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Results: November 9, 2014
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We had a nice day of Classic-O courses at Coon Bluff Recreation Area in Mesa, AZ. Over 50 people
came out to try the White, Yellow, Brown, and Green courses. The Brown and Green courses included
newly-mapped areas north and east of Coon Bluff Road. There were old friends, new friends and even
a military orienteer from Germany. The Maryvale Panthers JROTC were there too, fresh off a strong
performance the previous week at the Southwest Orienteering Championship at First Water, where they
won their 3rd straight Team Championship and for the first time, placed 3rd in the Sweepstakes 1 point
behind Gallup HS and 4 Points behind Buena HS. See Daryl Yost's report on our website for more details.
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It's been a rainy year, so the brush was thick, the footpaths were full of sand, and the washes were
deeper than the last time we were here. The new territory had lots of trees and faint trails. It all
added up to the Brown and Green courses being a bit challenging. Oh yes, there was the small matter of
the parking lot east of the road being mismapped. And the bags for Brown and Green Control #3 were
swapped in the field. Most runners were not affected, but several runners recognized the errors and
unfairly lost time on the course. Nothing like a good course setting error to break your flow! Accordingly,
the results were adjusted to account for the time that was lost. Gary apologizes very much for these glitches,
especially if they caused anyone to enjoy the day even one bit less than they would have otherwise.
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That being said, here is how things turned out: Ron Birks and Daniel Heininger (from O.C. Munchen) were
the best of the field on the Green course. David, Windy, and Derrick finished not far behind. Alejandro Torres
and Shadow stayed strong and finished the Green course, a nice job on a long, difficult course. Debbie Allen
was the only person to finish the Brown course, and her perserverance earned her a well-deserved victory. The
team of Daniel Zuniga and Arturo Soto finished one-two on the Yellow course, with good times, and then tackled
the Brown course as a team. They would have finished it but they just ran out of time. Ulysse Roman,
Jacky De La Torre, Juan Ramierz and Miguel Haro also did well on short courses and then took on the Brown or Green.
Several other runners attempted the long courses with a late start, did very well, but also ran out of time.
The White course was enoyed by some teams, which was great to see. The best time was turned in by Daryl Yost and
Daniel Zuniga as a team. Well done to everyone!
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Gary cannot thank enough the club members who helped run the meet. Without Ron and Forest we could not have
registered and started all the racers so efficiently. And thanks so much to everyone who picked up bags.
Gary only had to pick up a few. Maybe they thought he would get lost looking for his own bags! We are
looking forward to Lake Pleasant next month, and Coon Bluff some time in the not-too-distant future. Thanks
for coming to the event, everyone!
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| Course Setters: | Gary Hickey |
| Meet Directors: | Gary Hickey |
| Bag Hangers: | Gary Hickey |
| Water Station Setup: | Gary Hickey |
| Equipment Hauling: | Ron Birks |
| Setup/Tear-down: | Ron Birks, Gary Hickey, Glenn Haselfeld, Forest Brown |
| Registration Table: | Ron Birks, Gary Hickey |
| Timing Table: | Forest Brown |
| Beginners Clinic: | Glenn Haselfeld, Derrick Beracy, Ron Birks |
| Control Retrieval: | Derrick Beracy, Ron Birks, Gary Hickey, Tom Allen, Forest Brown |
