Kalamazoo Sectional

Kalamazoo
June 5-7, 2009

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Friday Aft Open Pairs - 16.0 Tables / Based on 27 Tables

MPsABCNamesScore
6.17
1


James Stokes, Grand Rapids MI; Robert Sherburn, Clarksville MI69.07%
4.63
2


Michael Zerbini, Clarkston MI; Beth Armstrong, Kalamazoo MI61.08%
3.47
3


Gary Hann - Mike Graham, Ann Arbor MI59.52%
2.60
4


Allen Schwenk - Donald Jones, Portage MI57.69%
1.95
5


Robert Houtrow, Delton MI; William Northrop, Schoolcraft MI57.37%
2.81
6
1

Peter Elliott, Sawyer MI; Shankar Dutta, Huntersville NC57.20%
2.11
2

Jerry Kaiser, Wolverine MI; Robert Kazmierowski, Cheboygan MI54.99%
1.58
3

Judith Harris, Portage MI; William Kelser, Kalamazoo MI54.17%
1.58
4
1
David Shafer, Richland MI; Douglas Scripture, Kalamazoo MI54.06%
1.19
5
2
John Stephani - Thomas Houts, Kalamazoo MI53.04%
0.67
6

Carol Shahan, Kalamazoo MI; Harold Karnes, Portage MI51.34%
0.89

3
Kay Conklin, Glenn MI; Janet Olson, South Haven MI48.08%

Friday Aft NLM Pairs - 11.0 Tables

MPsABCNamesScore
2.12
1
1
1
Kathleen Larson - Anne Smith, Paw Paw MI61.90%
1.59
2
2
2
Carole Pell - Susan Hanselman, Kalamazoo MI59.52%
1.19
3
3

Linda Odell - William Odell, Sturgis MI58.04%
0.89
4


Elsie Stanislaw, Grand Rapids MI; Karen Stevenson, Comstock Park MI57.44%
0.76
5
4

Thomas Hebron - Connie Hebron, Jones MI57.14%
0.72
6
5
3
Douglas Woods - Donna Hankey-Woods, Silver Spring MD56.85%
0.54

4
Anne Czuchna, Kalamazoo MI; Julia Johnson, Richland MI52.68%

Friday Eve Open Pairs - 19.0 Tables / Based on 28 Tables

MPsABCNamesScore
6.33
1
1
1
Xingyu Zhang, Ypsilanti MI; Ching-Po Wang, Troy MI66.81%
4.75
2


Robert Houtrow, Delton MI; William Northrop, Schoolcraft MI64.72%
3.56
3


Donald Jones - Allen Schwenk, Portage MI59.86%
2.67
4


David Kamm - Robert Varty, Grand Rapids MI57.36%
2.00
5


John Molt Jr - Joanne Molt, Grand Rapids MI56.39%
1.50
6


James Stokes, Grand Rapids MI; Robert Sherburn, Clarksville MI55.83%
2.31
2
2
Kay Conklin, Glenn MI; Janet Olson, South Haven MI55.14%
1.73
3

Cecil Henry, Brethren MI; Ward Marsh, Cadillac MI53.47%
1.30
4

Mahesh Jariwala, Portage MI; Visho Sharma, Kalamazoo MI52.64%
0.97
5

Laura Youngblood - Eileen Mischler, Kalamazoo MI52.36%
0.77
6

Donald Power - Marian Gilbert, Kalamazoo MI52.08%

Friday Eve NLM Pairs - 8.5 Tables

MPsABCNamesScore
1.92
1


Ken Irish - Margaret Irish, Kalamazoo MI56.99%
1.44
2


Mary Fisher - Nora O'Connor Wade, Plainwell MI55.77%
1.43
3
1
1
Susan Minder, Caledonia MI; Joanne Fiedler, Grand Rapids MI55.10%
0.81
4


