Our Champions: 1997
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1997 AVA/AHSA National Championships
Tennessee Livestock Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
A Team
1. Sundance on Denis
2. Monte Vista
B Team
1. Tambourine on Maude
2. Great Falls, McClean
3. Sundance, Woodside
C Team
1. Mt. Tabor on King, Blacksburg
2. Vaulters of Ice Pond, Amston
3. Sundance, Woodside
Trot Team
1. Topaz/Catoctin/Balance Farm
2. Monte Vista Magic
3. Falconwood/New England Valkyries
Gold Women
1. Kerith Lemon on Rosie, Mt. Eden
2. Anna Kahl, Sundance
3. Jennie Lauzze, Mt. Eden
Gold Men
1. Erik Martonovich on Slick and Shiny, Golden Gate
2. Kenny Geisler, Diamond Bar
3. Chris Sealey, Independent
Silver Women
1. Michelle Arnold, Sundance
2. Amanda Corfman, Sundance
3. Sara Jo Szambelian, Diamond Bar
Silver Men
1. Jonathan Dunn, Sundance
2. William Dunn, Sundance
3. Ryan Sherraden, VIP
Bronze Women
1. Chelsea Connolly, Mt. Tabor
2. Mari Inouye, Sundance
3. Gisa Hartman, Mt. Tabor
Bronze Men
1. Stephen Czyzewski, Golden Gate
2. Sean Keville, Tambourine
Trot Women
1. Stephanie Freedman, Woodside
2. Ashley Pickard, New England Valkyries
3. Lauren Witmer, Redwing
Trot Men
1. Jared Reeves, Mt. Tabor
2. Jacob Shapiro, Falconwood
3. Ross Douglas, Monte Vista
Open 2-Phase Team
1. Tambourine
2. Albuquerque/Black Point
Preliminary 2-Phase Team
1. Diamond Bar/Lompoc
2. Monte Vista
3. Black Point
Trot 2-Phase Team
1. Falconwood/New England
2. Topaz/Balance Farm/White Wolf
3. Catoctin/White Wolf
Gold 2-Phase Women
1. Kelley Holly, Tambourine
Gold 2-Phase Men
1. Peter Frola, Great Falls
2. Kenny Geisler, Diamond Bar
Silver 2-Phase Women
1. Gail Drus, Lompoc
2. Sarah Jo Szambelan, Diamond Bar
3. Jessica Ballenger, Monte Vista
Silver 2-Phase Men
1. Eric Weber, Cavalier
Bronze 2-Phase Women
1. Danielle Sabey, Rocky Mountain
2. Kristen Cornell, Monte Vista
3. Megan McPartland, Black Point
Open Pas de Deux
1. Kenny Geisler/Sara Jo Szambelian, Diamond Bar
2. Krystal Solorzano/Jon Bergstrom, Sundance
3. Mary Sigman/Heidi Maloy, Falconwood
Preliminary Pas de Deux
1. Jennifer/Kuzomoto/Jessica McKim, Sundance
2. Whitney Hansen/Julie Keville, Tambourine
3. Ashley Fenbury/Allie Poggi, Sundance
Trot Pas de Deux
1. Karensa Douglas/Katie Richie, Monte Vista
2. Tracy Fox/Stephanie Overholt, Burlwood
3. Logan Dalby/Emily Flannagan, Topaz/Balance Farm
1997 Participating Clubs
Acorn (Albuquerque, NM)
Agape (Eau Claire, MI)
Albuquerque (Albuquerque, NM)
Balance Farm (Mineral, VA)
Barronsgate (Agoura, CA)
Black Point (Martinez, CA)
Burlwood (Kalamazoo, MI)
Catoctin (Leesburg, VA)
Cavalier (Thousand Oakes, CA)
Diamond Bar (Diamond Bar, CA)
Falconwood (Covington, GA)
Golden Gate (Golden, CO)
Great Falls (Great Falls, VA)
Lompoc (Lompoc, CA)
Monte Vista (Watsonville, CA)
Mt. Eden (Saratoga, CA)
Mt. Tabor (Blacksburg, VA)
New England Valkyries (Littleton, MA)
Redwing (Redmond, WA)
Rocky Mountain (Loveland, CO)
Sundance (Woodside, CA)
Tambourine (Sonoma, CA)
Topaz (Chantilly, VA)
Vaulters of Ice Pond (Amston, CT)
Vaulting Visions (Swedesboro, NJ)
White Wolf (Tehachapi, CA)
