THE 1997 AKA NATIONAL CONVENTION
SPORT KITE GRAND NATIONALS
Wildwood, NJ
10/13/97 - 10/19/97
Novice Indivdual Precision
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Phil Napier |
62.73 |
| 2 |
Edna Bertholf |
58.00 |
| 3 |
Kevin Kirkendall |
57.73 |
| 4 |
Torrey Linderman |
56.90 |
| 5 |
Stephen Ploof |
53.97 |
| 6 |
Jim Cox |
53.70 |
| 7 |
Ryan Aquire |
51.40 |
| 8 |
Susan Adkins |
48.73 |
| 9 |
Marion Proffitt |
42.47 |
| 10 |
Codey Kell |
41.77 |
Intermediate Indivdual Precision
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Lionel Gibbons |
69.40 |
| 2 |
Joesph Bacon |
67.20 |
| 3 |
Dennis Phillips |
64.67 |
| 4 |
Shane Snowden |
64.47 |
| 5 |
Jeff Wallace |
64.00 |
| 6 |
Reid Walcott |
63.47 |
| 7 |
Richard Koons |
62.80 |
| 8 |
Terry Murray |
61.40 |
| 9 |
Jason Robbins |
61.33 |
| 10 |
Mary Bos |
60.80 |
| 11 |
Gina Ignazzitto |
59.20 |
| 12 |
Carl Wall |
56.47 |
| 13 |
William Shumaker |
55.53 |
| 14 |
Dwight Kentfield |
51.40 |
| 15 |
Ruth Polifrone |
50.07 |
| 16 |
Brian Guile |
50.00 |
| 17 |
Eddy Zihlman |
46.73 |
Intermediate Individual Ballet
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Shane Snowden |
67.60 |
| 2 |
Terry Murray |
66.27 |
| 3 |
Alfonso Maroble |
61.40 |
| 4 |
Jason Robbins |
60.47 |
| 5 |
Todd Little |
59.73 |
| 6 |
Joesph Bacon |
59.40 |
| 7 |
Brian Guile |
57.87 |
| 8 |
Lionel Gibbons |
57.13 |
| 9 |
Gina Ignazzitto |
56.73 |
| 10 |
Carl Wall |
55.40 |
| 11 |
Dwight Kentfield |
54.60 |
| 12 |
Gerry Riedel |
54.40 |
| 13 |
Reid Walcott |
54.40 |
| 14 |
Mary Bos |
51.93 |
| 15 |
Eddy Zihlman |
49.93 |
| 16 |
Dennis Phillips |
44.40 |
Experienced Individual Precsion
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Scott Weider |
65.13 |
| 2 |
Dennis Desrosiers |
64.40 |
| 3 |
Rick Wolcott |
63.13 |
| 4 |
Terry Thurston |
62.27 |
| 5 |
Ed Shenk |
62.13 |
| 6 |
Phil Broder |
61.07 |
| 7 |
Mike Delfar |
58.93 |
| 8 |
Mike Rix |
58.73 |
| 9 |
Monica Barber |
57.80 |
| 10 |
Steve Cseplo |
53.67 |
| 11 |
Ron Hicks |
51.87 |
| 12 |
Zoe Salloom |
50.07 |
| 13 |
Susan Thonstad |
36.47 |
| 14 |
Marg Nicol |
0.00 |
Experienced Individual Ballet
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Scott Weider |
74.07 |
| 2 |
Mike Book |
69.73 |
| 3 |
Dennis Desrosiers |
68.80 |
| 4 |
Mike Delfar |
66.53 |
| 5 |
Terry Thurston |
63.13 |
| 6 |
Phil Broder |
62.53 |
| 7 |
Jeff Burka |
60.60 |
| 8 |
Zoe Salloom |
57.40 |
| 9 |
Steve Cseplo |
57.40 |
| 10 |
Marg Nicol |
52.27 |
| 11 |
Gerri Adler |
52.07 |
| 12 |
Susan Thonstad |
50.27 |
Experienced Indiv. Quad Ballet
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Robin Taylor |
74.80 |
| 2 |
Bob Hurd |
74.40 |
| 3 |
Dawn Dimanno |
61.60 |
| 4 |
Lionel Gibbons |
61.40 |
| 5 |
Tye Harrison |
58.93 |
| 6 |
Jason Robbins |
56.67 |
| 7 |
Charles Stonestrret |
49.33 |
| 8 |
Jeff Burka |
48.67 |
| 9 |
Bruce Kapsten |
44.60 |
| 10 |
Kelly Reed |
44.13 |
| 11 |
Dennis Phillips |
42.53 |
| 12 |
Todd Little |
0.00 |
| 13 |
Wayne Taylor |
D/Q |
Experienced Pairs Ballet
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Reasonable Doubt |
64.40 |
| 2 |
Late for Supper |
59.47 |
| 3 |
Air Atlantis |
56.47 |
| 4 |
Steak Sandwich |
56.13 |
| 5 |
Q |
50.47 |
| 6 |
Gemini Connections |
47.73 |
| 7 |
Richmond Rafl's |
46.07 |
| 8 |
Par Avion |
46.00 |
Experienced Team Precision
