Spring Lake

July 9, 2000

by Gary Kraght, meet director, and Robert Lewis, e-punch cadre

Almost 300 people came out to Spring Lake County Park in Santa Rosa on a day picture-perfect for orienteering magic: absolutely sunny but not a hint of hot summer temperatures. Below are the complete results, as well as the e-punch splits and notes.

This was BAOC's last standard orienteering event before the Tahoe festival and Pacific Region Championships, so many came to practice their E-punching skills and get one final tune-up. Judy Koehler did her usual remarkable job of publicity, getting the event mentioned in all of the local papers. The White and Yellow courses had 200 participants between them, as many newcomers discovered the joys of orienteering and brought their friends and families along.

Only four courses were offered: White, Yellow, Orange, and Green. The Green course had an unfortunate very significant unmapped quarry close to a control, and was close to Red length, which led to many DNF's and long times. However, many others had good E-runs, led by Matthias Kohler in 64 minutes. Due to the magic of E-splits, we know that Matthias gained the lead for the first time at the third control and never relinquished it. Leslie Minarik was the top woman finisher on Green.

Vivian Lee bested a large field on Orange, with Leif Kirschenbaum in second. The Yellow course proved to be on the long side, with most taking over two hours or not finishing. Jussi Halmela tore up the competition, then afterwards admitted that he had won an orienteering championships in the army, in his native Finland! Rachel Care dominated the White course, with fellow juniors Wendy and Kelsey Wyatt-Mair also putting in excellent showings.

As with Annadel earlier in the year, BAOC had another Sonoma County event where attendance far exceeded expectations. Yet the running of the event went smoothly, thanks to many volunteers. Thanks go to Vic Revenko, Penny and Harold DeMoss, Bob Cooley, Neal Barlow, Ev and Jean Beuerman, Judy Koehler, Janice Sinclair, Bill Papendick, Evan Custer, Mark Blair, Steve Gregg, Robert Lewis and the whole E-punch crew. With the attendance we have been getting at Sonoma County events, perhaps the time has come for one or two more maps in the area.

E-Punch Splits

The e-punch results for the Green and Orange courses includes splits. Here are a few notes on how to read the detailed report: Some interesting notes about the Orange splits and how the SportIdent system works (and keeps everyone honest!):


Results

Green   4.8 km, 250 m

 1  Matthias Kohler             1:04:29
 2  Thorsten Graeve             1:16:49
 3  Gary Carpenter              1:17:55
 4  Panu Haaramo                1:18:57
 5  Gavin Wyatt-Mair            1:20:14
 6  Evan Custer                 1:20:27
 7  Esa Haaramo                 1:24:29
 8  Alan Glendining             1:36:58
 9  Dennis Wildfogel            1:37:32
10  Tony Pinkham                1:38:39
11  Peter Graube                1:42:29
12  Robert Lewis                1:51:06
13  Mark Blair                  1:59:12
14  George Minarik              2:01:02
15  Peter Olsten                2:01:07
16  Lars Fjellbirkeland         2:01:18
17  Rex Winterbottom            2:07:17
18  Bill Papendick              2:14:41
19  Nick Corsano                2:23:37
20  Stew Hintz                  2:23:51
21  Vic Revenko                 2:32:40
22  Leslie Minarik              2:34:27
23  Gerry Goss                  2:38:28
24  Nick Weber                  2:39:17
25  Abby Wolfe                  2:48:04

    Chaim Gur-Arieh             OT
    Joe Scarborough             DNF
    Steve Beuerman              DNF
    Stacy Goss                  DNF
    Chris Shirley               DNF
    Cecil Conkle                DNF
    Louise Madrid               DNF
    Rosemary Johnson            DNF
    Paul & Darek Zieba          DNF
    Deron Van Hoff              DNF
    Jeff Lanam                  DNF
    Brian Donohue               DNF
    Joan Roos                   DNF
    Neal Barlow                 DNF
    Dave Barr                   DNF
    Syd Reader                  DNF
    David Meredith              DNF
    Dwight Freund               DNF



Orange   3.5 km, 210 m

 1  Vivian Lee                                   1:10:23
 2  Leif Kirschenbaum                            1:24:09
 3  Andrew Holmes                                1:30:25
 4  Ellie Lightfoot                              1:46:55
 5  George Aster                                 1:51:32
 6  Isabelle Gracia                              1:52:10
 7  Don Gee                                      2:02:50
 8  Daniel, Roberta & Skye Jenkins               2:23:13
 9  Jill Custer                                  2:32:13
10  Steve Wynn, Monica Simpson                   2:51:22

    David Roberson                               OT
    Sky Chaney, Carol Gardenal, Nelson Strasser  MSP
    Alan Jones                                   DNF
    Katherine & Benjamin Stern                   DNF
    Mark & Katrina Printup                       DNF
    Rebecca & AJ Redfield                        DNF
    Matt Praetzel                                DQ


