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1997 Results
Strawberry Hill, Richmond, VA Sun 26 October: Mark Howe 1st, John Stenard 2nd, Neil Elin 3rd. Stone Mountain HG, GA Sun 19 October 19: Brett Cummings 1st #22hammer 92'9; #28 76'+; caber 12:/11:/9:30(2nd) Mike Nease 2nd #16 sheaf 29' Rob Bennett 3rd #56 throw 36'6 John Stenard #22 hammer 92'5 Greg Seibert caber 12:,1:,2:(1st) Radford Highlanders Festival, Radford, VA October 11 Here are incomplete results from my notes and memory: name #16.5st #56wt #28wt #16ht caber #20sh #56toss pts Brett Cummings 34'1 71'5 107'9 12:(1) 15' 70 Doug Steiger 28'4 60'5.5 12: 12' 43.5 Greg Martz 29'0 61'1 12: 11' 43.5 Tony Dziepak 38'5 29'5 59'4.5 101'10 12: 22' 12' 42 Neil Elin 28'3.5 59'5.5 12' 37 Pat Parker 28'10 11' Flora McDonald HG, Red Springs, NC October 4 name #17st #56wt #28wt #22ht #16ht caber #56toss pts Brett Cummings 45'5.5 29'7 68'8 83'11 105'5.5 12: 14'2 40 Tony Dziepak 35'1 26'0.5 57'7 72'1.5 112'3.5 55* 12'2 30 Drum Murray 32'4.5 21'0 48'3 61'4.5 84'4 45* 10'2 17 Eric Leopold 30'6.5 18'9 42'1 57'8 84'8 50*/5 dnc 12 Jeff McDaris 27'4 19'2.5 38'8 60'9.5 68'11 50*/4 dnc 8 James Lyon 29'11 15'10 41'6 52'10 71'8 50*/3 dnc 6 Cliff Davis 26'1 11'5 30'5 42'1 61'9 nm nh 0 Montgomery, AL September 27: Brett Cummings #56 toss 15'7 new amateur record. North-South Challenge, Kalamazoo, MI August 23 Team score: South: 429.5 (winner), North: 398.5. name #16st #56wt #28wt #16h(ns) #22ht cabr #20sh #56tos pts team Brett Cummings 40'4 32'0 65'2 107'1 87'7.5 (2) 25' 13'/2 111 S Greg Cameron 44'2.5 25'9.5 60'5.5 102'9.5 78'3 (12) 24'/2 14' 85 S Stu Horlak 35'9.5 29'2 57'3.5 103'4 87'8.5 (4) nh 13'/3t 81.5 N Bryan Neese 34'1 29'8.5 56'8 94'9.5 76'8 (1) 22'/9 12'/6 75 N John Stenard 33'2 29'3 54'4 106'9 85'6.5 (7) 22'/4t 12'/5 73.5 S Brian Fennelly 46'4.5 29'5 59'10.5 87'7 74'6.5 (10) nh 12'/7 65 N Doug Steiger 33'1.5 25'2 57'8 97'3.5 77'7.5 (5) 22'/4t 11'/9t 62.5 N Paul Krest 35'3 24'3 53'2 90'11 70'4 (3) 22'/4t 13'/3t 61 S Greg Siebert 33'2.5 26'6 55'6 93'1 79'9.5 (8) 22'/8 11'/9t 58 S Robert Jeffery 32'8 30'11 59'0 89'2.5 75'1.5 (9) 22'/4t 11'/12 57.5 N Frank MacKenzie32'8 23'6 55'6 81'0 69'11.5(6) 24'/3 11'/8 57 N Kevin Youngberg36'6.5 24'6.5 49'7.5 90'9.5 73'7.5 (11) nh 11'/9t 41 S East Coast Amateur Championships, Alexandria, VA 27 July name stone #56wt #28wt #22ht cabr #16sh #56toss pts Brett Cummings 43'3.5 32'5.5 72'11.5!86'11 (1) 29'/3 15'! 