Shell Ridge Open Space 2025

Nov 16, 2025 (Sun)

BAOC

Shell Ridge Open Space Walnut Creek, CA

Director: Jerry Skirvin (904.210.1813)
Course Setter: Greg Khanlarov

Type B: Regular local. Generally provides the standard seven courses (White, Yellow, Orange, Brown, Green, Red, Blue)

Standard 7-course event for beginners through advanced; everyone is welcome, including beginners and non-members, with free beginner instruction available

Past events:
2024 • 2023 • 2021 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2012 • 2011 • 2011 • 2010 • 2010 • 2010 • 2009 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2006 • 2005

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Event Write-Up

By Jerry Skirvin, Event Director

What a day to be an Orienteer! Cool temps and cloudy skies prevailed, but we avoided any rain. Lots of people came out and enjoyed the day.

We saw some repeat beginners who just might be hooked on orienteering now, and 29 cadets all the way from Carson City, NV. As well as a few boy scouts learning the ropes of this awesome sport!

Big thank you to all the volunteers listed below. (Please tell me if I've missed somebody.)

  • Registration: Sarah Williams, Sheila Cotter, Steve Haas, Chuck Spalding
  • Beginner Clinics: Sheila Cotter, Rex Winterbottom
  • Starts: Steve McKeever (all the way from Alaska!), Vicki Woolworth, Jerry Skirvin
  • E-punch: Jeff Lanam, Phil Lacroute
  • Refreshments: Carson City cadets
  • General help: Carson City cadets
  • Control pick up: Greg Khanlarov, Misha Kreslavsky, Scott Aster

As you can see, it takes a lot to put on an event! We couldn't have done it without their help! Please consider volunteering at a future event!

Also thanks to Shell Ridge Open Space ranger Joel Cervantes, and to Walnut Creek School District for the use of the school campus and parking lot.

Last, but not least, thanks to Greg Khanlarov for some great, challenging courses.

Results

WinSplits RouteGadget AttackPoint
RouteGadget Introduction 
White Course         (2.9 km, 75 m climb, 8 controls)  
   Pl  Name(s)                 Club      Time     Behind  
    1  Family Koskela          BAOC      46:03           
    2  The Calculators                   46:51     0:48
    3  Purple Potatoes                   47:05     1:02
    4  Raptor                Troop 221   49:24     3:21
    5  Fierce Flamingos                  52:36     6:33
    6  Dragon                Troop 221   53:33     7:30
    7  Rohin Sivakumar                 1:02:41    16:38
    8  Da Meeps                        1:04:57    18:54
    9  The Rangers of Destiny          1:11:32    25:29
   10  Ada & Leta              BAOC    1:16:23    30:20
   11  52Oscar                 BAOC    1:23:17    37:14
   12  Arturo Hernandez                1:29:03    43:00
   13  152                             1:39:16    53:13
       T621 Dads             Troop 221   DNF

Yellow Course       (3.2 km, 100 m climb, 9 controls)  
   Pl  Name(s)                 Club      Time     Behind  
    1  Liam Hess               CHSOC     34:15           
    2  Zoe Theilen             CHSOC     38:11     3:56
    3  DIxon Singleton         CHSOC     40:52     6:37
    4  Autumn Miele            CHSOC     43:08     8:53
    5  Gracie Shane            CHSOC     44:27    10:12
    6  Jinwen & Ke             BAOC      45:20    11:05
    7  Jordan Navarrete        CHSOC     51:02    16:47
    8  Slip Slide Everywhere             51:16    17:01
    9  Nolan Smith             CHSOC     58:06    23:51
   10  Noah Carter             BSA     1:05:12    30:57
   11  Jebidiah Carter         BSA     1:05:15    31:00
   12  Power Puff Girls                1:13:31    39:16
   13  Leonie                  BAOC    1:14:58    40:43
   14  Lucy Hoppe              CHSOC   1:15:01    40:46
   15  Purple Potatoes                 1:15:14    40:59  (2nd course)
   16  Oliver Conradi          BAOC    1:18:25    44:10
   17  Rosemary Johnson        BAOC    1:29:01    54:46
   18  Sage                            1:30:08    55:53
       Leslie Minarik          BAOC      DNF             
       Nancy Lindeman          BAOC      DNF
       Nathaniel Nye           BAOC      DNF
       Shelby Shepard          CHSOC     DNS

Orange Course      (4.8 km, 255 m climb, 12 controls)
   Pl  Name(s)                 Club      Time     Behind  
    1  London Baker            CHSOC   1:34:45           
    2  Raena Ailes             CHSOC   1:40:50     6:05
    3  Thomas Kryder           CHSOC   1:51:21    16:36
    4  SJ                      BAOC    1:59:53    25:08
    5  Abi Scott                       2:26:23    51:38
    6  Evan Benshoof           CHSOC   2:27:07    52:22
    7  The Owls                BAOC    2:27:32    52:47
    8  Team Ruhl               BAOC    2:32:28    57:43
    9  Jazelyn Avila           CHSOC   2:39:16    64:31
   10  Dominic Farr            CHSOC   2:49:57    75:12
   11  Jasmine Gill            CHSOC   3:02:43    87:58
       Adrianna Rogacs         CHSOC     DNF             
       Carmen Mills            CHSOC     DNF
       Cash McIntyre           CHSOC     DNF
       Fred Loebl              BAOC      DNF
       Karlee Timm             CHSOC     DNF
       Kite Chasers            BAOC      DNF
       Mary Sampson            BAOC      DNF
       Neil Sterud                       DNF
       QB                                DNF
       Stela Hoppe             CHSOC     DNF
       Team Ame                          DNF
       Aribella Kane           CHSOC     DNS             
       Emily Suitt-Payne       CHSOC     DNS

