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2022-05-26 St. Francois Results

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A big thanks to David Welsh and assistant director Nathan Graves for putting on a great course in the beautiful St. Francois park. Also, thanks to all who made the trip to enjoy the park and the company of like minded map nerds.

2018/May/15St. Francois
CourseNameControlsTime
Yellow
…TeamLee family46:00
Robert & Jason Bart59:08
Andrea Kapan67:12
…IndividalDennis Yurkins51:08
Julie Koziski53:25
Orange
…IndividualAbby Wilde8149:57
Louise Ballard7272:53
Mark Yurkins180:70
Sona CarrieDNF180:15
…TeamTame Horses180:15
Wild Horses180:45
Green
…individualsVladimir Yurkuns983:53
Scott Kelley992:30
Mellisa Kelley589:40
Adam Smith4135:17
…teamsHeidi Abbott, Dan Ingram9126:35
Ken & Kathy DeBeer6129:30
Thomas & Angela168:26
RedJeff Ryan80:69
Nathan Graves95:13
Andnen Karov?98:55
Josh Borgmeyer107:14
Kevin Minton120:42
Manoj Sood156:30
Jeff Sona156:30
Derek Habda159:33
Jim Huss166:02
Tim Johnson207:00

2022-04-30 Forest Park O Results

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Thanks to everyone that braved the wet-looking weather forecast and headed out to Forest Park.  The weather turned out fine, with the occasional sprinkle, but otherwise a nice spring day.  The park was crowded with other events, so traffic was an issue, but no one bothered our course.

This event was held in conjunction with the Missouri State Parks, “Wonders of the Outdoor World”.  Their event was lightly attended and only 19 registrants selected orienteering as one of their three class options offered throughout the day.

SLOC participants had two options, a 45-minute score-O with 20 checkpoints/controls, or a 3.6 km point-to-point course with 12 checkpoints/controls.  Several groups took the opportunity of the nice day and beautiful park to just roam recreationally.  Checkpoint #8 was not in the correct location (a fault of the meet director), but everyone seemed to take it in stride.  Jim Avery lost his key fob, and decided he would do a “micro-orienteering” course of circling repeatedly between 3 controls while searching.  I hope things worked out okay Jim!

Thank you to the Missouri State Parks for asking us to help out, and to Bill Langton, Mary Pat Geldmeier, and Bryan Niehaus for helping at the registration table.

Results

Score-O (45 minutes)TimeCP’sScore
Renee Clarkson, Family0:42:101717
Robert Bart0:45:591616
Julie Koziski0:44:401515
Taavi Annus & Aiden Tavits0:51:122015
Marquette High School AFJROTC (6)0:40:531212
Dennis Yurkuns0:41:5699
Harper & Stephanie Stokes0:54:3080
Michael & Luke Haveman1:24:00130
Lily & Catie Haveman1:24:00130
Sarah Bobell, Maya, Nora, Sam1:28:00180
Sarah Marx1:43:0040
Jim AveryDNF44
Sprint Course (3.6 km)
Bryan Niehaus0:26:4012
Vladimir Yurkuns0:31:0012
Bill Langton0:33:0912
Keith Hulsey0:46:0212
Mark Yurkuns0:47:2512
Scott Shaw0:57:5012
Eric, Cindy, Caleb, Shaely Hayes1:03:3212
Scott & Myles Kelley1:27:1212
Jeff Geear1:29:4012
Melissa, Savannah & Simon Kelley1:32:2212
Brennan Family0:57:0011
Gannon Niehaus0:48:328
Dave & Lee Walton1:07:108

2022-04-30 Forest Park O

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Saturday – April 30th

Come join us at this beautiful urban gem. This event will be held in conjunction with the Missouri State Parks, “Wonders of Wildlife” outdoor recreation and conservation event. The meet director will be providing orienteering instructions and training to W.O.W. participants throughout the day.  A SLOC course will be setup and available concurrently from 9:30 am to 4:00 pm.  You can either do it on your own (and keep track of your own time), or arrive at 11:00 for a group start at 11:30.