Woodside (Woodside, CA)
1997 AVA/AHSA National Championships
Tennessee Livestock Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
A Team 1. Sundance on Denis
2. Monte Vista
B Team
1. Tambourine on Maude
2. Great Falls, McClean
3. Sundance, Woodside
C Team
1. Mt. Tabor on King, Blacksburg
2. Vaulters of Ice Pond, Amston
3. Sundance, Woodside
Trot Team
1. Topaz/Catoctin/Balance Farm
2. Monte Vista Magic
3. Falconwood/New England Valkyries
Gold Women
1. Kerith Lemon on Rosie, Mt. Eden
2. Anna Kahl, Sundance
3. Jennie Lauzze, Mt. Eden
Gold Men
1. Erik Martonovich on Slick and Shiny, Golden Gate
2. Kenny Geisler, Diamond Bar
3. Chris Sealey, Independent
Silver Women
1. Michelle Arnold, Sundance
2. Amanda Corfman, Sundance
3. Sara Jo Szambelian, Diamond Bar
Silver Men
1. Jonathan Dunn, Sundance
2. William Dunn, Sundance
3. Ryan Sherraden, VIP
Bronze Women
1. Chelsea Connolly, Mt. Tabor
2. Mari Inouye, Sundance
3. Gisa Hartman, Mt. Tabor
Bronze Men
1. Stephen Czyzewski, Golden Gate
2. Sean Keville, Tambourine
Trot Women
1. Stephanie Freedman, Woodside
2. Ashley Pickard, New England Valkyries
3. Lauren Witmer, Redwing
Trot Men
1. Jared Reeves, Mt. Tabor
2. Jacob Shapiro, Falconwood
3. Ross Douglas, Monte Vista
Open 2-Phase Team
1. Tambourine
2. Albuquerque/Black Point
Preliminary 2-Phase Team
1. Diamond Bar/Lompoc
2. Monte Vista
3. Black Point
Trot 2-Phase Team
1. Falconwood/New England
2. Topaz/Balance Farm/White Wolf
3. Catoctin/White Wolf
Gold 2-Phase Women
1. Kelley Holly, Tambourine
Gold 2-Phase Men
1. Peter Frola, Great Falls
2. Kenny Geisler, Diamond Bar
Silver 2-Phase Women
1. Gail Drus, Lompoc
2. Sarah Jo Szambelan, Diamond Bar
3. Jessica Ballenger, Monte Vista
Silver 2-Phase Men
1. Eric Weber, Cavalier
Bronze 2-Phase Women
1. Danielle Sabey, Rocky Mountain
2. Kristen Cornell, Monte Vista
3. Megan McPartland, Black Point
Open Pas de Deux 1. Kenny Geisler/Sara Jo Szambelian, Diamond Bar
2. Krystal Solorzano/Jon Bergstrom, Sundance
3. Mary Sigman/Heidi Maloy, Falconwood
Preliminary Pas de Deux
1. Jennifer/Kuzomoto/Jessica McKim, Sundance
2. Whitney Hansen/Julie Keville, Tambourine
3. Ashley Fenbury/Allie Poggi, Sundance
Trot Pas de Deux
1. Karensa Douglas/Katie Richie, Monte Vista
2. Tracy Fox/Stephanie Overholt, Burlwood
3. Logan Dalby/Emily Flannagan, Topaz/Balance Farm
1997 Participating Clubs
Acorn (Albuquerque, NM)
Agape (Eau Claire, MI)
Albuquerque (Albuquerque, NM)
Balance Farm (Mineral, VA)
Barronsgate (Agoura, CA)
Black Point (Martinez, CA)
Burlwood (Kalamazoo, MI)
Catoctin (Leesburg, VA)
Cavalier (Thousand Oakes, CA)
Diamond Bar (Diamond Bar, CA)
Falconwood (Covington, GA)
Golden Gate (Golden, CO)
Great Falls (Great Falls, VA)
Lompoc (Lompoc, CA)
Monte Vista (Watsonville, CA)
Mt. Eden (Saratoga, CA)
Mt. Tabor (Blacksburg, VA)
New England Valkyries (Littleton, MA)
Redwing (Redmond, WA)
Rocky Mountain (Loveland, CO)
Sundance (Woodside, CA)
Tambourine (Sonoma, CA)
Topaz (Chantilly, VA)
Vaulters of Ice Pond (Amston, CT)
Vaulting Visions (Swedesboro, NJ)
White Wolf (Tehachapi, CA)
Woodside (Woodside, CA)