Yellow   3.8 km, 110 m

 1  Jussi Halmela                                       55:10
 2  K DeVoy, L Samson                                   77:36
 3  Lukas Frei                                          78:14
 4  Niels, Hillary & Max Conrad                         93:49
 5  Terry, Barbara & Kate Dill                          94:55
 6  Team Tangent:  D. Lenci, D. Canose, C. Weaver,
      J. Prichard                                       95:35
 7  Malcolm Wyatt-Mair                                  95:44
 8  Sandra & David Tresan                              100:49
 9  Pat Coyle                                          105:51
10  Dox Doxiadis                                       106:51
11  William Brady (and 2 adults)                       108:43
12  Nick & Craig Bullen, Randy & Ryan Cover,
      John Packnett                                    112:16
13  Barbara Robben                                     119:19
14  Sam Thompson, Alex Guill                           121:50
15  Kathleen & David Daggett, Mike & David Livingston  129:25
16  Jean, Joe & Julie Van Hoff, Sally Hanson,
      Lauren Wemmer                                    130:26
17  Deb Steffenhagen, Vicky Brandenburg                132:00
18  Team V: Sarah, Chris, Andrea & Kevin Veenstra      134:20
19  Sandra Ferrario, Lorraine Hines                    139:20
20  Randy Kientz                                       141:38
21  Girl Scout Troop 137 (group of seven)              143:45
22  Marina Wolf                                        145:00
23  Joe, Jackie & Perry Austin                         145:15
24  Steve & Janine Faelz                               150:00
25  Thurman Walling, Matthew Grant, Kenny Pollard      151:44
26  John Palmerlee, Robin Setchko, Ellen & Michael     166:20
27  Chuck, Anne & Heather Watson                       172:00
28  James, Lucille & Elizabeth Ezell                   172:30
29  Ryan Hurley, Shalome Onsum                         174:40
30  Linda, Mark & Eric Brown, Nancy Pollock            176:38
31  Jack Reichel, Katherine Jones                      177:44
32  Michael Horwath, Karla Goplan, Jody Jackman,
      Georgene Carter                                  179:22

    Tom & Don Dakan, Matt Waite-McGough                OT
    Kate Shubert, Emily Ransford                       OT
    Catherine, Morgan & Sydney Conner, Fred Bassett
    Emma Kohlsmith                                     OT
    Al Berkowitz                                       DNF
    Taylor Hill, Rachael Caldwell                      DNF
    Phillip Mangham, Aaron & Josh Carpenter,
    Joseph Zeni                                        DNF
    Kathy & Jenny Berry                                DNF
    Stan & Steve Caires                                DNF
    Meghan Schuttler, Katrina Fuhrman                  DNF
    Bob, Julia, Salina & Nicole Cuddy                  DNF
    Joe & Nicole Hemstock                              DNF
    David & Michael Duranceau                          DNF
    Bill & Marilyn Bruce                               DNF
    Lauren Rudy, Cassidy Reich                         DNF

Second Course

    Eva & Elise Dwyer, Claire Wellington               81:30
    Roger & Lindsey Gist                               DNF
    Patrick & Anna Dwyer                               DNF
    Kyle & Rob Spillane                                DNF


White   2.1 km, 35 m

 1  Rachel Care                                        23:09
 2  Walter & John Howard                               30:12
 3  Wendy Wyatt-Mair                                   31:00
 4  Kelsey Wyatt-Mair                                  32:00
 5  Patrick & Anna Dwyer                               37:19
 6  Janice Sinclaire, Carson Brand                     37:49
 7  Kyle & Rob Spillane                                38:12
 8  Jolayne & Eland Eggers                             40:43
 9  B McAuliffe                                        41:11
10  Christian Gerike, Suzanne Stewart                  41:51
11  Eva & Elise Dwyer, Claire Wellington               42:22
12  Sheila, Kala & Matthew Tsarnas                     42:59
13  Roger & Lindsey Gist                               43:50
14  Michelle Cattalini (and two juniors)               44:34
15  Carolyn, Sarah, Naomi & Sam Boyles                 48:30
16  Maxi Maksutonic, M Khan (group of four)            48:42
17  Chris, Becky, Alex & Ariella Thomas                48:51
18  Matthew & Terry Raikes, David & Terry Hart,
      Daniel Lapham                                    51:49
19  Karen Baker, Whitney Schmidtman                    52:20
20  Michael & Steve Fenner, Colin Suemnicht            52:30
21  Alison, Chris, Kyle & Nicholas Fierro              54:00
22  Allan Bautista, Tiffany Aurelio                    55:09
23  Karen Rocco, Don Kent                              55:36
24  Dennis, Caitlin & Ian Collins, Josh M.             57:00
25  Johanna Hoagland, Janna, Erik & Katre Polik,
      Jette Littler                                    63:21
26  Linda & Emily Morrison                             63:39
27  D Gleckler                                         64:40
28  Robyn & Harrison Kauth                             65:43
29  Melisa Murphy, Lauren & Alex Ground,
      Evan, Merideth & Marta Koehne                    66:55
30  Joy, Chris, Will & Jo Foss                         71:00
31  Emily Hou                                          77:58
32  Sandy von Raesfeld                                 80:00

    David, Sophie, Thomas & Jonah Wayte                no time
    Gary, Jeff & Rusty Williams                        no time
    Harold Bell                                        DNF  #1
    Paul Lyon                                          DNF  #1
    Dan, Melissa & Kristi Shirley                      DNF  #1, 7
    Bevis, Rachael & Max Wilson, Bethany S.            DNF  #4