OUSA Announces Masters Nationals for 2022 & 2023

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.

2022 Georgia O-Fest Recap

January 14-17, 2022

  • Official Event Website
  • Event Director: Charlie Bleau
    • UWG Course Setter: Fred Zendt
    • FDR Course Setter: Andi Berger
    • Registrar: Rick Shane
  • Friday: University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
    • Sprint WRE
    • Sprint NRE
  • Saturday: FDR State Park, Pine Mountain, GA
    • Middle Distance WRE
    • Classic Distance NRE Day 1
    • Southeast Interscholastic Championships Day 1
  • Sunday: FDR State Park, Pine Mountain, GA
    • Long Distance WRE
    • Classic Distance NRE Day 2
    • Southeast Interscholastic Championships Day 2
  • Monday: FDR State Park, Pine Mountain, GA
    • Mal Harding Extreme-O

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Back to the Woods NRE Recap

November 6-7, 2021

  • Type: Sprint / Middle / Long NRE
  • Host Club: Delaware Valley Orienteering Club (DVOA)
  • Event Director: Mary Frank
    • Course Setters: Tom Overbaugh / Wyatt Riley
    • Course Consultants: Dave Cady, Eric Weyman, Bob Putnam
    • Vetters: Hugh MacMullan IV, John Campbell, Ralph Tolbert, Nate Orwaschel
    • Registrar: Lena Kushleyeva
  • Venues:
    • Sprint: Bellevue State Park
      • Wilmington, DE
    • Middle: Iron Hill County Park
      • Newark, DE
    • Long: Rodney Scout Reservation
      • Northeast, MD
  • Official Event Page

Saturday AM Sprint – Bellevue State Park

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Saturday PM Middle – Iron Hill State Park

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Sunday Long – Rodney Scout Reservation

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St Mary’s College Sprint NRE Recap

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.

2021 OUSA Masters Nationals

October 9-10, 2021


Day 1 – Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

Results: Day 1
Maps: White | Yellow | Orange | BrownX | BrownY | GreenX | GreenY | RedX | RedY | Blue

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Additional Media:

  • Saturday Photo Teaser (10 images) – Facebook / Instagram
  • Saturday Photo Teaser bonus (10 images) – Facebook / Instagram
  • Official OUSA Photos – Saturday Gallery 1 (65 images) – Facebook
  • Official OUSA Photos – Saturday Gallery 2 (49 images) – Facebook
  • MNOC Photos – Both days, mixed Gallery (377 images) – Facebook

Day 2 – Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

Results: Day 2
Maps: White | Yellow | Orange | BrownX | BrownY | GreenX | GreenY | RedX | RedY | Blue

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2021 OUSA Masters Champions

  • M35+ Aleksey Sabunin – SDO
  • M40+ Boris Granovskiy – GrizO
  • M45+ Wyatt Riley – DVOA
  • M50+ Jon Torrance – QOC
  • M55+ Sergey Velichko – CTOC
  • M60+ Kevin Teschendorf
  • M65+ Takashi Sugiyama – BAOC
  • M70+ Stephen Tarry – UNO
  • M75+ Chuck Spalding – BAOC
  • M80+ Rich Parker – BAOC
  • F35+ Rachel Furman
  • F40+ Cristina Luis – TSN
  • F45+ Angelica Riley – DVOA
  • F50+ Stephanie Ross – OCIN
  • F55+ Pavlina Brautigam – WCOC
  • F60+ Peggy Dickison – OK
  • F65+ Sandy Fillebrown – DVOA
  • F70+ Linda Kohn – ROC
  • F75+ Sharon Crawford – RMOC
  • F80+

2021 New England Orienteering Championships

October 2-3, 2021

  • Venues:
    • Willard Brook State Forest, Ashby, MA
    • Pearl Hill State Park, West Townsend, MA
  • Type: Two Day Classic NRE
  • Event Directors: Jon Campbell & Jeff Saeger
    • Course Setters: JJ Cote & Anna Campbell
    • Course Vetter: Tori Campbell
    • Registrar: Sam Levitin
    • Volunteer Coordinator: Joanne Sankus
  • Official Event Page


Day 1 – Willard Brook State Forest

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Day 2 – Pearl Hill State Park

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2021 New England Champions

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.

