By Troy Kaji
129 entrants braved the bear-infested U.C. campus amid screeching Campanile falcons and fluttering moths. We enjoyed a (typical) cool overcast Berkeley summer day, ideal for puzzling out the tricky course traps. An unknown vandal vexed the first set of beginners by swiping control #14, quickly replaced by sprinting course setter Lori Huberman, with results fixed electronically by E-punch master Jeff Lanam. Genuine U.C. Berkeley-level courses for both mind and body.
Thanks to our BAOC special teams and volunteers!
- Sarah Williams and Gary Kraght smoothly registered our 129 entrants.
- Jeff Lanam setup and staffed E-punch, and mentored John and Marcy Beard who covered while Jeff ran his course.
- Rex Winterbottom gave beginner clinics like a college tour guide teaching via the Socratic method, assisted by Jeffrey Goodwin, Gemma Fa-Kaji, and other unnamed heroes.
- Laurel Oak (with her O-dog) and Frank Markowitz helped with starts all day. Big thanks!
- Lori Huberman set excellent brain-stretching courses, ably assisted by:
George and Leslie Minarik – course vetting
Sam Coradetti – control setting, control pickup
Presto Huberman – control setting, control pickup
Carlo Giacometti – control pickup
Daniel Šebo – control pickup
Gemma Fa-Kaji – control pickup
John Beard – control pickup
News Flash #1: People crossed (the plane of) an "uncrossable" fence
There has been a flurry of BayONet messages regarding an "uncrossable" fence near control #49 on the Advanced courses.
News Flash #2: Tariffs imposed on Berkeley (Summer Series) results
Washington, DC, June 5, 2019: Today the Summer Series Commissioner announced a new round of tariffs imposed on the results of the Berkeley orienteering event. "The illegal crossing of open gates has to stop," said the Commish.
A one-person committee of big-brains studied the results of the event in detail. Using a climate-less model (attached to this communique here [PDF/124KB]), it was determined that some runners completed the two controls in question faster than an inconsiderate Twitter post. As a consequence, their time for the two legs was adjusted to the average time they should have taken based on their speed on the rest of the course (i.e., 11% of adjusted total time), with an additional 20% tariff imposed for that time for the two legs.
In a dispassionate speech at the end of the press conference, the Commish said "The tariffs are only the beginning of our crackdown on these senseless acts. Our next step is to replace all impassable fences on all orienteering maps with big, beautiful walls."
In a rare concession, the administration agreed to consider appeals based on GPS routes posted on RouteGadget. Summer Series results will be disseminated in partially redacted form once the dust has settled. [Editor's note: The Summer Series results are posted below.]
– François (Summer Series Commissioner)
Beginner Course (2.2 km, 17 controls)
Pl Name Club Time Behind
1 Eerik Hantsoo 25:30
2 Solomon Bevish 30:32 5:02
3 Beau Hoover, Scott Maturno 30:34 5:04
4 Ada Krechetov BAOC 33:02 7:32
5 Mariko Soto, Trevor Lofthouse 37:14 11:44
6 Jacob Crooks 39:28 13:58
7 Andrew Clark BSA 42:17 16:47
8 Mark Gjolaj, Roberl Olson 43:20 17:50
9 Lynn Stanford 49:08 23:38
10 Luu family 54:09 28:39
11 Nancy Lindeman BAOC 55:55 30:25
12 Tim Boone 1:06:10 40:40
13 Anna & Clara BAOC 1:12:53 47:23
14 Tommy & Henry 1:18:04 52:34
Weston Prior DNF
Short Advanced Course (3.1 km, 15 controls)
Pl Name Club Time Behind
1 Yana Konovalenko BAOC 32:22
2 Gemma Fa-Kaji BAOC 33:46 1:24
3 Ellen Smith 35:49 3:27
4 Anna Conway 41:12 8:50
5 Dan Greene BAOC 47:38 15:16
6 Frank Markowitz BAOC 51:14 18:52
7 Gorden Bloom BAOC 52:23 20:01
8 Joe Geddes 57:36 25:14
9 Sarah Williams BAOC 58:04 25:42
10 Jeff Lanam BAOC 58:36 26:14
11 Jackson family 1:02:37 30:15
12 Allison Phillips 1:03:02 30:40
13 Shura & Leta Krechetov BAOC 1:17:07 44:45
14 Team Poopypants BAOC 1:24:37 52:15
15 Brooke Staats BAOC 1:25:59 53:37
16 Rikke Ertmann BAOC 1:47:21 74:59
Kenyon, Debie Mason MSP
Zaixin Mu BAOC MSP
Maria Fedyk DSQ (no download)
Long Advanced Course (4.9 km, 22 controls)
Pl Name Club Time Behind
1 François Léonard BAOC 30:50
2 Riley Culberg BAOC 32:46 1:56
3 Yurii Konovalenko BAOC 32:49 1:59
4 Rex Winterbottom BAOC 35:16 4:26
5 Kevin Culberg BAOC 35:29 4:39
6 Julia Doubson BAOC 35:30 4:40
7 Jeff Goodwin BAOC 35:50 5:00
8 Daniel Šebo BAOC 35:57 5:07
9 Michael Ertmann BAOC 38:22 7:32
10 Anastasiya Gordeeva BAOC 39:26 8:36
11 Jan Cisar BAOC 39:52 9:02
12 Wayne Staats BAOC 40:38 9:48
13 Marie-Josée Parayre BAOC 43:37 12:47
14 Deron van Hoff BAOC 44:02 13:12
15 Takashi Sugiyama BAOC 44:15 13:25
16 Stephen Harrison BAOC 44:28 13:38
17 Gavin Williams BAOC 44:33 13:43
18 Marcy Beard BAOC 45:07 14:17
19 Carlo Giacometti BAOC 45:17 14:27
20 Amalie Ertmann BAOC 45:23 14:33
20 Tapio Karras BAOC 45:23 14:33
22 Andrej Masalkov BAOC 46:38 15:48
23 Dennis Wildfogel BAOC 47:25 16:35
24 Chuck Spalding BAOC 48:07 17:17
25 Florine Tailleur BAOC 48:58 18:08
26 Jason Lee BAOC 50:37 19:47
27 Bob Strauss BAOC 51:12 20:22
28 Greg Favor BAOC 53:28 22:38
29 Ralf Burgert BAOC 54:21 23:31
30 Grant Cutler 54:22 23:32
31 Steve Haas BAOC 55:12 24:22
32 Michael Behrens BAOC 55:13 24:23
33 Gavin Wyatt-Mair BAOC 55:15 24:25
34 Eduard Nasybulin 55:45 24:55
35 Shura & Leta Krechetov BAOC 56:49 25:59 (2nd course)
36 Fyodor Konkov BAOC 56:51 26:01
37 Brad Jacobs BAOC 56:54 26:04
38 Gary Kraght BAOC 58:24 27:34
39 Peter Hsia BAOC 1:00:34 29:44
40 Sheila Cotter BAOC 1:00:37 29:47
41 John Richardson BAOC 1:01:37 30:47
42 Ruth Aloush Israel 1:06:51 36:01
43 Evan Custer BAOC 1:07:34 36:44
44 Olga Kraght BAOC 1:08:55 38:05
45 Matthias Kohler BAOC 1:09:37 38:47
46 Hilary Hardcastle BAOC 1:10:03 39:13
47 Crystal & Sanjoy Som BAOC 1:10:12 39:22
48 John Beard BAOC 1:11:54 41:04
49 Scott Maturno, Beau Hoover 1:13:32 42:42 (2nd course)
50 Samuel Krechetov BAOC 1:13:40 42:50
51 David Aloush Israel 1:17:16 46:26
52 Clifton Lyles BAOC 1:23:34 52:44
53 David & Keiko Cowan BAOC 1:28:33 57:43
54 Jennifer Kerr GCO 1:33:46 62:56
55 Steve Beuerman BAOC 1:42:39 71:49
56 Jamie, Ellen, Daniel, Matej BAOC 2:00:48 89:58
57 Euresti family 7:11:15 400:25 (no Start punch?)
Geoffrey Sears BAOC MSP
Mark Prior BAOC MSP
Matt Stanford MSP
Jenny Zheng BAOC DNF
Summer Series Points
The methodology of determining Summer Series points is explained here. In particular, note that group/team entries do not earn points, and 21-year-old male is assumed if we don't have your birth year ("M21" below). (Also keep in mind that BAOC membership is required [by the final event] for the Series cumulative awards [but not to earn points].)
See News Flash #2 above for an explanation of the indicated tariffs (and the possibility of appealing).
Some people were not included in the list below because the Commish forgot that BAOC membership is not required to earn points (i.e., it's required only to be eligible for the Series cumulative awards). Hopefully those people will have their points added in a future edition of the Series standings.
The list below was updated July 11th, and again on August 15th, to correct calculation errors and add two people. For most people, the change was small, but there were some changes to the order.
Pl Name Points
1 François Léonard 1000
2 Rex Winterbottom 860
2 Riley Culberg 860
4 Julia Doubson 853 (52-point tariff)
5 Chuck Spalding 833
5 Michael Ertmann 833
7 Dennis Wildfogel 826
7 Yurii Konovalenko 826 (34-point tariff)
9 Anastasiya Gordeeva 807
10 Daniel Šebo 801
11 Kevin Culberg 795
12 Jeff Goodwin 789
13 Marie-Josée Parayre 783
14 Takashi Sugiyama 777 (36-point tariff)
15 Marcy Beard 755 (46-point tariff)
16 Tapio Karras 750
17 Amalie Ertmann 744
17 Stephen Harrison 744
19 Andrej Masalkov 709
19 Steve Haas 709
21 Deron van Hoff 704 (35-point tariff)
21 Jan Cisar 704 (M21)
23 Wayne Staats 700
24 Sheila Cotter 695
25 Gavin Wyatt-Mair 656
26 Florine Tailleur 652
27 Bob Strauss 644 (37-point tariff)
28 Gavin Williams 632
28 Greg Favor 632
30 Carlo Giacometti 621
30 Gary Kraght 621
32 Jason Lee 614
33 Evan Custer 606 (34-point tariff)
34 Fyodor Konkov 583 (31-point tariff)
35 Michael Behrens 564 (29-point tariff)
35 Peter Hsia 564
37 Olga Kraght 519 (30-point tariff)
38 Eduard Nasybulin 512
39 Matthias Kohler 509
40 Jennifer Kerr 507 (23-point tariff)
41 John Beard 458
42 John Richardson 433 (23-point tariff)
43 Samuel Kretchetov 381 (M21)
44 Clifton Lyles 336 (M21)
44 Steve Beuerman 336
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