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.
Map hikers (recreational orienteers) are welcome to register on
each day of the event. More information for map
hikers is available.
There will also be a String-O
for our very your orienteers (or those very young at heart).
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.)
Packets at Baymont Motel (6–9 p.m.) |
| Sat, April 27 |
Registration opens at 8:30 a.m.
WRE starts at 9 a.m.
Map Hiker registration (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.)
Day 1 of A-meet; first start at 11 a.m.
WRE awards ceremony at 2 p.m. |
| Sun, April 28 |
Registration opens at 8 a.m.
Day 2 of A-meet; first start at 9 a.m.
Map Hiker registration (9:00-11:00 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:
- Days Inn–Chicago Lakefront (312) 943-9200
- Frank Lloyd Wright B&B, Oak Park, IL (708) 524-2327
- Camping: None available
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) |
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| (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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