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Sport Kite

Novice Individual Dual-line Ballet

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1David Bush62.700
2Alan Cunningham61.500
3Elizabeth Gordon55.500
4Elizabeth Gilson42.150
Judges:David Cimburek (Head Judge) Andrew Cimburek Mark Quirmbach Stephen Ploof
Field Dir:Paul Koepke
Pitt Boss:William Hendrickson

Novice Individual Dual-line Precision

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Alan Cunningham63.575
2Elizabeth Gordon52.925
3David Bush52.700
4Laura Stonestreet48.525
5Elizabeth Gilson42.825
Judges:Darrin Skinner (Head Judge) Daniel Haigh Jim Barber Karl Berg
Field Dir:Spencer Schubbe
Pitt Boss:Dennis Wolfel

Experienced Individual Dual-line Ballet

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Douglas Coates69.250
2Dan Newman67.900
3James L. Thompson66.850
4Paul Koepke62.900
5Mark Quirmbach56.650
6Donna Houchins55.500
7Andrew Cimburek51.800
8“Doug” Norman Charleville51.400
Judges:John Gillespie (Head Judge) Charles Stonestreet Egan Davis Laura Stonestreet
Field Dir:David Cimburek
Pitt Boss:Alan Cunningham

Experienced Individual Dual-line Precision

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1James L. Thompson68.250
2Ronald Potts66.975
3“Doug” Norman Charleville66.700
4Dan Newman65.400
5Donna Houchins63.950
6Andrew Cimburek63.400
7Paul Koepke62.750
8Mark Quirmbach60.675
9Douglas Coates60.450
Judges:Bill Rogers (Head Judge) Dean M. Proudfoot John Gillespie Joshua Gordon
Field Dir:David Cimburek
Pitt Boss:Alison Newman

Experienced Individual Multi-line Ballet

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Alan Cunningham75.600
2David Hathaway72.650
3Karl Berg70.750
4Alison Newman62.650
5Aaron Champie62.300
6“Doug” Norman Charleville61.000
7Charles Stonestreet57.650
8Laura Stonestreet55.700
Judges:Kathy Brinnehl (Head Judge) Douglas Coates Egan Davis Wayne Fu
Field Dir:Steve Rothwell
Pitt Boss:Spencer Schubbe

Experienced Individual Multi-line Precision

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1David Hathaway67.250
2Alison Newman54.800
3Karl Berg54.050
4Alan Cunningham47.175
5Aaron Champie45.050
Judges:Shawn Tinkham (Head Judge) “Doug” Norman Charleville Egan Davis Zachary Gordon
Field Dir:Theresa Norelius
Pitt Boss:Elizabeth Gordon

Experienced Pairs Dual-line Ballet

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Fire and Ice60.950
2Nomes57.600
3Wing Nuts51.550
4Sky Jesters49.350
5Sky King and Tailspin Tommy39.700
6Blues Brothers38.700
Judges:Dan Newman (Head Judge) James L. Thompson Patty Tinkham William Hendrickson
Field Dir:David Cimburek Theresa Norelius
Pitt Boss:Paul Duncan

Experienced Pairs Dual-line Precision

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Fire and Ice68.825
2Sky King and Tailspin Tommy51.625
3Sky Jesters41.100
4Wing Nuts39.150
DQBlues BrothersDQ
Judges:Wayne Turner (Head Judge) Dan Newman Donna Houchins Karl Berg
Field Dir:David Cimburek
Pitt Boss:Elizabeth Gilson

Experienced Team Dual-line Ballet

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Genesis39.750
Judges:Brian Champie (Head Judge) “Doug” Norman Charleville Dan Newman David Cimburek
Field Dir:Andrew Cimburek
Pitt Boss:Alan Cunningham

Experienced Team Dual-line Precision

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Genesis58.400
Judges:Brian Champie (Head Judge) “Doug” Norman Charleville Dan Newman David Cimburek
Field Dir:Andrew Cimburek
Pitt Boss:Alan Cunningham

