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University of California, Berkeley

Date: (Sun.) Sep. 21, 2008
Location: Berkeley, CA
Event Director: - 510.409.9285
Course Setter: Ben Legg
Type: C; White, Yellow, and Sprint courses

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Event Write-Up

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Beautiful weather greeted those who ventured to the UC Berkeley campus for orienteering on Sunday, September 21.

With the Campanile looming overhead, 58 entrants ventured out for the White, Yellow, and Sprint courses. Leo and Grant Nakamura placed first on the White course. Kevin Harrington and Denise Ebright took top honors on the Yellow course, a mere 22 seconds ahead of Christopher Boswell. And Jonas Kjall took top honors on the sprint course.

For the most part, the event went well. The only glitch was that control #6 on the White and Yellow courses disappeared early in the event. Word made it back to the registration area, and it appears a non-participant removed it. Ben Legg quickly replaced the control, but not before several participants were unable to locate it. Those affected were Gavin Williams, Risto Pynnonen & Sarah Williams, the East Hills 4H and Lisa Jones. Our apologies, but sometimes this happens at the more populated urban events.

A big, heartfelt, thank you goes out to CHAOS (Cal Hiking and Outdoor Society). UC Berkeley requires an affiliated organization to sponsor the event and CHAOS agreed to take us on. Val Zimmer of CHAOS was instrumental in working with the university to make the UC Berkeley O happen. And course setter Ben Legg, who is a UC Berkeley graduate student, went so far as to become a member of CHAOS and also was key in working with the university.

Kudos and thanks go out to:

Meet Logistics: Val Zimmer, Ben Legg
Registration: Mikkel Conradi, James Wilson
Starts: Chris Boswell, Wes Willet
Setup: Jonas Kjäll, Jim Fish
Beginner Clinics: Roger Michel, Rex Winterbottom
Finishes: Joanne Yim, Janina Kucko, Steve Gregg
Results Posting: Jonas Kjäll, Gary Kraght
Control Pickup: Rex Winterbottom, Jonas Kjäll, Tapio Karras, Greg Ehrensing, Mark Blair

And thanks to anyone else who helped but I did not mention.

Finally, from the lost-and-found department, a pair of black sunglasses and a blue waterbottle were left behind.

Thanks to everyone who participated and I hope to see you next time.

Results

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CA
Sunday, September 21, 2008

  Pl  Name(s)                         Time

White Course    (1.4 km, 13 controls)

   1  Leo & Grant Nakamura            15:04
   2  Vladimir Cherepanov             19:10
   3  Evan & Brandon McWilliams       20:55
   4  Gavin Williams                  24:14  [1]
   5  Kathryn Stutz, Jessica Cruz     24:31
   6  Mike & Eliza Ellis              27:28
   7  Diane R. Hall                   27:44
   7  Davy & Sarah Williams,          
        Risto Pynnonen                27:44  [1]
   9  Max & Emma Behrens              32:01
  10  Lisa Jones                      32:28  [1]
  11  East Hills 4H                   32:40  [1]
  12  Wilkinson family                35:40
  13  Michael Larson                  50:15

  [1] Missed control #6, which had been removed.

  Second Course

      Fred & Diane Ciaramaglia        14:48

  Third Course

      Rex Winterbottom                07:10
      Chuck Spalding                  08:30
      Mark Blair                      08:45
      Matthias Kohler                 08:49


Yellow Course   (2.0 km, 13 controls)

   1  Kevin Harrington, Denise
        Ebright                       17:34
   2  Christopher Boswell             17:56
   3  Fred & Diane Ciaramaglia        32:23
   4  Barbara Robben                  33:24
   5  Mike Whelpy                     35:26
   6  George Aster                    37:52
   7  Bramer  family                1:44:35
   8  Sawyer Brand                  2:01:55
   9  Rosenzweig family             2:08:00

  Second Course

      Rex Winterbottom                10:42
      Matthias Kohler                 13:48
      Chuck Spalding                  13:56
      Mark Blair                      14:47
      Scott Aster                     18:28
      Jim Fish                        19:19
      Vladimir Cherepanov             36:45
      Kathryn Stutz, Jessica Cruz     47:20
      Diane R. Hall                   49:00


Sprint Course   (3.2 km, 18 controls)

   1  Jonas Kjall                     16:24
   2  Rex Winterbottom                18:55
   3  Mikkel Conradi                  19:09
   4  Wesley Willett                  19:43
   5  Steve Gregg                     20:18
   6  Tapio Karras                    20:42
   7  Dennis Wilkimson                21:33
   8  Blas Lopez                      21:52
   9  George Minarik                  24:01
  10  Chuck Spalding                  25:43
  11  Matthias Kohler                 26:42
  12  Peter McNamara                  26:46
  13  James Wilson                    26:59
  14  Bob Strauss                     27:13
  15  Bob Cooley                      28:14
  16  Gary Kraght                     28:54
  17  Anand Varma                     29:00
  18  Dan Vermillion                  29:49
  19  Mark Blair                      30:40
  20  Michael Sapper                  31:59
  21  Greg Ehrensing                  32:01
  22  Scott Aster                     32:14
  23  Lora Oehlberg                   32:29
  24  Johanna Merriss                 33:30
  25  Joanne Yim                      34:36
  26  Wai Keung Chu                   34:39
  27  Vicki Woolworth                 36:32
  28  Wes Erck                        39:26
  29  Jim Fish                        41:24
  30  Morgan MacDonald, Jon Taylor    48:00
  31  Judy Koehler                    56:04
  32  J. Gee, J. Ide                1:05:31
  33  Janice Sinclaire, Tom Brand   1:12:28
  34  Nancy Lindeman                1:13:03
  35  Peter Williams,
        Stephen Pondsa              1:22:08

      Roger Michel                    DNF    (#18, 23:36)

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DNF = Did not finish (missed one or more controls)