Congrats to Michael Havemen who took home the most victories this summer with five in nine events.

It was a warm and wonderful evening of “flashlight” fun once again in Kirkwood City Park. We had another great turn out for a SLOC classic – our annual family-friendly night-o at the David Frei Memorial Meet. This year’s course map was a David Frei “original” map from years of old, with a few minor updates due to park changes over time. What a joy to welcome returning regulars as well as many new faces to the challenging and fun sport of orienteering. It truly makes this meet special. A big thanks to our SLOC volunteers – Yvonne Deyo for map making, course vetting and all things needed, Carrie Sona for registration, scoring and clean up, as well as Mark Geldmeier for scoring, teaching new participants and general vibing with everyone. Special thanks to the 100+ orienteers who shared your time and positive energy with us. Results are below to the best of our abilities. We are missing some data due to missing punch card “souvenirs”, but feel free to contact SLOC for updates/corrections. We hope to see everyone again next year to light up the night in Kirkwood City Park! ~Mary Piper(Frei)

NAME POINTS TIME

Group – ROTC/JROTC

1. Washington #4 20 pts 42:46
   William, Grayson, Nicodemus, Collin, Camden, Michael
2. MO-081st Red 19 pts 44:02
   Savannah, Nick
3. MO 931-Navy 18 pts 42:05
   Julia, Sydnee, Owen
4. Washington #2 14 pts 37:12
   Isaac, Collin, William, Maverick
5. MO-081st Green 12 pts 43:17
   Zoe, Skylar
6. MO-931 Green 2 pts 49:30 (-4 point time penalty)
   Darshan, Emily, Rineeta
   Scores Unavailable
7. Washington #1
   Jason, Kaden, Xavier, Jaxson
8. Washington #3
   Harry, Abby, Rich, Avery, Hope, Eli

Group – with Youth

1. Space Lasers 26 pts 42:00 ?
   Mark, Raphael, Jack
2. Scout Troop 323 26 pts 43:05
   Jack, Greg
3. Potato Farmer 24 pts 43:02
   Dennis, Lucas
4. Maggie’s Team 22 pts 42:40
   Maggie, Elana, Anna, Cindy
5. Half Begrudged 22 pts 43:09
   Mike, Jack
6. 2nd Place 21 pts 42:55
   Owen, Nicholas, Lincoln
7. Personal Information!!! 18 pts 42:40
   Oscar, Personal Information
8. The B-Team 17 pts 42:50
   Laura, Matt, Liam, Maisy
9. Team Brown-Frei 16 pts 42:10
   Emily, Ryan, Emil, Lucas & ?
10. Garriga_Rom 15 pts 44:05
    Carlos, Pilar, Alma, Monica
11. The Haveman’s 13 pts 37:00
    Catie, Lilly
12. Buchanan/Stirnemann 11 pts 40:12
    Paula, Kate, Eleanor, Anne
13. Staebell/Harrington 11 pts 45:00
    JH, LS, BM, LH, GH
14. Almost Here 10 pts 45:27(-1 point time penalty)
    Kathryn, George, Julianna, Rosalee, Coco
    Scores Unavailable
15. Team Sondag
    Trevor & ?

Group – Adults

1. The Vanilla Milla 26 pts 38:14
   Jack, Miller, Eli, Lukas
2. Ryan-McIntire 22 pts 41:30
   Lucy, Gray
3. Seeing Dandy 16 pts 41:03
   Steven, Tara
4. CF DBALB 16 pts 43:54
   Karolina, Cyrielle
5. GET OUTSIDE!!! 15 pts 30:38
   Adam, Jana
6. Witch Way 11 pts 44:02
   Christina, Laura
7. Team Saw an Owl 7 pts 47:00(-2 point time penalty)
   Heather, Alyssa, Shawn, Colin

Individual

1. Jon Torrance 26 pts 30:03 (2025 & 2026 winner)
2. Michael Haveman 26 pts 32:01
3. George Schweitzer 26 pts 34:00
4. Matt Soraghan 26 pts 35:01
5. Todd Nelson 26 pts 35:24
6. Jeff Sona 26 pts 41:12
7. Vladimir Yurkuns 25 pts 39:10
8. David Beattie 25 pts 44:27
9. Fred Zendt 22 pts 43:25
10. Joseph Marincel 19 pts 45:26 (-1 point time penalty)
11. Ken DeBeer 15 pts 36:50
12. Mark Frei 15 pts 41:40
13. Michael Frei 15 pts 41:40
14. Luke Haveman 13 pts 42:24

Official results posted!!! Thanks for all who came out.

Results submitted to USARA. Check the official USARA standings in a few days here. Please let us know if you see any discrepencies.

Results by Division

We climbed it!

Okay, we didn’t go to the top of the Arch, but we climbed the steps going up to the Arch grounds. This event was a little different than our usual ones. Instead of a well-defined registration table with signs and banners, it was just the meet director, walking around with a clipboard. We started at the top of the ramps going to the riverboat cruise. An area rich with history, plus a beautiful view of the Mississippi river. Participants used an orienteering map with 24 checkpoints, but instead of punching at that control, they answered a multiple choice question.

Most of the questions were easy once you were there, but a couple of them caused some confusion. The results below include the approximate elapsed time, the number of questions correctly answered, and which ones were missed.

Since the course is “semi” permanent, if you’re a SLOC member and would like an electronic version of the map and the questions…to go do on your own, email me, mgeldmeier@earthlink.net.

