Bray edges Langbakk at orienteering trial
Trevor Bray and Brent Langbakk were neck-and-neck throughout last week鈥檚 orienteering meet at Yukon College. In the end, however, Bray crossed the finish line in 25:38, eight seconds ahead of Langbakk to take the expert division title.
Trevor Bray and Brent Langbakk were neck-and-neck throughout last week鈥檚 orienteering meet at Yukon College. In the end, however, Bray crossed the finish line in 25:38, eight seconds ahead of Langbakk to take the expert division title.
Kendra Murray placed third with a time of 31:59.
Last Wednesday鈥檚 meet featured a good turnout for a July evening, and included a mass start for the advanced and expert courses.
Butterfly loops in the courses sent the competitors in different directions, resulting in a tight race.
Six orienteers completed the four-km expert loop, while 10 took on the 2.8-km advanced course, won by Ross Burnett in 28:42.
Jennifer MacKeigan placed second (33:11) while Karen McKenna took third (37:31).
Eighteen competed on the 2.3-km intermediate course, won by Savannah Cash in 24:14.
Logan Florkiewicz (24:26) and Judith VanGulick (29:07) followed Cash across the line.
Elias Sagar bested a field of 13 on the 1.3-km novice course with a time of 12:42. Nikolas, Samantha and Victoria Spicer finished second in 18:31.
The Yukon Orienteering Association鈥檚 next meeting will take place July 16 at Elijah Smith鈥圗lementary School.
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