Silver Course       (3.5 km, 190 m climb, 8 controls)  
   Pl  Name                    Club      Time     Behind  
    1  Scott Aster             BAOC    1:44:28           
    2  George Minarik          BAOC    1:46:05     1:37
       Jeff Lanam              BAOC      DNF             
       Sarah Williams          BAOC      DNF

Brown Course       (4.0 km, 230 m climb, 10 controls)  
   Pl  Name(s)                 Club      Time     Behind  
    1  The Old Farts                     50:22           
    2  Kat L                   BAOC    1:04:26    14:04
    3  David Colman            BAOC    1:05:44    15:22
    4  Anna Shane              CHSOC   1:08:12    17:50
    5  Steve Gregg             BAOC    1:09:25    19:03
    6  Jasmine Slater          CHSOC   1:12:11    21:49
    7  Matthias Kohler         BAOC    1:13:21    22:59
    8  Stephanie Maclean       BAOC    1:14:21    23:59
    9  Virginia Wailes         BAOC    1:16:59    26:37
   10  Gary Kraght             BAOC    1:22:49    32:27
   11  Johanna Merriss         BAOC    1:23:30    33:08
   12  Joe Maffei              BAOC    1:24:16    33:54
   13  Chuck Spalding          BAOC    1:27:40    37:18
   14  Olga Kraght             BAOC    1:28:49    38:27
   15  Michael Robinson        BAOC    1:29:00    38:38
   16  Victor Frolov           BAOC    1:29:34    39:12
   17  Steve Haas              BAOC    1:32:29    42:07
   18  Vivi Mellow             CHSOC   1:32:56    42:34
   19  Harrisha Ampo           CHSOC   1:33:25    43:03
   20  Piper Jensick           CHSOC   1:38:07    47:45
   21  Steve Rodrigues         BAOC    1:39:16    48:54
   22  Joseph Geddes           BAOC    1:39:47    49:25
   23  Clayton Valley          BAOC    1:48:09    57:47
   24  Sheila Cotter           BAOC    1:51:45    61:23
   25  Shengye Wang            BAOC    1:54:56    64:34
   26  Steve McKeever                  2:01:14    70:52
   27  Phillip Hoare           BAOC    2:06:33    76:11
   28  Luyuan Lin              BAOC    2:26:51    96:29
   29  Andrew & JK                     2:36:47   106:25

Green Course       (5.3 km, 360 m climb, 13 controls)  
   Pl  Name                    Club      Time     Behind  
    1  Paul Roome              BAOC    1:03:13           
    2  Matt Marlow             BAOC    1:22:00    18:47
    3  Tapio Karras            BAOC    1:30:14    27:01
    4  Marie-Josée Parayre     BAOC    1:32:42    29:29
    5  Ronald Ward             CHSOC   1:36:54    33:41
    6  Misha Kreslavsky        BAOC    1:39:57    36:44
    7  Phil Lacroute           BAOC    1:41:33    38:20
    8  Lliam Reeder          OK Gynge  1:48:32    45:19
    9  Shura Krechetov         BAOC    1:48:33    45:20
   10  Noah Link                       1:55:54    52:41
   11  Derek Maclean           BAOC    1:56:07    52:54
   12  Olga Boiarynova         BAOC    2:08:41    65:28
   13  Enxun Wei               BAOC    2:19:57    76:44
   14  Penny DeMoss            BAOC    2:20:38    77:25
   15  Ray Rosenbaum           BAOC    2:25:57    82:44
   16  Peter Woodbury          CHSOC   2:30:39    87:26
       Scott Sampson           BAOC      DNF

Red Course         (6.0 km, 390 m climb, 15 controls)  
   Pl  Name                    Club      Time     Behind  
    1  Nikolay Chukanov        BAOC    1:31:05           
    2  Rex Winterbottom        BAOC    1:37:25     6:20
    3  Deron van Hoff          BAOC    1:46:46    15:41
    4  John Richardson         BAOC    1:50:00    18:55
    5  Theo Verhoeven          BAOC    2:00:41    29:36
    6  Kris Andersen           GGO     2:09:43    38:38
    7  The Three Orienteers    BAOC    3:00:42    89:37
       Patrick Carvalho        BAOC      DNF

Blue Course        (7.6 km, 440 m climb, 17 controls)  
   Pl  Names                   Club      Time     Behind  
    1  François Léonard        BAOC    1:25:20           
    2  Jeffrey Goodwin         BAOC    1:25:50     0:30
    3  Ouri Karni              BAOC    1:27:50     2:30
    4  Vladimir Gusiatnikov    OCIN    1:31:00     5:40
    5  Wayne Staats            BAOC    1:32:09     6:49
    6  Jeffrey Kabel           BAOC    1:32:14     6:54
    7  Mikkel Conradi          BAOC    1:33:37     8:17
    8  Kyle Halliday           BAOC    1:37:30    12:10
    9  Emily Ellsworth         BAOC    1:38:27    13:07
   10  Lubomir Šebo            BAOC    1:39:22    14:02
   11  Taylor Pospisil         BAOC    1:41:29    16:09
   12  Tom De Vre              BAOC    1:48:10    22:50
   13  Loren Baker             BAOC    1:50:07    24:47
   14  Matteo Guareschi        BAOC    1:54:59    29:39
   15  Johan Grobler           NAVX    2:21:36    56:16
   16  Kristin Bremm           NAVX    2:21:38    56:18
       Adwait & Manish                   DNF             
       Kostia Turcheniuk                 DNF
DNF = Did not finish (one or more controls missed)
DNS = Did not start
DSQ = Disqualified
MSP = Mispunched (one or more incorrect controls)
OVT = Overtime
Updated: Mar 9, 2026, 9:51 PM PDT • Edit