2004 L. Paul Soucy Final Results
The winner of the 2004 L. Paul Soucy Award goes to Joe Haycraft, 75, of Naples, Florida with an 87.32% overall percentage possible for the 2004 contest season. The trophy, awarded annually, recognizes the IAC competition pilot who achieves the highest percentage of points possible during a contest season and who also competes in a minimum of three (3) contests, one of which includes the U.S. National Aerobatic Championships. The award was conceived and donated by L. Paul Soucy of Louisville, Kentucky, one of the IAC’s first members and Board Director who passed away in 1971.
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HIGHEST RANKING PILOTS BY %PP AND CATEGORY
(Pilot must have flown 3 contests, one of which was the U.S. Nationals. Only one competitor with the highest %pp is awarded regardless of category flown.)
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NAME
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PP
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CATEGORY
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Joe Haycraft
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87.32%
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Sportsman
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Todd Whitmer
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86.59%
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Intermediate
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Debby Rihn-Harvey
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85.13%
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Unlimited
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Hector Ramirez
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85.09%
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Advanced
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COMPETITORS FLYING 3 OR MORE CONTESTS DURING THE 2004 CONTEST SEASON
(if one of the three contests flown did not include the U.S. Nationals, competitor disqualified for L. Paul Soucy standings)
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NAME
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PP
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CATEGORY
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CONTESTS
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Nick Reinhardt
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86.51%
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Primary
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3
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Jason Dusel
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85.28%
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Primary
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3
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Lanham Straus
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84.52%
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Primary
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3
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Ryan Carlson
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81.95%
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Primary
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3
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Brad Hill
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78.14%
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Primary
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3
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Joseph Schuster
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76.76%
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Primary
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4
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Randy Whitson
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75.43%
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Primary
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3
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Conrad Nordquist
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67.65%
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Primary
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3
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Robert Harris
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64.52%
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Primary
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3
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Bill Perman
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48.03%
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Primary
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3
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Andres Katz
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42.83%
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Primary
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3
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Peter McLeod
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89.10%
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Sportsman
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5
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Joe Brinker
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86.05%
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Sportsman
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3
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Tom Rybarczyk
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85.88%
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Sportsman
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4
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Gray Brandt
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85.54%
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Sportsman
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5
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Joe Haycraft
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84.93%
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Sportsman
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9
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Caleb Robinson
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84.04%
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Sportsman
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4
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Gary Meermans
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84.03%
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Sportsman
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3
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Jenner Knight
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83.78%
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Sportsman
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5
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Rob Hunter
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83.67%
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Sportsman
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3
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Doug Bartlett
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83.49%
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Sportsman
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6
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Jeff Jewel
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83.12%
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Sportsman
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4
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D.R. Bales
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82.93%
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Sportsman
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6
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AJ Hefel
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82.71%
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Sportsman
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4
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David Platt
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82.55%
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Sportsman
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3
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Michael Luszcz
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82.25%
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Sportsman
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3
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Randy Owens
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82.21%
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Sportsman
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5
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Bill Allan
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82.03%
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Sportsman
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3
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Jason Resop
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81.88%
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Sportsman
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3
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Howard Kirker
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81.79%
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Sportsman
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4
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Bill Hill
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81.41%
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Sportsman
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4
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Devon Pym
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80.87%
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Sportsman
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3
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Tom Rhodes
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80.55%
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Sportsman
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3
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Bill Denton
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79.69%
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Sportsman
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3
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Hiroyasu Endo
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79.61%
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Sportsman
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3
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Tony Sauerbrey
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79.45%
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Sportsman
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3
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Tom Parsons
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79.43%
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Sportsman
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3
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Dick Smart
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79.19%
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Sportsman
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3
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Weston Liu
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78.47%
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Sportsman
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4
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John Watkins
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78.06%
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Sportsman
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3
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Dennis Whitmer
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77.01%
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Sportsman
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3
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Paul Lopez
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76.04%
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Sportsman
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4
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Doug Burr
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74.52%
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Sportsman
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4
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Spencer Suderman
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74.28%
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Sportsman
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3
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George Ross
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74.03%
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Sportsman
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4
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Norman Manary
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73.19%
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Sportsman
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5
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Gordon Penner
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72.18%
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Sportsman
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3
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Matt Crane
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71.58%
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Sportsman
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3
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Dave Kujawa
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69.82%
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Sportsman
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3
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Joe Beck
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69.60%
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Sportsman
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3
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Anne Benson
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69.37%
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Sportsman
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3
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Chuck Petersen
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65.76%
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Sportsman
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3
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Leonard Rulason
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61.71%
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Sportsman
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3
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Earl Allen
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60.54%
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Sportsman
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4
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Brian Kaufman
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86.45%
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Intermediate
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4
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Brent Smith
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85.41%
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Intermediate
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6
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Dean Meredith
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85.22%
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Intermediate
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3
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Melissa Andrzejewski
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84.94%
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Intermediate
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8
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Kevin Campbell
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84.73%
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Intermediate
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3
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Clyde Cable
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84.21%
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Intermediate
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4
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Malcom Pond
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84.11%
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Intermediate
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5
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Reinaldo Beyer
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83.84%
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Intermediate
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3
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Todd Whitmer
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83.80%
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Intermediate
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9
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Dave Hermance
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83.39%
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Intermediate
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3
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Fred Dixon
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83.33%
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Intermediate
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3
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Bob Blackwood
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83.31%
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Intermediate
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4
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Bruce Ballew
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82.54%
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Intermediate
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4
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Neil Griffin
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82.29%
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Intermediate
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4
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John Harlan
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81.69%
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Intermediate
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3
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Gil Tellier
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80.90%
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Intermediate
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3
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Alex Bruhn
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80.90%
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Intermediate
