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Results: December 14, 2008
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We had a great turnout for the Saguaro Lake Score-O. There was a threat of rain, but the weather held out and provided nice, cool temperatures for the 4-hour event. A total of 47 people came out to find controls on the nearly 20 km course. Thanks to everyone who participated.
Once again, our friends from Tucson had a good showing during the race. Ludwig Hill had the best score of the day, obtaining a total of 1330 out of 1510 points (35 out of the total 42 controls). Jeff Brucker followed closely behind with 1040 points, even after spending an undue amount of time on our magical hidden control #62. (More on that later.) There were also a number of teams and individuals that scored over 700 points on a course that was intentionally set to be long and hard with a number of controls requiring a substantial amount of climb. On the women's side, Windy Marks and Brigid O'Neil obtained 720 points for the 16 controls that they reached. They even pounded their way to the mombo control located near a sub-peak of Stewart Mountain. Great job!
We had a number of beginners or near beginners who first attended the beginner's clinic, then proceeded to use their new knowledge to try their luck on the course. These included Tina Stefek and Kim Hines (Team Fire) who reached 14 controls in under 4 hours. Are they sure they've never done orienteering before? They'd have continued into the night to find controls if we hadn't put a time limit on them. Steven Hollar as well as Team Slow & Steady Wins the Race (Terry, Mary, and Taylor Hancock) and the boy scouts from Troop 244 also went out and grabbed a bunch of controls. Even Kathi Douglas, who is generally more interested in pretty flowers and bouncing bunnies, was able to stay focused for over an hour and grab herself 4 controls. Once again, great job to everyone who participated!
There are two controls I want to single out for special recognition. Control #91 was placed near the top of one of the sub-peaks of Stewart Mountain. Before the event, I warned everyone that the control was difficult to get to, with thick brush, large boulders, and a substantial climb blocking the way (from 1720 up to 2492 feet, a climb of 772 feet). I didn't think anyone would go up to get the control. However, I was wrong. Jeff Brucker, Bob Badgett, Derrick Beracy, Phil Milan, Chuck Phillips, Forest Brown, Matt Hanly, Windy Marks, and Brigid O'Neil all grunted their way up to the control and were rewarded with magnificient 360 degree views. I commend all of you on your effort.
The other control that warrants mention is #62. This control was placed in an area of the map filled with many parallel reentrants, thick brush, and few attack points. Although one of the course setter's notes recommended that orienteers find a single attack point and carefully follow a bearing and pace count to the control, that didn't make it any easier to find. In hindsight, the placement of this control was not the best, and a number of people wasted valuable time looking for it. I apologize for the frustration this control might have caused. We'll certainly learn from this experience and do better setting the controls in the future. The following people were able to find the control and were rewarded with 60 points: Mike Wilke, Windy Marks, Brigid O'Neil, Forest Brown, Matt Hanly, Bob Badgett, Ludwig Hill, Ron Hendricks, and Carol Cusack.
Once again, thanks to everyone who participated in this event. We spend a great deal of time planning and setting the orienteering courses. Our reward is to see all of you out having a good time participating in the events. We'll see you again at our next meet.
