2007 Sierra Ski-O Week

Date: Jan. 27 - Feb. 4, 2007
Location: Tahoe Area and Bear Valley
Event Director: - 650.793.8764
Type: 7 Ski-O events in 9 days at Bear Valley and the Lake Tahoe area. Competition with the top US and Canadian ski orienteers at 5 cross-country ski resorts for 3 Ski-O championships.

Day 7: Tahoe XC/Burton Creek

U.S. Short Course Championships

Attendance: 70 people


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Results by Class

Classes receiving medals are listed before the less competitive classes. Otherwise, the classes are arranged by age, beginning with the youngest.

The course details are presented below as follows:

     (Course name - direct distance, optimal distance, climb, controls)


Medaling Classes (fully competitive)

To qualify for a US championship medal, you must be a member of USOF, and you must reside primarily in the U.S. as a citizen or legal resident.

                                                   U.S.
  Pl  Name                     Club       Time    Place   Sierra Pts

F-16  (Orange course - 5.1 km, 6.0 km, 70 m, 8 controls)

   1  Joanne Reid                       1:01:12     -      100.000


M-16  (Green course - 6.0 km, 7.5 km, 75 m, 8 controls)

   1  Philipp Kopisch          BAOC     1:46:18     1      100.000
   2  Daniel Kopisch           BAOC     1:50:22     2       96.315


M-20  (Red course - 7.6 km, 9.0 km, 90 m, 9 controls)

   1  Blake Heckendorn         BAOC       43:05     1      100.000


F-21+ (Red course - 7.6 km, 9.0 km, 90 m, 9 controls)

   1  Marie-Catherine Bruno    SAGE       37:54            100.000
   2  Susan Grandjean          RMOC       43:17     1       87.563
   3  Sharon Crawford          RMOC       43:41     2       86.761
   4  Julie Raymond            BAOC       46:06     3       82.213
   5  Charlotte MacNaughton    FWOC       49:41             76.283
   6  Clea Sarnquist           BAOC       53:37             70.687
   7  Candice Raines           UNO      1:38:38     4       38.425


M-21+ (Blue course - 8.6 km, 11.0 km, 100 m, 11 controls)

   1  Mikkel Conradi           CSU        42:11            100.000
   2  Greg Walker              CSU        44:26     1       94.936
   3  Nikolay Nachev           COC        45:19     2       93.086
   4  Neil Hunt                BAOC       52:59     3       79.616
   5  Eric Bone                COC      1:08:22     4       61.702
   6  Sten Seeman                       1:14:45     5       56.433
   7  Vladimir Gusiatnikov     BAOC     1:19:31     6       53.050
   8  Syd Reader               BAOC     1:29:47     7       46.983


F40+  (Green course - 6.0 km, 7.5 km, 75 m, 8 controls)

   1  Ann Jochnick             NEOC       49:29     1      100.000
   2  Carol Schick-Lyda        BAOC       55:34     2       89.052
   3  Brenda Giese             BAOC       58:22     3       84.780
   4  Kerie Raymond            COC        58:42             84.299
   5  Terry Myers              NEOC     1:00:46             81.432
   6  Paula Whipple            ORCA     1:03:50     4       77.520
   7  Terry Farrah             BAOC     1:42:24     5       48.324


M40+  (Red course - 7.6 km, 9.0 km, 90 m, 9 controls)

   1  Bob Williams             CROC       40:12     1      100.000
   2  Oyvind Naess             COC        40:19     2       99.711
   3  Aims Coney               NEOC       43:11             93.091
   4  Jan P Ingebrigtsen       RMOC       43:22     3       92.698
   5  Adrian Zissos            FWOC       44:54             89.532
   6  Jeff Watson              ORCA       46:16     4       86.888
   7  Mike Poulsen             CROC     1:04:54     5       61.941
   8  Manfred Kopisch          BAOC     1:15:34     6       53.198
   9  Peter Olsten             GCO      1:16:11             52.767
  10  Scott Drumm              CROC     1:23:26     7       48.182
  11  Ralph Lindzon            TOC      1:23:29             48.153
      Bob Baylor               BAOC       MSP               25.000


