Our Champions: 1996
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1996 AVA/AHSA National Vaulting Championships
Murieta Equine Complex, Rancho Murieta, California
A Team
1. Woodside
2. Sundance
3. Monte Vista
B Team
1. Woodside
2. Nu Balance/Central Valley Composite
3. Albuquerque/Golden Gate Composite
C Team
1. Valley View
2. Nu Balance/Alhambra Composite
3. Spirit/Barronsgate Composite
Trot Team
1. Woodside
2. Monte Vista
3. Mt. Eden
Gold Women
1. Kerith Lemon, Mt. Eden
2. Jill Main, Woodside
3. Pam Geisler, Mt. Eden
Gold Men
1. Devon Maitozo, Mt. Eden
2. Jesse Fruman, Woodside
3. Evan Oldford, Woodside
Silver Women
1. Anna Kahl, Sundance
2. Mary McCormick, Woodside
3. Danielle Teitelman, Woodside
Silver Men
1. Kenny Geisler, Diamond Bar
2. Peter Frola, Great Falls
3. William Dunn, Sundance
Bronze Women
1. Stacy Son, Valley View
2. Samantha Smith, Mt. Eden
3. Jennifer Miller, Mt. Eden
Bronze Men
1. George Rhodes, Great Falls
2. Reece Apmadoc, Valley View
3. Blake Dahlgren, Valley View
Trot Women
1. Florence Rubinger, Tambourine
2. Diana Douglas, Woodside
3. Victoria VanWay, Woodside
Trot Men
1. Marc Zosky, Mt. Eden
2. Alexander Chuzak-Trufyn, Mt Eden
3. Cody Kraatz, Mt. Eden
Open Pas de Deux
1. Krystal Solorzano/Jon Bergstrom, New Balance
2. Lara Borson/Janet Nichols, Great Falls
3. William Dunn/Stephanie Brender, Sundance
Preliminary Pas de Deux
1. Julie Keville/Rachel Vinatieri, Tambourine
2. Kristy Raber/Leslie Hamar, Showtime
3. Whitney Hansen/Trisha Vinatieri, Tambourine
Trot Pas de Deux
1. Jennifer Payne/Victoria VanWay, Woodside
2. Sabrina Maahs/Diana Douglas, Woodside
3. Sarah Dowdle/Florence Rubinger, Tambourine
Open 2-Phase Team
1. Woodside
2. Nu Balance
3. Tambourine
Preliminary 2-Phase Team
1. Woodside
2. Mt. Eden
3. Nu Balance (Tina)
Trot 2-Phase Team
1. Mt. Eden (the 5 Stooges)
2. Wolf Mountain
3. Valley View
Gold 2-Phase Women
1. Krystal Solorzano, Nu Balance
2. Kelley Holly, Tambourine
Silver 2-Phase Women
1. Crystal Pakizer, Mountain Springs
2. Greta Shryock, Albuquerque
3. Julie Keville, Tambourine
Silver 2-Phase Men
1. Brent Dahlgren, Valley View
2. Peter Frola, Great Falls
3. Kenny Geisler, Diamond Bar
Bronze 2-Phase Women
1. Stacy Son, Valley View
2. Gail Drus, Lompoc
3. Julie Riechert, Woodside
Bronze 2-Phase Men
1. Jonny Kurzfeld, Nu Balance
2. George Rhodes, Great Falls
3. Blake Dahlgren, Valley View
1996 Participating Clubs
Albuquerque (Albuquerque, NM)
Alhambra (Martinez, CA)
Barronsgate (Agoura, CA)
Black Point (Martinez, CA)
Central Valley (Sacramento, CA)
Evergreen (Wilton, CA)
Golden Gate (Golden, CO)
Great Falls (Great Falls, VA)
Lompoc (Lompoc, CA)
Monte Vista (Watsonville, CA)
Mountain Springs (Acton, CA)
Mt. Eden (Saratoga, CA)
Nu Balance (Citrus Heights, CA)
Showtime, (Hanford, CA)
Spirit (Sylmar, CA)
Sundance (Woodside, CA)
Tambourine (Sonoma, CA)
Valley View (Lake View Terrace, CA)
Wolf Mountain (Grass Valley, CA)