When: Saturday, April 30th

Where: Behind the Dennis and Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center in Forest Park

Beginner Briefing: 11:00 AM (or other times as available)

Start: Do it on your own anytime between 9:30 am and 4:00 pm.  Or arrive at 11:00 am for a group start at 11:30 am. Course closes at 4:00 pm.

Please register online: https://stlouisorienteering.org/st-louis-orienteering-upcoming-events/schedule/

Cost: $20 per individual or group using the same passport. Free for members. If you haven’t done so already, purchase your $50 annual membership for the whole family that allows you free access to all regular events ALL year!

Courses: There will be two options. 1) A 3.5 km classic point-to-point
course where you don’t see the map until the clock starts. Participants
start at 1-2 minute intervals. 2) A 45-minute “Score-O”, where you go find
as many checkpoints as you can in any sequence.

Questions? Contact event director, Mark Geldmeier, mgeldmeier@earthlink.net or 314-966-0180

2022-03-12 Beaumont Scout O Results

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Thank you to everyone who braved the cold weather and came out to our annual John Smerek Memorial Scout O-Fest at Beaumont. We had a larger than expected turn out and everyone seemed to be having fun in the brisk beautiful woods of Beaumont. A special thanks to David Fisher and Nathan Graves who helped with directing and running the event. Coincidentally, David Fisher placed first in the Score-O division and Nathan Graves placed first overall on the Red Course. Congrats men! Let it be known that Nathan did not help set the course so had no prior knowledge of kite placement, however, I can’t speak the same for David :).

The results of the White, Green, and Red Courses are below. I also attached the Scout Score-O. We are already making plans to improve next year’s Scout Fest. Place March 11th, 2023 on your calendars!

RED COURSE
INDIVIDUAL
NAMETIMESCORE
1. NATHAN GRAVES0:56:2715
2. ERIC BUCKLEY1:00:0815
3. JOSH BORGMEYER1:04:2615
4. MATT SCHERRER1:0515
5. BRYAN NIEHAUS1:05:0115
6. ZDENEK PALECEK1:06:0615
7. MARK GELDMEIER1:15:5015
8. JEFF SONA1:2015
9. KARL SCHUTTE1:24:0415
10. KEVIN MINTON1:26:0015
11. BRIAN RODENBECK1:30:5415
12. ANDREW KARANDJEFF1:31:0515
13. MANOJ SOOD1:41:3315
14. ROBERT BART2:05:0015
15. CHRIS HEUPEL2:10:0015
16. JIM AVERY2:21:1313
GROUP
JESSICA HEUPEL & JAMES FREDERICKSEN1:23:1915
MICHAEL & JESSICA HAVEMAN1:37:3015
RENEE CLARKSTON & DREW ?2:37:2214
CHRISTOPHER BARBER & PETE KOZICH?no passport
GREEN COURSE
INDIVIDUAL
NAMETIMESCORE
1. DAVID WELSH1:45:5511
2. CARRIE SONA1:50:1011
3. SARAH PHILLIPS2:16:2911
4. ALANE WOLINS2:21:548
GROUP
1. WALTER AND WALTER SCHNURR2:0911
2. CHASE AND DOUGLAS SICKBEN2:4811
3. MIKE KNAPP & DEANNE ROW3:16:239
4. BRUCE MACKENZIE AND MIKE COMPTON2:197
5. ABBY AND DAVID WILDE2:35:20COULDN’T FIND PASSPORT
6. ERIC, CINDY, CALEB, AND SHAELY HAYESOVER TIME LIMITCOULDN’T FIND PASSPORT
WHITE COURSE (MAP HIKE)
GROUP (DO NOT HAVE A RECOREDED TIME FOR MARQ. GROUP)
NAMETIMESCORE
MOUNTAIN LIONS1:06:1011
MARQUETTE HIGH SCHOOL GROUP: TERRI ZUBER (5 STUDENTS)?11
18th John Smerek Memorial Scout Orienteering Festival
March 12, 2022
Total
Name(s)#UnitAgeM/FPenaltyPoints
David Fisher149666M290
Adam Ruffing297515M170
Zach Westley97513M
Eli Smith340916M130
Payton Haddox40915M
Nick Schmiemeier40915M
Ben Costantinou262712M125
John Morgan62712M
E Hefele277617M120
W Howell77617M
Mahra Davis380910F115
Amelia Neukum80911F
Lucy Pickett80911F
David Pickett280915M115
Sam Feldman80914M
Drew Chappell332713M105
Tuphga Chappell32712M
Elliot Sinn32711M
Sihaia P317915M100
Janojn17910M
Fin Gonim17910M
Camden Walker280913M85
Felipe Toledo80913M
Dylan317912M70
Mohamad17910M
Jonahan17910M
Mason Ly317911M70
Jack Frantlin17911M
Kylan Van Sambak17913M
Garrett McElkoy317911M50
Collin Bertish17913M
Jasper Calvert17911M
Alex Potter277615M40
Isaac Heilman77615M
Brigid Feldman280912F35
Carley Walker80912F
Grayson Faltus380912MRec
Grant Pickett80912M
Max Marino80911M
Competitors39
Teams16