| Tabulating Results: | Forest Brown, Gary Hickey |
| Course | Number of Participants |
| White | 15 |
| Yellow | 25 |
| Brown | 9 |
| Green | 18 |
| Total (some ran more than 1 course) | 52 |
| Number of Controls: | 5 |
| Straight-Line Distance/Climb: | 1.8 km, 0 meters climb |
| Total Participants: | 15 |
| Overall Place |
Name | Team Size |
Category | Elapsed Time |
Rank | Team Members |
| 1 | Panther Training | 2 | TM | 0:31:00 | 1 | Daryl Yost, Daniel Zuniga. Maryvale JROTC. |
| 2 | Slow & Steady | 4 | TX | 1:22:00 | 1 | Mary Hancock, Terry Hancock, Taylor Hancock, Megan Hancock |
| Pros From Dover | 3 | TX | REC | Dave Fish, Nikki Perrott, Marty Waters | ||
| Team Vintage | 4 | TX | REC | Phillip Marin, Penny Marin, Mary Jo Toledo, Dave Toledo | ||
| Wallace Team | 2 | TX | REC | Estelle Wallace, Bob Wallace |
| Number of Controls: | 8 |
| Straight-Line Distance/Climb: | 3.9 km, 100 meters climb |
| Total Participants: | 25 |
| Overall Place |
Name | Team Size |
Category | Elapsed Time |
Rank | Team Members |
| 1 | Daniel Zuniga | 1 | M | 0:43:00 | 1 | Maryvale JROTC |
| 2 | Arturo Soto | 1 | M | 0:48:00 | 2 | Maryvale JROTC |
| 3 | Ulysse Roman | 1 | M | 0:54:00 | 3 | Maryvale JROTC |
| 4 | De La Torre/Ramirez | 2 | TX | 1:07:00 | 1 | Jacquelin De La Torre, Juan Ramirez. Maryvale JROTC. |
| 5 | Brandon Drake | 1 | M | 1:09:00 | 4 | |
| 6 | Ducks | 3 | TM | 1:25:00 | 1 | Kevin Adams, Nate Adams, Collin Doucette |
| 7 | Miguel Haro | 1 | M | 1:32:00 | 5 | Maryvale JROTC |
| 8 | Max & Brian | 2 | TM | 1:33:00 | 2 | Brian Fabig, Max Fabig |
| 9 | Team Vintage | 3 | TX | 1:40:00 | 2 | Phillip Marin, Mary Jo Toledo, Dave Toledo |
| 10 | Slow & Steady | 4 | TX | 2:06:00 | 3 | Mary Hancock, Terry Hancock, Taylor Hancock, Megan Hancock |
| Hoskins Team | 4 | TX | REC | Nicolas Hoskins, Ellen Hoskins, Sebastian Hoskins, Gavan Hoskins | ||
| Lawrence Baker | 1 | M | REC | |||
| Sharon Fairchild | 1 | F | DNF |
| Number of Controls: | 10 |
| Straight-Line Distance/Climb: | 6.30 km, 181 meters climb |
| Total Participants: | 9 |
| Overall Place |
Name | Team Size |
Category | Elapsed Time |
Rank | Team Members |
| 1 | Debbie Allen | 1 | F | 3:22:00 | 1 | |
| Soto/Zuniga | 2 | TM | DNF | Arturo Soto, Daniel Zuniga. Maryvale JROTC | ||
| Irene Fabig | 1 | F | DNF | |||
| Miguel Haro | 1 | M | DNF | Maryvale JROTC | ||
| De La Torre/Roman | 2 | TF | DNF | Jacquelin De La Torre, Ulysse Roman. Maryvale JROTC | ||
| Pink Dynamite | 2 | TF | DNF | Corinne Gibson, Rachel Sweeney |
| Number of Controls: | 12 |
| Straight-Line Distance/Climb: | 6.80 km, 181 meters climb |
| Total Participants: | 18 |
| Overall Place |
Name | Team Size |
Category | Elapsed Time |
Rank | Team Members |
| 1 | Daniel Heininger | 1 | M | 1:10:00* | 1 | Visiting US, from O.C. Munchen. Searched for misplaced control. Time adjusted. |
| 2 | Ron Birks | 1 | M | 1:10:00* | 2 | Searched for misplaced control. Time adjusted. |
| 3 | David Marks | 1 | M | 1:40:00* | 3 | Searched for misplaced control. Time adjusted. |
| 4 | Windy Marks | 1 | F | 1:40:00* | 1 | Searched for misplaced control. Time adjusted. |
| 5 | Derrick Beracy | 1 | M | 1:40:00* | 4 | Searched for misplaced control. Time adjusted. |
| 6 | Matt Gunstra | 1 | M | 2:11:00 | 5 | |
| 7 | Glenn Haselfeld | 1 | M | 2:20:00* | 6 | Searched for misplaced control. Time adjusted. |
| 8 | Alejandro Torres | 1 | M | 2:50:00 | 7 | Maryvale JROTC |
| 9 | Joseph Moreles | 1 | M | 2:52:00 | 8 | Maryvale JROTC |
| 10 | Matt Sweeney | 1 | M | 3:15:00 | 9 | |
| Brandan Figueroa | 1 | M | DNF | Maryvale JROTC | ||
| Kyle Seifullin | 1 | M | DNF | |||
| Daryl Yost | 1 | M | DNF | Maryvale JROTC | ||
| Moose Attack | 2 | TM | DNF | Ken Snelling, Mike Ball | ||
| Eric Chapman | 1 | M | DNF | |||
| Tom Allen | 1 | M | DNF | |||
| Jose Gonzalez | 1 | M | DNF | Maryvale JROTC |