Masters Individual Dual-line Ballet

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Zachary Gordon81.700
2Egan Davis79.250
3Joshua Gordon75.700
4Daniel Haigh73.450
5Shawn Tinkham72.350
6Patty Tinkham70.800
7John Barresi69.800
8Aaron Champie68.750
9Wayne Fu58.100
10John Gillespie52.300
DQSpencer SchubbeDQ
Judges:Darrin Skinner (Head Judge) Bill Rogers Douglas Coates Russ Faulk
Field Dir:Brian Champie
Pitt Boss:Ann Vondriska

Masters Individual Dual-line Precision

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Daniel Haigh75.975
2Zachary Gordon75.325
3John Barresi73.350
4Wayne Turner72.450
5Joshua Gordon72.050
6Patty Tinkham70.200
7Aaron Champie70.175
8Shawn Tinkham66.475
9Wayne Fu65.475
10John Gillespie60.425
11Russ Faulk57.775
Judges:Darrin Skinner (Head Judge) Bill Rogers Jim Barber Mike Delfar
Field Dir:Theresa Norelius
Pitt Boss:Elizabeth Gilson

Masters Individual Multi-line Ballet

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Shawn Tinkham81.600
2John Barresi81.500
3Zachary Gordon79.150
4Egan Davis66.400
5Douglas Coates64.700
6Wayne Fu61.500
7Wayne Turner59.700
Judges:Mike Delfar (Head Judge) Aaron Champie Charles Stonestreet David Hathaway
Field Dir:Theresa Norelius
Pitt Boss:Steve Rothwell

Masters Individual Multi-line Precision

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1John Barresi84.175
2Zachary Gordon79.900
3Egan Davis77.125
4Shawn Tinkham74.075
5Wayne Turner55.875
6Wayne Fu55.025
7Douglas Coates53.725
Judges:Eric Wolff (Head Judge) David Hathaway Laura Stonestreet Mark Quirmbach
Field Dir:Charles Stonestreet David Bush

Masters Pairs Dual-line Ballet

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Fly By Nite76.500
2EOS76.200
3O272.600
4Evidence67.600
5Pyro66.050
Judges:Jim Barber (Head Judge) Karl Berg Kathy Brinnehl Wayne Fu
Field Dir:Monica Barber Theresa Norelius
Pitt Boss:Elizabeth Gordon

Masters Pairs Dual-line Precision

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1EOS74.100
2Fly By Nite74.025
3Evidence67.450
4O265.825
5Full Throttle50.375
Judges:Jim Barber (Head Judge) John Gillespie Ronald Potts Vickie Proudfoot
Field Dir:Monica Barber
Pitt Boss:Dean M. Proudfoot

Masters Team Dual-line Ballet

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
16th Sense74.133
2Chicago Fire73.333
3AirZone Flight Team68.867
Judges:Jim Barber (Head Judge) Chuck Sigal Mike Delfar Ronald Potts Stephen Ploof
Field Dir:Monica Barber
Pitt Boss:David Bush

Masters Team Dual-line Precision

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
16th Sense71.100
2Chicago Fire69.067
3AirZone Flight Team68.967
Judges:Jim Barber (Head Judge) Chuck Sigal Mike Delfar Ronald Potts Stephen Ploof
Field Dir:Monica Barber
Pitt Boss:David Bush

Open Individual Outdoor Unlimited

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1John Barresi85.292
2Charles Stonestreet70.883
3“Doug” Norman Charleville63.733
Judges:Eric Wolff (Head Judge) Jim Barber Monica Barber William Hendrickson
Field Dir:James L. Thompson
Pitt Boss:Theresa Norelius

Open Team Dual-line Train Ballet

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Heaven Help Us55.800
2Sky Jesters.52.250
Judges:Brian Champie (Head Judge) “Doug” Norman Charleville Dan Newman David Cimburek
Field Dir:Andrew Cimburek
Pitt Boss:Alan Cunningham