F55+  (Orange course - 5.1 km, 6.0 km, 70 m, 8 controls)

   1  Susan Hawkes-Teeter      EMPO       46:37     1      100.000
   2  Dayle Lavine             ROC        48:58     2       95.201
   3  Shirley Donald           KOC        52:35             88.653
   4  Sara Mae Berman          CSU        53:35     3       86.998
   5  Helene Gordon            BAOC     1:22:22             56.597
   6  Nancy Lindeman           BAOC     1:28:47     4       52.506
   7  Jennifer Kerr            GCO      1:37:29     5       47.820
   8  Nadezhda Popova          HVO      1:38:05     6       47.528
   9  Betsy Hawes              HVO      1:42:16     7       45.583


M55+  (Green course - 6.0 km, 7.5 km, 75 m, 8 controls)

   1  Ken Walker, Sr.          CSU        42:47     1      100.000
   2  John Rance               GVOC       45:55             93.176
   3  Larry Berman             CSU        47:46     2       89.567
   4  Hans Bengtsson           OME        49:16     3       86.840
   5  Max Suter                TSN        50:42     4       84.385
   6  Tom Jahn                 UNO        56:50     5       75.279
   7  Orlyn Skrien             RMOC       58:38     6       72.968
   8  Bob Cooley               BAOC     1:00:13     7       71.049
   9  Adolf Jochnick           NEOC     1:08:51     8       62.140
  10  Joe Hallett              CROC     1:22:09     9       52.080

Non-Medaling Classes

                                                  U.S.
  Pl  Name                     Club       Time    Place

M-White   (White course - 3.6 km, 4.0 km, 55 m, 7 controls)

      George Fuehan                       DNF               25.000


F-Orange  (Orange course - 5.1 km, 6.0 km, 70 m, 8 controls)

   1  Lauren Knight            BAOC       46:54     -      100.000
   2  Jennifer Heckendorn      BAOC       54:13     -       86.505


M-Orange  (Orange course - 5.1 km, 6.0 km, 70 m, 8 controls)

   1  Carlo Alesandrini                 1:00:33            100.000
   2  Richard Wilkinson                 1:02:22             97.087
   3  George Hawes             HVO      1:13:51     1       81.991
   4  Alan Houser              BAOC     1:22:12             73.662
   5  Jeff Lanam               BAOC     1:24:34     3       71.600

F-Green  (Green course - 6.0 km, 7.5 km, 75 m, 8 controls)

   1  Trinka Gillis            BAOC       56:48     1      100.000
   2  Marie-Josee Parayre      BAOC     1:09:03             82.259 


M-Green  (Green course - 6.0 km, 7.5 km, 75 m, 8 controls)

   1  Bjorn Widerstrom         BAOC       55:21     1      100.000
      Francois Leonard         BAOC       MSP               25.000


M-Red  (Red course - 7.6 km, 9.0 km, 90 m, 9 controls)

   1  Trevor Pering            BAOC     1:30:26            100.000

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Results by Course

The course details are presented below as follows:

     (direct distance, optimal distance, climb, controls)


  Pl  Name                    Club      Class      Time

White Course   (3.6 km, 4.0 km, 55m, 7)

      George Fuehan                     MWht       DNF


Orange Course  (5.1 km, 6.0 km, 70 m, 8)

   1  Susan Hawkes-Teeter      EMPO     F55+       46:37
   2  Lauren Knight            BAOC     FOrn       46:54
   3  Dayle Lavine             ROC      F55+       48:58
   4  Shirley Donald           KOC      F55+       52:35
   5  Sara Mae Berman          CSU      F55+       53:35
   6  Jennifer Heckendorn      BAOC     FOrn       54:13
   7  Carlo Alesandrini                 MOrn     1:00:33
   8  Joanne Reid                       F-16     1:01:12
   9  Richard Wilkinson                 MOrn     1:02:22
  10  George Hawes             HVO      MOrn     1:13:51
  11  Alan Houser              BAOC     MOrn     1:22:12
  12  Helene Gordon            BAOC     F55+     1:22:22
  13  Jeff Lanam               BAOC     MOrn     1:24:34
  14  Nancy Lindeman           BAOC     F55+     1:28:47
  15  Jennifer Kerr            GCO      F55+     1:37:29
  16  Nadezhda Popova          HVO      F55+     1:38:05
  17  Betsy Hawes              HVO      F55+     1:42:16


