troop 1211(5) 72:45
3 Johnson(4) 80:14
4 Tom J.(3) 80:59
5 ABL(2) 85:22
6 Leilani R.(3) 136:44
Kayleen K. DNF

Devil's Lake East, April 8, meet director kevin

Well, I missed this one. I set up the course, but had to teach a class right during the event. Skies were clear, cool and breezy. When I was vetting the course, things were much drier. The days before the event were filled with rain, which swelled the streams and marshes. On Friday night when I hung controls some of the trails were streams. This added to the beauty I thought but pretty much guaranteed wet feet and some tricky river crossings. The marsh to the north of the road was dry at the edges before the rain. Afterwards, you either had to go through bushes or get your feet wet. While vetting and then while hanging markers, I was able to find ways through the thicker, prickly stuff. From race day reports, it sounded like that was not true for everyone.

I set the course with more controls than I usually do. It was like a middle distance event with lots of short legs and quick decision making. But the winning time would seem to indicate a classic distance course. I'm sure times were slow due to stream crossings, rocky ground, brushy woods and some difficult control locations. I hope you enjoyed the challenge!

Cathy Y., Lee T. and Alan H. all helped out with registration and timing. Ioana and Dave S., Rick S. and team, Jeff P., Gil and nephew all helped with control retrieval. Thank you all very much!

ps Some of the non finishing long course people only had time to complete a portion of the long course. Thus their times aren't listed.

Long Course, 6.7K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Scott B. 79:20 11:50 min/K
2 David R. 81:45
3 Alex D. 94:08
4 Mike R. 103:30
5 Anna/Tim/Eric 114:15
6 Jeff P. 115:28
7 Shawn P. 125:00
8 Joe E. 131:50
9 Rich J. 136:15
10 Matt L. 139:41
11 Ben/Liz 159:00
12 Alex M. 174:58
13 Vita 196:15
Lee T.
Bonnie/Jeff
Mike Z.(3)
Jeff/Todd/Mark
Andy D.
Brian M.
Pat/Ben
Kevin G.
Alan H.
Ioana S.
Short, 2.4K
Place Participant Time
1 Tim/Anna 22:45
2 Ben/Pat 26:30
3 Hans D. 32:00
4 Erik/Becky 34:00
5 Arie S. 36:00
6 Dave S. 43:50
7 Hunter/Mom 62:00
8 Rick(3) 110:00
9 Lucy P.

Elver Park, meet director Alan H. and John S.

Temperatures were below normal for this time of year. We usually get great weather and sunshine. But this year it was cloudy and cold for the annual scout event.

We had another nice turnout of 103 scouts and leaders. 8 troops participated and we had a very close race. In the end it was Team A(Carl Cortright, Eric Zimmerer) of Pack 302 taking home the blue ribbons with 20 points. The Troop 514 Monkeys(John Robinson, Kurt Bennett, Dalton Worley, Keneth Tesman, Joey Robinson, Zack Simonson) got second just 1:30 behind. And Troop 840 Team C(Cody Delucaux, Nathion, Korinek, Jermey Moroder, Matthew Tregs) finished a strong third with 19 points in 53:43.

As for the regular club event held at noon, we had a relatively small turnout with quite a few new faces. The event was exactly the same as the scout event, a 1 hour score event with 20 markers.

Thanks go out to Alan and John for setting up the course and handling scout registration, and Ryan J. and Rich J. for helping pick up markers.

