Fifty five participants took in the first forest event of the 2022 Yukon orienteering season.

The event was held on the Long Lake map area behind Whitehorse General Hospital. The area is best known in orienteering circles for “kame and kettle topography”. That means many depressions! The event area is also crisscrossed with vehicle tracks and trails making for challenging navigation and route choice. The area was first mapped in 1985 and has been revised several times since.

There was good attendance on all courses. Event results show some close races on all courses with seconds separating some participants.

Novice: 2 km

Eric Embacher……………………….24:50

Leigh Anne Baker, Eila Blattmann…..35:07

Barbara, Aven, Fischer Scheck……....38:31

Maud Henaff, Lise, Jasper Klein.…….43:11

Sarah Johnson Carl Embacher…….....47:02

Sheila Markley, Eric Thompson……..49:37

Maura Glenn, Elvira Knaack………….DNF

Intermediate: 2.5 km

Jeremy Johnson………………………19:04

Peter Embacher………………………30:21

Glenda Koh…………………………..30:23

Phineas Pearson………………………31:47

Ian Turcotte…………………………...41:33

Debbie Kiemele……………………….49:49

Lenore Morris, Sheri Hogeboom……..50:35

Joan Stanton, Bob, Emily Nishikawa...50:44

Martin Slama.........................................58:06

Shravan Adiyodi………………………58:21

Karin Keeley-Eriksson………………..59:46

Nesta Leduc…………………………...61:48

Craig Brooks…………………………..72:48

Rowena Beckett, Richard Vanderkley....83:15

Ev Pasichnyk, Karen Archbell…………88:48

Advanced: 3.5 km

Bob Sagar………………………………45:13

Judith van Gulick………………………48:02

Virginia Sarrazin……………………….51:38

Carl Turcotte……………………………52:00

Grant Abbott……………………………59:41

Rima Khouri…………………………….61:10

Lara Melnik……………………………..64:32

Jill Pangman…………………………….76:06

Rachel Moser, Evan Wise……………....77:05

Kristina Gardner………………………..78:09

Julianna Scramstead…………………....81:42

Long Advanced: 4.6 km

Colin Abbott………………………….33:58

Forest Pearson………………………..37:36

Brent Langbakk………………………41:06

Benoit Turcotte……………………….51:10

Pia Blake……………………………..54:07

Caelan McLean………………………54:23

Riel Allain……………………………58:36

Beatriz Sanguino……………………..62:40

Darren Holcombe…………………….71:30

The next orienteering event is Wednesday June 8, the first in a series of three Yukon Championships. Entry is open to everyone with a $5 annual membership. See https://yukonorienteering.ca for details.

–Submitted by Afan Jones, event organizer.