Radka Demarest - Mary Kaechele, Kalamazoo MI54.76%
1.07
5
2
2
Gerald Stein, Middleville MI; James Metzger, Hastings MI53.26%
0.80
3
3
Ann Harrison - Bill Harrison, Bellevue MI51.44%
0.60
4

Linda Pfrommer, Grand Rapids MI; Sharron Myler, Ada MI50.70%

Saturday Aft Open Pairs - 15.0 Tables / Based on 26 Tables

MPsABCNamesScore
6.00
1
1
1
Xingyu Zhang, Ypsilanti MI; Ching-Po Wang, Troy MI66.83%
4.50
2
2

Gail Nangle - Irene Kent, Kalamazoo MI63.62%
3.38
3


Darryl Haynes, Holt MI; Freda Mills, Yale MI61.38%
2.53
4


Paul Christ - Lynn Larson, Traverse City MI61.06%
1.90
5


Albert Guilford, Angola IN; Barry Swartwout, Three Rivers MI59.46%
1.58
6
3

Ying Yuan - Yaqi Zhu, Kalamazoo MI57.37%
1.41
4

Cappy Gagnon, Notre Dame IN; Nancy Wales, Levering MI55.45%
0.99
5

Roy Fleming Jr - Frederick Sill, Jackson MI54.65%
1.06
6
2
Phil Horwich, Kalamazoo MI; Fran Peikert, Hickory Corners MI52.72%

Saturday Aft NLM Pairs - 11.0 Tables

MPsABCNamesScore
2.12
1
1
1
Susan Minder - Douglas Minder, Caledonia MI66.07%
1.59
2
2
2
Ann Harrison, Bellevue MI; Mary Scott, Battle Creek MI62.20%
1.19
3
3

Thomas Leclear, Kalamazoo MI; Jon Isley, Portage MI61.01%
0.89
4


Ken Irish - Margaret Irish, Kalamazoo MI58.63%
0.72
5
4

Charles Wilde, West Olive MI; Tom Vanderkuy, Holland MI56.85%
0.77
6
5
3
Judy Morris, Grand Rapids MI; Sharron Myler, Ada MI56.55%
0.57

4
Anne Czuchna, Kalamazoo MI; Julia Johnson, Richland MI53.27%

Knockout Bracket 1 - 8 Tables

MPsRankNames
10.78
1
Robert Houtrow, Delton MI; Lowell Seyburn, Portage MI; Orrin Parmelee, Gobles MI; Joan Young, Kalamazoo MI
5.71
2
Donald Jones - Allen Schwenk, Portage MI; Robert Kazmierowski, Cheboygan MI; Jerry Kaiser, Wolverine MI

Knockout Bracket 2 - 8 Tables

MPsRankNames
4.79
1
Nora O'Connor Wade, Plainwell MI; Mary Kaechele - Radka Demarest, Kalamazoo MI; Ellie Antisdale, Portage MI
2.54
2
Diane Schafer - Dhruman Shah - Janet Etienne, Lansing MI; Elaine Mickelson, Okemos MI

Saturday Eve Open Pairs - 19.0 Tables

MPsABCNamesScore
4.83
1
1
1
Xingyu Zhang, Ypsilanti MI; Ching-Po Wang, Troy MI66.67%
3.62
2
2

Donald Power - Marian Gilbert, Kalamazoo MI66.11%
2.72
3


Peter Elliott, Sawyer MI; Judith Euler, Benton Harbor MI64.72%
2.04
4


Gary Hann - Mike Graham, Ann Arbor MI62.78%
1.53
5


Paul Christ - Lynn Larson, Traverse City MI61.53%
1.21
6


Darryl Haynes, Holt MI; Freda Mills, Yale MI60.42%
1.81
3
2
Barbara Pieterse - Martin Pieterse, Portage MI60.14%
1.35
4

