ROCHESTERORIENTEERING
CLUB
USOF MIDDLE DISTANCE
AND RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS
APRIL19TH
AND 20TH, 2008
MEET INFO
Day 1: US
Individual Orienteering Champs –Middle
Distance
Sat.
April 19th 10:00AM-11:30AM Starts
Sprint Series Sprint (Junior Team Fundraiser)
Sat. April 19th 1:30 PM Starts
Location: Letchworth State Park, Portageville, NY. Located approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes south of the Rochester International Airport. (The Buffalo Airport generally has better options/costs than Rochester and is located 1 hour and 30 minutes from the Day1 site and about 1 hour and 10 minutes from the Day 2 site)
Letchworth State Park is renowned as the "Grand Canyon of the East," and is one of the most scenically magnificent areas in the eastern U.S. The Genesee River travels through a deep gorge and passes over three major waterfalls, one of which is107 feet high. The event will be on the west side of the park in an area that is predominantly open woods with a combination of gently rolling topography and steeper areas where the map get close to the river.
Map: Letchworth West: 1:10,000
Field
Work – Georgy Kuntsevitch, 1997
Updated2008
Course Setter: Dick Detwiler
There will be a dinner Saturday night in the Rochester area. The location is the Shanghai Restaurant, at 2920 W. Henrietta Road. It will be seven course served dinner (family style) at round tables that seat 10 people. A link to the restaurant’s web page, can be found here. The menu for the dinner will be as follows:
Egg Rolls Egg
Drop Soup
Vegetable Lo Mein Vegetable
Fried Rice
Chicken with Mixed Vegetables Sesame
Chicken
Shrimp with Cashews Eggplant
with Garlic Sauce
Fortune Cookies Tea
There will also be a cash bar.
Day 2: US
Orienteering Champs, Relay
US/Canada
Challenge Cup
Sun.
April 20th 10:00AM Mass Start
Location: Mendon Ponds County Park, Pittsford, NY (Located approximately 25 minutes southeast of the Rochester International Airport).
Mendon Ponds is a Monroe County Park with over2,500 acres of open woods, fields, wetlands and ponds. The glacially formed terrain is marked by eskers, kames, and kettle holes - resulting in some areas with intricate contouring.
The relay will use the 4-person 4/8/12 point system that has been used in recent years. The championship event is open to anyone, however, you must be a USOF member and meet citizenship, residency and club membership requirements in order to win championship awards. See USOF rules sections A-5 and L for more details. Age/Point structure is as follows:
·
Ages
17-20or 35-49 receives 1 point
·
Ages 15,
16or 50-59 receives 2 points
·
Under 15
years of age or 60 and older receives 3 points
· A female orienteer receives 2 points, in addition to any age points.
Each team must turn in a team entry form. Team members must be finalized and forms turned in by 4:00 pm Saturday.
The Challenge Cup will match US versus Canadian relay teams. Team members must be either all COF or all USOF members. To compete competitively in the Challenge Cup teams will be required to meet the requirements of the 4-person, 4/8/12 point system. Awards will be given for the winning 4/8/12 point teams.
Map: Mendon Ponds: 1:10:000
Field
Work - Mark Dominie, 2001
Updated,
2005
Course
Setter: William Hawkins
Rec
Courses:
Recreational courses will be offered both days. W/Y/O will be offered on Saturday at Letchworth and W/Y on Sunday at Mendon Ponds Park. Maps for rec. courses will be $6 and pre-registration is not required.
Meet
Officials:
Meet
Director: Mike Lyons, Michael.Lyons@xerox.com
Registrar:
Rob Holmes, rahklh@frontiernet.net
Course
Setter Day 1: Dick Detwiler
Course
Consultant: Linda Kohn
Course
Setter Day 2: William Hawkins