It was a wildlife-rich sunny evening in Far North Bicentennial Park and the Campbell Tract on Wednesday, June 11. A goshawk sank talons into the scalp of Dan the control setter, resulting in a last-minute course adjustment and new out-of-bounds area. Then delightful viewing of a moose mama and two calves chilling in Campbell Creek. Then a brown bear encounter on the Red course. And finally a moose, discombobulated by stumbling into the start/finish area, prompted a quick retreat of 20 orienteers to shelter behind the nearest birch trees.
Ian Moore and Julia Ditto won the red course. Spencer Myers’ first Alaska O outing resulted in a win on the Green course. Vanessa Bergstedt won for the women and David and Diana Evans took Green for Teams. Daniel Baird, Logan Williams and Liam Cuddy, and Eeva Latsuo won the Orange course.
Thanks to Dan Billman for doing most of the work, Anne Billman for support, and much-appreciated day-of-meet helpers Lexi Hill, Jen and Art and Corin Harmon, Cory Smith, Jen Joliff, and Vanessa Bergstedt.
| Course | Class | Place | Name | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Women | 1 | Greta Knutson | 0:34:28 |
| White | Team | 1 | Team Carlos | 0:24:16 |
| White | Team | 2 | Peggy & Ken Kugel | 0:28:44 |
| White | Team | 3 | John and Ronni Weddleton | 0:42:19 |
| White | Team | 4 | Team Elizabeth | 0:43:35 |
| White | Team | Joseph and David Armstrong | dnf | |
| Yellow | Men | 1 | Chris Tomsen | 1:12:06 |
| Yellow | Men | 2 | Ivan Hodes | 1:14:06 |
| Yellow | Women | 1 | Elissa Brown | 0:27:43 |
| Yellow | Team | 1 | Bill Johnson family | 0:45:49 |
| Yellow | Team | 2 | Team Van Dommelen | 0:47:03 |
| Yellow | Team | 3 | Liz Augustine Team | 1:00:16 |
| Yellow | Team | 4 | Team Whitmarlsons Run Over a Hill | 1:01:40 |
| Yellow | Team | 5 | Ethan and Jamie Swartz | 1:02:58 |
| Yellow | Team | 6 | Doug & Sarah Hakkarinen | 1:04:45 |
| Yellow | Team | 7 | Team Histand | 1:10:44 |
| Yellow | Team | 8 | Team Binder | 1:11:37 |
| Yellow | Team | 9 | Team Arduser | 1:12:20 |
| Yellow | Team | 10 | Team Harmon | 1:17:37 |
| Yellow | Team | 11 | Team Jordy | 1:24:03 |
| Yellow | Team | Barbara and Tim Brown/Wiepking | mp | |
| Orange | Men | 1 | Daniel Baird | 0:52:05 |
| Orange | Men | 2 | Mark Rosier | 1:01:07 |
| Orange | Men | 3 | Fred Stutzer | 1:05:56 |
| Orange | Men | 4 | Greg Egeland | 1:07:01 |
| Orange | Men | 5 | Henry Rosier | 1:16:58 |
| Orange | Men | 6 | Joe Kurtak | 1:57:30 |
| Orange | Men | 7 | Philip Stutzer | 2:18:50 |
| Orange | Men | John Fritz | mp | |
| Orange | Women | 1 | Eeva Latsuo | 1:05:31 |
| Orange | Women | 2 | Linda Smith | 1:13:20 |
| Orange | Women | 3 | Ellyn Brown | 1:18:02 |
| Orange | Women | 4 | Lexi Hill | 1:54:13 |
| Orange | Women | 5 | Ellen Lurie | 2:01:55 |
| Orange | Team | 1 | Logan and Liam Williams | 1:00:02 |
| Orange | Team | 2 | Wild Witmers | 1:06:06 |
| Orange | Team | 3 | Lost in the Woods Wednesdays | 1:27:21 |
| Orange | Team | 4 | Karen and Melanie Bronga | 1:42:21 |
| Orange | Team | 5 | The Date Nighters | 1:44:53 |
| Orange | Team | 6 | Team Jackson | 1:57:37 |
| Green | Men | 1 | Spencer Myers | 0:49:37 |
| Green | Men | 3 | Luke ROSIER | 1:02:47 |
| Green | Men | 4 | Art Harmon | 1:03:30 |
| Green | Men | 5 | Mark Findlay | 1:25:20 |
| Green | Men | Oliver Rosier | mp | |
| Green | Women | 1 | Vanessa Bergstedt | 1:25:59 |
| Green | Women | 2 | Dela Grey | 1:28:40 |
| Green | Women | 3 | Jessie Donahue | 1:48:48 |
| Green | Team | 2 | David & Diane Evans | 1:00:21 |
| Green | Team | 5 | Team Knotek | 1:07:27 |
| Green | Team | 9 | Sisterhood of the Travelling Fingerstick | 1:32:42 |
| Green | Team | Team Hillscheider | mp | |
| Red | Men | 1 | Ian Moore | 0:44:14 |
| Red | Men | 2 | Allan Spangler | 0:52:05 |
| Red | Men | 3 | Springer Moore | 0:54:05 |
| Red | Men | 4 | Scott Patterson | 1:04:24 |
| Red | Men | 5 | Alex Knapp | 1:05:17 |
| Red | Men | 6 | Cory Smith | 1:05:34 |
| Red | Men | 7 | Dorn Van Dommelen | 1:12:15 |
| Red | Men | 8 | Max Romey | 1:16:42 |
| Red | Men | 9 | Bill Spencer | 1:18:52 |
| Red | Men | 10 | Aaron Gast | 2:09:37 |
| Red | Women | 1 | Julia Ditto | 1:26:09 |
| Red | Women | Jen Jolliff | dnf | |