Ying Yuan - Yaqi Zhu, Kalamazoo MI57.36%
1.02
5

Roy Fleming Jr - Frederick Sill, Jackson MI57.22%
1.08
6/7
3
Judy Morris, Grand Rapids MI; Sharron Myler, Ada MI56.39%
0.67
6/7

William Kelser, Kalamazoo MI; Jeffrey Orwin, Portage MI56.39%
0.78

4
Gene Harris, Stevensville MI; Vern Robinson, Lakeside MI49.58%
0.58

5
Barbara Harris, Kalamazoo MI; Holly Harrington, US46.81%

Sunday Open Swiss - 41 Tables / Based on 47 Tables

MPsABCNamesScore
14.25
1


Jim Burt - Kathy Burt, Woodridge IL; Molly Tranovich - Ed Tranovich, Naperville IL104.00
10.69
2
1

Suzanne Baker - Nancy Hammond, East Lansing MI; Darryl Haynes, Holt MI; Leon Schmelzer, Bath MI101.00
8.02
3
2

David Albrecht, Bowling Green OH; Bill Conklin, Saint Joseph MI; Peter Elliott, Sawyer MI; John Euler, Benton Harbor MI97.00
6.01
4


Edward White - Christine Owens - Gene Owens, Grand Blanc MI; Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI93.00
4.41
5/6


Jeanine Dow - C Arthur Nevins - Thomas Eadie, Kalamazoo MI; D Thomas Johnson, Dowling MI87.00
4.52
5/6
3

Dennis Carman - Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI; Paul Christ - Lynn Larson, Traverse City MI87.00
3.56
7
4

Ching-Po Wang, Troy MI; Xingyu Zhang, Ypsilanti MI; Yaqi Zhu - Ying Yuan, Kalamazoo MI86.00
3.01
8/9


Marilyn Maddox - Myles Maddox, Pleasant Ridge MI; Mike Graham - Gary Hann, Ann Arbor MI85.00
3.01
8/9


Michael Curley - David Kamm - Darryl Harrison, Grand Rapids MI; Dayle Harrison, Saugatuck MI85.00
2.59
10


James Mikel, Spring Lake MI; Joseph Manhart, North Muskegon MI; Cameron Shunta, Grand Haven MI; Duane Little, Muskegon MI84.00
2.68
11/12
5

Orrin Parmelee, Gobles MI; Catherine Gay - Joan Young, Kalamazoo MI; William Northrop, Schoolcraft MI81.00
2.29
11/12


Cappy Gagnon, Notre Dame IN; Nancy Wales, Levering MI; Virginia Stipp, South Bend IN; Rosemary Zonker, Elkhart IN81.00
4.06
13
6
1
Sara Mounger - Marian Gilbert, Kalamazoo MI; John Wonser - Margaret Wonser, Portage MI79.00
1.90
7/8

Jack Grier - Alina Grier, Bridgman MI; Jill Culby, Benton Harbor MI; Mary Coon, Saint Joseph MI78.00
1.90
7/8

Cecil Henry, Brethren MI; Ward Marsh, Cadillac MI; Thomas Leclear - Laura Youngblood, Kalamazoo MI78.00
1.61
9

Beth Armstrong, Kalamazoo MI; Robert Trenary, Mendon MI; Fran Peikert - Michael Peikert, Hickory Corners MI76.00
3.05

2
Thomas Houts - John Stephani - Douglas Scripture, Kalamazoo MI; David Shafer, Richland MI75.00
2.28

3
Phil Horwich - Rosalie Philipp - Barbara Harris, Kalamazoo MI; Lydia Walsh, Allegan MI72.00
1.71

4
Carol Cudzilo - Colette Beckman - Susan Matthews - Marlene Weatherbee, Holland MI70.00
1.35

5
Joann Seagly, Venice FL; Jane Holman, Delton MI; Eileen Mischler - Emery Stickan, Kalamazoo MI67.00

Sunday 199er Swiss - 6 Tables

MPsRankNamesScore
2.28
1
Sherry Butler - Anne Czuchna, Kalamazoo MI; Holly Harrington, US; Inger Thoen, Portage MI80.00
1.71
2
Peter Patterson, Ada MI; Susan Minder - Douglas Minder, Caledonia MI; Carol Anne Edgar, Grand Rapids MI50.00

 


Total masterpoints: 805.16 earned by 230 players.
Total attendance:  222 tables.