1 Hour Score-O
Place Participant Score Time
1 Alex D. 20 37:20
2 Anthony/Eulalie 20 43:08
3 David R. 20 46:35
4 Ryan J. 20 47:18
5 Rick S. 20 48:46
6 Andy D. 20 52:40
7 Shawn P. 20 53:17
8 John S. 20 57:08
9 Jill R. 18 58:45
10 Brian M. 17 58:50
11 Ian/Amanda 15 54:21
12 John H. 14 52::50
13 Jenny/Michelle 14 53:07
14 Lee T. 18-5 64:43
15 Rich J. 18-5 64:44
16 Aaron B. 18-5 64:50
17 Shaw Fam. 12 51:48
18 Scott/Mike 12 56:48
19 Callie/Erik 10 56:32
20 Brian S. 16-6 65:55
21 Erin/Ben(4) 9-1 60:33
22 Jeff E. 20-20 80:55
23 Kevin S. 12-12 112:48

Cat's Meow Event, Cathy Y. meet director

As usual the Wisconsin State Championship was eventful! To begin with, we had a new map in the Northern Kettle Moraine State Forest. This small 1.2K square map was more than enough to challenge even the best orienteers. Just to make things harder we had 3 inches of snow fall the day before. This made the hilly terrain slippery and difficult to run in. But the scene was picturesque. White snow glistening off the trees, and hardly a footprint in the snow(prior to the event). The sun was out and there was little or no wind. The stage was set...

Unfortunately, we did have a few troubles this fine day. To begin with, I had three wrong control numbers in the clues on the Medium course. Needless to say, this caused many a young orienteer a lot of problems. And then, to make matters worse, we handed some of those maps to long course people. The end result was disappointment for quite a few people. Fortunately, for the long course people who got the right maps, everything was set up correctly.

Joe S. came up from the Chicago area and went home with an impressive 26 minute victory(70:40). However, given that he is not a Wisconsin resident, he is not eligible to be state champion. That honor goes to Ryan J. with a time of 96:25. Congratulations Ryan!

Feedback on the map was positive. I threw the map together pretty fast and it still needs some improvement. But overall it is still good. The map will be expanded in the future, and I hope to use the map twice a year.

Some people are listed in the Medium course even though they intended to do the long course. We did have their Medium course time and that was the best compromise given the situation. The day ended for me with a drive home at night looking at a crescent moon and a bright planet(Venus) positioned closely together.

Thanks to Lee T., Andy M. and Cathy Y. for helping with registration, and Brian and Rich for helping pick up markers.

Long Course, 5.6K(3.4K +2.2K)
Place Participant Split Time Min/K
1 Joe S. 42:00 70:40 12:37
2 Ryan J. 59:00 96:25
3 Scott B. 62:00 105:13
4 Nick R. 59:00 105:40
5 Charlie S. 72:17 109:42
6 Joe E. 72:00 115:04
7 Brian M. 78:00 127:00
8 Vadim K. 86:00 130:33
9 Bob F. 84:00 132:45
10 Zhanet/Petar B.? 145:00
11 Ioana S.(2) 91:00 156:10
12 Rich J. 100:00 171:21
13 ROTC Lane Tech(3) 128:00 188:00
Lee T. 102:00 DNF
Valeri B. 108:00 DNF
Gary/Shawn 115:00 DNF
Medium, 1.9K
Place Participant Time
1 Andy M. 36:57
2 Alex M. 38:24
3 Scott C. 41:48
4 Nick(3) 43:00
5 Hushchyna 47:00
6 Col. F. 48:00
7 Ramirez 49:00
8 Anthony L.(2) 50:55
9 Alvarez 55:09
10 Polacrpo 56:00
11 Louie/Daniel 59:00
12 Leo G. 61:00
13 Jennifer G. 62:00
14 Gehrke 63:40
15 Cisneros 64:00
15 Lizette G. 64:00
17 Hirnyi 65:40
18 Morales 66:40
19 Rick/Tyler 67:00
20 Cal G. 67:40
21 DeLeon 68:00
22 R. Morales 70:00
23 Valencia 71:00
24 Orozco 72:00
25 Herrera(3) 74:00
26 Concepcion 75:00
27 Viveros 78:42
28 Chavez 87:00
29 Plata(2) 89:00
30 Bilal(3) 96:00
31 Salas 98:00
32 Seymore(8) 100:00
33 Woods 112:00
34 Medina(2) 118:00
35 Hernandez(3) 119:00
35 Pena(3) 119:00
37 Estabillo 119:38
38 Pagan(2) 122:00
39 Brandy 122:18
40 Isada 124:22
41 Rosales 131:00
42 V. Ramirez 132:00
43 Moscol 134:00
44 Williams(3) 144:00
45 Members 152:00
46 Hankins 155:00
Phil/Phil ???
Gonzalez DNF
Becky(3) DNF
Alan H. DNF
Maw V.(6) DNF
Mitch(3) DNF
Matt DNF
Short, 1.7K
Place Participant Time
1 David S.(2) 43:20
2 Nick(3) 70:00

