Traditional Meet on Saturday
Come on out to Mirror Lake, Saturday August 11th, for some super orienteering. Thanks to Anne and Dan Billman for hosting the meet.
Come on out to Mirror Lake, Saturday August 11th, for some super orienteering. Thanks to Anne and Dan Billman for hosting the meet.
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 Kincaid Park Eight High School teams vied with community members to find as many controls (flags) as they could in 1 hour. Grace Christian School came up with the top team average, for the schools. Navigating their way to 2nd place was the team from Dimond. The coaches from East were … Read more
This year’s High School Meet will be at Kincaid park, starting in the Jodhpur parking area. Since the idea is to introduce high school runners to the sport, the course is designed for beginners, with most controls on trails or near trails. Teams of runners will be going out in mass throughout the day, for … Read more
Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Bartlett Trails This week’s orienteering race featured two sprint courses on the Bartlett Trails map. Competitors were challenged by the intricate terrain and dense trail system, but enjoyed a pleasant evening without rain. Cory Smith posted the fastest time on both sprint courses, although Toby Schwoerer gave him a run for … Read more
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 University of Alaska Pacific University Approximately 54 people braved rain and several moose to participate in orienteering courses that were short, sweet, and soggy at APU on Wednesday night. There were two sprint courses to choose from, North and South, and ten hardy orienteers completed both. Ian Moore, Jen Jolliff and … Read more
Wednesday, July 11, 2018 University of Alaska, Anchorage The rain stopped and the sun came out for the 60+ people who showed up at UAA to enjoy orienteering skills courses on Wednesday, June 11th. There were 4 courses to try: 1) a standard White course, 2) a Corridor orienteering course, where most of the map … Read more
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Far North Bicentennial Park – Mile 2.2 75 people enjoyed an evening of orienteering Wednesday night at the North Bivouac trailhead. Ian Moore edged out Toby Schwörer to win the men’s division of the Red course in 59:48; Jen Joliff won the women’s in 1:35:35. In the Green course, Kimball Forrest … Read more
Wednesday, June 13, 2018 Chugach State Park A new map, beautiful summer conditions and challenging orienteering faced the eighty runners that came out for Trond’s orienteering meet on Wednesday evening. The meet accessed the Chugach State Park trails and terrain from the Upper Huffman Trailhead. Regan Sarwas won the men’s Red course in 126 minutes. … Read more
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Hilltop Ski Area It was a very pleasant evening for Joyce and Kathy’s Relay-O at Hilltop Ski Area Wednesday night. 125 participants showed up for the challenging and fun 2-leg relay and white course. Brian Kirchner won the 2-leg solo/team event in 45:05. The team of Pete LaFrance and Nathan Kasukonis … Read more
The Arctic Orienteering Club will have the Alaska State Orienteering Championships at the North America Orienteering Championships in Whitehorse, Canada on August 18th and 19th, 2018. There will be 1st through 3rd place medals for Alaskans in each class. The classes are separated into men and women and further divided by age groups (see table). … Read more