Our Champions: 1981
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1981 AVA National Vaulting Championships
Bolado Park, Hollister, California
A Team
1. Timberline Gold
2. Hidden Hills
3. Mt. Eden
B Team
1. Shoreline
2. Midland
3. Timberline
C Team
1. Sundance
2. Rainbow Eagles
3. Central Valley
Trot Team
1. Timberline White
2. Pegasus
3. Timberline Purple
Gold Women
1. Sydney Stang, Sundance
2. Kendel Edmonds, Leprechaun
3. Leslie Pederson, Timberline
Gold Men
1. Danny Baker, Timberline
2. Kim Gussenhoven, Leprechaun
3. Craig Coburn, Hidden Hills
Silver Women
1. Marie Lemieux, Timberline
2. Sheila Reschar, Mt. Eden
3. Jeannette Boxall, Sundance
Silver Men
1. Steve Remde, Leprechaun
2. Jay Purvis, Midland
3. Eric Eggleston, Midland
Bronze Women (Division A)
1. Toni Amoroso, Ojai Valley
2. Shannon Wilcox, Mt. Eden
3. Jamie Baldwin, Sea View
Bronze Women (Division B)
1. Rose Reichert, La Mancha
2. Molly Cartwright, Timberline
3. Heather Colby, Shoreline
Bronze Men
1. Mike Engman, Sundance
2. Kevin Cunningham, Timberline
3. John Anchick, Timberline
Trot Women
1. Andrea Bailey, Pegasus
2. Brynn Ceccone, Timberline
3. Jana Burr, Pegasus
Trot Men
1. John Alongi, Timberline
2. Eric Snow, Leprechaun
3. Richard Gilles, Pegasus
A/B 2-Phase Team
1. Sundance
2. Shoreline
3. Freedom
C Team 2-Phase
1. Rainbow Eagles
2. Sundance, Woodside, CA
Gold 3-Phase Women
1. Kendel Edmunds, Leprechaun
2. Laura Jones, Sea View
3. Sydney Stang, Sundance
Gold 3-Phase Men
1. Danny Baker, Timberline
2. Kim Gussenhoven, Leprechaun
3. Craig Coburn, Hidden Hills
Silver 3-Phase Women
1. Karen Eggleston, Midland
2. Isabel Farnsworth, Mt. Eden/Great Falls
3. Jeannette Boxall, Sundance
Silver 3-Phase Men
1. Eric Eggleston, Midland
2. Jay Purvis, Midland
Bronze 3-Phase Women
1. Nicki Yanik, Freedom
2. Shannon Wilcox, Mt. Eden
3. Lori Wrigglesworth, Central Valley
Bronze 3-Phase Men
1. Matt Bossenmeyer, Rainbow Eagles
2. Mike Engman, Sundance
3. Richard Patterson, Rainbow Eagles
1981 Participating Clubs
Central Valley (Sacramento, CA)
Freedom (La Mirada, CA)
Great Falls (Great Falls, VA)
Hidden Hills (Hidden Hills, CA)
Kunia (Wahiawa, HI)
Leprechauns (Watsonville, CA)
Lompoc (Lompoc, CA)
Midland (Midland, TX)
Mt. Eden (Saratoga, CA)
Ojai Valley (Ojai, CA)
Pegasus (Soquel, CA)
Rainbow (Diamond Bar, CA)
Sea View (Los Gatos, CA)
Shoreline (Nicasio, CA)
Sundance (Woodside, CA)
Timberline (Soquel, CA)
Valley View (El Monte, CA)
1981 AVA National Vaulting Championships
Bolado Park, Hollister, California
A Team
1. Timberline Gold
2. Hidden Hills
3. Mt. Eden
B Team
1. Shoreline
2. Midland
3. Timberline
C Team
1. Sundance
2. Rainbow Eagles
3. Central Valley
Trot Team
1. Timberline White
2. Pegasus
3. Timberline Purple
Gold Women
1. Sydney Stang, Sundance
2. Kendel Edmonds, Leprechaun
3. Leslie Pederson, Timberline
Gold Men
1. Danny Baker, Timberline
2. Kim Gussenhoven, Leprechaun
3. Craig Coburn, Hidden Hills
Silver Women
1. Marie Lemieux, Timberline
2. Sheila Reschar, Mt. Eden
3. Jeannette Boxall, Sundance
Silver Men
1. Steve Remde, Leprechaun
2. Jay Purvis, Midland
3. Eric Eggleston, Midland
Bronze Women (Division A)
1. Toni Amoroso, Ojai Valley
2. Shannon Wilcox, Mt. Eden
3. Jamie Baldwin, Sea View
Bronze Women (Division B)
1. Rose Reichert, La Mancha
2. Molly Cartwright, Timberline
3. Heather Colby, Shoreline
Bronze Men
1. Mike Engman, Sundance
2. Kevin Cunningham, Timberline
3. John Anchick, Timberline
Trot Women
1. Andrea Bailey, Pegasus
2. Brynn Ceccone, Timberline
3. Jana Burr, Pegasus
Trot Men
1. John Alongi, Timberline
2. Eric Snow, Leprechaun
3. Richard Gilles, Pegasus
A/B 2-Phase Team
1. Sundance
2. Shoreline
3. Freedom
C Team 2-Phase
1. Rainbow Eagles
2. Sundance, Woodside, CA
Gold 3-Phase Women
1. Kendel Edmunds, Leprechaun
2. Laura Jones, Sea View
3. Sydney Stang, Sundance
Gold 3-Phase Men
1. Danny Baker, Timberline
2. Kim Gussenhoven, Leprechaun
3. Craig Coburn, Hidden Hills
Silver 3-Phase Women
1. Karen Eggleston, Midland
2. Isabel Farnsworth, Mt. Eden/Great Falls
3. Jeannette Boxall, Sundance
Silver 3-Phase Men
1. Eric Eggleston, Midland
2. Jay Purvis, Midland
Bronze 3-Phase Women
1. Nicki Yanik, Freedom
2. Shannon Wilcox, Mt. Eden
3. Lori Wrigglesworth, Central Valley
Bronze 3-Phase Men
1. Matt Bossenmeyer, Rainbow Eagles
2. Mike Engman, Sundance
3. Richard Patterson, Rainbow Eagles
1981 Participating Clubs
Central Valley (Sacramento, CA)
Freedom (La Mirada, CA)
Great Falls (Great Falls, VA)
Hidden Hills (Hidden Hills, CA)
Kunia (Wahiawa, HI)
Leprechauns (Watsonville, CA)
Lompoc (Lompoc, CA)
Midland (Midland, TX)
Mt. Eden (Saratoga, CA)
Ojai Valley (Ojai, CA)
Pegasus (Soquel, CA)
Rainbow (Diamond Bar, CA)
Sea View (Los Gatos, CA)
Shoreline (Nicasio, CA)
Sundance (Woodside, CA)
Timberline (Soquel, CA)
Valley View (El Monte, CA)