Devil's Lake(south bluff) Event, Alan H. meet director

This event was the first club event held on the south bluff. We had a modest turnout of 50 for this event. The skies were overcast, but the rain held off until we were picking up controls. Temperatures were in the 50's. All in all a very nice day. Being fall meant we got free apples compliments of Lee T. Homegrown on his apple tree, those apples are sweet!

We had 3 courses set up for the day, a long, medium and short. The medium and short were very similar with the last couple of controls on the medium course a little harder than the short course controls. The long course went up on the south bluff, which required about a 300 foot climb during the race.

Being autumn most of the leaves had fallen off and the woods were very pretty. The long course had few trails. Once on the bluff there were no trails to follow or relocate from. Participants could use the top of a hill and some obvious reentrants in the big valley on the hill. But some of the legs offered little help in staying on course. Contouring and pace counting came in handy today.

Thanks to Alan for hanging and picking up the short course, vetting the long course and handling registration. Also, thank you to Lee T. who once again pitched in at registration.

Long Course, 5.1K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Maricel O. 54:34 10:42
2 Petar B. 76:38
3 Ryan J. 78:47
4 Charlie S. 79:31
5 Zhanet B. 82:55
6 Ben/Liz 95:54
7 Dan M. 111:43
8 Matt L. 117:43
9 Jeff P. 123:09
10 Brian M. 123:27
11 Rich J. 139:07
12 Valeri B. 142:03
13 Anthony/Eulalie 142:55
14 Gary L.(3) 148:07
15 Lee T. 150:45
16 Vita Veita 157:40
17 Boris T. 186:53
18 Vas(2) DNF
Medium, 3.5K
Place Participant Time
1 Gary/Shawn 54:12
2 Troop 514(5) 67:52
3 Knights(6) 86:16
4 Panthers(3) 112:21
5 Ken/Marty S. 123:56
6 Larry/Tim DNF
Short, 2.7K
Place Participant Time
1 Maricel O. 15:39
2 Charlie S. 19:37
3 Kaitlyn L. 36:19
4 Julie L. 45:45
5 Jim/Jake 47:22
6 Gary L.(3) 58:08
7 Lucy 79:50
8 Peter G.(2) 99:05
9 Tilley(2) 104:04

Lapham Peak Event, Ioana I. meet director

Once again the weather cooperated with temperatures in the high 70's and sunny. 98 people participated and most of them checked in after finishing(remember to always check in when you are done). Maricel O.(CAOC) had a good run and edged out kevin by 2 minutes. The long course was honeysuckle filled which made running difficult at times. We ventured into some areas of the map we hadn't been to in quite a while. Some short legs kept us off the trails as much as possible.

Thanks to Ioana for designing and setting up the courses, and to Ioana, Dave and Dragos for picking up controls afterwards.

