Saturday June 28, 2025
Willow Creek, Alaska
The Arctic Orienteering Club welcomed 31 visiting orienteers and 34 locals to our first nationally sanctioned event in this century. Thankfully the event went smoothly, and most orienteers were appreciative of the chance to test their skills and stamina in Alaska! The courses were on the long side, and the combination of tricky navigation and physically demanding terrain/vegetation resulted in some very challenging orienteering for visitors and locals alike.
The visiting men topped the locals in all of the advanced courses, with Yury Tambasov leading the way on the blue course. Local women Dela Grey and Ellyn Brown were victorious on the green and brown courses respectively.
A big thanks to all of our visiting orienteers! We enjoyed meeting and competing with you and look forward to more orienteering fun in the future. Another huge thank you to the many volunteers who worked hard to make this event happen: Bill Spencer, Mike Robinson, Anne Billman, Regan Sarwas, Ian Moore, Jen Jolliff, Springer Moore, Peggy Kugel, Julia Ditto, Steve McKeever, Cory Smith, Dorn Van Dommelen, Mark Findlay, Brian Durrell, Linda Smith, and Keg Good (course consultant). I’m sorry if I missed anyone, your contributions before and during the event are greatly appreciated!
Unofficial Results:
Official Results
| Course | Class | Name | Club | Place | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | Men | Yury Tambasov | DVOA | 1 | 01:33:34 |
| Blue | Men | Will Enger | COC | 2 | 01:50:54 |
| Blue | Men | Ian Moore | ARCTIC | 3 | 01:52:37 |
| Blue | Men | Siargey Pisarchyk | GAOC | 4 | 02:18:12 |
| Blue | Men | Cory Smith | ARCTIC | 5 | 02:47:22 |
| Blue | Men | Julien Ouellet | SDO | DNF | |
| Blue | Men | Greg Walker | Truckee | DNF | |
| Blue | Men | Allan Spangler | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Blue | Men | Alex Knapp | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Blue | Men | Alex Pichler | RMOC | DNF | |
| Blue | Men | Spencer Myers | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Red | Men | Andis Vitolins | HVO | 1 | 02:02:25 |
| Red | Men | Alex Azarov | QOC | 2 | 02:12:34 |
| Red | Men | Springer Moore | ARCTIC | 3 | 02:15:32 |
| Red | Men | Robert Minto | ICO | 4 | 03:46:33 |
| Red | Men | Sergei Fedorov | DVOA | DNF | |
| Red | Men | Regan Sarwas | ARCTIC | NC | 02:19:06 |
| Red | Men | Dorn Van Dommelen | ARCTIC | NC | 02:32:09 |
| Red | Women | Julia Ditto | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Red | Women | Jen Jolliff | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Green | Men | Stefan Slutsky | HVO | 1 | 01:33:36 |
| Green | Men | Brian Kirchner | ARCTIC | 2 | 01:57:58 |
| Green | Men | Bill Johnson | ARCTIC | 3 | 02:16:21 |
| Green | Men | Kimball Forrest | ARCTIC | 4 | 02:23:18 |
| Green | Men | Oliver Rosier | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Green | Men | Aaron Gast | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Green | Men | Mark Findlay | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Green | Men | Ellery Gibbs | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Green | Women | Dela Grey | ARCTIC | 1 | 02:53:19 |
| Green | Women | Kelly Guarino | NEOC | DNF | |
| Brown | Men | Phil Bricker | NEOC | 1 | 01:45:47 |
| Brown | Men | Brian Durrell | ARCTIC | 2 | 01:46:48 |
| Brown | Men | Rick Breseman | COC | 3 | 02:07:36 |
| Brown | Men | Daniel Billman | ARCTIC | 4 | 02:29:32 |
| Brown | Men | Steve McKeever | ARCTIC | 5 | 02:34:28 |
| Brown | Men | Shin Shimizu | COO | 6 | 02:41:31 |
| Brown | Men | Piotr Pisarchyk | GAOC | DNF | |
| Brown | Men | Glen Tryson | DVOA | DNF | |
| Brown | Men | Rick Worner | ROC | DNF | |
| Brown | Men | Steve Levin | RMOC | DNF | |
| Brown | Men | David Evans | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Brown | Women | Ellyn Brown | ARCTIC | 1 | 01:58:35 |
| Brown | Women | Eileen Breseman | COC | 2 | 02:43:51 |
| Brown | Women | Chiori Shimizu | COO | 3 | 02:50:25 |
| Brown | Women | Linda Kohn | ROC | 4 | 03:00:33 |
| Brown | Women | Mary Jones | OK | DNF | |
| Brown | Women | Janet Tryson | DVOA | DNF | |
| Brown | Women | Brenda Blacklock | ICO | DNF | |
| Brown | Women | Sheryl Lehman | RMOC | DNF | |
| Orange | Men | Michael Malvick | ARCTIC | 1 | 02:33:20 |
| Orange | Men | Henry Rosier | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Orange | Men | Mark Rosier | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Orange | Women | Linda Smith | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Orange | Team | Team Jackson | ARCTIC | 1 | 02:42:56 |
| Orange | Team | Tamara and Rebecca | ARCTIC | DNF | |
| Yellow | Men | Daniel Fedorov | DVOA | 1 | 01:36:53 |
| Yellow | Men | Andrei Pisarchyk | GAOC | NC | 00:53:54 |
| Yellow | Women | Lexi Hill | ARCTIC | 1 | 01:38:24 |
| Yellow | Women | Karen Murphy | LAOC | 2 | 02:52:05 |
| Yellow | Women | Sarah Weeks | LAOC | 3 | 02:55:25 |
| White | Women | Amanda McGowan | SDO | 1 | 01:10:00 |
| White | Team | Team Binder | ARCTIC | 1 | 01:23:40 |
* DNF = Did not finish (or visit all controls); NC = Not Competing