Gateway Arch Urban Scramble 2026 – Clue Sheet

#1. Food Cart: How much is Lemonade?         A) $3.00        B) $4.00 C) $5.00

#2. Info Sign: _____ Solid?                                  A) Rock          B) Steel   C) Semi-

#3. Info Sign: What is in the picture?    A) Barges      B) Horses              C) Steamboats

#4. Info Sign: What is this sign about?A) Pony Express      B) Stagecoaches       C) The Flag

#5. Info Sign: William Clark’s _____ Council?A) Indian      B) Settlement   C) Riverboat

#6. Bronze Plaque:  What year did the Captain return? A) 1806          B) 1807           C) 1808

#7. Map Sign: What emergency location is this?                   A) 5     B) 6    C) 7

#8. Frisbee Golf: Which word is part of the center sculpture?      A) Disc      B) Louis C) Clark

#9. This large partially hidden utility box is what color?     A) Silver   B) Black C) Green

#10. Map Sign: What emergency location is this?                 A) 12    B) 14    C) 16

#11. Highest Point: Tree to the south has?    A) Flowers     B) Little Acorns     C) Moss

#12. Sign on Fence.  This is ___ property?      A) US Govt.     B) City     C) Private

#13. Map Sign: What emergency location is this?     A) 11   B) 13         C) 15

#14. Look between Arch legs across river.  What name is on the grain silos? A) Bunge B) Cargill C) R&R

#15. Look straight up.  How many tiny windows?                 A) 10   B) 12 C) 16

#16. Info Sign: What is the object that sticks out?  A) Lorraine Cross B) Arrowhead C) Nail

#17. Look at the RR tracks.  How many little metal stairs? A) 6     B) 10     C) 14

#18. Map Sign: What emergency location is this?                  A) 4     B) 8       C) 16

#19. Info Sign: Who’s picture is on the right? A) Lewis B) Grant C) McNair

#20. Which word appears above the four columns?A) TRINO  B) TRUST  C) AVIS

#21. Grove of trees.  How many trees are here?                  A) 4      B) 7       C) 11

#22. Map Sign: What emergency location is this?                 A) 10    B) 12     C) 14

#23. Map Sign: What emergency location is this?                 A) 11    B) 13     C) 15

#24. Large Planter: Color of flowers on the south side? A) White       B) Purple       C)

Yes, little acorns…

Thanks to everyone that came out to Tower Grove Park for orienteering with the trees! Did you know that several of those tree species are rare or endangered and that Tower Grove is an arboretum with a mission of saving the trees?!

What a busy day in the park. With the farmers market and many outdoor enthusiasts, the park was packed. We even shared our HQ location picnic spot with a running/walking group. They were lively with music that kept the vibe going.

The response to this event was tremendous. A much larger turnout than was anticipated and we ran out of maps. Apologies to those that had to wait for a used map, and thank you to those that donated their map so it could be used again. Your club is frugal – we don’t like to waste things, but this time we guessed too little. Thanks everyone for rolling with it! If you want a map as a souvenir, shoot me an email and I’ll send an electronic version or mail a hard-copy. mgeldmeier@earthlink.net.

Quick picture from computer results.

Mid-summer in Saint Louis often means high humidity and/or thunderstorms…and we’ve seen plenty of that this season. But it was a somewhat comfortable summer evening at Marquette High School, home of the Mustangs. And with the nice weather, we had lots of people come out and join the fun.

The campus is fairly open, but there are some surprises…dark green (dense vegetation) and large fences, walls, and multi-level buildings…which might be on the map but not super easy to read when you’re in the field. There were also sports practices to dodge and the new turf football field construction that was on-going.

The results are divided into 1) the “Sprint” course for those that went in order and found them all, 2) the “Score-O” for those that got them in any order or missed some (not sure if everyone got the message about the 45 minute time limit, so results are sorted by name), and 3) “Sprint Round 2” for a few that went out a second time to see who was faster than a Mustang.

If something is incorrect (for example, you punched but it didn’t register), let me know. – Mark Geldmeier mgeldmeier@earthlink.net.

It was the most humid day of the summer so far. But that didn’t keep two dozen intrepid explorers from roaming the fields, trails, ponds, and parking lots of Queeny County Park. Z setup a score-O type course and gave us 45 minutes to find as many as we could. An additional challenge was no clue sheet…and the CP markers ranged from traditional flags to bare stakes, and even a couple of punches hanging only from a string! Orienteering is always an adventure. Thanks for coming out and having some hot & crazy fun.

Posted below are the results from Tuesday’s meet that just happened to occur during World Orienteering Week (https://worldorienteeringweek.com/). Thanks to everyone that came out to my goofy format.

The times below are the validated (and adjusted best I could) adjusted times based on the rules.

Created by MeOS 4.1.1702 (U2): 5/21/2026 7:41:10 AM

The rain may have scared away a few, but thanks to all who came out to brave it!

LiveLox Details https://www.livelox.com/Viewer/Shaw-Park-Sprint-5-5-2026-/Sprint-1?classId=1148814

As for the 2nd sprint (the experiment) where participants were trying for the shortest distance and not the fastest time: there were some challenges with GPS batteries, forgetting to start the GPS, and of course the various types of devices. In the end, everyone’s distances were very very close.

Results:

Z Palecek: 1.11 miles

Brent Suydam: 1.13 miles

LeGrande Rives: 1.18 miles

Nathan Graves: 1.20 miles