Green Course   (6.0 km, 7.5 km, 75 m, 8)

   1  Ken Walker, Sr.          CSU      M55+       42:47
   2  John Rance               GVOC     M55+       45:55
   3  Larry Berman             CSU      M55+       47:46
   4  Hans Bengtsson           OME      M55+       49:16
   5  Ann Jochnick             NEOC     F40+       49:29
   6  Max Suter                TSN      M55+       50:42
   7  Bjorn Widerstrom         BAOC     MGrn       55:21
   8  Carol Schick-Lyda        BAOC     F40+       55:34
   9  Trinka Gillis            BAOC     FGrn       56:48
  10  Tom Jahn                 UNO      M55+       56:50
  11  Brenda Giese             BAOC     F40+       58:22
  12  Orlyn Skrien             RMOC     M55+       58:38
  13  Kerie Raymond            COC      F40+       58:42
  14  Bob Cooley               BAOC     M55+     1:00:13
  15  Terry Myers              NEOC     F40+     1:00:46
  16  Paula Whipple            ORCA     F40+     1:03:50
  17  Adolf Jochnick           NEOC     M55+     1:08:51
  18  Marie-Josee Parayre      BAOC     FGrn     1:09:03
  19  Joe Hallett              CROC     M55+     1:22:09
  20  Terry Farrah             BAOC     F40+     1:42:24
  21  Philipp Kopisch          BAOC     M-16     1:46:18
  22  Daniel Kopisch           BAOC     M-16     1:50:22

      Francois Leonard         BAOC     MGrn       MSP


Red Course     (7.6 km, 9.0 km, 90m, 9)

   1  Marie-Catherine Bruno    SAGE     F-21+      37:54
   2  Bob Williams             CROC     M40+       40:12
   3  Oyvind Naess             COC      M40+       40:19
   4  Blake Heckendorn         BAOC     M-20       43:05
   5  Aims Coney               NEOC     M40+       43:11
   6  Susan Grandjean          RMOC     F-21+      43:17
   7  Jan P Ingebrigtsen       RMOC     M40+       43:22
   8  Sharon Crawford          RMOC     F-21+      43:41
   9  Adrian Zissos            FWOC     M40+       44:54
  10  Julie Raymond            BAOC     F-21+      46:06
  11  Jeff Watson              ORCA     M40+       46:16
  12  Charlotte MacNaughton    FWOC     F-21+      49:41
  13  Clea Sarnquist           BAOC     F-21+      53:37
  14  Mike Poulsen             CROC     M40+     1:04:54
  15  Manfred Kopisch          BAOC     M40+     1:15:34
  16  Peter Olsten             GCO      M40+     1:16:11
  17  Scott Drumm              CROC     M40+     1:23:26
  18  Ralph Lindzon            TOC      M40+     1:23:29
  19  Trevor Pering            BAOC     MRed     1:30:26
  20  Candice Raines           UNO      F-21+    1:38:38

      Bob Baylor               BAOC     M40+       MSP


Blue Course    (8.6 km, 11.0 km, 100 m, 11)

   1  Mikkel Conradi           CSU      M-21+      42:11
   2  Greg Walker              CSU      M-21+      44:26
   3  Nikolay Nachev           COC      M-21+      45:19
   4  Neil Hunt                BAOC     M-21+      52:59
   5  Eric Bone                COC      M-21+    1:08:22
   6  Sten Seeman                       M-21+    1:14:45
   7  Vladimir Gusiatnikov     BAOC     M-21+    1:19:31
   8  Syd Reader               BAOC     M-21+    1:29:47

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

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