Long Course, 5.2K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Maricel O. 50:00 9:37
2 kevin 52:10 10:00
3 Joe S. 64:08
4 Nick R. 73:26
5 Charlie S. 75:35
6 Scott B. 78:00
7 Chris D. 85:50
8 Joe E. 86:35
9 Bob F. 94:05
10 Alan H. 97:15
11 Rich J. 99:10
12 Wariyapola(2) 99:22
13 Stan L. 100:05
14 Andy D. 108:00
15 Scott C. 110:45
16 Rob K. 117:00
17 Dan D. 117:44
18 Ryan/Karen 117:45
19 Brian M. 120:00
20 Headwind(3) 121:00
21 Leo G. 124:50
22 Shane H. 125:30
23 Brad B. 136:00
24 Colonel F. 145:00
25 Richard B. 149:30
25 Adam G. 149:30
27 Vita 186:00
Lee T. DNF
Paula(3) DNF
Steve/Nikki DNF
Camper Kids(2) DNF
Around/Horn DNF
Dragos DNF
Sam/Rich(4) DNF
Don S. ???
Short, 2.4K
Place Participant Time
1 Scott L. 33:00
2 Andy M. 33:50
3 Girls on Mission(2) 53:00
4 Robin H. 60:35
5 Mike C.(2) 60:50
6 Kristin R. 62:30
7 Kayleen K. 70:00
8 Team of 3/Dog 82:00
9 Kyle/Nathan 82:16
10 Bilal/Mike/Dan 84:30
11 Tamara(2) 96:22
12 Mike/Tracy 98:29
13 Dan K.(5) 109:10
14 Brett/Tesha 119:00
15 John A.(4) 133:00
16 Larry/Tim 141:00
17 Judy(3) 146:00
Kyle/Kim/Nick DNF
Mitch(3) DNF
Chris/Ryan DNF
Jennifer H. ???
Bob K. ???
Patty(3) ???
Ken S.(2) ???

Blue Mound Event, Rich J. meet director

What a fantastic day! We had perfect weather and three nice courses to choose from. We had a steady flow of participants, so things went smoothly.

Thanks to Cathy, Ioana, Rich and kevin for picking up markers after the event. And of course, to Rich J. for setting the whole thing up.

Long Course, 6.4K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 kevin 53:13 8:19 min/K
2 Maricel O. 64:59
3 Dmitry P. 68:39
4 Scott B. 78:52
5 Ian M. 79:18
6 Ioana S.(2) 97:52
7 Nick R. 102:15
8 Alan H. 106:22
9 Miikka K. 109:33
10 Leo G. 136:46
11 Kevin S. 137:42
12 Lee T. 162:31
13 Vita 172:31
Charlie S. DNF
Matt M. DNF
Jeff DNF
Ryan J. DNF
Medium, 4.5K
Place Participant Time
1 Lisa M. 66:36
2 Brian M. 68:05
3 Tony L. 77:28
4 Pete A. 99:33
5 Kristin R. 103:08
6 Dan/Christine 108:34
7 Shane/Arthur 113:32
8 David S. 117:14
9 Erika/John 119:30
10 Raluca(2) 121:05
11 Schreibman(3) 140:13
12 Ann/Barb 142:19
13 Colonel F. 142:42
14 Gina(3) 156:42
Kyle/Kim/Nick DNF
Team I'm Lost DNF
Roger/Brian/Luke DNF
Chris/Kyle/Ryan DNF
Larry/Jim DNF
Short, 1.9K
Place Participant Time
1 Kristin R. 21:07
2 Chuck Z. 28:54
3 Dan/Christine 29:00
4 Ann/Barb 34:35
5 Bilal/Dani/Mike 39:45
6 Colleen/Elysia 48:01
7 Larry/Jim 58:46
8 Cathy Y. 66:11
9 Gehrmann 70:01

Eagle Nights Night Orienteering event, Giovanni and Katia meet directors

The weather was warm and unpredictable. There had been thunderstorms the previous days. But tonight there was to be no rain and we had a fun event!

There were 2 courses, but nobody selected the short course. Attendance was sparse meaning a lot of people missed a good time. : ( After meeting at the entrance to Picnic Point we proceded into the park to start the event. The long course had two loops of 11 controls that were forked in various locations. Everything ran smoothly and by about 11pm we were picking up markers and heading home!

Many thanks to Giovanni and Katia for setting up this event on a map that has their apartment on. They also picked up all the controls.