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3
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DJ Molny
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80.34%
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Intermediate
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5
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Jeff Stoltenberg
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80.12%
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Intermediate
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4
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Glen Marshman
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79.25%
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Intermediate
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3
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Jack Keiser
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79.19%
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Intermediate
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5
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Royden Heays
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79.05%
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Intermediate
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3
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John Blum
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77.72%
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Intermediate
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3
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Bud Judy
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77.35%
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Intermediate
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5
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John Pierson
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77.14%
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Intermediate
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4
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Paul Reader
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75.81%
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Intermediate
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7
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Bill Gordon
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75.51%
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Intermediate
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4
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Robb Butts
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75.49%
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Intermediate
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3
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Jason Bialek
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73.40%
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Intermediate
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4
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Tom Claps
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72.25%
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Intermediate
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3
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Mark Stewart
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72.24%
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Intermediate
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3
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Kendal Simpson
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71.02%
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Intermediate
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3
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Larry Howard
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69.67%
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Intermediate
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3
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Richard MacDonald
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69.67%
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Intermediate
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4
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Andy Cooper
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68.61%
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Intermediate
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5
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Janusz Becla
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68.55%
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Intermediate
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4
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Peter Jensen
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66.14%
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Intermediate
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4
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Cynthia Lyons
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64.41%
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Intermediate
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4
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Michael Vaknin
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59.56%
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Intermediate
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3
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Joe Wakely
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49.42%
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Intermediate
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3
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Hector Ramirez
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84.45%
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Advanced
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5
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Bob Stark
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83.95%
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Advanced
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3
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Dennis Foster
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82.59%
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Advanced
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3
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Bob Freeman
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81.85%
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Advanced
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5
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Rob Holland
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80.96%
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Advanced
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4
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Chris Huey
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80.79%
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Advanced
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4
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Jeff Boerboon
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80.72%
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Advanced
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3
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Patrick Clark
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80.37%
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Advanced
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4
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Don Peterson
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79.84%
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Advanced
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3
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Doug Sowder
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79.11%
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Advanced
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5
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Larry Reynolds
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78.39%
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Advanced
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4
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Phil Schacht
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78.30%
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Advanced
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7
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Robbie Gibbs
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78.20%
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Advanced
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8
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Steve Johnson
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77.71%
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Advanced
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4
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Steve Smith
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77.61%
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Advanced
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3
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Roy Myers
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77.45%
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Advanced
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3
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Jason Newburg
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76.35%
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Advanced
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5
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Mike Mays
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76.22%
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Advanced
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3
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Rob Bond
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75.96%
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Advanced
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3
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Julia Wood
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75.50%
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Advanced
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4
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Klayton Kirkland
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75.18%
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Advanced
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6
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Michael Golan
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75.02%
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Advanced
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4
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Mike Forney
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74.61%
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Advanced
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5
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Danny Harper
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73.28%
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Advanced
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4
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Guenther Eichhorn
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73.11%
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Advanced
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3
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Joe Kutschka
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71.81%
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Advanced
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3
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Scott Gusakov
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70.49%
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Advanced
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4
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Jim Peeples
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70.42%
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Advanced
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5
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Alex Belov
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70.31%
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Advanced
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4
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Gary Dawson
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69.44%
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Advanced
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3
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Diana Towne
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69.29%
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Advanced
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3
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Mickey O'Brien
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69.26%
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Advanced
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4
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Pete Eslick
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69.05%
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Advanced
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6
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Tom Adams
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68.99%
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Advanced
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6
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Tom Myers
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68.22%
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Advanced
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3
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Harry Barr
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65.01%
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Advanced
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3
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Mike Jones
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60.27%
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Advanced
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4
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Mike Niccum
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52.34%
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Advanced
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3
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David Underwood
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49.43%
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Advanced
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5
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Jacquie Warda
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45.97%
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Advanced
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3
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Bob Meyer
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85.71%
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Unlimited
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3
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Greg Howard
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83.81%
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Unlimited
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4
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Dan Clark
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82.06%
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Unlimited
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5
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Michael Racy
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82.00%
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Unlimited
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5
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Marta Meyer
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81.86%
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Unlimited
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3
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Bubba Vidrine
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81.03%
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Unlimited
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3
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Debby Rihn-Harvey
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80.19%
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Unlimited
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6
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Norm DeWitt
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78.72%
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Unlimited
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11
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Hubie Tolson
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77.87%
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Unlimited
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3
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Mike Rinker
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77.67%
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Unlimited
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6
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Vicki Cruse
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75.97%
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Unlimited
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8
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Janet Fitzke
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75.64%
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Unlimited
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4
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Chandy Clanton
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75.56%
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Unlimited
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3
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Allyson Parker-Lauck
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73.86%
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Unlimited
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4
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Jerzy Strzyz
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72.18%
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Unlimited
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3
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Ann Marie Smith
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63.36%
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Unlimited
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6
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Rick Basiliere
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53.79%
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Unlimited
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