The 2001 North American Rogaine Championships
May 5 & 6, 2001
Mogollon Rim, Arizona
24 hour womenís open
101 Elizabeth Jennison Debra Moore MO 1370
104 Lex Bundschuh Eva Ruutopold NH 1000
109 Helen Deluga Cathy Waterman AZ 930
105 Clare Durand Laura Garvin CA 580
24 hour womenís veteran
106 Pamela Fletcher Susan Murphy CA 730
102 Anndy Wiselogle Virginia Church OR 670
24 hour womenís superveteran
103 Sharon Crawford Robin Spriggs CO 1740
107 Lois Kimminau Mary English AZ lost card
24 hour mixed open
207 Annabel Fernandez-Valledor Lluis Cumellas CA 2760
210 Melissa Coombes Vytenis Benetis MD 2520
211 Marcy Beard Kipley Fiebig TX 2470
208 Michael Ehredt Kathy Bullard IL 2320
221 Todd Kurth Kim Bear Daphne Young NM 2240
201 Barb Bryant John Lee MA,WA 2110
227 Heidi Onkst David Onkst DC 1850
250 Elise Harrington Kurt Gibson MI 1810
203 Lisa Barnes Don Moden NM,AZ 1710
223 Deborah Humiston Scott Bailey NH 1510
222 Fleur Keough Adrian Keough AZ 1500
254 Bridget Brunnick Joe Prusaitis TX 1490
226 Jenny Hadfield Dan Phillips IL 1400
225 Sarah Boardman Andy Daylor IL 1400
202 Diana Vengsarkar Jeff Wagener PA,NJ 1320
252 Tommie Wright Gary Wright CA 1290
235 Ron Grayson Robyn Benincasa CA 1270
258 Ries Robinson Jen Beckly NM 1260
256 Rod Jaehn Kim Morse CA 1260
229 Alyson Denk Chet Williams CA 1190
205 Stephen Churchhill Theresa Churchhill CA 1010
234 Deanna Rich Raymond Rich CA 720
228 Bob Lutz Amy Lutz AZ 510
24 hour mixed veterans
214 Daniel DesRosiers Ann & Charles Leonard NY,QE 2210
218 Eric Smith Mary Smith NY 2160
219 Ellyn Brown Kimball Forrest AK 1810
232 Melody McBroom Jack McBroom CA 1310
215 Ken Lotze Carol Johnson CO 1130
216 Debbie Wojtowicz Kevin Schoenfeld Leon Berzins CA 1050
220 Kat Manton Tom Spinosa AZ 200
230 Pam Filson Jim OíDonnell AZ recreational
24 hour mixed superveterans
213 Linda Moore Carl Moore NV 1430
212 Shirley Donald Scott Donald BC 850
24 hour menís open
306 David Frei Gary Thompson MO 2950 found all controls in 22 hours, 11 minutes;second finishers
322 Mike Wilke Matt Chamberlain AZ 2920
328 Mike Springer Ron Hudson CA 2710
303 Dave Van Wicklin Garrett Ford AZ 2680
317 Derek Maclean Thorsten Graeve CO 2590
304 Peter Zurcher Ralf Willecke Alex Cameron AZ 2460
318 Jeff Lewis Brett Lehigh CA,OR 2450
314 Mal Harding Clai Gardner TX,OR 2370
361 Nathan Siria Greg Eason AR 2250
332 Jason Poole Todd Holmes CO 2200
305 Joe Pontisso Brendan Dozier CA 1930
302 Jeff Brault Aaron Aaker MO 2090
327 Jerry Rhodes John Bartholomew OR,WA 1870
320 Renne Gardner Paul Rudman CA 1820
316 Danny Trudeau Nick Rodriguez CA 1780
352 Ludwig Hill Paul Piorkowsky AZ,MI 1760
301 Mike Reason Allan Pincus CA 1680
331 Mark Prior Dorsey Moore CA 1600
324 Brad Bogowski Chad Schmidt NM,IL 1560
307 John Beard Jason Mittman TX 1550
321 Ron Rickman Bryan Carey AK 1510
315 Peter Ash Dave Pojtinger CA 1440
313 Joaquin Fox Dan Coombs AZ 1400
334 Nathan Nutter Michael Prindiville CA 1400
354 Jeff Brodsky Jim Kusner AZ,OH 1360
330 Doug Stein Syd Reader Trevor Pering CA 1270
335 Jamie Monroe Steve Prescia CA 1230
323 John Pascal Richard Locke Randy Larvingo NM 1220
326 Art Cook John Crowther TX 1180
333 Steve Sieders Ian Ramsey CO 1080
370 Syd Reader Doug Stein CA 970
353 Jeff Berringer Mark Sadler AZ 800
360 Matt Battison Brian Strange CA DSQ
24 hour menís veteran
308 Ernst Linder Alar Ruutopold WA,NH 2950 found all controls in 21 hours, 7 minutes; first finishers
319 Desmond Mott Richard Matthews BC 2550
309 Orlyn Skrien Ken DeBeer MO 2270
338 Walter White Jan Bear TN 2240
332 Greg McDuffie Ted Calahane AK 2220
310 Jeff Brucker Mike Huckaby AZ 2030
