Reach-11 Sprints
Results
Saturday, April 14, 2018


Writeup

It was a beautiful day in North Phoenix for the Reach 11 Sprints event. What a solid turnout we had: 46 participants, with at least half of them running both sprints. We held a beginner's clinic, and many of the first-time participants ran in the sprints. They did really well! We say "Well done" to our new friends, and we thank them for coming out and experiencing the sport of orienteering.

We offered two sprints, Sprint 1 was 2km and Sprint 2 was 4km. Most race legs offered runners a choice of routes, such as "should I go through those trees, or take the trail around the trees?" and "should I straight-line it across the desert, or navigate to features and then attack?" We got feedback that the courses were entertaining.

We had some special guests. First, Steve McKinley of the Southern Navigators club (Surrey, England) was in town and decided to look us up. He ran the sprints in convincing style, taking a first and a second. Our sport is very strong in Southern England. If you want to what a large club looks like, check out https://www.southernnavigators.com. You'll want to get on a plane right away! Steve is the Technical Adviser & Website Manager for his club. In July he will serve as IOF advisor to the upcoming World Masters Orienteering Championships in Denmark. Nice to meet you, Steve, we hope to meet again!

Also, a large group of cadets from the Sahuarita Navy JROTC batallion came all the way from Green Valley to participate. They are highly interested in orienteering, and quite skilled at it, too. It was a pleasure to see them enjoy the courses. It was also a pleasure to work with their leader, Brad Roberson, Commander USN (Ret). Brad is responsible for getting the Red Wolves involved in orienteering some 10 years ago. They've posted excellent results in JROTC orienteering events, as well as in many other sports and activities. And they make time for community service projects. This is one squared away group of young men and women. They look forward to our upcoming events, especially classic courses. Bravo Zulu, Red Wolves! You are welcome anytime!

OK, for the results. Tristan Thomas (Sahuarita JROTC) finished first amoung the men in Sprint 1, closely followed by Steve McKinley, Matthew Mayer (Sahuarita JROTC), Noah Plumb, Paul Kent and Dan Yamashiro. Newcomer Jigeesha Upadhyaya was the fastest woman. Alicen Barney and Francisca Molina (Sahuarita JROTC) were the fastest women's team. Nathan and Abigail Nutter were the fastest mixed team. Three men's teams from Sahuarita JROTC tied for the best time in that category (Tim Napier & Cristian Ruiz, Tyler Stephens & Hayden Turney, and Kareem Hernandez & Jackson Wennmaker).

In Sprint 2, Steve McKinley was the fastest man, followed by Paul Kent and Brian Blanchard. The team of Tristan Thomas & Matthew Mayer (Sahuarita JROTC) were the first place men's team, with the team of Justin Hansford, Gage Karschnik (Sahuarita JROTC) second. Anna Hoge was the fastest woman. Once again, Alicen Barney and Francisca Molina (Sahuarita JROTC) were the fastest women's team. Kassandra Delgado, Cristian Ruiz (Sahuarita JROTC) were the fastest mixed team.

There were quite a few tie results. This is due to Gary's scoring method, in which he rounded up runner's times to the next minute. He was pretty busy at the timer's table, and felt he could not accurately record times to the neareset second. If anyone feels there has been a mistake inteh results, please feel free to let him know.


Volunteers

Course Setters: Gary Hickey
Meet Directors: Gary Hickey
Bag Hangers: Gary Hickey
Water Station Setup: None
Equipment Hauling: Gary Hickey, Ron Birks
Setup/Tear-down: Gary Hickey, Garrett Walliman, Ed Tankersley
Registration Table: Gary Hickey
Timing Table: Gary Hickey
Beginners Clinic: Ron Birks, Ed Tankersley
Control Retrieval: Gary Hickey
Tabulating Results: Gary Hickey, Ron Birks, Ed Tankersley

Sprint 1 Course Summary

Sprint 1 Course Statistics  
Straight-Line Distance (km) 1.9
Climb (m) 10
Number of Controls 8
Total Participants 37