Long Course, 5.5K
Place Participant Split Finish Min/K
1 kevin 23:32 50:54 9:15 min/K
2 Rick S. 45:02 73:52
3 Rich J. 57:00 121:39
Erik P. 59:00
Lee T. 69:04
Shane/Colleen 84:35

Glacial Blue Hills, Cathy Y. meet director

We had a seasonal and overcast day. It was a nice day for a run in a park.

We had 21 markers on a 5.6K course. The first 12 markers were on the north half of the park and were also the short course(2.7K).

It was a pretty routine day without any surprises.

Long Course, 5.6K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Michael E. 49:44 8:53 min/K
2 Dmitry P. 57:57
3 Joe S. 58:37
4 Mikhail P. 59:55
5 Kris S. 62:00
6 Scott B. 63:27
7 Ryan J. 66:38
8 Rick S. 70:48
9 Alan H. 73:40
10 Polina S. 76:24
11 Katia B. 76:49
12 Joe E. 78:47
13 Andy D. 80:05
14 Zhanet 81:19
15 Ioana S. 82:36
16 Anthony/Eulalie 97:06
17 Rich J. 98:45
18 Svetlana S. 99:55
19 Leo G. 101:45
20 Brian M. 114:00
21 Lee Theusch 116:55
22 Mark T. 128:38
23 Shane 134:42
24 Thudsit 135:18
25 Brad/Mary 138:18
26 Woj. 138:42
27 Shad 140:15
28 Alpha Beloit 142:20
29 John 151:20
30 Phil/Brad 153:18
31 Dick B. 154:35
32 Pete/Claire 155:50
33 Kevin G. 156:18
34 Kristen/Andrew 157:42
Jill R. OVT
Tom N. OVT
Craig DNF
Milous DNF
Kevin/Karen/Ryan DQ
Short, 2.7K
Place Participant Time
1 Ken 72:00
2 Beloit Bravo 73:00
3 John G. 90:00
Fredericks(3) DNF

Ottawa Trails, Bob F. meet director

Spring finally seemed to return with normal temperatures(45) for this time of year. It was brisk if you were standing around in your orienteering suit. But once you got moving, the temperature was fine.

It was an interesting event. First it appeared we'd have a small turnout due to the cool and windy weather. Only 5 groups had gone out by noon and the parking lot was pretty empty. But then people started to show up and before it was over it was getting difficult to find a parking space. Attendance was 72.

The long course appeared short at first glance, 5.3K, but the terrain is tricky and the prickly ash is thick. Times were quite slow because of that. The short course had a couple of tougher than usual markers at the end which slowed down alot of people on that course. Some people noticed the abundance of prickly ash. But there is no denying that the terrain is very interesting, and I think most everyone enjoyed their day in spite of their scratches.

Bob F. set up and designed the courses. He also picked up markers. If you didn't already, tell him thanks next time you see him. It was a fun event.

Long Course, 5.3K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Michael E. 50:38 9:33 min/K
2 kevin 54:08 10:13 min/K
3 Giovanni B. 54:12
4 Dmitry P. 61:11
5 Marie R. 71:07
6 Charlie S. 77:43
8 Alan H. 85:05
7 Kris S. 91:41
8 Andy M. 96:33
9 Ryan/Karin(3) 99:40
10 Ben/Liz(3) 114:18
18 Lewis/Steve 116:26
11 Scott B. 119:09
12 Rich J. 120:56
13 JC/JP 124:53
14 Brad, Brian(3) 129:38
15 John/Brad(3) 130:59
16 Frank F. 151:11
17 Brian M. 155:47
18 Vita V. 160:20
19 Matt M. 169:11
20 Jim R. 170:38
21 Wil/Mitch/Pat 177:50
Keith/Kevin(3) OVT
Ioana S. DNF
Adam/Nick DNF
Katie B. DNF
Short, 2.2K
Place Participant Time
1 Chicken Nuggets(3) 63:52
2 Shad P. 65:37
3 Matt P. 67:44
4 Shane H.(2) 68:56
5 Mike C. 69:08
6 Shane T. 74:00
7 Thudsit 75:57
8 Mark T. 76:19
9 Bilal 81:09
10 Kris, Melissa(3) 81:00
11 Andrew Z. 85:00
12 Dick/Dick 91:47
13 Cathy Y. 94:05
14 Bill/Pete 97:24
15 Tom N. 99:22
16 Craig L. 104:52
17 Chris/Kyle 113:26
Team I'm Lost(3) Didn't check in
Team Alpha(2) Didn't check in