2021-09-18 Kirkwood Night O Results

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Thank you to everyone who came out to our annual Kirkwood Night-O. We saw a lot of new faces and had a ton of fun. We hope to see you at another event soon.

Also, special thanks to the Ryan family, Kevin Minton, and Robert Bart for helping with clean-up!

GROUPS:
NamePointsTime (min)
1. Hunt Family3340:00:00
2. Graves Family2543:00:00
3. Ken & Kathy DeBeer2442:00:00
4. Charles Family2443:00:00
5. Ahmad Family1839:00:00
6. Herd of Turtles1840:00:00
7. Brosch Family1842:00:00
8. Renz & McCart Group1743:00:00
9. Wensley Family1744:00:00
10. Angie and Sam Ryan1643:00:00
11: Selph Family1643:30:00
12. Neal and Susan Bockwoldt1644:00:00
13. Flynn Niehaus Group1443:00:00
14. David & Laura Welsh1341:00:00
15. Ivey R & Sharon Wirth1343:00:00
16. Negron Scout Group843:00:00
17. Bond Family741:00:00
18. Esther & Stephen Borgmeyer425:00:00
INDIVIDUALS:
1. Bryan Niehaus3337:00:00
2. Kevin Minton3340:00:00
3. Gannon Niehaus3239:00:00
4. Robert Bart3240:00:00
5. Brian Rodenbeck3241:00:00
6. Thomas Ryan2741:00:00
7. Vladimir Yurkuns2743:00:00
8. Mystery Punch Card (no name)2643:00:00
9. Michael Havemen2143:00:00
10. Mark Yurkuns2144:00:00
11. Laura Hamper1844:00:00
12. Mike Meeneham1543:00:00
13. Manoj Sood (time penalty 9 min)14 (-18 penalty)54:00:
14. Adam Smith (time penalty 10 min)-8 (-20 penalty)55:00:00

2022-03-12 Beaumont Scout O

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Come join us at the beautiful Beaumont Scout Reservation to explore this great area. This event is in coordination with the John Smerek Memorial Scout Orienteering Festival. There will be a bunch of boy scouts doing a separate O-Course we’ve designed for them. There is separate registration and pricing for the scout event so please make sure you register at the club table.

When: Saturday, March 12th

Where: Beaumont Scout Reservation: https://stlbsa.org/properties/all-properties/beaumont-scout-reservation/

Beginner Briefing: 8:00 AM: Mass briefing for scouts and adults about general map and compass navigation and getting oriented to the Beaumont Map.

Registration: 8:30 AM with timed starts to follow. No further starts after 9:30 AM. Course closes at noon.

Please register online to help us know how many to expect for the event. You may also register in-person as a last resort.

Cost: $20 per individual or group using the same passport. Free for members. If you haven’t done so already, purchase your $50 annual membership for the whole family that allows you free access to all regular events ALL year!

We will have 3 courses prepared:

  1. Beginner: Map Hike Course (White-Yellow level): 3 KM, 60 meters of climb.
  2. Intermediate: Green Course: 4.5 KM, 320 meters of climb.
  3. Advanced: Red Course: 6.3 KM, 400 meters of climb.