Woodside (Woodside, CA)
1996 AVA/AHSA National Vaulting Championships
Murieta Equine Complex, Rancho Murieta, California
A Team
1. Woodside
2. Sundance
3. Monte Vista
B Team
1. Woodside
2. Nu Balance/Central Valley Composite
3. Albuquerque/Golden Gate Composite
C Team
1. Valley View
2. Nu Balance/Alhambra Composite
3. Spirit/Barronsgate Composite
Trot Team
1. Woodside
2. Monte Vista
3. Mt. Eden
Gold Women
1. Kerith Lemon, Mt. Eden
2. Jill Main, Woodside
3. Pam Geisler, Mt. Eden
Gold Men
1. Devon Maitozo, Mt. Eden
2. Jesse Fruman, Woodside
3. Evan Oldford, Woodside
Silver Women
1. Anna Kahl, Sundance
2. Mary McCormick, Woodside
3. Danielle Teitelman, Woodside
Silver Men
1. Kenny Geisler, Diamond Bar
2. Peter Frola, Great Falls
3. William Dunn, Sundance
Bronze Women
1. Stacy Son, Valley View
2. Samantha Smith, Mt. Eden
3. Jennifer Miller, Mt. Eden
Bronze Men
1. George Rhodes, Great Falls
2. Reece Apmadoc, Valley View
3. Blake Dahlgren, Valley View
Trot Women
1. Florence Rubinger, Tambourine
2. Diana Douglas, Woodside
3. Victoria VanWay, Woodside
Trot Men
1. Marc Zosky, Mt. Eden
2. Alexander Chuzak-Trufyn, Mt Eden
3. Cody Kraatz, Mt. Eden
Open Pas de Deux
1. Krystal Solorzano/Jon Bergstrom, New Balance
2. Lara Borson/Janet Nichols, Great Falls
3. William Dunn/Stephanie Brender, Sundance
Preliminary Pas de Deux
1. Julie Keville/Rachel Vinatieri, Tambourine
2. Kristy Raber/Leslie Hamar, Showtime
3. Whitney Hansen/Trisha Vinatieri, Tambourine
Trot Pas de Deux
1. Jennifer Payne/Victoria VanWay, Woodside
2. Sabrina Maahs/Diana Douglas, Woodside
3. Sarah Dowdle/Florence Rubinger, Tambourine
Open 2-Phase Team
1. Woodside
2. Nu Balance
3. Tambourine
Preliminary 2-Phase Team
1. Woodside
2. Mt. Eden
3. Nu Balance (Tina)
Trot 2-Phase Team
1. Mt. Eden (the 5 Stooges)
2. Wolf Mountain
3. Valley View
Gold 2-Phase Women
1. Krystal Solorzano, Nu Balance
2. Kelley Holly, Tambourine
Silver 2-Phase Women
1. Crystal Pakizer, Mountain Springs
2. Greta Shryock, Albuquerque
3. Julie Keville, Tambourine
Silver 2-Phase Men
1. Brent Dahlgren, Valley View
2. Peter Frola, Great Falls
3. Kenny Geisler, Diamond Bar
Bronze 2-Phase Women
1. Stacy Son, Valley View
2. Gail Drus, Lompoc
3. Julie Riechert, Woodside
Bronze 2-Phase Men
1. Jonny Kurzfeld, Nu Balance
2. George Rhodes, Great Falls
3. Blake Dahlgren, Valley View
1996 Participating Clubs
Albuquerque (Albuquerque, NM)
Alhambra (Martinez, CA)
Barronsgate (Agoura, CA)
Black Point (Martinez, CA)
Central Valley (Sacramento, CA)
Evergreen (Wilton, CA)
Golden Gate (Golden, CO)
Great Falls (Great Falls, VA)
Lompoc (Lompoc, CA)
Monte Vista (Watsonville, CA)
Mountain Springs (Acton, CA)
Mt. Eden (Saratoga, CA)
Nu Balance (Citrus Heights, CA)
Showtime, (Hanford, CA)
Spirit (Sylmar, CA)
Sundance (Woodside, CA)
Tambourine (Sonoma, CA)
Valley View (Lake View Terrace, CA)
Wolf Mountain (Grass Valley, CA)
Woodside (Woodside, CA)