Devil's Lake Event, Alan H. meet director

We started this day with the 5th annual scout event. Our good omen sandhill cranes flew overhead as I was giving the pre race talk. The weather was 66 and sunny!

The short course completed a 1 hour score event, though many didn't realize the idea was to come back before the hour was up and ended up with negative points. The long course was both physically and technically challenging.

Many thanks to Alan for hanging the course, John S. for taking care of the scout registration, and Giovanni, Katia, Michael and Svein for helping pick up controls. : )

Long Course, 6.8K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Michael E. 62:47 9:14 Min/K
2 kevin 66:10 9:44 Min/K
3 Giovanni B. 73:37
4 Dmitry P. 80:37
5 Joe S. 87:56
6 Svein M. 89:18
7 Mike Z. 97:48
8 Ioana S. 108:45
9 Jeff P. 116:25
10 Ryan J./Brent 120:58
11 Chris D. 123:00
12 Andy D. 130:22
13 Kyle P. 132:55
14 Bob F. 133:19
15 Shane H. 135:01
16 Mike K. 142:45
17 Brian M. 149:05
18 Chris W.(3) 151:50
19 Ya Mule 153:09
20 Kevin S./Steph 162:41
Ben/Liz/Tim 181:47/OVT
Pete A.(2) 191:47/OVT
Adam/John DNF
Laura W. DNF
Jeff/Kim DNF
Peter B.(2) DNF
Kevin G. DNF
Katia B. DNF
Short, Score O
Place Participant Time
1 Mane R. 51:56 15
2 David J. 60:47 14
3 Jill R. 59:04 9
Millers(3) 98:16 0
Team RR 101:22 0
Team B.G. 101:40 0
John G.(2) 106:15 0
Jeff/Bonnie 110:30 0
Bryan W. 132:48 0

Bong Event, meet director Charlie S.

We started our season earlier than usual this year and were rewarded with unseasonably warm temperatures(high around 56 and sunny). There were three courses, a long course(10.6K), a middle distance(5.3K) and an easier 5.1K course. The 5.3K course was the second half of the long course(my splits were north half 35:57, south 35:28). Attendance was 72.

We had some good competition on the long course, where Michael E. had a fast run on what we knew would be a runner's course. Bong is flat and has numerous trails. Four minutes behind was Maricel O. who came up from the Chicago area. Overall the event ran smoothly and a good time was had by most. The courses were a bit soggy, as the snow was melting, but wasn't being absorbed by the ground. Trails were often muddy or snow covered. But it was quite nice running in the warm sunshine through the prairie grasses and around the ponds and marshes. Thanks go out to Charlie for hosting the event and Michael for picking up controls.

