By Graham Brew, Event Director (and BAOC Event Coordinator)
The BAOC Score-O event at Huddart Park in Woodside was a huge success! The weather was sunny and warm once the wistful coastal fog burned off, setting us up for a very entertaining day at a location we had not visited for a few years.
Despite what some people thought, this was not the first time BAOC had organized a Score-O. In fact, we used to do them more frequently about 10 years ago when they were called “Wilderness Scrambles”. There is a beauty to the simplicity of the organization, with everyone running on the same map and no predefined courses. Beginners enjoy the flexibility of visiting only the controls they wish, and in any order. Advanced orienteers relish the challenge of optimizing their routing, and in trying to “clear the course” (visit every control) within the time limit.
I think it brings a great sense of comradery across all the competitors when everyone is faced with the same map. And a lot of people were hanging out after their runs discussing routing strategy. We made great use of the shady picnic area. A big thanks to Course Setter Werner Haag for revisiting this format and demonstrating the potential for future events.
A handful of orienteers did clear the course, with Carl Hoel doing it in a mere 66 minutes, with Yurii Konovalenko in second place with 80 minutes. Wayne Staats and Rex Winterbottom also cleared the course within the time limit. Petra Sundstrom was the top female finisher, skipping only two out of the 32 controls. A few orienteers choose to maximize their time on the map by clearing the course without worrying about the time limit. A perfectly valid use of the format so long as you check in by 2 PM.
As ever, the success of the entire enterprise hinges on our wonderful volunteers. For yesterday’s fun we can thank the following:
- Course Setter: Werner Haag
- Registration: Steve Haas, Will Nguyen
- E-Punch: Jeff Lanam, Olga & Gary Kraght
- Beginner Clinics: Rex Winterbottom, Werner Haag
- Starts: Kat Lan, Josh Munic, Ouri Karni
- Control Pick-up: Werner Haag, Tac Sugiyama, Theo Verhoeven, Yurii Konovalenko
- RouteGadget: Tapio Karras
- Website: Chuck Spalding
We are always looking for volunteers to help at all our events. If you would like to pitch in, just contact the Event Director of any future event, and they will happily discuss all the options with you.
Thanks again to everyone who came out to help and participate yesterday!
Score-O Course (32 controls, 10 points each, 10-pt-per-minute late penalty)
Collected Late
Pl Name(s) Club Score Time Points Reduction
1 Carl Hoel 320 1:06:00 320
2 Yurii Konovalenko BAOC 320 1:20:07 320
3 Wayne Staats BAOC 320 1:25:42 320
4 Rex Winterbottom BAOC 320 1:27:15 320
5 Ouri Karni BAOC 300 1:24:00 300
6 Petra Sundstrom BAOC 300 1:25:28 300
7 Tapio Karras BAOC 290 1:27:57 290
8 Misha Kreslavsky BAOC 280 1:27:25 280
9 Fanny Jacobson 270 1:29:41 270
10 James Arthurton BAOC 260 1:29:42 260
11 Tom De Vre BAOC 250 1:27:29 250
12 Steve Gregg BAOC 250 1:28:35 250
13 Tac Sugiyama BAOC 250 1:28:36 250
14 John Richardson BAOC 250 1:29:01 250
