The New England Orienteering Club

Cemetery Hill, Northampton, MA
April 10, 2016
Meet Director: Phil Bricker

 We had perfect weather for running, and a good turnout among the hardcore orienteers who were willing to make the trek to Western Mass from the east and the south. The event went off without a hitch thanks to Jim Paschetto and Peter Gagarin, who were in charge of the starts and the results. Thanks also to Amy Rusiecki and Margi Caplan for encouraging dog owners to leash their dogs. And, for the first time ever, I didn’t have to pick up a single control, thanks to Alex, Isak, Peter, Amy, Dave, and Glen.

This was the New England Sprint Championship. The Blue/Red division was not very competitive, with Isak Prellner and Alex Jospe easily taking the crowns. The Green/Brown division, on the other hand, was very competitive on the male side, with Joe Brautigam winning the crown, outpacing Clint Morse and Tim Parson, who battled for second and third in the final sprint. The fastest female running in the Green/Brown division was Evalin Brautigam. But she is way too young to be the Green/Brown sprint champion, which goes instead to Janet Tryson, retaining the crown she won at Cemetery Hill five years ago.

This was also the first of four events in the New England Challenge Series. Here are the scores earned from this event. The last score is the score for this event, the average of the scores from the two races. The ten classes are M20-and-under, M21-39, M40-49, M50-59, M60-and-up; and similarly for females.

Isak Prellner M20 75.5 75.5 75.5
Alex Jospe F21 69.9 66.2 68.1
Joe Brautigam M50 66.6 62.8 64.7
Clint Morse M50 64.0 58.6 63.3
Tim Parson M50 63.9 58.2 63.1
Glen Tryson M60 57.5 55.3 56.4
Drew Jett M21 44.6 62.5 53.6
Evalin Brautigam F20 54.1 51.4 52.8
Steve Tarry M60 49.0 52.3 50.7
Dean Sturtevant M60 47.7 54.2 50.0
Mika Latva-Kokko M40 49.8 46.9 48.4
Dave Yee M50 48.6 48.1 48.4
Steve Richardson M50 47.1 49.2 48.2
Ken Walker M60 38.9 41.0 40.0
Jim Crawford M60 39.2 36.7 38.0
Sam Levitin M50 30.7 42.9 36.8
Rich Nietupski M60 38.5 32.4 35.5
Janet Tryson F60 35.8 33.6 34.7
Lyn Walker F60 31.3 35.8 33.6
Hayden Morse M20 27.8 34.3 31.1
Jeff Saeger M60 0.0 51.3 25.7
George Walker M60 0.0 42.3 21.2
Trisha Underwood F50 0.0 34.8 17.4
Roger Underwood M60 29.8 0.0 14.9

View the splits (courtesy of WinSplits)

For the raw splits file, click menu Results>Raw Splits Files.

 

Preliminary Courses

Yellow 2.9k
  Name Club Time
1 Greg Murphy   29:56
2 Caro Dill Group (4)   86:59
 
Short Sprint 2.5k
  Name Club Time
1 Joe Brautigam WCOC 19:48
2 Clinton Morse WCOC 20:35
3 Tim Parson NEOC-MQ 20:38
4 Glen Tryson EMPO 22:56
5 Evalin Brautigam WCOC 24:21
6 Stephen Tarry   26:54
7 David Yee NEOC 27:07
8 Dean Sturtevant NEOC 27:38
9 Stephen Richardson WCOC 27:58
10 Jim Crawford NEOC 33:36
11 Greg Murphy   36:16
12 Janet Tryson EMPO 36:51
13 Jim Paschetto NEOC 37:20
14 Lyn Walker WCOC 42:11
15 Sam Levitin NEOC 42:58
16 Roger Underwood NEOC 44:10
17 Hayden Morse WCOC 47:22
18 Gary Gallagher NEOC 63:01
  George Walker WCOC DNF
  Trisha Underwood NEOC DNF
 
Long Sprint 3.9k
  Name Club Time
1 Isak Prellner NEOC 27:50
2 Alex Jospe CSU 30:02
3 Mika Latva-Kokko NEOC 42:09
4 Douglas Swank EMPO 44:22
5 Drew Jett   47:08
6 Ken Walker CSU 53:59
7 Rich Nietupski WCOC 54:34
8 Tom Jones NEOC 111:07
  Jeffrey Saeger NEOC DNF
  Jim Henderson WCOC DNF

Chase Sprint

Short Sprint 2.6k
  Name Club Time
1 Joe Brautigam WCOC 19:53
2 Clinton Morse WCOC 21:18
3 Tim Parson NEOC-MQ 21:28
4 Glen Tryson EMPO 22:35
5 Dean Sturtevant NEOC 23:02
6 Stephen Tarry   23:54
7 Evalin Brautigam WCOC 24:19
8 Stephen Richardson WCOC 25:25
9 David Yee NEOC 25:58
10 Sam Levitin NEOC 29:07
11 George Walker WCOC 29:30
12 Jim Crawford NEOC 34:01
13 Lyn Walker WCOC 34:56
14 Trisha Underwood NEOC 35:56
15 Hayden Morse WCOC 36:24
16 Janet Tryson EMPO 37:08
  Roger Underwood NEOC DNF
 
Long Sprint 2.6k
  Name Club Time
1 Isak Prellner NEOC 16:33
2 Alex Jospe CSU 18:52
3 Drew Jett   19:59
4 Jeffrey Saeger NEOC 24:20
5 Mika Latva-Kokko NEOC 26:39
6 ken Walker   30:27
7 Rich Nietupski   38:34

Short Final

  Name Club Short Sprint Chase Sprint Total Time
1 Joe Brautigam WCOC 19:48 19:53 39:41
2 Clinton Morse WCOC 20:35 21:18 41:53
3 Tim Parson NEOC-MQ 20:38 21:28 42:06
4 Glen Tryson EMPO 22:56 22:35 45:31
5 Evalin Brautigam WCOC 24:21 24:19 48:40
6 Dean Sturtevant NEOC 27:38 23:02 50:40
7 Stephen Tarry   26:54 23:54 50:48
8 David Yee NEOC 27:07 25:58 53:05
9 Stephen Richardson WCOC 27:58 25:25 53:23
10 Jim Crawford NEOC 33:36 34:01 67:37
11 Sam Levitin NEOC 42:58 29:07 72:05
12 Janet Tryson EMPO 36:51 37:08 73:59
13 Lyn Walker WCOC 42:11 34:56 77:07
14 Hayden Morse WCOC 47:22 36:24 83:46
  Gary Gallagher NEOC 63:01    
  Roger Underwood NEOC 44:10 DNF  
  Jim Paschetto NEOC 37:20    
  George Walker WCOC DNF 29:30  
  Greg Murphy   36:16    
  Trisha Underwood NEOC DNF 35:56  

Long Final

  Name Club Long Sprint Chase Sprint Total Time
1 Isak Prellner NEOC 27:50 16:33 44:23
2 Alex Jospe CSU 30:02 18:52 48:54
3 Drew Jett   47:08 19:59 67:07
4 Mika Latva-Kokko NEOC 42:09 26:39 68:48
5 Ken Walker CSU 53:59 30:27 84:26
6 Rich Nietupski WCOC 54:34 38:34 93:08
  Tom Jones NEOC 111:07    
  Jim Henderson WCOC DNF    
  Jeffrey Saeger NEOC DNF 24:20  
  Douglas Swank EMPO 44:22