Long Course, 10.6K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Michael E. 64:42 6:06 Min/K
2 Maricel O. 68:30 6:28 Min/K
3 kevin 71:25 6:44 Min/K
4 Giovanni S. 73:38
5 Joseph S. 79:00
6 Alex K. 81:15
7 Brian 102:30
8 Newlyweds 107:30
9 Rick S. 109:00
10 Pat B. 110:00
11 Chris D. 115:30
12 Rob K. 122:00
13 Jeff P. 125:00
14 Bob F. 125:30
15 Joe E. 125:30
16 Scott B. 133:40
17 Sutter's(2) 135:00
18 Dan D. 135:00
19 Chris B.(4) 144:00
20 Gale T. 154:00
21 Anthony L.(2) 174:00
Steve(3) DNF
Ben J. DNF
Green 5.3K
Place Participant Time
1 Natalia B. 45:34
2 Gary K. 48:30
3 Lenny S. 49:00
4 Kris S. 50:15
5 Katia B. 52:23
6 Zhauet B. 56:30
7 Alan H. 64:15
8 Greg S. 69:00
9 Rich J. 75:40
10 John K. 82:27
11 Encho I. 86:00
12 Stoyan D. 92:00
13 John J. 92:30
14 Matt P. 144:00
Team I'm Lost DNF
Team Too Far Gone DNF
Intermediate, 5.1K
Place Participant Time
1 Andy J. 50:00
2 Alex M. 61:46
3 Col. F. 96:00
3 Bob F.(3) 96:00
5 Frankenstein(2) 103:00
6 Team Jeff P. 116:00
7 Mike(3) 125:00
8 Sue N. 128:00
9 Kelch 129:00
10 Witch's(2) 146:00
11 Jill S.(2) 154:00
12 Patty Z.(4) 195:00

Wisconsin State Championship, Mauthe Lake Rec Area, meet director Cathy Y.

We enjoyed a cool and damp December day. The long course was especially tough, which was fitting for the state championship event. But it took its toll on a lot of less experienced orienteers. Overall the event and registration went smoothly, though due to the strong turnout, we ran out of preprinted maps and had to do some course drawing for the last few participants. What a nice problem to have! Attendance was 103.

Kevin retained his title as state champion with a time of 69:05 or 8:14 min/K. Many thanks to Cathy Y. and Rich J. who organized the event.

Long Course, 8.4K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 kevin 69:05 8:14 Min/K
2 Ryan J. 93:02
3 Bob F. 107:51
4 Andy M. 111:07
5 Leo G. 112:17
6 Rick S. 113:00
7 Andy D. 115:15
8 Brian P. 115:59
9 Jeff/Jeff 117:14
10 Kevin S. 119:00
11 Alan H. 125:11
12 Scott B. 126:21
13 Chris D. 126:48
14 Joe E. 139:10
15 Ioana S. 141:00
16 Scott C. 149:48
17 Antony L.(2) 154:00
18 K. Moscol 155:15
19 Louis C. 158:12
20 Vanessa R. 160:15
21 Jennifer G. 163:12
Lee T. 191:00(OVT)
Dick B. 212:40(OVT)
Molly/Mike OVT
Trex DNF
Melissa DNF
Fuentes DNF
Amber/Adam DNF
James P. DNF
Edward I. DNF
1/2 Long Course
Place Participant Time
1 Nick/Charlie 148:10
2 Steve/Chris 149:05
3 Adam G. 156:13
Roger S. 188:00(OVT)
Team Alpha(2) 190:50(OVT)
Team Braug(2) 191:40(OVT)
Hirnyj 207:10(OVT)
Daniel C. 211:56(OVT)
Bilbo 213:00(OVT)
Nelson L. DNF
Brian R. DNF
Hernandez(2) DNF
Centeno(3) DNF
Eric M. DNF
Jason L. DNF
Jackie C. DNF
Hushchyna DNF
R. Diaz DNF
Vickio(2) DNF
Pablo C.(2) DNF
Angie(2) DNF
Short Course
Place Participant Time
1 David/Michael 53:52
2 Shane H.(2) 63:00
3 Luke/Bilal 65:50
4 Marcie P. 68:03
5 Mirza 74:09
6 Carlos C. 74:40
7 Estadillo 83:30
8 Brian/Karen 88:30
9 Podsada 88:58
10 Carlos O. 89:22
11 Yvette A. 89:55
12 Gonzales(3) 94:52
13 Nelson R. 95:59
14 C. Lopez 101:04
15 Soto(3) 104:00
16 Errum(2) 115:05
17 Roman A. 153:00
Matt P. DNF
Weber(3) DNF
Guzman(3) DNF
Arroyo lost shoe
Ami V. DNF

Devil's Lake Event, November 6 - meet director Dmitry P.

