Bramble Ramble—Extreme
April 27-28, 2002
Two-day Individual “A” Orienteering Meet,
2002 U.S. Intercollegiate Championships, and
World Ranking Event (WRE)
Event:
The 2002 US Intercollegiate Championships will be held concurrently with a two-day
USOF-sanctioned A-meet with cumulative times, age groups, and awards. On Saturday,
a World Ranking Event (WRE) will be offered on the Red course for women and
the Blue course for men. WRE competitors may also enter 2-day events. A model
event will be offered on Friday on the adjacent Cap Sauers Holdings map.
Map:
All competition will be held on a new edition of the Palos North map. Located
in the large forest preserves of Cook County, the area is approximately 15 miles
southwest of Chicago. It lies along the historic I&M Canal, which, in 1848,
connected the Mississippi River with Lake Michigan.
The map covers large triangular plateau of open hardwood forests and abandoned farm fields, surrounded by bluffs intercut by parallel ravines which branch upward in various configurations. It was extensively field checked, revised and digitized in 2001. Blue and Red courses will be over-printed on offset maps scales to 1:15 000. Other courses will use color-photocopied maps with a scale of 1:10 000.
Courses:
The meet will have the standard classes on the usual seven courses. Classes
may be consolidated if they do not contain at least three registered competitors
by April 15.
Registration:
Registrations received before April 1 receive a special early-registration discount.
Entries postmarked after April 15 will be considered day-of-event entries (acceptable
for the A-meet, but not for the WRE). Please send the registration
form and a check payable to "CAOC" to:
Michael Collins, Registrar
1082 Mill Creek Dr.
Buffalo Grove, IL 60089-4210
(847) 222-9253
registrar@chicago-orienteering.org
Participants from outside of the US may pay when they pick up their packet on Friday, April 26.
Intercollegiate classes for Varsity-Men (Red), Varsity-Women (Green), Junior Varsity-Men (Orange) and Junior Varsity-Women (Orange) should be specified on the forms, along with the competitor's year in college, and the name of their school. See the USOF Rules of Competition (section 5.7) for more information on Intercollegiate eligibility.
WRE competitors should include a note on line 12, as well as the fee on line 20.
Competitors wishing to participate in the model event should include a note on line 12, as well as the fee on line 19.
Schedule:
| Mon, April 1 | Postmark deadline for early-registration discount |
| Mon, April 15 |
Postmark deadline for pre-registration |
| Fri, April 26 |
Model events open (1 p.m.–4 p.m.) |
| Sat, April 27 |
Registration opens at 8:30 a.m. |
| Sun, April 28 | Registration opens at 8 a.m. Day 2 of A-meet; first start at 9 a.m. A-meet and Intercollegiate awards at 1 p.m. |
Lodging:
The event center is:
Baymont Motel
855 79th Street (I-55 and Kingery Highway-Route 83)
Willowbrook, IL
(630) 654-0077
Ask for the special CAOC rate ($59 until April 5) with two beds and late Sunday check-out privileges. Other lodging recommendations:
No Saturday Dinner:
Because of the large number of great restaurants in Chicago and the surrounding
suburbs, we will not be hosting a Saturday night dinner. Instead, we will be
helping to organize ride-sharing groups.
Event Fees:
| Adult (21+) | Junior (8-20) | |
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| Registration (line 13) | ||
| (postmark by April 1) | $18/day | $10/day |
| (postmark by April 15) | $20/day | $12/day |
| (day of event) | $25/day | $18/day |
| Additional WRE fee (line 20) | $5 | |
| USOF, COF member discount (Line 13a) | -$3/day | |
| Long-sleeve T-shirt (Line 17) | $15 | |
| Child care (pay on-site) | $10 / child / day | |
| Old map Palos North (Line 19) | $3 | |
| Model event & training map (Line 19) | $3 | |
| CAOC 1-year membership (pay on-site) | $10/individual, $15/family | |
| Map hiker (pay on-site) | $8/day | |
| Compass rental (pay on-site) | $1/day | |
Directions:
To get to the event center, take I-55 (Stevenson Expwy) 17 miles southwest
of downtown Chicago. Take Exit 274 and go north on Kingery Highway (Route 83).
Take the first right off Kingery Highway and then left into the Baymont Inn
parking lot.
From O'Hare, Take I-294 (Tri-State Tollway) 17 miles south to I-55 (Stevenson Expwy). Take I-55 southwest 2 miles to Exit 274 (Route 83). Go north on take the first right off Kingery Highway and then left into the Baymont Inn parking lot.
To get to the model event at Cap Sauers Holding from the event center, take Kingery Highway south 4.5 miles just past 111th Street. to a left turn onto Bell Rd. Go south on Bell Rd. 1.4 miles to McCarthy Rd (123rd St.). Turn left and take McCarthy Rd. 1.5 miles to Wolf Rd. Turn left and park at St. Colletta's. The map begins across the street.
To get the both Day 1 and Day 2 start locations from the event center, take Kingery Highway south 3.5 miles just across the Des Plaines river. Take the first left onto Archer Ave. and follow the orange and white orienteering signs the final mile to the start.
Contact the meet director for public transportation options.
Staff:
Meet Director
Clark Maxfield (773) 477-0987
Course Designer
Carl Larsson (847) 918-9225
Vetter
Rich Gaylord (847) 888-3503
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