75 Troy Herr 44'1.5 35'0! 70'6 88'3.5 (4) 27'/6 14'/2 71 Bill Sutherland43'8 32'0.5 70'9 82'2 (2) 32' 13'/4t 70 Pete Johnston 41'10 28'1/9 61'0 91'8! (5) 29'/4 13'/7t 51 Mike Thompson 37'10.532'3.5 66'0 84'6.5 (6) 29'/5 dnc 48 Dan Handerhan 43'6 29'7 63'4 80'3 (7) 27'/1013'/6 48 Mark Moyer 36'10.530'5.5 63'11 79'2 (3) 25' 13'/4t 48 Greg Cameron 45'6 29'4.5 58'5 77'7 (9) 27'/8t14'/3 47 Dana Florence 34'7.5 28'1/1051'7 69'9 (8) 31' 13'/7t 30 Greg Martz 37'8 29'0 61'1 72'4.5 (12) 27'/8t12' 28 Neil Elin 39'7.5 24'5 57'4 70'2.5 (11) 27'/7 12' 24 Pat Parker 34'0 26'4 50'8 69'11.5(10) 23' dnc 10 ! games records Grandfather Mountain HG, Linville, NC July 12 (11 qualifiers) name #16st #56wt #28wt #22ham caber #20sh #56toss pts Troy Herr 40'6 29'10 69'0.1 82'11 75* 22' 14' 67 Mike Nease 37'9.5 32'8 63'8.5 76'5.5 12: 24' 12' 59.5 Brett Cummings dnc 31'5.5 65'9 88'8 12: 22' 13' 59 Greg Cameron 42'10.5 27'7 56'4 75'4.5 65* 24' 13' 52 Glenn Crowley 38'3 24'0 57'5 75'10.5 75* 18' 13' 43 Shaun Kelly 31'11.5 24'4 52'11 76'7 65* 24' 12' 42.5 Dan McWhorter 34'4.5 27'9 57'3 72'0.5 70* 22' 12' 38.5 Rob Bennett 38.6 27'2.5 52'9.5 78'4.5 45* 16' 12' 35.5 Kevin Youngberg 37'6.5 22'5.5 46'2 68'1 60* 22' 11' 33.5 Tony Dziepak 30'10 24'0 51'9.5 78'5.5 45* 22' 11' 28.5 Chuck Handerhan 31'4 23'0 46'3.5 62'0.5 15* 16' -- 11Troy Herr, from the Long and Strong Thrower's Club, was the overall amateur winner. Brett Cummings finished third overall despite missing the first event (stone).
Gatlinburg S.F. 17 May. name stone #56wt #28wt #22ham caber #20sh #56toss pts Brett Cummings 37'8.5 30'5! 65'9.5!82'11 12: 29' 14'/2 40 David Wiggins 33'2.5 26'5.5 56'4 72'4.5 50* 20'/4 14'/1 31 Steven Snyder 33'0.5 24'6 53'2.5 66'7.5 65* 22' 12' 27 Todd McDougal 31'6.5 23'8 50'2.5 70'9 60* 24' 11' 24 Greg White 29'7.5 18'6.5 41'8.5 59'9.5 45* 20'/5 -- 10 Jeremy Armstrong25'8 21'6 45'6 59'5.5 40* 18' 10' 9 games records: #56wt 30'5, #28wt 65'9.5, #20sh 29', #56toss 14'. Spring Highlands Festival, Edinboro, Pa, May 17 top 6. name stone #56wt #28wt #16ham #22ham caber #56toss pts. Mike Thompson 37'2 33'5.5 65'6 111'5 89'0.5 77* 12' 43 Dave Handerhan 38'11.5 29'7.5 61'1 86'8.5 74'6 12: 12'6 40 Kurt Shaw 33'1 25'5.5 54'10.5 97'0.5 77'3 11: 12'6 35 Doug Steiger 32'4 24'6 53'11.5 89'2 69'8 12: 11' 30 Chuch Handerhan 31'4.5 24'6 56'6 83'6 63'3 45* 9' 21 Dan Jadson 27'11 20'5 44'8 66'2.5 53'4 45* nh 12 Savannah H.G. 10 May, top 3. name stone #56wt #28wt #22ham