A Rules for Foot Orienteering Events - Orienteering USA

B.20.2 The top three teams at the U.S. Rogaine Championships in each category who are
eligible for Championship titles receive a U.S. Championship award, regardless of
overall place. Championship awards shall be provided to the event organizer by
Orienteering USA. See Appendix , U.S. Orienteering Championship Award
Guidelines
B.21 Penalties and Protests
B.21.1 The penalty for breaching these rules is disqualification except for rules B.24.2
and B.24.4 for which the penalty is the loss of points for the checkpoint under
consideration. Any team disqualified under this rule shall be recorded as
disqualified (DSQ).
B.21.2 A team that breached any rule for any reason may voluntarily withdraw by
advising the organizers immediately upon finishing. The team will be recorded as
withdrawn (W/D).
B.21.3 Within forty-five minutes of finishing, a team may report in writing to the
organizers about any team thought to have breached these rules, or may protest in
writing to the organizers about any actions of the organizers that they consider
made the competition unfair. Protests will be ruled on by a protest committee
formed by the organizers.
B.21.4 A team that is not satisfied with any decision of the organizer’s protest committee
may appeal in writing to the Orienteering USA grievance committee within seven
days of the publication of the official results. This committee shall have the power
to overrule the organizers and to amend the results accordingly. Appeal of the
grievance committee's decision may be made to the Orienteering USA Board of
Directors.
B.22 Respect for Land and Property
Unless stated specifically by the organizers, the following shall apply: