The following calendar details the Orienteering USA-sanctioned orienteering events for the upcoming seasons. Further information can be obtained by using the email contact, or by accessing the event website. Corrections to the Calendar should be sent to tehollowell@juno.com. | |||||||||
2012 | |||||||||
| DATES | EVENTS AND REGION | CLUB / ORG | REGISTRAR | INFORMATION | |||||
Mar. | Birkhead Wilderness Classic & | BOK | Ruth Bromer
| Birkhead Wilderness Area, Uwharrie National Forest, Asheboro NC. | |||||
| Mar. 17 | Sprint Black Diamond Two Sprint Events on Same Day OUSA A Meet (Provisionally Sanctioned) (Western) | Get Lost!! | http://getlostxx.com/Sprint/Black_Diamond/2012/register | Stage One: Paso Nogal Park, Pleasant Hill CA.: Stage Two: Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill CA., 20 mi NE of Oakland CA and 30 mi NE of Oakland Intl. Airport. | |||||
Mar. 30, 31 | OCIN Flying Pig XVI (Midwest) | OCIN | Guy Olsen (for registration questions only): flyingpigregistrar@gmail.com |
Sat/Sun will be 2-day / 3 race total time using Interscholastic scoring. | |||||
April | Georgia Navigator Cup Event Website | GAOC | Charlie Bleau | Day 1: Sprint Championship and Trail-O Championship, University of West Georgia (UWG) in Carrollton, Georgia | |||||
April | U.S. Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Championships, Long, Sprint and Middle courses | COC | Gina Nuss | Whidbey Island and Monroe, Washington | |||||
May | 33rd West Point Orienteering A-meet | USMA OC | CDT Andrew Eck | Middle / Sprint / Long at West Point, Highland Falls, New York. | |||||
| May 26 - 27 | Western Mass 5 Day (Northeast) | NEOC | Jim Paschetto paschetto.1@osv.ede | Saturday: Two A meets, late morning and early/mid-afternoon, both with Middle distance courses, using a brand new area (Earl’s Trails) on the north slopes of the Holyoke Range. And then a late afternoon sprint on the UMass-Amherst campus. Sunday: A morning sprint at Cemetery Hill and then regular length courses at Mt. Tom mid-day. | |||||
| All sanctioned events February through June are eligible events for the 2012 Championships Challenge. Click link for details. | |||||||||
Sept. | Laramie Daze | RMOC | Brooke Mann | Laramie, WY (meet site 17 miles east,), 130 miles from Denver, CO airport | |||||
October | 2012 North American Orienteering Championships and World Ranking Events: Sprint, Middle & Long Courses | DVOA | Doug Sevon | Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, northeast area of Pennsylvania. Maps: Egypt Mills & Loch Lomond, Pennsylvania Environmental Education Center (PEEC) Friday: Middle Distance, Saturday: Long Distance, Sunday: Sprint in the morning; sprint relay in the afternoon (3-person single gender teams by country). | |||||
"A" events are distinguished from all others in that participants can earn national ranking points. Any and all comments and suggestions would be appreciated. Send via e-mail to Tom Hollowell Sr.
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| COURSES: Standard courses are color coded for easy reference, as listed below. CLASSES: F = female, M = male. The number denotes age on Dec 31 of the year of the event. A dash indicates no age limit on that side. Example: M-12 is open to boys 12 and under, F35+ is open to women 35 and older. "Open course" classes and "21" classes have no age limit. CLASS/COURSE ASSIGNMENTS: This table shows which classes are assigned to each course at sanctioned events. | ||||||||
| Courses | White | Yellow | Orange | Brown | Green | Red | Blue | |
| Experience Level | Beginner | Advanced Beginner | Intermediate | Advanced | ||||
| Length (km) | 2 - 3 | 3 - 5 | 4.5 - 7 | 3 - 4.5 | 4.5 - 7 | 6 - 10 | 8 - 14 | |
| Age Classes | M / F -10 | M / F -14 | M / F -16 | F -18 | F -20 | F -21+ | M -21+ | |
| M / F -12 | M / F Yellow (Open) | M / F Orange (Open) | F 55+* | F 35-54* | M -20 | |||
| White (Open)** | Group-Yellow** | Group-Orange** | M 65+* | M / F-Green | M 35-49* | |||
| Group-White** | M / F Brown | M -18 | M-Red | |||||
| M 50-64* | ||||||||
| * 5-year age groups ** Gender neutral Caution: Select a course based on your experience level before choosing one for your age. Age classes are designed for orienteers experienced at that level. | ||||||||
