MCRRC/Quantico Orienteering Challenge

Little Bennett Park, March 8

Approximately 5K, 215 meters climb

The MCRRC/Quantico Orienteering Challenge was designed for a close finish and lived up to this expectation. To the credit of the MCRRC, three of the club's outstanding cross country men placed in the top ten, with Daniel Quinn winning the race outright.

It must be realized that Orienteering is a lot like a video game: it can be played on four increasing levels of technical difficulty. On Level One you may easily pick off sloths armed with pop guns, but on Level Four you quickly become the prey of velociraptors firing nuclear cannons. The MCRRC/Quantico Challenge had a technical difficulty of approximately 1.5. Next year, we will definitely jack up the technical difficulty to 2 (with a simpler course for those who want to ease their way into the sport).

However, you don't have to wait until next year to try the intriguing sport of Orienteering. The Quantico Orienteering Club hosts two events each month. Beginner instruction is always available (just ask). Recorded information about Orienteering events is always available 24 hours per day at 703-528-INFO. Or check out the Quantico homepage

MEN
(Orienteers designated with asterisk)

1    Daniel Quinn        28:04
2    *Mark Voit          28:38
3    *Don Davis          29:35
4    Steve Smith         29:46
5    *Ken Walker, Sr.    31:29
6    *Brad Whitmore      32:01
7    *Bob Rush           32:42
8    *Tim Good           32:52
     *Peggy Dickison     34:12
     (1996 US Women's Orienteering Champion)
9    Michael Lieder      34:33
10   David Geiger        35:08
11   *Mike Ball          35:13
12   *Mikeljon Nikolich  37:24
13   *Ken Williams       39:48
14   Walt Brown          39:56
15   *David Levine       40:09
16   *Marc Charpentier   41:50
17   *Dan Walker         42:41
     (13 years old)
18   D.J. Norton         49:06
19   George Waxter       52:56
20   Copley Smoak        52:56
21   Joe Slunt           53:37
22   Scott T. McGleish   54:03
23   Steve Beatrice      54:03
24   Bill Kuta           56:50
25   *Street Thoma       57:32
26   *Richard Fiske      62:48
27   Kelly Campbell      63:35
28   Mark Beckmann       63:35
29   Bill Babson         65:00
30   Stephen Payne       65:52
31   Marvin Rosenstein   66:07
32   Dennis Steinauer    76:00
33   *Michael Neuman     83:37
34   Rodney Long         84:10
35   Mike Hanlon         86:03
36   Enrique Gurdian    118:29
37   *Post Family       129:48
38   *James Rich        132:45
39   *Kevin Potr        180:30
     Frank Pierce        DNF
     Henry Lin           DNF
     *Butterman/Umbarger DNF


Women

1    *Peggy Dickison     34:12
     (1996 US Women's Orienteering Champion)
2    *Megan Donahue      47:45
3    Leslie Nuse         52:56
4    Michele McGleish    54:03
5    Mary Kuta           56:50
6    Allison Thomson     61:32
7    *Valerie Meyer      61:36
8    Victoria Lenk       63:35
9    Jeanne Mallet        65:00
10   *Molly McClellan    71:34
11   Beth Hanlon         85:56
12   Rhonda Gurdian     118:29
     *Sharon Lee         DNF