Los Angeles Orienteering Club
2022 Orienteering USA Nationals
November 11-13, 2022 (Veteran's Day 3-day Weekend)
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Thank you to everyone who came to enjoy the event and to all of the volunteers who made it possible. It was a great weekend! Links to all the post-event goodies below:
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Sprint: Friday, Nov 11 - Pierce College
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Middle: Saturday, Nov 12 - Vasquez Rocks Natural Area
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Long: Sunday, Nov 13 - Red Rock Canyon State Park
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PHOTO GALLERIES:
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Event Team - Huge thanks to everyone who helped!
Event Director: Clare Durand
Registrar: Allan Pincus
Sprint Course Setter: Scott Schmitz
Middle Course Setter: Bruce Garbaccio
Long Course Setter: Kim Pincus
Course Consultant: Jim Hall
Vetter: Clare Durand
Registration desk: John Phillips, Karen Murphy, Victoria Phillips
Start Crew: Chaparral NJROTC
Finish Crew: Harvey Woo, Sage Thompson
Medic: Colleen Metzger
Epunch and results: Rich Hoesly, Alex Kiperman
Website: Darren Robinson
Treasurer: Steven Durand
Pre-Runners: Alex Kiperman, Clinton Morse, Allen Hubsch, Eugene Kiperman, Nikita Phillips, Roland Hansson, Rick Oliver, Darren Robinson, Scott Schmitz
Awards: OUSA (Jon Torrance), Karen Murphy
Control hanging: Scott Schmitz, Bruce Garbaccio, Kim Pincus, Allan Pincus, Rick Oliver, Matej Sebo
Control pickup: Chaparral NJROTC, Troy NJROTC, plus many others
Parking: BSA Troop 97, Troy NJROTC
Equipment preparation and loans: Mike Reason, BAOC, Western Race Services (Jay Hann), Troy NJROTC, Palmdale Repertory Theatre
Jury: Eric Bone, Cristina Luis, Takashi Sugiyama
Maps by Clare Durand and Matej Sebo
PDF Event Packet now available!
Please download or print to bring with you. A limited number of hardcopies will be available at check in.
LAOC is proud to host the 2022 OUSA Nationals in our premier desert terrain.
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Venues
Links go to details for each venue
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Sprint - Pierce College will be a brand new sprint map. This community college in the San Fernando Valley is well known for it's agricultural programs.
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Middle - Vasquez Rocks is an internationally known map that has been used for prior Relay and Trail-O Championships along with NJROTC Champs. It is optimal middle format terrain with highly technical rock detail and fast running.
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Long - Red Rock Canyon State Park has been used for local events on a quick and dirty USGS based map. The Nationals will feature a newly field-checked ISOM map. This terrain features subtle wash features along with old mining features and desert hills.
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EMBARGO
Pierce College is embargoed with the exception of enrolled students attending classes.
The entirety of Vasquez Rocks Natural Area is embargoed until we release model event boundaries.
Red Rock Canyon State Park is embargoed east of Highway 14. Areas west of Highway 14, including the Ricardo Campground are not embargoed.
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Controls for the model maps will be set at Vasquez by Thursday Noon. Controls will NOT be placed at Red Rock Canyon. All competitive Nationals entrants will receive a hardcopy of the model maps when they check-in.
Pricing/Registration
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Registration is now closed. There will be no onsite registration.
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Regular Registration closes on Sunday, October 16 at midnight, Pacific Time.
Late Registration closes on Tuesday, November 1 at midnight Pacific Time.
There will be NO onsite registration.
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Recreational entries will be accepted at all races for the White (Basic) and Yellow (Intermediate) courses only.
Red Rock Canyon will also be a COOL League event and recreational pricing is available for the COOL participants on that day only.
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BUG AFFECTING JR. SINGLE DAY REGISTRANTS
We are experiencing a bug that will only affect Juniors who do not select the package option. In this case the COOL race will default to being selected. If you are not a COOL League participant, be sure to change this to non-compete or you will be charged the $10 fee for this race.
PRICING* | Reg Adult | Reg Junior | Late Adult | Late Junior |
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3 Day Championship Package | $125.00 | $65.00 | $155.00 | $80.00 |
Individual Championship Race - Sprint, Middle, or Long | $45.00 | $25.00 | $55.00 | $30.00 |
Individual Recreational Entry - per day | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
Sunday COOL League Event only | n/a | $10.00 | n/a | $10.00 |
* does not include federation discount or E-Punch rental
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E-Punch rental:
$2 per event for standard estick
additional $20 flat fee to upgrade your rental to SI Air+
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Event T-shirts available for $15 - Tech fabric with special 2022 Nationals design. See draft design below. T-shirt orders placed during late registration may be restricted in availability.
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Your registration is not confirmed until payment is received. The registration system processes payments via Paypal or you may send a check to the registrar.
Full refunds will be provided for cancellations prior to the regular registration deadline.
80% refund for cancellations prior to late registration deadline.
No refunds after late registration deadline except to prevent disease transmission.
Schedule
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Friday, November 11
11:30 am - 2:30 pm Packet pickup available at Pierce College
12:30 Veteran's Day Color Guard ceremony at Pierce College
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sprint starts at Pierce College
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm Packet pickup available at event hotel in Lancaster (Best Western Desert Poppy Inn)
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Saturday, November 12
8:30 am - 11:30 am Packet pickup available at Vasquez Rocks
10:00 am - Noon Middle starts at Vasquez Rocks
approximately 1:00 pm Awards ceremony for sprint and middle at Vasquez Rocks
5:00ish to whenever Drop-in pizza social at Vince's Pasta and Pizza, Lancaster
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Sunday, November 13
7:00 am - 10:30 am Packet pickup available at Red Rock Canyon State Park
8:30 am - 11:00 am Long starts at Red Rock Canyon State Park
approximately 12:30 pm Awards ceremony for long at Red Rock Canyon State Park
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Travel
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The event will take place on the Veteran's Day 3-day weekend. Los Angeles International Airport usually has the most flexible and lowest fare options. Burbank or Bakersfield are other options.
We have secured a block of rooms at the Best Western Desert Poppy Inn in Lancaster CA at the following rates:
King $174/night Double $184/night
To book call the hotel directly at (661) 418-0550 and ask for the group rate for the National Orienteering Championships.
These rooms and rate are good through October 11 only. After that the rooms will be released.
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Many other hotels for a variety of budgets can be found in the Lancaster/Palmdale area.
Camping is available first-come/first-serve at Red Rock Canyon State Park
This site has a pretty decent summary of other camping options closer to town
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Distance from LAX to:
Pierce College - 30 miles - 30 to 60 minute drive
Vasquez Rocks - 52 miles - 60 to 90 minute drive
Red Rock Canyon State Park - 124 miles - 2 to 3 hour drive
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Distance from BUR to:
Pierce College - 20 miles - 20 to 60 minute drive
Vasquez Rocks - 32 miles - 45 to 60 minute drive
Red Rock Canyon State Park - 110 miles - 1.5 to 2 hour drive
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Distance from BFL to:
Pierce College - 110 miles - 1.75 to 2.5 hour drive
Vasquez Rocks - 110 miles - 2 to 2.5 hour drive
Red Rock Canyon State Park - 90 miles - 1.5 to 2 hour drive
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Weather
Forecast for event dates as of November 9
Near Pierce College 69ºF / 40ºF Partly Cloudy
Near Vasquez Rocks 62ºF / 37ºF Sunny
Near Red Rock 60ºF / 34ºF Sunny