Florida Orienteering
Moss Park
9 February 2008
Event Coordinator: John Ide
Course Setter: Will Pirnasch


Courses: WHITE | YELLOW | PINK | ORANGE | GREEN | RED | BLUE | NOTES

It’s always a pleasure to leave the high-speed roads and drive through the gates of Moss Park where the sand hill cranes are strutting about and the live oaks draped with Spanish moss create a tranquil and picturesque landscape. It was such a quiet and peaceful place when Will and I hung the controls on Friday. The last thing I did was place the three signs pointing to our pavilion. When I returned at 0830 on Saturday there were at least a dozen people already there.

The crowd grew. The busy and hectic rush to answer queries, register people and send runners on their way started. There were just enough volunteers with Janet Putnam and Rick Orcutt doing registration, Greg Owens doing WY starts and Jack and Trace Graham doing the remote starts for the OGPRB courses. Bob Putnam handled all of the loose ends like giving instruction and correcting a control I had misplaced. The ROTC groups were running their own events and were just as busy.

Around 11:00 Jack Cash returned from his run and took over the remote S/F table. This job really needs two people and I know he was swamped at times, but he kept things running smoothly. Donna Fluegel arrived to help with registration and Rick and Kathy Orcutt took over the WY S/F table. All of the volunteers worked long shifts to get the jobs done. Things were running so well I stole away and ran a course myself.

As I was waiting to start at the causeway a barefooted guy with muddy feet was returning carrying one shoe. I would have liked to have heard his story. While I was running Jack said a guy came in who looked like he’d been through a hurricane. When Jack asked for his control card he reached into his pocket and pulled out a wet, wadded ball of paper. (We need a camera at the finish line for moments like this). His story was that the shortest distance between his two points was a swim across some water. Do we need a picture of an alligator at our starts and reminder that swimming is not a part of any course? In fact, land travel is the only permitted way to get from one control to the next.

The fact that everyone was in and we started closing procedures by 15:30, and out of 95 groups (156 individuals) starting excluding ROTC; there were only 4 DNFs (a record?) is testimony to what perfect courses Will Pirnasch set. All that was left was to retrieve the controls. Jerome Sirmans and Scott Akers took care of that. Many thanks to the volunteers who made this meet possible.

John Ide


WHITE

Name Time
Nikki Rupert 36:38
Team Nuzzi 38:15
Maria Roberts 48:09
Henry Ibsen 54:30
Nathan & Leslie Wallace 58:22
Merlet Family 62:23
Robert Lee 69:40
Yates O’Neil 71:58
Wigand Family 76:00
Jimmy Harris 87:47
Oliver Ibsen 119:15

YELLOW

Name Time
Moira Roberts & Nikki R 37:49
Dolphins 50:53
Orcutts 55:36
John & Shannon 58:52
Kimberly Durjan 59:50
Griessler 76:08
Brandon Cross 83:50
Casey Moore 86:42
Yellow Lions 87:45
Juanita Gewerth 92:25
Ellen Wilkerson 108:27
Dean 112:45
Corey Gayle 121:41
Delta 127:26

PINK

Name Time
Kris Mante 72:20

ORANGE

Name Time
Auburndale #5 51:00
Auburndale #1 56:30
O’Neil’s 60:50
Simo Antikainen 66:30
Auburndale #2 66:48
Jack Cash 81:13
WNHS 87:33
Tigers 94:45
Matthew Teehan 94:45
Joe/Ron 94:50
Cindy & Chris 101:00
Auburndale #6 102:12
Thomas Marshall 103:00
Courtney McNamara 104:00
Wiggin’s 106:00
Garcia/Nguyen 107:36
Auburndale #7 110:00
Gilmore Group 113:00
Jack & Trace 126:10
Team Goose 135:40
3 Girls 151:30
Quality Hearts 152:50
Sandhill Cranes OT
Denise Hargis DNF
Sluchs/1 DNF

GREEN

Name Time
Javier Esparza 58:19
Joe Bonelli 61:26
Antonio Goncalves 64:30
Hawthorne 75:15
Mike Dempsey 85:45
Steve Fluegel 89:45
Team Griffold 100:35
The Rangers 106:50
Matthew Leonard 109:43
Reef Davey 115:43
Vita Veita 118:50
Jordan Myers 125:36
Watertrackers 148:30
Lab Rats 149:50
Len Hungerford 169:00
TSPA OT
David Parker DNF
Auburndale #3 DNF
Moises Cruz DNF

RED

Name Time
John Hollingsworth 88:14
Greg Owens 106:40
Derek Bohn 140:20
Handi Cap 155:20
Baze DNF

BLUE

Name Time
Bob Putnam 79:00
Fig Jam 91:10
Ron Eaglin 97:40
Carr/Erwin 100:15
Nicholas Watkins 103:50
Jerome Sirmons 118:05
Chris Valadez 125:40
Brian Bills 126:40
Go Blue 138:20
Kier O’Neil 153:45
Michael Moule DQ [69:30]
Team Lovebirds OT
Bongo Brothers OT
Rich Nuzzi DNF


NOTES

DNF   Did Not Finish
DQ Disqualified (Punched out of order)
OT Over 3 Hour Time Limit


Created 12-February-2008