4th Annual German Ridge Ramble
The Fourth Annual German Ridge Ramble was contested on Saturday, April 30, 2005.
Although rain had swollen the water channels and produced slippery slopes, the contestants
were spared the rain by the time of the first start. Although it never really got warm,
the sun did make several brief appearances. The Co-Meet Directors, Arnie Franklin and
Burr Paul set several challenging courses including the debut of a Sprint course for the
Ramble. Five high schools, Apollo, Floyd Central, Muhlenberg South, Owensboro, and Warren
East were there with their JROTC units. In addition, we had orienteers from Indiana, and
several members of OLOU. An Awards Ceremony was held to recognize the winners in the JROTC
category.
Kevin Huff from Warren East had a great day in the JROTC category winning 1st in
both the Sprint and Green courses. Not about to be overshadowed by youth, our own Dan
Mattingly applied age and cunning to run to the best time in both the Sprint (20:06)
and the Red (1:42:00).
A special thanks goes to Nathan Wisdom, a Warren East graduate who was a great
help in both setting controls (two days) and picking up the controls after the competition.
Likewise thanks to Allison and Paul for taking care of registration and the finish line.
Thanks also to Mike Beal for lending a hand at the finish.
As most JROTC orienteering coaches will tell you. Success is measured by getting
all of the cadets back, relatively uninjured and within an hour of their time limit.
This was a very successful event. Arnie and I look forward to next year.
SPRINT
NAME CLUB TIME
Mattingly, Dan OLOU 20:06
Noller, Steve 21:49
Smith, Louis OLOU 23:27
Huff, Kevin (Warren East HS) OLOU 25:15
Hatfield, Brent (Apollo HS) OLOU 26:16
O'Bryan, Chris (Apollo HS) OLOU 28:34
Sumner, Morgan (Apollo HS) OLOU DQ
RED
NAME CLUB TIME
Mattingly, Dan OLOU 1:42:00
Smith, Louis OLOU 2:26:50
Collin & Parnell DNF
GREEN
NAME CLUB TIME
Huff, Kevin WEHS 1:20:36
Vice, Paul OLOU 1:56:08
Cook, Nick WEHS 2:16:22
Calter, B. 2:20:00
Williams, Jay WEHS 2:25:18
Cook, Richard 2:46:19
Noller, Steve DNF
ORANGE
NAME CLUB TIME
Hatfield, Brent Apollo HS 1:07:56
Snyder, Michael Apollo HS 1:11:36
Toolery, William Owensboro HS 1:17:15
Girten, Spenser Apollo HS 1:17:16
O'Bryan, Chris Apollo HS 1:29:37
Hamilton, Mary & Jeff OLOU 1:29:43
Sumner, Morgan Apollo HS 1:33:12
Bagby, Kyle WEHS 1:48:18
Pinet, Daniel WEHS 1:51:10
Davis, Cody WEHS 1:55:39
Motley, Darrel Owensboro HS DNF
YELLOW
NAME CLUB TIME
Thomas, Chris Owensboro HS 57:06
Kamuf, Chris Apollo HS 59:30
Rearden, Nathan Apollo HS 1:03:55
Raymen, Brian MSHS 1:06:02
Patton, Randy Apollo HS 1:07:06
Barr, Tiffany FCHS 1:20:56
Summer, Gary 1:21:25
Smith, Justin FCHS 1:25:08
Riggie, Michael FCHS 1:25:46
Smith, Justin FCHS 1:25:08
Bowe, Chris FCHS 1:27:33
Leah, Bennis FCHS 1:27:55
Handman, Alex & Wallace MSHS 1:35:10
Bryant, Keasha Apollo HS 1:57:13
Cooper, Dennie Owensboro HS DQ
Gregory, Brian & Struder MSHS 2:00:51
Roberts, Tray & Knot, Kyle Owensboro HS DQ
Cowles, Tim & Alexander, Katie WEHS 2:10:22
Spinak, Marina OLOU 2:18:50
Kuegel, Amy Apollo HS 2:20:29
Ridings, Ryan & Mizell, Meghan Owensboro HS DNF
Phillips, Steven & Hilofd, Mike Owensboro HS DNF
Bennett, William Owensboro HS DQ