| Course Setter: | Ron Birks |
| Meet Director: | Forest Brown |
| Bag Hangers: | Ron Birks, Dianne Haselfeld, Tim England, Carla Brandt, David Erhart |
| Water Station Setup: | Ron Birks |
| Equipment Hauling: | Forest Brown |
| Setup/Tear-down: | Forest Brown, Ron Birks, Kathi Douglas, Karthik Venkatesan |
| Registration Table: | Kathi Douglas, Karthik Venkatesan, Ron Birks |
| Timing Table: | Kathi Douglas, Karthik Venkatesan, Ron Birks |
| Beginners Clinic: | Ron Birks |
| Control Retrieval: | Forest Brown, Gary Hickey, Deb Allen, Martin Travizo, Karthik Venkatesan, Derrick Beracy, Tim Stefek, Tina Stefek, Kim Hines |
| Tabulating Results: | Kathi Douglas, Karthik Venkatesan, Ron Birks |
Categories:
M - Male
F - Female
TM - Male Team
TF - Female Team
TX - Mixed Team
December 14, 2008 |
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| Total Points Possible: | 1510 | ||||||||
| TotalNumber of Controls: | 42 | ||||||||
| Total Participants: | 47 | ||||||||
| Overall Place |
Competitor | Total Points |
Penalty Points * |
Number of Controls |
Time | Category | Rank | Grand Prix Points |
Team Members |
| 1 | Ludwig Hill | 1330 | 0 | 35 | 3:58:07 | M | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | Jeff Brucker | 1040 | 0 | 27 | 3:57:00 | M | 2 | 9 | |
| 3 | Hanly-Brown | 960 | 0 | 21 | 3:55:40 | TM | 1 | Forest Brown, Matt Hanly | |
| 4 | Luke Tanner | 840 | 0 | 22 | 3:48:40 | M | 3 | 8 | |
| 5 | Lunatic Fringe | 820 | 0 | 19 | 3:50:45 | TM | 2 | Phil Milan, Chuck Phillips | |
| 6 | Bob Badgett | 780 | 0 | 18 | 3:57:12 | M | 4 | 7 | |
| 7 | Erik Ringnes | 770 | 0 | 27 | 3:06:30 | M | 5 | 6 | |
| 8 | Cold | 720 | 0 | 16 | 3:57:16 | TF | 1 | Windy Marks, Brigid O'Neil | |
| 9 | Mike Wilke | 670 | 100 | 20 | 4:10:24 | M | 6 | 5 | |
| 10 | Caron | 640 | 0 | 16 | 3:3:57:16 | TX | 1 | Ron Hendricks, Carol Cusack | |
| 11 | Mike Zampino | 570 | 0 | 16 | 3:58:58 | M | 7 | 4 | |
| 12 | Team Fire | 460 | 0 | 14 | 3:45:00 # | TF | 2 | Tina Stefek, Kim Hines | |
| 13 | Derrick Beracy | 450 | 140 | 17 | 4:14:50 | M | 8 | 3 | |
| 14 | Gary Hickey | 430 | 0 | 11 | 3:50:50 | M | 9 | 2 | |
| 15 | Rick Eastman | 380 | 0 | 18 | 3:00:00 | M | 10 | 1 | |
| 16 | Deb Lusk | 380 | 0 | 18 | 3:00:00 | F | 1 | 10 | |
| 17 | Karthik Venkatesan | 240 | 0 | 12 | 2:59:00 | M | 11 | 0 | |
| 18 | L Squared | 230 | 0 | 14 | 2:03:00 | TF | 3 | Loretta Coffman, Lisa Spear | |
| 19 | Diet Coke | 230 | 0 | 12 | 2:10:00 | TX | 2 | Laura Waylenki, Aaron Motta | |
| 20 | Clark Family | 210 | 0 | 12 | 2:04:30 | TX | 3 | Shaun Clark, Syra Clark, Rizon Clark | |
| 21 | Jesse Delgado | 200 | 0 | 11 | 2:45:00 | M | 12 | 0 | |
| 22 | Steven Hollar | 200 | 0 | 8 | 3:15:20 # | M | 13 | 0 | |
| 23 | Troop 244 | 180 | 0 | 8 | 2:25:00 | TM | 3 | Steve Coletti,Garret Coletti,Cody McCrea,Gary McCrea, Ryan Bereman, Charles Cync, Matt Rofsel |
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| 24 | Tim Stefek | 160 | 0 | 5 | 0:44:00 | M | 14 | 0 | |
| 25 | Team Dam | 160 | 160 | 10 | 4:16:16 | TX | 4 | Debra Allen, Martin Trevizo | |
| 26 | Lee Craven | 130 | 0 | 10 | 1:52:00 | M | 15 | 0 | |
| 27 | Slow & Steady Wins the Race | 110 | 0 | 8 | 2:24:40 | TX | 5 | Terry Hancock, Mary Hancock, Taylor Hancock | |
| 28 | Sharon J. Fairchild | 110 | 0 | 11 | 3:13:00 | F | 2 | 9 | |
| 29 | Kathi Douglas | 60 | 0 | 4 | 1:01:20 | F | 3 | 8 | |
* Ten points were deducted for each full minute over the cutoff time of 1:00 PM. The penalty points are already included in the POINTS column.
# Honorable Mention: Although these participants came in after the 1:00 PM cutoff, they finished in less than 4 hours. The rule for the 1:00 cutoff time was not clearly communicated to participants that started after 9:00, so no penalty has been applied to these participant's score.