Questions? Contact event director, Josh Borgmeyer at 314-330-3479 or jb.balancedbody@gmail.com

2021-04-25 S Bar F

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S Bar F
4/25/2021
CourseNameNet pointsGrossTime
2-hour – Group
1Abbott, Ongram, Goldman240240113:00
2Dave & Trish Rader220220105:30
3Moris, Kempf, Hill, Abernathie, Witt, Dixon200200113:47
4Steve, Mike, & Tim Brenner200200115:18
5Janette, Mike, & Ethan110110117:50
2-hour solo
1Nathan Graves440440119:51
2Josh Borgmeyer430430118:48
3Mark Geldmeyer330380125:47
4Davidi Cortivo320320115:08
4Scott Shaw320320115:08
5Jeff Sona320320117:17
6Manoj Sood250250156:50
7Jim Huss260260126:59
8Carrie Sonya210210106:44
9Douglas Sickbert190190114:30
10Chase Sickbert190190114:30
11Joe Marincel160200124:00
12Reann Minter9090107:23
13Rober Bart9090114:30
14Kevin Minter9090117:30
1-Hour
1Tim Jolamns11012061:00
2Lea Koester & Terry Werner0130115:00

2021-03-27 Faust Park

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Hope everyone had fun at this awesome course. A lot more people participated but these were the only scores shared.

Advanced Course:
Individuals:
1. Jeff Ryan: 37:22
2. Nathan Graves: 43:33
3. Bryan Niehaus: 45:53
4. Mark Geldmeier: 49:29
5. Josh Borgmeyer: 53:07
6. Kevin Minton: 57:14
7. Lisa Mcnerney (CAOC): 1:31:36
Group:
1. Brennan Family: 2:17:12
2. Mike Knapp and Deanne Row: 2:30:30
3. Dave and Trish Radar: 2:35:00
Beginner Course:
1. Patrick Geldmeier and Chelsea Wantling (only reported time! Congrats!)

2021-03-27 Faust Park O-Meet

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Updated: March 24, 2021

The In Person registration has closed but you can still register for the virtual event and it will be open until April 3rd. If you are a member, you will need your member coupon code that should have been sent to you via email to get your free registrations by inputting the code when you checkout of the shopping cart on the web page.

The Virtual registration is accessible (here).

In Person Event: This will occur on March 27th. Registration starts at 9:00 with start times running until 11 AM. Course closes at Noon. Registration will be online only, and will close on March 24th. There will be 2 course – a beginner course and advanced course.

Virtual Event: This will occur anytime (on your own) between March 25th and April 3rd. It will be the same courses offer in the In Person event (beginner and advanced) and the controls/flags will be out the entire time. The virtual event registration will also be online only, and at registration completion, you will be send a downloadable pdf of the course to print at home.

Course Format for Virtual and In-Person: David Fisher has designed a beginner’s 2.7 KM course and an advanced 5 KM course to take you through the lesser known areas of this awesome park. The course format is point-to-point which means that you must get each point in order. If you can’t find a point, then you can move on to the next one. Bring a stopwatch and keep your own time. There is no time limit. Please share your times as desired to Josh Borgmeyer at jb.balancedbody@gmail.com and all results will be posted to the website following the event. Have fun!

Please wear a mask for the in-person event which can then be removed once you start the course. Thank you.

2020-11-28 Hawn Turkey-O Results

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Over 50 participants were able to attend this year’s Turkey-O event at Hawn State Park.  More than half showed up on Saturday the 28th, while the remainder took advantage of the course being up for a week before and after, doing it on their own. There were 28 checkpoints placed throughut the park, many in fun and interesting locations.  The feedback was generally favorable, though it was a technical course which favored precise navigation.  Beginning orienteers discovered Hawn is no Kirkwood Park and experienced orienteers had to bring their “A” game.  One participant cleared the course (got them all), and another nearly cleared.  Hopefully all enjoyed the beauty that is Hawn.

Apologies for the closing of the parking lots by the rangers as capacity was reached – some people had an extra-long hike or were delayed getting to the start.

The results include an additional category called “Map Hike”, for the people that either leisurely strolled around finding just a few, or for those that were so excited to be outside, chose to completely ignore the time limit.  I arbitrarily placed people in this category, if you’d like to be in a different category or if there are mistakes, please let me know. mgeldmeier@earthlink