Weird-O Race Results

Wednesday, August 3, 2016
University of Alaska, Anchorage

Contestants in Arctic Orienteering Club’s Weird-O on Wednesday had to navigate the normal controls as well as do obstacles that included math, a maze, and pulley’s to get some controls. Regan Sarwas topped the long course orienteering field showing he was fastest, or possibly most adept at weirdness. Lia and Trudy Keller lead the short course with a blistering 26:19. It was a beautiful night with no reported bee stings and two sightings of a red fox.

Long Course (3.6 km, 20 controls)

1) Regan Sarwas, 32:51; 2) Mike Robinson, 33:43; 3) Cory Smith, 34:10; 4) Bill Spencer, 34:53; 5) Steve Gruhn, 35:42; 6) Dan Billman, 37:42; 7) Pete and Paul LaFrance, 38:57; 8) Mark Findlay, 48:53; 9) Rianne and Benton Campbell, 50:47; 10) Elissa Brown, 52:58; 11) Ivan Hodes, 54:18; 12) Scott Kugel, 54:43; 13) Ariel Hippe, Brittany Hippe, and Shelly Laws, 55:25; 14) Dela Grey, 57:17; 15) Springer and Ian Moore and Jen Joliff, 57:25; 16) Mischa Carlson, 58:00; 17) Mike Pullitt and Beth Fleischer, 1:20

Short Course (2.2 km, 20 controls)

1) Lia and Trudy Keller, 26:19; 2) Rob, Laura, Brooke, and Aly Long, 28:32; 3) Anne Billman, 29:30; 4) Gearhart Dekreon, 32:57; 5) Ruth Kvernplassen 34:30; 6) Logan, Elias, and Heather Williams and Isaac Bertschi, 35:50; 7) Ivan and Lami Hodes, 36:00; 8) Chris Tomsen, 37:37; 9) Kathy Faryniarz, Joyce Goodell, and Rita Norton, 39:42; 10) Iona and David Snyder and Patty Trott, 41:21; 11) Beth and Ben Fleischer, Mike Pullitt, and Helen and Connor Matchett, 41:30; 12) Steve McKeever, 41:48; 13) Claudia and Travis Rector, 49:40; 14) Zola and Dean Potter, and Robin Beebee, 54:05; 15) Allie, Maddie, Jen, and Steve Sivils, 54:29; 16) Will, Ruth, and Lucille Taygan and Hailey Wills, 54:30; 17) Linda, Hatcher, and Talia Smith and Lindsey, Aksel, and Niva Flagstad, 58:30; 18) Anna, Lily, April, Laura, and Chris Kanyer, 1:02:01; 19) Dan and Alaric Baird, 75:18; 20) Vivian, Brady, Brandon, and Evelyn Tokar, 1:27:00

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