By Aly Miranda |
This weekend, 28 JROTC cadets learned their standing from an orienteering competition they attended on March 23. The 28 cadets were put into eight teams and ran on a steep, bumpy road, longer than a mile.
“There are a series of points to find off a beaten path and they’re not easy to find,” Colonel Robert Foutz said. “The cadets had a map and a compass and practiced land navigation and cross country in order to find all the points in only 90 minutes.”
On March 31, they received word that seven teams placed in the competition, out of the eight. The Varsity Male team placed fourth, with 44o points and a time of 78 minutes and 45 seconds. The Advanced Male Division team placed ninth, with 300 points and a time of 78 minutes and 29 seconds. The Male Intermediate Division team placed seventh, with 85 points and a time of 99 minutes and 39 seconds. The first Beginner Male Division team placed sixth, with 10 points and a time of 72 minutes. The third Beginner Male Division team placed first, with 15 points and a time of 65 minutes. The fourth Beginner Male Division team placed seventh, with 9 points and a time of 32 minutes. The Beginner Female Division team placed third, with seven points and a time of 73 minutes.
“They did really great and ran hard and gave 100 percent. I’m very proud of them,” Col. Foutz said.
Beginner teams had 90 minutes to run and find their points and the Advanced and Intermediate teams had 150 minutes.
“The longer distance of points from the base, the more points it is but the more difficult it is to find,” ETA sophomore Anthony Basile said.
According to cadet Ivet Miranda, DATA freshman, who participated with the Beginner Female Division team, the path they ran on had several “prickly branches sticking out, lots of trees in the way and holes in the ground as well as fallen branches on the path.”
But with the teams that placed, the cadets and Col. Foutz all reported this competition was a great one.
