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(LAKEWOOD RANCH, FL)- Lakewood Ranch High School (LRHS) Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) Orienteering Team had a meet at Sarasota’s Oscar Scherer State Park.
Orienteering, according to Time magazine, “…involves navigating through unfamiliar terrain, often in a forest, to locations circled on a detailed topographic map. (These spots are typically marked by a flag, and participants record proof that they were there, sometimes with a small electronic device.) You can only use your map and a compass—no smartphones or GPS—to guide the way.”
At this meet, the Lakewood Ranch team placed first in every division (Yellow, Orange, and Green). This led them to winning first overall at this specific meet and then second in the state overall as a team.
LRHS JROTC officer and senior Ingrid Pope said, “Lakewood Ranch received special recognition for beating other teams by a significant average time as a team, becoming a role model for what the other orienteering teams should aim for.”
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The following Mustangs were recognized for individual success -
First yellow female: Sienna Peverini
Third yellow female: Maya Mayorga-Rao
First orange male: Sebastian Stokes
Second orange male: Nicholas Craig
First orange female: Elisa Massaro
Third orange female: Nautica Brooks
First green male: Jack Crosbie
Third green male: Jake Fellin
First green female: Kira Quinn
Second green female: Ingrid Pope
Sophomore Jonah Rademacher, in his first year on the team, said, “I think the competition went well our team did great most of our team got top ten. I got fifth and we won first in each category.”