Indoor Competition

Open Individual Indoor Unlimited Ballet

PlaceNameTiebreakers & DeductionsScore
1Shawn Tinkham87.883
2Alan Cunningham81.067
3Nelson Borelli78.783
4Patty Tinkham74.950
5Aaron Champie74.333
6John Gillespie68.283
7John Barresi67.683
8Wayne Turner66.883
9Paul Koepke57.733
Judges:Bill Rogers (Head Judge) Chuck Sigal Gayle Woodul Joshua Gordon William Hendrickson
Field Dir:Daniel Haigh

Kite Making

SPECIAL AWARDS

GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPION
Zhao Ji ChenTrain & Centipede33.33
Mixed Media
Terry McphersonFighter27.97
Best Use of Traditional Materials
Zhao Ji ChenAll Entries
Most Innovative
Eric WolfTrain & Centipede31.33
Top Novice Sore
Jackie MacielFigure29.70
Greg BethelCellular29.10
Randy FoxSoft & Flexible29.07
High Score in Flight
Zhao Ji ChenTrain & Centipede8.73
High Score in Visual Appeal
Jerry HoukRokkaku7.67
Deb LenzenFlat7.67
High Score in Craftsmanship
Zhao Ji ChenCellular8.70
High Score in Structural Design
Zhao Ji ChenTrain & Centipede9.20
Special Recognition
Steve Ferrel

CATEGORY AWARDS

UFO
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
NNCHRIS DODSON6.976.377.037.7028.071
FIGURE
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
YNJACKIE MACIEL6.837.707.237.9729.731
NNJERRY HOUK6.277.137.037.8728.302
NNDEB LENZEN6.637.606.637.4028.273
YNED GRYS6.706.736.276.9026.60
NNZHAO JI CHEN8.708.3317.03
SOFT & FLEXIBLE
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
YNRANDY FOX7.037.337.307.4029.071
NNBOB LOCKHARDT7.037.336.707.6328.702
YNJACKIE MACIEL6.677.136.477.1327.403
BOWED
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
NNJOHN POLLOCK7.378.277.938.9332.501
NNMIKE SHAW7.078.337.008.6031.002
NNJOANN WEBER7.108.277.207.3029.873
YNGREG BETHEL6.937.636.537.2328.33
YNDAVID ELLIS6.336.076.806.8726.07
YNPHIL BRODER6.276.336.276.5325.40
NNBARBARA HALL5.776.706.136.1024.70
DELTA
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
NNMIKE SHAW7.277.207.477.6729.601
YNPHIL BRODER6.877.376.876.9728.072
NNPETE DOLPHIN6.877.606.876.7028.033
YNED GRYS6.277.236.307.1026.90
FIGHTER
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
NNANDY SELZER6.707.936.907.6329.171
YNTHOMAS VAN BRUGGEN6.777.776.777.1728.472
YNCARL ANDERSON6.507.636.907.3328.373
NNTERRY MCPHERSON6.237.436.537.7727.97
NNWILLIAM SCHUMAKER6.377.436.637.3027.73
SPORT
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
NNDONNA HOUCHINS7.208.007.108.2030.501
NNSCOTT SPENCER6.507.506.737.2027.932
ROKKAKU
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
NNJERRY HOUK7.677.738.277.7731.431
NNMIKE SHAW7.077.277.337.5029.172
YNGREG BETHEL6.977.336.936.7027.933
YNRANDY FOX6.407.476.937.0027.80
YNDAVE ELLIS6.537.036.336.5026.40
TRAIN & CENTIPEDE
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
NNZHAO JI CHEN6.738.738.679.2033.331
NNERIC WOLF6.807.508.238.8031.332
YNPHIL BRODER7.037.336.807.3728.533
CELLULAR & DIMENSIONAL
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
NNZHAO JI CHEN7.208.008.708.9732.871
NNDEB LENZEN7.438.077.478.1031.072
YNGREG BETHEL6.607.876.737.9029.103
NNART HASS6.937.337.037.7329.03
YNROY WHITE7.206.277.177.7028.33
YNDICK STOLK7.137.636.206.7027.67
YNPHIL BRODER6.606.676.676.7026.63
YNDICK MACIEL6.606.306.706.9326.53
YNJOHN HLAVACEK5.936.906.406.6725.90
FLAT
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
NNPAUL FIEBER7.407.377.637.9330.331
NNDEB LENZEN7.677.307.637.4330.032
NNZHAO JI CHEN6.677.307.607.9729.533
NNJOANN WEBER7.037.337.207.5729.13
YNPHIL BRODER7.037.876.606.9328.43
YNDICK MACIEL7.077.176.437.1327.80
NNBARB HALL6.677.236.836.7727.50
YNDAVID ELLIS6.577.176.736.8027.27
NNELMON MORRISON6.906.906.776.7027.27
YNTHOMAS VAN BRUGGEN6.507.076.606.8327.00
ARCHES & RIBBONS
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
NNSCOTT SPENCER6.576.376.476.7326.131
YNED GRYS6.176.236.306.7325.432
SKY DISPLAY
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
NNPETE DOLPHIN7.107.407.207.9729.671
YYMAKR GROUP CO-OP6.376.736.837.3027.23
YNJACKIE MACIEL5.976.006.336.6024.902
YNDICK STOLK5.506.036.436.5024.473
COOPERATIVE
Novice?Co-op?NameVisualFlightCraftDesignSumPlace
YYMAKR GROUP CO-OP6.376.736.837.3027.231

