Orienteering USA Sanctioned National Events Calendar

Find out about the 2012 Championships Challenge!

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

DATESEVENTS AND REGIONCLUB
/ ORG
REGISTRARINFORMATION

Mar.
10 - 11

Birkhead Wilderness Classic &
2012 US Classic Orienteering Championship
Two Day Classic Distance OUSA A Meet
(Southeast)
Event Website

BOK

Ruth Bromer
(919) 610-1790
Ruth@Treklite.com

 

Birkhead Wilderness Area, Uwharrie National Forest, Asheboro NC.
Asheboro is 27 miles from Greensboro, and 70 miles from both Raleigh and Charlotte

Mar. 17Sprint 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
Apr. 1

OCIN Flying Pig XVI
Fri. 3/30 Middle
Sat. 3/31 Sprint & Middle
Sun. 4/1 Middle
All are sanctioned A-events

(Midwest)
Event Website

OCIN

Guy Olsen (for registration questions only): flyingpigregistrar@gmail.com

  • Friday middle distance, at Middle Creek Boone County Park, Burlington, Kentucky
  • Saturday will be 2 races of IOF sprint and middle format. Because of a very dense network of mountain bike trails, a 1:7500 map will be used for the middle distance event. At England Idlewild Boone County Park, Burlington, Kentucky
  • Sunday will be IOF middle distance format, at Big Bone Lick State Park, Union, Kentucky

Sat/Sun will be 2-day / 3 race total time using Interscholastic scoring.

April
13 - 15

Georgia Navigator Cup
U.S. Individual Championships
a
nd World Ranking Events:
Sprint, Middle & Long Courses,
U.S. National Trail Orienteering Championships, U.S. Team Trials

Event Website
(Southeast)

GAOC

Charlie Bleau
2160 Heritage Bluff
Decatur, GA 30033
(404) 276-6558
Email

Day 1: Sprint Championship and Trail-O Championship, University of West Georgia (UWG) in Carrollton, Georgia
Day 2: Long Championship,  Chattahoochee Bend State Park in Newnan, Georgia
Day 3: Middle Championship, Chattahoochee Bend State Park in Newnan, Georgia, 42 miles from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and 25 miles from the University of West Georgia campus in Carrollton.
It is recommended that competitors stay in hotels in Carrollton.

April
20 - 22

U.S. Interscholastic and Intercollegiate Championships, Long, Sprint and Middle courses
A Meet
(Northwest)
Event Website

COC

Gina Nuss
(425) 210-6940
gina.nuss@gmail.com

Whidbey Island and Monroe, Washington

May
5 - 6

33rd West Point Orienteering A-meet
Middle, Sprint & Classic events
(Northeast)

USMA
OC

CDT Andrew Eck
 Andrew.Eck@usma.edu

Middle / Sprint / Long at West Point, Highland Falls, New York.
Awards based on individual race times.

May
26 - 27

Western Mass 5 Day
2 A Meets on Sat. 3 other events on Sun

(Northeast)
Meet Details

NEOCJim 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.
1 - 2

Laramie Daze
Two Day Classic Distance OUSA A Meet
(Heartland)

Event Website

RMOC

Brooke Mann
RMOC c/o Brooke Mann, PO Box 270616
Louisville CO 80027
bbrookemann@elitemail.org

Laramie, WY (meet site 17 miles east,), 130 miles from Denver, CO airport

October
19 - 21

2012 North American Orienteering Championships and World Ranking Events: Sprint, Middle & Long Courses
(Northeast)

Event Website

DVOA

Doug Sevon
14 Greenway Circle
Fairless Hills, PA 19030
(215) 949-0124
dsevon@verizon.net

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.

 


Course and Class Structure

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.
CoursesWhiteYellowOrangeBrownGreenRedBlue
Experience LevelBeginnerAdvanced
Beginner
IntermediateAdvanced
Length (km) 2 - 33 - 54.5 - 73 - 4.54.5 - 76 - 108 - 14
Age ClassesM / F -10M / F -14M / F -16F -18F -20F -21+M -21+
 M / F -12M / F Yellow (Open)M / F Orange (Open)F 55+*F 35-54*M -20 
 White (Open)**Group-Yellow**Group-Orange**M 65+*M / F-GreenM 35-49* 
 Group-White**  M / F BrownM -18M-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.