Reedy Creek Nature Preserve , February 7

The ice & snow was gone and it was a beautiful, but very cold day, for Reedy Creek 2026. The cold weather did not discourage many that had signed up so we had a large turnout, in fact Reedy Creek was a “sold out” meet. Andreas Rangert, our member from Sweden, had put together six really good courses and there were some challenging controls that called for very good orienteering skills. Reedy Creek, in my opinion, offers a course designer a lot of options in control placement. There are boulders, reentrants, gullies, streams, trails, all of which lead to interesting control placement. From the runner standpoint, the absence of significant hills is a big plus. As Meet Director, I was fortunate to have terrific volunteer help on Saturday. Jeannette Davis, assisted by Phyllis Tarrant, handled all of the COK side of the check-in and time keeping. Walter Siegenthaler & Kris DeBerry arrived early to get the White & Yellow controls put out and then they stayed after the meet to help with pick-up, along with Jess Greer, Jim Murray, Matthew Getz, Sue Ann Decker and friend.

The JROTC turn out was good too. Due to having some schools that are not regulars, we were not able to get a school to volunteer to handle the JROTC. Fortunately, John Davis, from Crest High School, who is a regular, came and was able to relieve me from JROTC duties. I’m always pleased to see these JROTC students participating in outdoor activities and developing orienteering skills that, I hope, will keep them active in the sport for years to come. One cadet told me that he had been accepted by West Point and would be entering in June. West Point has an active orienteering club so I hope he will be able to be part of that.

Thanks to all of you for being part of Reedy Creek 2026. Looking forward to seeing you at future meets.

Dan Davis
Meet Director