Kings Mountain State Park | 11-Nov-2006 | David Alexander, meet director.
The morning started out cold but the sky was blue and the sun bright. As the day warmed the orienteerers began to arrive. By 10:00 am the tables were crowded with people copying courses on their maps. We had White through Red courses available to test all levels of capability. The leaves on the trees were in full color and some had trouble picking out the orange and white control flags amongst the brilliant yellow, red and orange foliage. But this was perfect orienteering weather and a day in the woods this time of year is something to remember.
Also sharing the courses Saturday was the 11th annual Blue Ridge JROTC Orienteering Championships. This event brings in hundreds of JROTC kids from across the region. The JROTC had their own start and finish but utilized the same courses as the COK meet. That meant the control points were busier than the results may indicate.
Thanks to the volunteers who made the meet such a success: Pam Smith, registration; Michelle Smith, time keeping; James Sisk and Walter Siegenthaler, control pick up. Remember, without the help of volunteers, we could not hold these events.
White Course — Length in kilometers: 2.4
| Rank |
Competitor |
Finish time |
| 1 |
Blue Ridge # 4 |
0:38 |
| 2 |
Bruce Thompson |
0:45 |
| 3 |
Blue Ridge # 1 |
0:50 |
| 4-Tie |
Blue Ridge # 2 |
1:20 |
| 4-Tie |
Troop 320 Nigel Barrier |
1:20 |
| 6 |
Troop 320 Redmond |
1:35 |
| 7 |
Joan & Jon Barnes |
1:39 |
| 8-Tie |
Troop 320 Rodenhuis |
1:46 |
| 8-Tie |
Rattlesnakes |
1:46 |
| 10 |
Troop 320 Barrier |
1:49 |
| 11 |
Blue Ridge # 3 |
1:53 |
Yellow Course — Length in kilometers: 3.85
| Rank |
Competitor |
Finish time |
| 1 |
Cricket |
0:58 |
| 2 |
Joeline Pope |
1:07 |
| 3 |
Berryhill Gals |
1:20 |
| 4 |
Chapman # 3 |
1:38 |
| 5 |
Jason Baldree |
1:42 |
| 6 |
Phil Kieser |
1:46 |
| 7 |
Troop 93 Jacob |
2:01 |
8-Tie |
South Meck # 4 |
2:14 |
8-Tie |
Chapman # 5 |
2:14 |
| 10 |
Johnson & Perzel |
2:19 |
| |
South Meck # 3 |
DNF |
| |
South Meck # 2 |
DNF |
| |
Chapman # 4 |
DNF |
| |
Chapman # 2 |
DNF |
| |
Troop 93 Andrew |
DNF |
| |
Blue Ridge # 7 |
DNF |
| |
Blue Ridge # 8 |
DNF |
Orange Course — Length in kilometers: 4.2
| Rank |
Competitor |
Finish time |
| 1 |
Mini Team |
1:52 |
| 2 |
Don Christenson |
1:55 |
| 3 |
Bodkin & Barry |
1:59 |
| 4 |
Chapman # 1 |
2:07 |
| 5 |
Blue Ridge # 6 |
2:15 |
| 6 |
Al & Katie |
2:17 |
| 7 |
Jim Kelleher |
2:19 |
| 8 |
Tandace Martz |
2:20 |
| 9 |
Barbara |
2:21 |
| 10 |
Taft & Lamb |
2:26 |
| 11 |
Denise Hensel & Alice Howren |
2:48 |
| 12 |
Bruce Thompson |
3:02 |
Green Course — Length in kilometers: 5.25
| Rank |
Competitor |
Finish time |
| 1 |
Scott Pyle |
1:24 |
| 2 |
James the 1st |
1:27 |
| 3 |
Almuth Perzel |
1:37 |
| 4 |
Mark Chamley |
1:49 |
| 5 |
Toby Coker |
2:04 |
| 6 |
Bill |
2:18 |
| 7 |
John Fairley |
2:29 |
| 8 |
Rob Christan |
2:48 |
| |
South Meck # 1 |
DNF |
Red Course — Length in kilometers: 7.0
| Rank |
Competitor |
Finish time |
| 1 |
Walter |
1:15 |
| 2 |
Joseph Trzicky |
1:31 |
| 3 |
Charlie Martz |
1:57 |
| 4 |
Matt & Tracey |
2:49 |
| |
Troop 13 |
DNF |