Fighter

Experienced Line Touch
PlaceNamePoints
1Andy Selzer30
2Carl Anderson22
3Tom Van Bruggen22
4Jeremy Terpening19
5Terry Mcpherson17
Bill Schumacher17
6David Gomberg15
Sharon Champie15
7Bruce Jarvie11
8Nelson Borelli10
9Carol Jarvie8
10Cat Gambrel7
Novice Line Touch
PlaceNamePoints
1Darrin Skinner13
2John Roberts12
3Lynn Berry8
4Charles Stewart7
5Paul Duncan4
6Linda Berry0
Experienced Skills
PlaceNamePoints
1Nelson Borelli30
2Andy Selzer15
3Bruce Jarvie15
4Carl Anderson10
Jeremy Terpening10
Bill Schumacher10
Tom Van Bruggen10
5Carol Jarvie0
Sharon Champie0
Terry McPherson0
Novice Skills
PlaceNamePoints
1Darrin Skinner25
2John Roberts10
3Lynn Berry5
4Linda Berry0

Rokkaku Battles

Individual Rokkaku Battle
PlaceName
1David Gomberg
2Rhonda Brewer
3Jerry Houck
4Andy Selzer
5Randy Fox
6Tom Cross
7Ken Wilkowski
Team Rokkaku Battle
PlaceName
1Team Bandana Babies (Jeremy Terpening, Tom Van Bruggen, Tom Cross)
2Team Rainbow Warriors (Rick Kinnaird, Erin Ediken)
3Team Past President (David Gomberg, Pete Dolphin )
4Team Shock & Awe (Rhonda Brewer, Dennis Lauer, Ed Cris)

Miniature Kite Challenge

Originality
1stDonna Houchins, Tall Ship
2ndJim Martin, Power Puff Girls
3rdSusan Skinner, Flower Kite
Flight
1stJim Martin, Gir
2ndSusan Skinner, Butterfly Shield
3rdJoann Weber, Cirque de Paris
Beauty
1stDonna Houchins, Horse
2ndJoann Weber
3rdJim Martin, Power Puff
Size
1stJim Martin, White Eddy
2ndDonna Houchins
3rdSusan Skinner, Butterfly Shield