The United States Military Academy Orienteering Club will host its 30th Annual USOF Sanctioned Orienteering A Meet the weekend of 18-19 April 2009. This year we are hosting the U.S. Interscholastic Championships. We are offering three USOF-sanctioned races (sprint, middle, long distances).

Looking Ahead:

• Next year's meet is tentatively scheduled for 1-2 May 2010

Results & Splits:

Interscholastic Team Results

Route Gadget Site - by Valerie Meyer

• West Point A-Meet & IS Championships - Sprint at Trophy Point

• West Point A-Meet & IS Championships - Middle at Victor Constant Ski Slope

• West Point A-Meet & IS Championships - Long at Lake Popolopen

Individual Results

Quick Route Files

Pictures

Listing of Runners by bib number to identify people in pictures

• Runners (Stefan Slutsky) (319 images)

• Runners (Jay Hann) (500+ images)

• Venue Start/Finish/Awards (Mike Hendricks)

• Sprint Runners (Tori Campbell)

• Middle Runners (Tori Campbell)

• Long Runners (Tori Campbell)

• Sprint (Eddie Bergeron)

• Misc. (Albina Zakrevski)

BREAKING NEWS

16 April: Meet Director Notes Version 3 (correcting items)  & Quick Reference Card available.  This will be in your packet upon arrival

15 April 0830: Start Times

15 April 0830: Registration Confirmation Report

15 April: Meet Director Notes  & Quick Reference Card available.  This will be in your packet upon arrival

09 April: A preview of an article that will be in your race packets, Fortress West Point: A Brief History

09 April: The number of registered participants breaks 500!

06 April: Pre-Race Model Event Map available

05 April: XL T Shirts are sold Out.

28 March: Instructions and maps related to travel between venues, to include information on security gate access, is now available.

26 March: The Hudson Valley Orienteering (HVO) club is offering a selection of its Harriman State Park maps at a special price for those interested in seeing representative maps of the area. See web site.

24 March: Event T-shirt graphics available

22 March: A legal review of our event has determined that non-military affiliated organizations cannot stay in the barracks at Camp Buckner! We realize that his may cause financial or other hardships to some of you. As a result camping will now be allowed. Please contact me with any questions or concerns that you may have at michael.hendricks@usma.edu.

22 March: Group Registration Form now available. Waiver form now available. Interscholastic Team Form now available

13 March: Preview maps are now available

Officials

• Meet Director: Madeline Lewis
• Course Setters: Neal Trump (Long), Jordan Laughlin (Middle), Mike Norris (Sprint)
• Registration: Michelle Alderson
• Officer in Charge: COL Mike Hendricks

Venues:

Trophy Point: This year's sprint race will take place at Trophy Point, a historic area of West Point adjacent to the parade grounds and overlooking the Hudson River. This venue has never been used for public orienteering and should provide competitors an exciting set of urban navigational challenges. Access to this venue requires travel through West Point's security check point--please bring identification for access.

Victor Constant Ski Lodge: The Middle distance race will be hosted from the Ski Lodge at the base of the Victor Constant Ski Slope. We have not raced on this terrain in over ten years. In addition, Saturday's buffet-style dinner will be provided at the Ski Lodge.

Camp Buckner:  Sunday's Long distance race start and finish is in the vicinity of Camp Buckner. Limited lodging is also available at Camp Buckner. Sunday's Awards Ceremony will be held at Camp Buckner.

Events:

Sprint Course: Saturday morning, 0900 -1100 start times, we will be offering a sanctioned sprint course on a new 1:5,000 sprint ISSOM specification map field-checked and produced by Jon Campbell. Course setter is cadet Mike Norris.

Saturday Lunch: Pre-paid lunch will be available for $5.00 at the Ski Lodge from 1100-1300. Lunch will consist of a Subway Sandwich, Chips, Apple, cookies, and drink.

Middle Distance Course: Saturday afternoon, 1200 -1430 start times we will be offering a middle distance course in the vicinity of the Victor Constant Ski Slope. Maps: 1:10,000 scale newly field checked by Jon Campbell. Course setter is cadet Jordan Laughlin. There will be a model course available on the walk to the start. The walk to the start is a 1.4 km up with 120m of climb. Please plan for 25-35 minutes.