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Bumper Kites |
72.63 |
| 2 |
Higher Powered |
64.58 |
| 3 |
Spirits in the Wind |
59.78 |
| 4 |
Austin EOL |
55.57 |
| 5 |
W.A.T.T |
54.35 |
Experienced Team Ballet
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Bumper Kites |
71.27 |
| 2 |
Implosion |
58.20 |
| 3 |
Higher Powered |
57.27 |
| 4 |
W.A.T.T. |
55.40 |
| 5 |
Spirits in the Wind |
48.13 |
| 6 |
Air Cracker |
45.53 |
| 7 |
Wind Wizards |
45.40 |
| 8 |
Austin EOL |
36.87 |
Master Individual Precision
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Mike Moore |
71.40 |
| 2 |
Billy Ng |
70.60 |
| 3 |
Jim Barber |
70.13 |
| 4 |
Rich Javens |
69.67 |
| 5 |
Mike Huff |
69.40 |
| 6 |
Curtis Mitchell |
68.33 |
| 7 |
John Barresi |
67.93 |
| 8 |
Mike Lin |
67.40 |
| 9 |
Miguel Rodriguez |
67.20 |
| 10 |
Troy Gunn |
67.07 |
| 11 |
Vern Balodis |
63.73 |
| 12 |
Michael Weingand |
63.67 |
| 13 |
Bill Beneker |
63.07 |
| 14 |
Brian Champie |
55.80 |
| 15 |
BC Shelby |
52.53 |
| 16 |
Jerry Hersey |
D/Q |
Master Individual Ballet
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
John Morrison |
85.40 |
| 2 |
Steve Karatzas |
82.93 |
| 3 |
Lance Wagner |
78.80 |
| 4 |
Rich Javens |
77.93 |
| 5 |
Drew Davidson |
75.67 |
| 6 |
Miguel Rodriguez |
73.33 |
| 7 |
Michael Weingand |
72.93 |
| 8 |
John Barresi |
71.80 |
| 9 |
Curtis Mitchell |
68.60 |
| 10 |
Jerry Hersey |
68.00 |
| 11 |
Kelly Reid |
65.40 |
| 12 |
BC Shelby |
60.40 |
| 13 |
Vern Balodis |
56.87 |
| 14 |
Daryl White |
56.20 |
| 15 |
Bill Beneker |
53.67 |
Master Indiv. Quad Ballet
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Billy Ng |
88.13 |
| 2 |
Ron Despojado |
84.13 |
| 3 |
Lam Hoac |
82.80 |
| 4 |
John Barresi |
78.40 |
| 5 |
Sandy Wagner |
77.87 |
| 6 |
Debbie Hurd |
77.13 |
| 7 |
Dave Vannocker |
76.47 |
| 8 |
Curtis Mitchell |
74.27 |
| 9 |
Drew Neilson |
70.33 |
| 10 |
Troy Gunn |
69.87 |
| 11 |
Michael Weingand |
62.20 |
Master Pairs Ballet
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Dos Avispos |
79.87 |
| 2 |
Aerial Assualt |
77.00 |
| 3 |
Sudden Flight |
75.73 |
| 4 |
Jumbo Shrimp |
74.00 |
| 5 |
K-Fan |
71.87 |
| 6 |
Rob-N-Air |
65.80 |
| 7 |
TKO II |
63.33 |
| 8 |
Wind Dancers |
60.07 |
| 9 |
Papalottes |
D/Q |
Master Team Precsision
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Capt Eddies Fly Circus |
78.87 |
| 2 |
Don't panic |
78.58 |
| 3 |
Air West |
75.07 |
| 4 |
High Flyers Too |
65.83 |
| 5 |
Uproar |
58.80 |
| 6 |
Valli Boyz |
58.10 |
| 7 |
Windjammers |
57.27 |
| 8 |
Traffic Jam |
48.90 |
| 9 |
Pair of Pairs |
D/Q |
Master Team Ballet
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Air West |
81.47 |
| 2 |
High Flyers Too |
71.87 |
| 3 |
Don't Panic |
71.13 |
| 4 |
Capt Eddies Fly Circus |
70.93 |
| 5 |
Uproar |
62.40 |
| 6 |
Valli Boyz |
61.73 |
| 7 |
Pair of Pairs |
61.53 |
| 8 |
Windjammers |
61.33 |
| 9 |
Traffic Jam |
54.60 |
Open Team Train Ballet
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
That's My Line |
67.60 |
| 2 |
DK Breezin' |
67.00 |
| 3 |
Valli Boyz |
66.07 |
| 4 |
TKO |
62.53 |
| 5 |
Windjammers |
60.87 |
| 6 |
Wind Dancers |
59.67 |
| 7 |
K-Fan |
43.67 |
Open Freestyle
| PLACE | CONTESTANT | SCORE |
| 1 |
Troy Gunn |
77.27 |
| 2 |
Ron Despojado |
75.60 |
| 3 |
Phil Broder |
73.37 |
| 4 |
Ardith Quanbury |
64.53 |