Reminder: Regular registration for the Flying Pig XXIV and 2022 OUSA Junior Nationals closes Monday, March 14th. Late fees apply for any entries received after Monday.
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At its board meeting this past Monday, the OUSA board approved not one, but two bids for national championship events.
The 2022 OUSA Masters Nationals will be hosted by the New England Orienteering Club (NEOC) on October 8-9, 2022 on a brand new map of Bigelow Hollow State Park in Union, CT on the CT/MA border.
Early October is fall foliage season in southern New England – don’t miss it!
The 2023 OUSA Masters Nationals will be hosted jointly by the Buffalo Orienteering Club (BFLO) and Rochester Orienteering Club (ROC) on Sept 23-24, 2023. Saturday’s event will be held at Sprague Brook, about 25 miles SE of Buffalo, then the action heads to the east side of Letchworth SP about 50 miles S of Rochester for Sunday. If you want a sneak peek – don’t miss this year’s Billygoat which will be held on the west side of the gorge at Letchworth in conjunction with the Overlook NRE the weekend of May 7-8, 2022.
Both events are now listed on the OUSA National Calendar – links to event information and registration will be updated as details are published.
On Sunday, October 24th, the Bay Area Orienteering Club (BAOC) exercised its option for a fee-waiver NRE and brought a sprint double-header to Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, CA. Originally scheduled for 2020 but deferred due to the pandemic, this event featured dual sprints in a qualifier/final format and two distances – “Expert” which covered all classes normally run on White-Green and an “Elite” course inclusive of the normal Red and Blue classes – 4 courses in total. The official event page on the BAOC website provides additional details.
The typical dry Bay Area weather took a turn however and a “Pineapple Express” weather event funneled a so-called atmospheric river of moisture into the Bay Area over the weekend forcing the cancellation of many events. But orienteers are an intrepid sort, and the event went ahead as scheduled, moist though it may have been.
From Elite winner AJ Riley: “Sprint at St. Mary’s College. She has a cool college.” Well said…
Reminder: All Orienteering USA Regular Clubs can apply to sanction one “fee waiver” NRE event each calendar year. We know all our clubs regularly host top quality local events, why not pick one event each year to offer as a National Ranking Event without the added sanctioning fees. Entice more participants from beyond your local area to come and test themselves against your favorite local terrain.
Results: Day 1
Maps: White | Yellow | Orange | BrownX | BrownY | GreenX | GreenY | RedX | RedY | Blue
Results: Day 2
Maps: White | Yellow | Orange | BrownX | BrownY | GreenX | GreenY | RedX | RedY | Blue
The title of New England Champion was awarded to the top finisher in each age group whose primary orienteering club is located in New England – UNO, NEOC, CSU, NG, WCOC, GMOC.
Follow TeamUSA through their personal training logs over on AttackPoint!
| Men – Map | 71st – Anthony Riley | 18:21 (+2:42) |
| Men – Map | 119th – Benjamin Brady | 22:09 (+6:30) |
| Men – Map | 123rd – David Runde | 22:31 (+6:52) |
| Women – Map | 111th – Jessica Colleran | 24:16 (+9:19) |
| Women – Map | 112th – Diana Aleksieva | 24:28 (+9:31) |
| Men A – Map | 31st – Anthony Riley | 27:27 (+6:59) |
| Men B – Map | 36th – David Runde | 26:57 (+6:22) |
| Men C – Map | 40th – Benjamin Brady | 32:32 (+12:00) |
| Women B – Map | 36th – Jessica Colleran | 31:11 (+11:39) |
| Women C – Map | 36th – Diana Aleksieva | 36:25 (+17:01) |
| Men’s B Final – Map | 37th – David Runde | 30:40 (+6:44) |
| Men’s B Final | 55th – Benjamin Brady | 42:11 (+18:15) |
| Men’s B Final | Anthony Riley | MSP |
| Women’s B Final – Map | 38th – Jessica Colleran | 47:51 (+19:56) |
| Women’s B Final | 40th – Diana Aleksieva | 49:03 (+21:08) |
| Men Long – Map | 68th – Anthony Riley | 1:25:26 (+16:29) |
| Men Long | 111th – David Runde | 1:43:36 (+34:39) |
| Men Long | 122nd – Benjamin Brady | 1:58:22 (+49:25) |
| Women Long – Map | 101st – Diana Aleksieva | 1:30:21 (+37:22) |
| Women Long | 104th – Jessica Colleran | 1:36:23 (+43:24) |
Note: Diana & Jessica ran on a mixed team with Kristina Pashchenko from Ukraine. Because this was an ‘unofficial’ team, their results were not published in the official JWOC results.
| Place | Name | Leg Time | Leg Place | Total Time | Team Place | Time Diff |
| 34 | United States Mens 1 – Map | 2:34:19 | +50:05 | |||
| 1. Anthony Riley | 42:20 | 33 | 42:20 | 33 | ||
| 2. Benjamin Brady | 1:00:24 | 41 | 1:42:44 | 38 | ||
| 3. David Runde | 51:35 | 33 | 2:34:19 | 34 | +50:05 |