Long Distance Course: Our Long race will be Sunday morning, 0800-1100 start times. Maps: New 1:10,000 map created from lidar data and field checked by Mark Dominie. Course setter is Cadet Neal Trump in his last year at West Point.

Saturday Dinner: Due to constraints at Camp Buckner, dinner Saturday evening will be served buffet-style at the Ski Lodge from 1600-1800. Not everyone will fit in the ski lodge at once, so as a result we will serve dinner over this two hour time range. The Dinner menu consists of Salad, Pasta assortment, vegetable, and drink.

Saturday Awards Ceremony: From 1530-1600 we will announce the Sprint race awards. We will also announce the winner of the Bruce B. O’Neill, Class of 1982 Memorial Cadet Orienteering Award.

Sunday Awards Ceremony: From 1400-1430 we will award the Interscholastic champions. In addition  we will be announcing the combined middle-long awards for other competitor classes.

Recreational Courses: Recreational (White, Yellow, and Orange) Courses will be available on all races.

Concurrent Training Events:  The training courses have been cancelled this year

Zero to Orange Training Course: This course is designed for beginners and is a highly recommended course for introducing the sport of orienteering. The course is taught by Chuck Ferguson and runs from Friday until Sunday afternoon. Cost $60.00 per person. Register for this event with the Training Course Entry form. For additional information contact Bob Turbyfill.

USOF Certified Coaching Course: This course is designed  for orienteers who wish to become a certified coach, (Olympic Level 1). This class is especially useful for those wishing to expand their club's coaching and certification level. The course is taught by Bob Turbyfill and runs from Friday until Sunday afternoon. Cost $60.00 per person. Register for this event with the Training Course Entry form. For additional information contact Bob Turbyfill.

Other events occurring at West Point to be aware of:

Sandhurst Competition: On Saturday 18 April, the Sandhurst competition will occur at Camp Buckner. This year there is an extensive orienteering component to the competition. The West Point Orienteering team produced the map and designed the orienteering course used by the teams.

Sandhurst is an inter-company competition for USMA. Thirty two West Point teams compete in Sandhurst, along with teams from their fellow United States Service Academies, 8 select University ROTC teams, the United States Military Academy Preparatory School team, and international teams from Britain's Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), Canada's Royal Military College (RMC) , Afghanistan's National Military Academy and, for the first time in 2009, The Chilean Military School. For more information visit their web site at http://www.usma.edu/dmi/sandhurst_competition.htm

Eisenhower Theater Show - Idols in Concert: Saturday at 8 pm. See the web page for more info on tickets and location.

West Point Facility - Though you can't take a tour of it, a little known facility is adjacent to the Victor Constant Ski Lodge Venue, check out their web site.

Travel Between Venues & Parking:

Vehicle travel is required between venues. Competitors are responsible for travel between venues. Please plan accordingly.

The Trophy point venue is within main installation area of west Point and requires access through a manned security gate. The Victor Constant Venue and Camp Buckner venues, though on West Point, do not require security gate access.

Security Gate Access Information: West Point has three primary security gates, (1) Stoney Lonesome Gate which is the primary gate for competitors to enter, Thayer gate, and Washington Gate. Washington Gate can only be entered by vehicles with a DoD sticker. Anyone, however, can exit through Washington Gate, which you will want to do when traveling between the sprint and middle distance venues.

·        If asked your reason for entering West Point, inform the guard that you are attending the Orienteering meet.

·        All personnel 16 years and older are required to show the security guard a valid government form of photo ID (foreign competitors please have your passport available).

·        Only vehicles with Department of Defense (DoD) vehicle stickers and DoD identification card may enter Washington Gate.

·        All Busses must enter through Stoney Lonesome Gate

Detailed travel guidance, maps, and turn by turn directions.

Parking will be available at all Venues at no charge. Please look for parking attendent

Registration

REGISTRATION CLOSES the evening of 10 April 2009 Individual Online entry form (credit card required). Note: if you are signing up for the zero to orange or coaching classes please use the Training Course entry form below.

Group registration spreadsheet (payment by check): This is an Microsoft Excel file that can be used to register a large group, and is designed primarily for Interscholastic Groups. The columns of this spreadsheet are the same as that used for the online registration. After completing, mail back to the registration POC  Michelle Alderson.