325 Pete Bundschuh Bob Walsh NH 1950
24 hour menís super veteran
311 Robert Anglin Kalon Kelley CA 1990
312 Mike Shifman Bob Malkames KS 1390
8 hour womenís open
809 Donna Gaudet Mary Hannaman Fracene Capages AZ 490
802 Yen Chamberlain Jani Radebaugh AZ 430
8 hour mixed open
801 Eric Buckley Yvonne Deyo MO 1310
204 Bridget Thomson Joel Thomson CA 1090
852 Mike Brunnick Joyce Prusaitis TX 700
217 Michael Schneiderman Audrey Schneiderman PA,IL 520
8 hour mixed veteran
804 Jackie Ciccolo Chuck OíHara Alexis Mills AZ 260
8 hour mixed superveteran
810 Alan Vyse Frances Vyse BC 780
224 Judy Cowgill Pete Cowgill AZ 620
8 hour menís open
853 Stefan Huesler John Salomonsson CA 1370
851 Mike Cordier Justin Siglow AZ 760
807 Fred Gaudet Paul Patterson Steve Schauer AZ 730
803 Max Suter Chris Suter AZ 530
362 Chris Frei Steve Frei TX 430
339 Robert Isaacson Richard Isaacson AZ 280
806 William Bryant Richard Chrisman Tim Stanford AZ,MD 220
805 Jon Judge Joe Miller William Miller TX recreational
The snow flurries and freezing rain of the previous day cleared by the start of the North American Rogaine Championships,
giving us a weekend of beautiful Arizona weather. The skies were clear, the days warm but not hot, and the full moon was
brilliant. Fifty-three perfectly placed controls were cunningly spread over 135 sq. km. Two hundred and nine competitors,
the largest Arizona rogaine yet, went out on 8 and 24 hour courses. Adventure racers and military joined the usual
contingent of orienteers. Unfortunately, only seven Canadians joined us, but 24 U.S. states were represented.
Spotted on the course were bear, elk, deer and coyotes. Also spotted moving quickly were Alar Ruutopold and Ernst Linder
who found all the controls. Returning two hours and fifty-three minutes before the deadline to politely turn in their
control card, they became the first finishers overall and champs of their menís veteran division. This was Alarís second
Arizona rogaine; in 1993, he also found all the controls and returned early. Warning to course setters: if Ruutopold,
then more controls. Trotting in one hundred and nine minutes early were menís open division champs David Frei and Gary
Thompson, also with a perfect score of 2950. The finishers in general looked spry. All winners were able to walk unaided
to collect their prize mugs at the awards ceremony.
See the course setterís ideal route of 93 km with one counter clockwise loop to the east, back through the hash house,
then one counter clockwise loop to the west. LINK to John's best route will appear here; watch out!
This was a calamity free rogaine. Participants could easily find the hash house, there was enough food, and the lack of
fire restrictions allowed us to have a warm fire to gather around at night. All the competitors came back under their
own steam, though there were a few late arrivals. The only injuries were a sprained ankle and a sharp stick in the eye,
happily, not inflicted on the same competitor. Competitors were good about following the more formal Australian rules we
tried out this year: control cards were turned in whenever a team spent time at the hash house and specifics about the
course were not discussed during the competition period with non-teammates. One team was disqualified for separating on
the course.
The Tucson Orienteering Club plans to hold another 24 hour rogaine next year. Keep checking our schedule for 4 hour
versions to be held sooner. We enjoyed seeing all the rogainers, appreciate the sporting spirit displayed, and hope
all will return for future events.
Peg Davis, Meet Director