2023 Black Squirrel-O | Classic Orienteering at Kent State U | Saturday, April 15th
Category: Sprint
Recap The inaugural Kent State Black Squirrel event was a great success! Thank you to all who participated. Based on the feedback, it seems that everyone enjoyed the beautiful Kent State campus, pizza, maybe a beverage, and running around in the hot sun. Some examples of feedback received: “That was really fun! Looking forward to […]
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Stretch your legs and join us for some middle distance courses that are sprint oriented at Camp Manatoc. Courses range from WHITE (Beginner 1.9km) to RED (Advanced 4.6km).
The Kenston Campus Sprint event, featuring a short, a long, and an advanced sprint option. All sprints will feature both campus and woods areas, and you are free to run as many of the courses as you want in the time allotted. With minimal elevation, the Kenston courses are fast, and offer any level orienteer […]
Recap Four Short Cross Country Courses: WHITE, MEDIUM, MEDIUM ALTERNATIVE, LONG SPRINT Conditions: Track: Mixed (Mostly firm ground, some muddy trails, snow in spots) Weather: Upper: 30s, Clouds early, breaking into glorious high-sky Sun Volunteers: Event Director: Howard Montgomery Course Designer: Howard Montgomery Registrars: Steve Hendrix & Fred Mailey Starters: Henry Arthur, Gideon Kaine, […]
With rain in the forecast, but no clouds in sight in the early morning, we prepared fun, but challenging courses on the Kenston Campus and surrounding woods. All courses included a mix of both traditional “in the woods” orienteering, with sprint elements on the open campus.
Join us for the third time at the beautiful Kenston Campus to run (or walk) classic+sprint courses. The Kenston Campus features a gently sloping terrain, and a nice mix of woods, open campus, grass covered areas, landscaped features, and a full array of buildings, a sports stadium, baseball fields, and more. You get to see all of it on any of the courses.
Five club members from NEOOC travelled to Indianapolis and surrounding areas to represent at the Flying Pig XXI, hosted by OCIN (Orienteering Cincinnati) on the weekend of April 7-9, 2017. Bob Boltz, Fred Mailey, KJ Rufener, Todd Pownell, and Andreas Johansson ran various distances and events throughout the weekend, and took home a few medals.
Come run a quick campus, with interesting features including buildings, open paved areas, roads, wooded areas, and water features. Practice those map reading skills by selecting the best route in a limited area. Multiple options for most legs on Orange and above. White and Yellow courses for beginners, with instruction available. The area is very family friendly, with plenty of amenities, restrooms, and a playground for the kids.