Interscholastic Team Entry: Final Interscholastic team entry forms must be turned in to registration prior to the first start of the middle course 1200 Saturday 18 April

Training Course Entry form

Waiver Form: All competitors must have a waiver form signed. (If under the age of 18, must be signed by parent or legal guardian)

T Shirt:

Want a T-shirt? Pre-order it or risk not getting one. $15.00

An original CDT Michelle Alderson design

FRONT	BACK

Fees:

Race Packet Pickup:

• Friday evening, 1800-2200: Camp Buckner Venue

• Saturday morning, 0730-1000: Trophy Point Venue

• Saturday afternoon, 1100-1400: Victor Constant Ski Lodge  Venue

• Sunday morning, 0700-1200: Camp Buckner Venue
  

Lodging

• Barracks at Camp Buckner is only available to military affiliated groups, such as JROTC. The Camp Buckner Barracks are austere, unheated open bays with bunks and common showers. Please bring your own bedding. Due to other events at Camp Buckner, the barracks available this year are more inconveniently located and require an uphill walk from available parking. Cost is $6.00/night/person.

• Hotels in the areas can be found here

• Camping IS NOT  available this year at Camp Buckner

Timeline:

Friday April 17th

• 1800: Packet Pick up & Barracks Sign-in begins: Camp Buckner Venue
• 2200:Packet Pick up closes

Saturday April 18th:

• 0900: First Starts, Sprint Distance, Trophy Point
• 1100: Last Starts, Sprint Distance, Trophy Point

• 1100-1300: Prepaid Lunch available, Victor Constant Ski Slope
• 1200: First Starts, Middle Distance, Victor Constant Ski Slope
• 1500: Last Starts, Middle Distance, Victor Constant Ski Slope
• 1600: Sprint Awards, Bruce B. O'Neil Cadet Award, Class of '78 Orienteering Reunion Recognition, Victor Constant Ski Slope
• 1630-1800: Buffet Dinner available, Victor Constant Ski Slope

Sunday April 19th:

• 0800: First Starts Long Distance, Camp Buckner
• 1100: Last Starts Long Distance, Camp Buckner
• 1400: Awards presentation at Camp Buckner

Courses:

Classes:

Maps:

Hudson Valley Representative Maps: The Hudson Valley Orienteering (HVO) club is offering a selection of its Harriman State Park maps at a special price for those interested in seeing representative maps of the area. See web site.

Preview Maps: preview maps are provided to demonstrate the type of terrain in the region. REMEMBER THAT THAT AREAS OF COMPETION ARE UNDER EMBARGO AS PER USOF RULES.

• USMA Main Map Post 1:10,00  2007: The area covered by the sprint. Note that the sprint competition will be on a new 1:5,000 scale sprint ISSOM specification map field-checked and produced by Jon Campbell.

• USMA Ski Slope 1:10,000  2007: The area covered by the middle distance competition. Note that the middle distance competition will be a1:10,000 scale newly field checked map by Jon Campbell.

• USMA Area E 1:10,0000 2007: The area partially covering the long distance competition. Note that the long distance competition will be on a new 1:10,000 scale map created from lidar data and field checked by Mark Dominie.

• USMA Area W 1:10,000  2007: The area partially covering the long distance competition. Note that the long distance competition will be on a new 1:10,000 scale map created from lidar data and field checked by Mark Dominie.

Prerace Model Maps: Due to liability issues, USMAOC cannot allow any model events on USMA property prior to a registrant’s check-in/liability waiver check, which begins at 6PM Friday.  There will be model controls on the walk to the start of the Middle Distance course (map is in your race packet).  If you are interested in getting on typical terrain prior to that time, you may order maps from HVO or you may print and use the attached map as a self-service map hike.  The area shown is this Prerace Model Map on public lands in adjacent Harriman State Park.  Parking is along US Rt-6 (the semi-circular road is free parking for a trailhead along the Long Path). 

Model Event Maps: A very short model event map will be available Saturday on the way to the start, as a way to identify, mapping at West Point. The map will be provided in your event packet and be available to walk through Saturday starting at 1100.

Course Information: