The intermediate (Orange) course, however, is tough. There aren't enough challenging features in the manicured section of the park, but the north section is too far from the staging area. Different course designers have tried various compromises, all of which had problems. A score course is a common compromise, at least in FLO, but many competitors prefer to run their usual class.
But don't give up on DeLeon Springs yet! FLO officials are looking into the possibility of staging the March 2001 event from the north section! This would allow everyone to see the beautiful north section of the park, and greatly simplify course design.
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The White course was short (~1.7 km), a perfect length for first-timers, but merely a warm-up for more experienced orienteers (hint, hint, Holy Cross). The Score course, on the other hand, may have been a bit much for some. Of the 57 (ooops, we thought 50 clue/punch sheets would be plenty) individuals or teams who did the score course, only four finished in 60 minutes. Roughly a dozen more were just a little over 60 minutes. The rest played golf, and tried to get the lowest score possible. (Perhaps the five-points-per-minute penalty was a little high.)
A few teams ignored the usual three hour time limit, and one other team, who will go nameless (except below), didn't even check-in at the finish table! These teams had the FLO Search/Rescue people pretty nervous. S&R-types always imagine the worst - please don't do this to them!
Thanks to Kim Johnson for her help at the Registration and Finish tables, Joe Maliszewski for helping retrieve flags, Bob Putnam for instruction, Janet Putnam for Registration help, Elsie Matthews for staying late to check-in the late score teams, and Frank Kuhn for everything else.
- Bev and Dave
Name | Time |
Holy Cross (7) | 16:25 |
Boone #5 | 24:31 |
Boone #7 | 26:00 |
West Orange HS #3 | 28:55 |
Miller, B. | 29:50 |
Boone #8 | 31:28 |
Rookies (5) | 31:40 |
Troop 965 AER | 36:30 |
Troop 965 L'n'L | 37:10 |
Smith (2) | 41:55 |
Louise M. (6) | 43:10 |
Edward Nelson (3) | 46:00 |
Raymond Kahaim (2) | 47:25 |
Margaret L. | 48:32 |
Jack Borah (5) | 49:40 |
Mead | 50:30 |
Riccio, M. | 63:28 |
Lynch (7) | 71:20 |
Name | Time | Score |
Bob Putnam | 60 | 39 |
Holycross | 60 | 17 |
Cutler | 63 | 14 |
Zuromski | 47 | 10 |
John Sheetz | 55 | 8 |
K. Johnson | 61 | 6 |
Moraseski/Korn | 63 | -4 |
Dan Moraseski | 62 | -8 |
Moraseski/Korn | 63 | -13 |
Deland ROTC #10 | 69 | -24 |
Stack | 66 | -30 |
Mobarak, D. | 69 | -41 |
Hathaway, E. | 71 | -53 |
Sumano | 76 | -59 |
Deland ROTC #1 | 75 | -64 |
Deland ROTC #8 | 75 | -64 |
Boone #5 | 74 | -68 |
Pete Lauterer | 100 | -72 |
Boone #7 | 76 | -73 |
Crump | 76 | -73 |
Deland ROTC #2 | 78 | -82 |
Deland ROTC #9 | 80 | -90 |
Joe Maliszewski | 86 | -98 |
Orsleie | 80 | -105 |
White | 83 | -107 |
Deland ROTC #7 | 86 | -126 |
Nest | 89 | -127 |
Deland ROTC #6 | 90 | -129 |
Carroll, M. | 91 | -140 |
Deland ROTC #3 | 90 | -146 |
Deland ROTC #5 | 92 | -154 |
Sheetz | 97 | -170 |
Boettcher, N. | 103 | -188 |
Deland ROTC #4 | 103 | -189 |
Weiso | 100 | -190 |
Proctor | 102 | -200 |
Laseur, P. | 109 | -223 |
David Deschenes | 126 | -246 |
Mike Dempsey | 121 | -274 |
Deland ROTC #4 | 104 | -289 |
Matthews | 124 | -305 |
Kris Demarcken | 134 | -346 |
Boone #2 | 134 | -358 |
McNally | 139 | -359 |
Mullins | 135 | -364 |
Boettcher, L. | 139 | -386 |
Boone #6 | 149 | -387 |
Zeitler | 151 | -393 |
Tyndall | 150 | -422 |
Sottardi | 156 | -441 |
M. Favata | 168 | -507 |
Boone #1 | 178 | -556 |
Boone #3 | 187 | -595 |
Stern | 207 | -713 |
West Orange HS1 | 250 | -918 |
Korter | 260 | -966 |
Boone #4 | ??? | ???? |