15 Brian Ritchken BAOC 250 1:30:07 260 -10
16 Aleksandr Sidorov 240 1:28:46 240
17 Andrew Petersen NAVX 230 1:38:45 320 -90
18 Boyuan Zhang 220 1:26:22 220
19 Here 220 1:28:27 220
20 Weichun Fong BAOC 220 1:28:46 220
21 Matthew Blain 200 1:29:52 200
22 Jeff Street BAOC 190 1:21:53 190
23 Kristin Bremm NAVX 190 1:30:16 200 -10
24 Rahel Schneider BAOC 180 54:36 180
25 Joe Tarnow BAOC 180 1:24:36 180
26 Pascal Vii BAOC 180 1:27:06 180
27 Theo Verhoeven BAOC 180 1:29:22 180
28 Kostia 180 1:30:30 190 -10
29 Peters BAOC 170 1:14:01 170
30 Roy Want BAOC 170 1:25:40 170
31 Gary Kraght BAOC 170 1:27:42 170
32 Jason Reed BAOC 170 1:27:48 170
33 Zeqian Li 160 1:01:39 160
34 Vicki Woolworth NAVX 160 1:23:05 160
35 Lee, Wilson Berry 160 1:25:41 160
36 DelMar MCJROTC 160 1:26:56 160
37 Stephen Haas BAOC 160 1:29:54 160
38 Neville Fernandes BAOC 160 1:29:57 160
39 Olga Boiarynova UKR 160 1:34:59 210 -50
40 Denis Kourakin BAOC 150 1:18:32 150
41 Erin McDowell MNOC 150 1:19:42 150
42 Scott Astor BAOC 150 1:26:44 150
43 Thomas Zhanson BAOC 150 1:27:38 150
44 Maria Khvalchik 150 1:30:15 160 -10
45 ZOS DVOA 140 57:11 140
46 A & E 140 1:14:37 140
47 Johanna Merriss BAOC 140 1:16:37 140
48 Hachmann 140 1:22:02 140
49 Will Nguyen BAOC 140 1:26:09 140
50 Jeff Lanam BAOC 140 1:27:33 140
51 Meghan Henry BAOC 140 1:27:47 140
52 Olga Kraght BAOC 140 1:28:04 140
53 Sean Scarnewhia 130 1:24:57 130
54 Miroslav Trubelja BAOC 130 1:27:24 130
55 Go Long 130 1:27:46 130
55 Roopa McNealis BAOC 130 1:27:46 130
57 Miriam Barija Ramblers 130 1:28:57 130
58 Afanzar 120 1:13:56 120
59 Eric Buysse BAOC 120 1:20:37 120
60 Rucha Bedarkar BAOC 120 1:22:34 120
61 Shengye Wang BAOC 120 1:23:38 120
62 The Strongers 120 1:26:22 120
63 Josh Munic BAOC 120 1:28:44 120
64 Vlad Gurovich 120 1:30:26 130 -10
65 Lingshan Xu 120 1:31:48 140 -20
66 Diamond Hunters SDO 120 1:33:09 160 -40
67 Kevin Henry BAOC 120 1:36:03 190 -70
68 Nathan Curtis BAOC 110 1:24:25 110
69 The Superior People Troop 565 110 1:26:03 110
70 Victoria Chi 100 1:22:54 100
71 Skibbidy Rizzers 100 1:30:40 110 -10
72 Sunny Maxey SDO 100 1:34:33 150 -50
73 George Minarik BAOC 90 1:01:11 90
74 C. K. BAOC 90 1:16:41 90
75 Jay Hann BAOC 90 1:24:45 90
76 Claire Discenz 80 1:26:17 80
77 Mirjana Spasojevic 80 1:27:30 80
78 Koskela family BAOC 70 39:09 70
79 Swiffies BAOC 70 1:26:53 70
80 Dinesh & Varsha Harleen BAOC 50 1:30:39 60 -10
81 Sarah & Justin 50 1:31:48 70 -20
82 Ray Rosenbaum BAOC 50 1:38:16 140 -90
83 Team Rainbow BAOC 30 1:33:34 70 -40
84 Nancy Lindeman BAOC 10 1:31:11 30 -20
85 Bob Jahnston 0 1:38:09 90 -90
86 Godzilla Troop 656 0 1:42:18 130 -130
87 Kathleen Lan BAOC 0 2:14:30 450 -450
88 Jake Nitbaum BAOC 0 2:15:57 460 -460
89 Geraldo Orgel 0 2:37:00 1670 -670
90 Scott Sampson BAOC 0 2:48:44 1790 -790
Jerry & Mary Buysse BAOC 30 DNF 30
Emmett Elvey BAOC 0 DNS
Eric Levesque BAOC 0 DNS
Hailey Hinkle BAOC 0 DNS
Leslie Minarik BAOC 0 DNS
Lisa Hofmann BAOC 0 DNS
Rafa Henry BAOC 0 DNS
Wyatt Lin BAOC 0 DNS
DNF
= Did not finish (one or more controls
missed)
DNS
= Did not start
DSQ
= Disqualified
MSP
= Mispunched (one or more incorrect
controls)
OVT
= Overtime
RouteGadget