caber #16sh #56toss Brett Cummings 34'1.5 30'5 64'5 82'2 85* 30' 13' Greg Cameron 33'9.5 30'6 61'1.5 81'4 50* 26' 12' Rob Bennett 33'9 27'3 51'7 72'4 60* nh 12' Pace Presbyterian S.G. 3 May, top 3. name stone #56wt #28wt #22ham caber #16sh #56toss Awald Pokrant 23'10 29'4.5 55'1 80'9.5 12:/1t 26' 14' Paul Krest 25'1.5 25'1.5 53'6 71'5 12:/1t 30' 13' Ken Fowler 30'3 25'4.5 54'5.5 66'10 12:/3 25' 12' Loch Norman HG, N.C., 20 April, top 3. name stone #56wt #28wt #22ham caber #16sh #56toss Brett Cummings 38'4.5 31'5 66' 85'2 1:30 26' 13' Greg Cameron 38'11.5 ?? 57'8 73'3 60* 24' 14'6 Kevin Youngberg 37'10.5 ?? ?? 75'3.5 ?? 22' 11' Culloden HG, Culloden, Ga. 12 April, top 3. name stone #56wt #28wt #22ham caber #16sh #56toss Brett Cummings 42'9 29'2 61'0.5 83'5.5 85* 26' 13' Greg Seibert 35'10.5 28'2 59'8 85'5 12:00 26' 12' Greg Cameron 41'2 27'5.5 58'3 75'5.5 85* 28' 12' S.E. Florida HG, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, 01 March, top 6. name #22st #56wt #28wt #22ham caber #16sh #56toss pts. Greg Cameron 35'2 28'3.5 58'3.5 69'4 12:30/2 26' 12'/2 50 Paul Krest 28'10 25'3 53'0 73'1 12:00 24'/2 13' 47 John VonRohr 34'5 26'2 54'11 74'6 60*/5 11'/4t 39.5 Doug Steiger 23'10 48'7 71'0 11:30/3 24'/3 12'/2 34 Dale Danver 31'9 22'4 46'3 69'8 75* 18'/6 11'/4t 31.5 Mich. Marks 23'6 20'6 44'2 64'7 22' 21 Don Waugh 25'1 60*/6 18'/5 10' Jacksonville, FL 15 February. name #22st #56wt #28wt #22ham caber #16+wsh #56toss pts. Greg Cameron 33'11.527'0 62'7 79'10 45*/5 23'/1t 12' 49.5 John Stenard 28'3.5 27'6 51'10 85'6 70* 23'/3t 11'/4 43.5 Paul Krest 27'8.5 25'8 53'5.5 69'0.5 10: 23'/1t 11'/3 42.5 Kevin Youngberg32'5.5 22'1 46'2.5 74'4 45*/3 23'/3t 11'/2 37.5 Dave Strobel 32'7 24'0 50'6.5 65'11.5 30* nh 10'/5t 28 Randy Boynton 27'1 20'10.543'7 66'5.5 45*/4 21' 10'/5t 19 Drum Murray 26'5 21'4.5 47'6 68'0.5 25* nh 10'/5t 18 Tim Anderson 29'4 21'0.5 45'5 60'11.5 35* nh 10'/8 16 Sarasota, FL 25 January name #22st #56wt #28wt #22ham #16sh #56tos caber Brett Cummings 35'10 32'7 66'3 79'10 30' 13'6 12: John Stenard 29'9 30'10.5 53'0 87'10 22' 13' 11:45 Greg Cameron 34'1 26'1 57'3 71'8 28' 12' 11: complete results on hand, not typed in yet. Orlando, FL 18 January name #22st #56wt #28wt #22ham #16sh #56tos caber #16ht(ns) Bill Sutherland38'5.5 30'6 64'9.5 86'9 30' 14' 12:/1 111'11 Greg Cameron 37'6 27'1 59'1 75'10.5 26' 12' 12:/2 88'9 Curt Shaw 33'1 24'11 55'4 71'9.5 26' 12' 11:45 dnc1998 results | 1996 results