By Vicki Woolworth (Regional Event Coordinator — East Bay)

The weather was threatening, but in BAOC stoic style the meet still took place as scheduled. After hanging controls in driving rain and wind on Saturday, course setter Steve Gregg sagely advised setting up registration and epunch in the parking lot. Although this was a little inconvenient for the sprinters, who had to go back to the parking lot between Prologue and Chase, most were happy to get back to their cars to get out of the rain while waiting.

Francois Leonard maintained first place from the Prologue to win the combined, with Mikkel Conradi closing the gap for second, and Rex Winterbottom moving up from sixth in the Prologue to finish third overall. Victoria Stevens was the first female finisher, coming in fifth. Newcomer Carey Ballard enjoyed the White course so much he also did the Yellow course.

I can't thank folks enough for coming out on a rainy day and offering to help. We took advantage of Mark Blair's injury to keep him cooped up in the back of his car, running the epunch system without much if any help. While there wasn't a demand for beginner's clinics, it was great to have Rex on standby in case any newcomers arrived. James Wilson ran registration until Judy Koehler took over so James could run. Judy picked up some controls as well, as did Greg Ehrensing. Joe Scarborough not only escorted visitors from England, but also picked up some controls after observing the Chase start. Dwight Freund was responsible for vetting, and a big thanks to Ruth Kadel for being ready to step in when needed.

White Course     (2.4 km, 35 m climb, 11 controls)

  Pl  Name                      Time

   1  Asa Engqvist-Goldstein    50:10
   2  Carey Ballard             51:09

Yellow/Scout/JROTC Course  (2.5 km, 50 m climb, 13 controls)

  Pl  Name(s)                   Time

   1  George Dianda             33:24
   2  Jeff Skinner              37:55
   3  Carl & Davy Williams      43:13
   4  Idell Weydemeyer          48:40
   5  Tim Libell              1:35:04

      Starla Dianda             DNF  

  Second Course

      Carey Ballard             53:38

Orange Course    (4.4 km, 75 m climb, 19 controls)

  Pl  Name                      Time

   1  Dennis Wilkinson          31:04
   2  George Minarik            34:28
   3  Ralf Burgert              39:19
   4  Gary Kraght               41:08
   5  Martin Engqvist           43:21
   6  Stew Hintz (GCO)          52:02
   7  Emily Dean                57:10
   8  Melissa Griffiths       1:03:55
   9  Evan Pyke               1:06:30
  10  Olga Kraght             1:10:06
  11  Rosemary Johnson        1:13:09
  12  Fred Loebl              1:19:02

      Chris Land                DNF  
      Jim Fish                  DNF  
      Greg Ehrensing            DNF  

  Second Course

      Joe Maffei                42:36
      Marina Keating            49:55

Prologue Course  (3.0 km, 50 m climb, 14 controls)

  Pl  Name                      Time

   1  Francois Leonard          14:44
   2  Mikkel Conradi            16:48
   3  Tapio Karras              17:51
   4  Victoria Stevens          17:54
   5  Bill Pullman (NEOC)       18:32
   6  Rex Winterbottom          19:03
   7  Bruce Wolfe               21:23
   8  Stephen Harrison          22:22
   9  Dennis Wildfogel          22:39
  10  James Wilson              23:27
  11  Joe Knapp                 25:25
  12  Bob Cooley                26:28
  13  Sue Stevens               26:32
  14  Nik Weber (GCO)           27:21
  15  Joe Maffei                29:21
  16  Marie-Josee Parayre       29:57
  17  Marina Keating            30:50
  18  Jeff Lanam                39:48
  19  Nancy Lindeman          1:15:50

  Second Course

      Evan Pyke                 23:17

Chase Course     (3.0 km, 60 m climb, 14 controls)

  Pl  Name                      Time

   1  Rex Winterbottom          16:10
   2  Mikkel Conradi            17:21
   3  Francois Leonard          17:59
   4  Tapio Karras              18:02
   5  Victoria Stevens          18:12
   6  Bill Pullman (NEOC)       19:42
   7  Joe Knapp                 23:21
   8  James Wilson              23:29
   9  Nik Weber (GCO)           23:40
  10  Stephen Harrison          23:58
  11  Bruce Wolfe               24:19
  12  Marie-Josee Parayre       25:07
  13  Bob Cooley                25:47
  14  Sue Stevens               26:05
  15  Dennis Wildfogel          27:40
  16  Jeff Lanam                39:30
  17  Nancy Lindeman          1:30:46

Prologue/Chase Combined  (6.0 km, 110 m climb, 28 controls)

                               Prologue        Chase     Combined
  Pl  Name                     Time   Pl     Time   Pl     Time

   1  Francois Leonard         14:44   1     17:59   3     32:43
   2  Mikkel Conradi           16:48   2     17:21   2     34:09
   3  Rex Winterbottom         19:03   6     16:10   1     35:13
   4  Tapio Karras             17:51   3     18:02   4     35:53
   5  Victoria Stevens         17:54   4     18:12   5     36:06
   6  Bill Pullman (NEOC)      18:32   5     19:42   6     38:14
   7  Bruce Wolfe              21:23   7     24:19  11     45:42
   8  Stephen Harrison         22:22   8     23:58  10     46:20
   9  James Wilson             23:27  11     23:29   8     46:56
  10  Joe Knapp                25:25  12     23:21   7     48:46
  11  Dennis Wildfogel         22:39   9     27:40  15     50:19
  12  Nik Weber (GCO)          27:21  15     23:40   9     51:01
  13  Bob Cooley               26:28  13     25:47  13     52:15
  14  Sue Stevens              26:32  14     26:05  14     52:37
  15  Marie-Josee Parayre      29:57  17     25:07  12     55:04
  16  Jeff Lanam               39:48  19     39:30  16   1:19:18
  17  Nancy Lindeman         1:15:50  20   1:30:46  17   2:46:36

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