It was a special day for orienteering in Florida on Nov 16, 2024. Approximately 500 people, primarily high school JROTC cadets, participated in SOAR’s annual Gold Head Branch State Park event in northern Florida.
Teams came from as far away as central Georgia and Boca Raton, FL.
Nease HS took the top Overall team prize. See the full results at www.floridaorienteering.org
But that was not all.
We took the occasion to present Florida Orienteering’s Blaik Mathews with Orienteering USA‘s President’s Award, which he had earned along with OCINN’s Dylan Poe for their work in advancing the use of Livelox for tracking participants on their orienteering courses.
The photo taken during the GHB event shows Blaik with some of the hundreds of event participants who were going to use their smartphones to be tracked on the course. Not only is Livelox a great way to keep our participants safe by knowing where they are, but it is also an excellent device for post-event learning about the best ways to go, just like “game films”.
“Livelox brings a world-class event experience to the parks of Florida,” says one veteran orienteer.
The second photo shows the top Florida JROTC orienteer, Noah Archer, presenting the OUSA President’s Award Mathews to Blaik Mathews. On behalf of OUSA President Clare Durand, thank you, Blaik Mathews.