Sprint 1 Results

Overall
Place
Name Size Category Time M F TM TF TX Team Members/Club
1 Sahuarita JROTC 14 1 M 0:12:00 1         Tristan Thomas
2 Steve McKinley 1 M 0:13:00 2         Southern Navigators (UK)
3 Sahuarita JROTC 13 1 M 0:14:00 3         Matthew Mayer
4 Noah Plumb 1 M 0:15:15 4          
5 Paul Kent 1 M 0:16:00 5         Save Pluto
6 Dan Yamashiro 1 M 0:17:00 6          
7 Sahuarita JROTC 4 2 TF 0:19:45       1   Alicen Barney, Francisca Molina
8 Nutter Bunch 2 TX 0:20:00         1 Nathan and Abigail Nutter
9 Sahuarita JROTC 8 1 M 0:21:00 7         Blake Thompson
10 Sahuarita JROTC 1 2 TM 0:23:00     1     Tim Napier, Cristian Ruiz
10 Sahuarita JROTC 5 2 TM 0:23:00     2     Tyler Stephens, Hayden Turney
10 Sahuarita JROTC 2 2 TF 0:23:00       2   Yara Suarez, Kassandra Delgado
13 Sahuarita JROTC 3 2 TX 0:25:00         2 Amanda Lavinder, Solomon Mott
13 Sahuarita JROTC 9 2 TX 0:25:00         3 Dylan Filiatrault, Alex Colburn
13 Sahuarita JROTC 10 2 TM 0:25:00     3     Kareem Hernandez, Jackson Wennmaker
13 Ming Shih 1 M 0:25:00 8          
17 Paul Harwood 1 M 0:26:00 9          
18 Jigeesha Upadhyaya 1 F 0:26:15   1        
19 Kumpula Clan 2 TX 0:29:00         4 Anna and Patrick Kumpula
20 Revenants 2 TM 0:32:00     4     Rich Ormond, Dave Scott
21 Jim Davies 1 M 0:36:00 10          
22 Merridi and Julie 2 TF 0:37:00       3   Merridi Haskell, Julie Calderwood
23 Garrett Walliman 1 M 0:42:00 11          
24 The Layman's 2 TX 1:23:00         5 Larry and Sally Layman
  Mary Kirchmann 1 F Rec   2        

Sprint 2 Course Summary

Sprint 2 Course Statistics  
Straight-Line Distance (km) 4.1
Climb (m) 10
Number of Controls 9
Total Participants 27

Sprint 2 Results

Overall
Place
Name Size Category Time M F TM TF TX Team Members/Club
1 Steve McKinley 1 M 0:29:00 1         Southern Navigators (UK)
1 Sahuarita JROTC 6 2 TM 0:29:00     1     Matthew Mayer, Tristan Thomas
3 Sahuarita JROTC 11 2 TM 0:35:00     2     Justin Hansford, Gage Karschnik
3 Paul Kent 1 M 0:35:00 2         Save Pluto
5 Sahuarita JROTC 10 2 TM 0:45:00     3     Kareem Hernandez, Jackson Wennmaker
6 Brian Blanchard 1 M 0:46:00 3          
7 Anna Hoge 1 F 0:47:00   1        
8 Ed Tankersley 1 M 0:48:00 4          
9 Sahuarita JROTC 4 2 TF 0:54:00       1   Alicen Barney, Francisca Molina
10 Sahuarita JROTC 5 2 TM 0:56:00     4     Tyler Stephens, Hayden Turney
10 Rich Ormond 1 M 0:56:00 5          
10 Dave Scott 1 M 0:56:00 5          
13 Sahuarita JROTC 12 2 TX 1:00:00         1 Kassandra Delgado, Cristian Ruiz
14 Sahuarita JROTC 8 1 M 1:10:00 7         Blake Thompson
15 Sahuarita JROTC 7 2 TX 1:43:00         2 Veronique Pomerleau, Chris Bennett
  Dan Yamashiro 1 M Rec           missed one control
  Merridi and Julie 2 TF Rec           Merridi Haskell, Julie Calderwood
  Sahuarita JROTC 9 2 TX Rec           Dylan Filiatrault, Alex Colburn