By Will Nguyen, Event Director

Instead of the rain we were expecting, about a hundred of us were able to enjoy the festive decorations in unseasonably warm weather.

To close out the last BAOC event of the year, we held a potluck with much socializing, course comparisons, and sharing of food and drink.

Congratulations go out to our top finishers.

• In the 60-minute category, the top two were separated by only 10 points and 39 seconds, with third place behind by only 20 points! Tapio & Johanna Karras take the top spot, Rex Winterbottom with second, and team Flying Kytes rounds out third.

• In the 90-minute category, the top two managed to hold onto their spots despite some penalties. Jason Reed in first place, Yurii Konovalenko takes second place, and Matias Koskela takes third.

My heartfelt thanks goes to those who helped make this event and potluck happen.

• Brad Wetmore and Jeff Lanam – Course setters, course vetters, scoring
• Brad Wetmore – Map printing
• Sarah Williams – Online registration
• Steve Hass and Sarah Williams – In-person registration
• Jeff Lanam – Insurance, dinnerware and cool glowing bracelets
• Rex Winterbottom, Anne Brinkman, and Kaeden Brinkman – Cleanup crew
• Chuck Spalding – Website
• Jorge – Setup and teardown of tables, custodial duties
• Nancy Lindeman, Graham Brew, Brad Wetmore, and Sarah Williams – Consultation and advice on helping this first-time event director

Thanks to all who came out and joined us for our 15th annual event. Hope to see you next year!

The full results are below.

60-Minute Category 
                                                                Late     Error     Error
   Pl  Name(s)                         Score   Time    Points  Penalty  Penalty  Control #
    1  Tapio & Johanna Karras           360    59:10    360   
    2  Rex Winterbottom                 350    59:49    350
    3  Flying Kytes                     330    53:56    330
    4  Dancing Queens:                  260    59:57    260
         Werner Haag, Valencia Lie
    5  Vladimir & Beatriz               210    59:58    210
    6  Team Wedig                       200    59:21    200
    7  Lacroute family: Phil & Valerie  200    62:20    230      -30
    8  Will Nguyen                      190    47:12    190
    9  Steve Haas                       180    59:25    180
   10  Vytautas Valancius,              110    62:47    140      -30
         Leonija Valanciene,
         Liutacai Rex Ren
   11  Sarah Williams                   100    63:44    140      -40
   12  Team Conway                       90    60:20    100      -10

90-Minute Category 
                                                                Late     Error     Error
   Pl  Name(s)                         Score   Time    Points  Penalty  Penalty  Control #
    1  Jason Reed                       510    90:38    520      -10   
    2  Yurii Konovalenko                420    92:31    480      -30      -30       29
    3  Matias Koskela                   410    88:04    410
    4  Here to Sleigh:                  390    86:13    390
         Michael Robinson 
    5  Racoon: Weichun Fong,            370    87:39    370
        Yunying Chin
    6  Disoriented Runners              340    81:24    340
    7  Erica Reed                       330    91:00    370      -10      -30       34
    8  Bail Trazers: Jeff Pittman,
         Kiana Ariyama                  320    87:40    320
    9  Team Holidays:                   290    86:53    290
         Krushna Parthate,
         Sarueeta Sheshachalp
   10  Space Santa: Sean Robinson       280    83:56    280
   11  Stephanie, Jeff, Corinne, &      270    85:09    270
         Jacob Jeandheur
   12  Team Crew 479                    260    86:53    260
   13  Christmas Elves: Anne &          260    89:59    260
         Kaeden Brinkman
   14  NO NAME LISTED                   240    85:10    240
   15  Iron Mike Schiff and the         240    91:54    260      -20
         Ramble of Doom
   16  Tiffany Twinkles:                220    87:26    220
         Katy & Oliver Robinson
   17  Staats Family                    210    76:38    210
   18  The Taytos                       200    89:08    200
   19  Cozy Club                        180    88:43    180
   20  Nick Corsano, Esther Heller      150    83:20    150
   21  Siddhant Swaminattar,            130    87:24    130
         Samnita Swaminathan,
         Swathi Shankar,
         Swaminathan Ramesh
   22  Team Kitty Bunn                  120    89:42    120
   23  Aarnar Rastagi                   100    88:23    100
   24  DiamondBacks Dooley              100    90:52    110      -10
   25  Nancy Lindeman,                   90    90:32    100      -10
         Susan Lindeman,
         Everly Berg
   26  Gavin Stevens                     40    74:30     40