This was another classic Badger Orienteering Club weather day. Sunny and almost 60 degrees in November! Dmitry set up a long course that featured clusters of controls to give participants more controls to find, while still covering about the same distance as our usual events. I was unable to attend, so will get straight to the results.

Long Course, very roughly 7.5K
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Michael E. 51:47
2 Mikhail P. 68:37
3 Joe S. 71:00
4 Tim G. 76:22
5 Svein M. 86:11
6 Rick S. 90:23
7 Ryan J. 90:45
8 Alan H. 94:49
9 Mark W.(2) 98:03
10 Andy D. 102:06
11 Bob F. 102:13
12 Scott B. 105:23
13 Rich J. 123:15
14 Beaver Bros.(2) 125:12
15 Lee T. 148:00
16 Pete A. 153:10
17 Svetlana S. 156:32
18 Pat/Jerry 158:16
19 George A. 171:20
Tom W. DNF
Medium Course
Place Participant Time
1 Ioanna S. 75:33
2 Matt/John 89:55
3 Boris 98:00
4 Ben/Liz 109:05
5 Janice/Greg 115:43
6 Tammy G. 121:05
7 Mikey/Victoria 147:15
Jim D. OVT
Lance DNF
Short Course, 2.8K
Place Participant Time
1 Ben/Nathaniel(4) 42:40
2 Leo(3) 49:00
3 On Wisconsin(4) 60:05
4 Joe(3) 61:39
5 4 Scorpions(4) 66:29
6 Runners(4) 67:28
7 Vipers(4) 70:00
8 Frank(3) 75:04
9 Beaird(3) 78:50
10 Mickey/Ryan 81:36
11 Richard 90:00
12 Johnson(2) 100:00
13 Cathy Y. 105:25
14 Nancy/Ruthie 106:32
15 Millers(4) 122:01
Bob(2) DNF

Lapham Peak Event, October 2, meet director Rich J.

We had cool temperatures and clear skies for the Lapham Peak event, and a fantastic turnout for the orienteering activities.

A few people on the long course had trouble inverting contours in the northeast part of the map, as the area is well covered with hills and depressions. The markers most discussed seemed to be #4(which was also featured on the intermediate course) and #9. Number 4 was in a complex area but easily seen from above if you climbed beyond it and looked back. Number 9 had some thicker vegetation to confuse the approaches, and at least a couple people were looking for a nearby hill instead of a depression as an attack point. Also the concern of running off the map was mentioned by a couple of people. So - that was a good one!

Maricel Olaru had the best strategy for the long course, which was o finish twelve minutes faster than anybody else....

The Short course had mixed results. I set a couple of fairly difficult markers near the end, with the thought that after a few easy ones, people would find the more difficult ones as well. Many enjoyed the course difficulties, but we had a few non-finishers, too, which was not my intention. The good news is that many people who finished the short course went on to try at least a few markers on the intermediate course.

We had another fine group of participants for this event, and a lot of people helped state the meet: Dmitry P. - setup and starts; Dick B. - registration and start/finish; Michael E. - troubleshooting; Cathy Y. - registration, training, start/finish, results and control pickup. Many thanks to all, and to the park staff at Lapham Peak, as well. Rick J. <
Long Course
Place Participant Time Min/K
1 Maricel O. 57:10
2 Michael E. 69:26
3 Natalia B. 71:01
4 Rick S. 72:11
5 Charlie S. 72:32
6 Svein M. 84:03
7 Dmitry P. 84:31
8 Alan H. 85:24
9 Jeff L. 86:05
10 Rob K. 92:53
11 Kevin S. 94:06
12 Ioana S. 96:30
13 Scott B. 103:20
14 Joe E. 121:07
15 Dan I. 127:22
16 Rich/Masha 129:12
17 Andy M. 129:30