Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Bartlett High School Seventy-five orienteers participated in Wednesday’s orienteering meet at Bartlett. This was the inaugural event on the brand new orienteering map of the Bartlett High School ski trails area. Participants praised the new map and fun orienteering area. Ian Moore won the men’s long course in a blistering 37 … Read more
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 Stork Park 83 hardy participant braved wet feet, thick brush and some blow down to compete in Lars & Raye Ann’s Adventure O. Cory Smith won the men’s Red Course by a hair thin margin over perennial favorite Ian Moore. Lindsey Flagstad was the lone womens single finisher in the red … Read more
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 Far North Bicentennial Park Over 80 participants braved the think clouds of mosquitoes and challenging terrain to orienteer on a beautiful sunny day in Bicentennial Park. Volunteers found a dead moose calf on Tuesday near one of the control locations on the Red course. This caused the Meet Director to shorten … Read more
Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Earthquake Park Over 100 people came out to Earthquake Park to experience the Arctic Orienteering Club’s first traditional meet on our new Earthquake Park map. Competitors braved a few raindrops, a few moose, and more than a few mosquitos while learning the nuances of this amazing new orienteering area. Praise was … Read more
Wednesday, May 21, 2014 Far North Bicentennial Park Approximately 100 people turned out to navigate trails, open forests, and thickets Wednesday evening. Orienteers started and finished at the North Bivouac Trailhead at Mile 2.2 of Campbell Airstrip Road. Participants encountered moose and newborn calves during their forays in the woods. Ian Moore topped all competitors … Read more
Wednesday May 14, 2014 Hillside Park at Abbott Road There were many tight competitions in Wednesday’s orienteering meet on Wednesday evening at Hillside Park. Cory Smith and Jen Joliff won the men’s and women’s competitions in the longest course, respectively. Peter Oswald took Lars Spurkland by just 11 seconds for second place. The orange course … Read more
Tuesday, May 6, 2014 Kincaid Park The Arctic Orienteering Club kicked off its summer season with a meet Tuesday evening in Kincaid Park. Participants located as many controls as possible in one hour under blustery conditions. Bill Spencer scored the most points overall despite a two minute time penalty. Men 1. Bill Spencer 970 2. … Read more
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 Kincaid Park Results from the Jodhpur Spring O at Kincaid Park. Distances are estimated distances traveled by the winners to collect all controls: Long course length 12 kilometers Men 1. Trond Flagstad 44:30 2. Cory Smith 47:39 3. Gary Snyder 50:22 4. Ian Moore 53:46 5. Dan Billman 1:29:35 6. Bill … Read more
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
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