  • M-21+ Keegan Harkavay – NEOC
  • M-10
  • M-12
  • M-14 Lukas Webb – CSU
  • M-16 Mori Finlayson-Johnecheck – NEOC
  • M-18
  • M-20
  • M35+ Joe Brautigam – WCOC
  • M40+
  • M45+ Ian Finlayson – NEOC
  • M50+ Mark OConnell – NEOC
  • M55+ Clinton Morse – WCOC
  • M60+ Tim Parson – NEOC
  • M65+ Anthony Muffatti – WCOC
  • M70+ Stephen Tarry – UNO
  • M75+ Bob Lux – UNO
  • M80+ Hans Bengtsson – NEOC
  • F-21+
  • F-10 Isla Finlayson-Johnecheck – NEOC
  • F-12
  • F-14 Charlotte Duhamel – NEOC
  • F-16
  • F-18
  • F-20 Bridget Hall – NEOC
  • F35+
  • F40+
  • F45+
  • F50+ Kristin Hall – NEOC
  • F55+
  • F60+ Karen Muffatti – WCOC
  • F65+ Diana Todd – NEOC
  • F70+ Judith Karpinski – NEOC
  • F75+
  • F80+

2021 North American Rogaining Championships

August 14-15, 2021

  • Event Director: Gavin Wyatt-Mair
  • Northstar Resort, Truckee,

2021 North American Rogaining Champions:

  • Mixed Junior – We Stretch
    • Keegan Harkavay M 18 USA
    • Kirsten Mayland F 18 USA
    • Bridget Hall F 19 USA
    • Anthony Riley M 20 USA
  • Women Junior
  • Men Junior
  • Mixed Open – Best Pace Scenario
    • Ashley Blake F 38 USA
    • Nikolay Nachev M 44 USA
  • Women Open – Tango Mike
    • Victoria Campbell F 47 USA
    • Maiya Anderson F 46 USA
  • Men Open – Bones Adventure
    • Roy Malone M 54 USA
    • Jason Quinn M 47 USA
  • Mixed Veteran – NCC-74656
    • John Beard M 57 USA
    • Marcy Beard F 52 USA
  • Women Veteran – Tango Mike (see Women Open)
  • Men Veteran – Bones Adventure (see Men Open)
  • Mixed Super Veteran – Pikes
    • Gelena Siganevich F 57 USA
    • Manfred Kopisch M 57 USA
  • Women Super Veteran – Map Mavericks
    • Ing Uhlin F 61 USA
    • Sue Kuestner F 62 USA
    • Vicki Woolworth F 62 USA
  • Men Super Veteran – phast generation
    • Ken Walker Sr. M 72 USA
    • Charles Leonard M 66 USA
  • Mixed Ultra Veteran – Nightcrawlers
    • Eric Smith M 78 USA
    • Mary Smith F 74 USA
  • Women Ultra Veteran
  • Men Ultra Veteran – phast generation (see Men Super Veteran)

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2021 Junior World Orienteering Championships

September 5-10, 2021


From Left to Right:

  • Jessica Colleran, COC, JNT
  • Ben Brady, COC, JDT
  • David Runde, MNOC and KristiansandOK (NOR), JNT
  • Anthony Riley, DVOA, JNT
  • Diana Aleksieva, QOC, JNT

Go Team USA!!

Follow TeamUSA through their personal training logs over on AttackPoint!


August 28-Sept 1 (Sat-Wed): Training


Friday, September 3: Arrival & Accreditation


Saturday, September 4: Opening Ceremony


Sunday, September 5: Sprint

Sprint Results

Men – Map71st – Anthony Riley18:21 (+2:42)
Men – Map119th – Benjamin Brady22:09 (+6:30)
Men – Map123rd – David Runde22:31 (+6:52)
Women – Map111th – Jessica Colleran24:16 (+9:19)
Women – Map112th – Diana Aleksieva24:28 (+9:31)

Monday, September 6: Middle Qualification

Middle Qualifier Results

Men A – Map31st – Anthony Riley27:27 (+6:59)
Men B – Map36th – David Runde26:57 (+6:22)
Men C – Map40th – Benjamin Brady32:32 (+12:00)
Women B – Map36th – Jessica Colleran31:11 (+11:39)
Women C – Map36th – Diana Aleksieva36:25 (+17:01)

Tuesday, September 7: Middle Final

Middle Final Results:

Men’s B Final – Map37th – David Runde30:40 (+6:44)
Men’s B Final55th – Benjamin Brady42:11 (+18:15)
Men’s B FinalAnthony RileyMSP
Women’s B Final – Map38th – Jessica Colleran47:51 (+19:56)
Women’s B Final40th – Diana Aleksieva49:03 (+21:08)

Wednesday, September 8: Rest Day


Thursday, September 9: Long Distance

Long Distance Results:

Men Long – Map68th – Anthony Riley1:25:26 (+16:29)
Men Long111th – David Runde1:43:36 (+34:39)
Men Long122nd – Benjamin Brady1:58:22 (+49:25)
Women Long – Map101st – Diana Aleksieva1:30:21 (+37:22)
Women Long104th – Jessica Colleran1:36:23 (+43:24)
https://youtu.be/JR3kGP5tUD4

Friday, September 10: Relay & Closing Ceremony

Relay Results:

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.

PlaceNameLeg
Time
Leg
Place
Total
Time
Team
Place
Time
Diff
34United States Mens 1 – Map2:34:19+50:05
1. Anthony Riley42:203342:2033
2. Benjamin Brady1:00:24411:42:4438
3. David Runde51:35332:34:1934+50:05