Earthquake Park-O

Thursday March 17 2014 Jen and Ian’s Earthquake Park Orienteering Name Found Penalty Total Time Cory Smith 24 0 24 0:42:30 Bill Spencer 24 0 24 0:52:27 Eric Follett 24 0 24 0:59:30 Bill Johnson 24 0 24 1:00:00 Dan Billman 23 0 23 0:55:00 Tom Bronga 23 0 23 0:59:30 Andrew Lee 24 2 … Read more

Trond’s Hillside Ski-O

Wednesday March 19 2014 Hillside Ski Trails start from Abbott Road Trailhead 51 people enjoyed fresh snow and sunny trails during Trond’s Hillside Ski-O from the Abbott Road Trailhead. Cory Smith posted the fastest time on the long course and Bill Johnson was the fastest on the short course. Allie Phillips and Kalen Ramey won … Read more

Tom and Karen’s Ski-O Adventure Meet

Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Far North Bicentennial Park The fresh snow made for a beautiful and challenging night of orienteering. The only participant to complete the long course was Gary Snyder. He was able to find all 15 controls in just over 2 hours. Lindsey Flagstad was quickest on the medium route, while Regan Sarwas … Read more

Bill and Dela’s Night-O

Wednesday, October 16, 2013 Alaska Pacific University 25 people enjoyed a mild evening for the Night-O for the last orienteering event of 2013. Men 1) Nick Treinen, 870; 2) Darren Hull, 780; 3) Regan Sarwas, 750; 4) Tom Bronga, 630; 5) Brian Durrell, 610; 6) Colin Singleton, 410; 7) Dwight Iverson, 300 Women 1) Keri … Read more

Trond’s Fall-O

Sunday, October 6, 2013 Abbott Loop Community Park Fifty adventurous soles braved the elements at Arctic Orienteering’s fall orienteering meet at Far North Bicentennial Park. Ian Moore won the red course in 1:40:55. Karen and Tom Bronga won the red course team division in 3:17:24. Jen Joliff and Gary Snyder each won the men’s and … Read more

Toby’s Annual Meeting Score-O

Wednesday, August 28, 2013 University of Alaska, Anchorage In this year’s annual meeting score orienteering event, participants could pick among 42 control points set across the UAA campus. Each control had a different value ranging from 10 to 70 points and participants had 45 minutes to collect as many points as possible. Lindsey Flagstad and … Read more

Eric’s Flood-O Meet

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 Abbott Loop Community Park There was close competition among the top men under rainy skies and soggy conditions. Top finisher for the Red course was Toby Schwoerer at 57:21 followed by Ian Moore at 1:02:22 and Cory Smith at 1:02:57. Red Course (5.5 K, 13 controls) Men 1)Toby Schwoerer, 57:21; 2)Ian … Read more

Lexi and Corrie’s Mountain-O

August 18, 2013 Upper Huffman Trailhead Fifteen people braved the mountains despite the rain for this year’s Mountain-O. The meet included a 2-kilometer 8-control White course and a 3-hour score-O. The top scoring male finisher was Cory Smith with 210 points. The top female was Ann Billman with 100 points, and the top team was … Read more

Tom and Karen’s Back to School-O

Wednesday, August 8, 2013 Russian Jack Park and Alaska Pacific University Colony narrowly edged East High School in average points per team at the Tuesday afternoon orienteering event held at Russian Jack and APU. Approximately 375 high school cross country runners and coaches from seven schools opened the season with an orienteering meet. Colony High … Read more

Jen’s Relay-O

Wednesday, August 8, 2013 University of Alaska, Anchorage The Arctic Orienteering Club’s Relay Orienteering Race on Wednesday (8/7/13) was won by the team of Lindsey Flagstad, Trond Flagstad and Trond Jensen. The race was held on the UAA campus and consisted of four courses for teams of any number. The long course was 3.2 km … Read more