   1  20.72 Xingyu Zhang, Ypsilanti MI
   2  20.72 Ching-Po Wang, Troy MI
   3  17.48 Robert Houtrow, Delton MI
   4  15.28 Darryl Haynes, Holt MI
   5  14.25 Molly Tranovich, Naperville IL
   6  14.25 Kathy Burt, Woodridge IL
   7  14.25 Jim Burt, Woodridge IL
   8  14.25 Ed Tranovich, Naperville IL
   9  14.19 Peter Elliott, Sawyer MI
  10  14.13 Orrin Parmelee, Gobles MI
  11  13.46 Joan Young, Kalamazoo MI
  12  12.65 Donald Jones, Portage MI
  13  12.65 Allen Schwenk, Portage MI
  14  10.78 Lowell Seyburn, Portage MI
  15  10.69 Suzanne Baker, East Lansing MI
  16  10.69 Nancy Hammond, East Lansing MI
  17  10.69 Leon Schmelzer, Bath MI
  18  10.19 William Northrop, Schoolcraft MI
  19  10.10 Mike Graham, Ann Arbor MI
  20  10.10 Gary Hann, Ann Arbor MI
  21   8.60 Robert Kazmierowski, Cheboygan MI
  22   8.60 Jerry Kaiser, Wolverine MI
  23   8.58 Paul Christ, Traverse City MI
  24   8.58 Lynn Larson, Traverse City MI
  25   8.45 Marian Gilbert, Kalamazoo MI
  26   8.02 John Euler, Benton Harbor MI
  27   8.02 David Albrecht, Bowling Green OH
  28   8.02 Bill Conklin, Saint Joseph MI
  29   7.67 Robert Sherburn, Clarksville MI
  30   7.67 James Stokes, Grand Rapids MI
  31   6.61 Nora O'Connor Wade, Plainwell MI
  32   6.49 Ying Yuan, Kalamazoo MI
  33   6.49 Yaqi Zhu, Kalamazoo MI
  34   6.49 David Kamm, Grand Rapids MI
  35   6.38 Radka Demarest, Kalamazoo MI
  36   6.35 Mary Kaechele, Kalamazoo MI
  37   6.24 Beth Armstrong, Kalamazoo MI
  38   6.01 Martin Hirschman, Southfield MI
  39   6.01 Gene Owens, Grand Blanc MI
  40   6.01 Edward White, Grand Blanc MI
  41   6.01 Christine Owens, Grand Blanc MI
  42   5.96 David Shafer, Richland MI
  43   5.43 Thomas Eadie, Kalamazoo MI
  44   5.28 Irene Kent, Kalamazoo MI
  45   5.28 Gail Nangle, Kalamazoo MI
  46   5.27 Susan Bailey Carman, Plainwell MI
  47   5.27 Dennis Carman, Plainwell MI
  48   5.26 Susan Minder, Caledonia MI
  49   5.17 Ellie Antisdale, Portage MI
  50   5.17 Donald Power, Kalamazoo MI
  51   5.11 Freda Mills, Yale MI
  52   4.95 Robert Varty, Grand Rapids MI
  53   4.94 Douglas Scripture, Kalamazoo MI
  54   4.71 Ward Marsh, Cadillac MI
  55   4.71 Cecil Henry, Brethren MI
  56   4.63 Michael Zerbini, Clarkston MI
  57   4.41 Jeanine Dow, Kalamazoo MI
  58   4.41 D Thomas Johnson, Dowling MI
  59   4.41 C Arthur Nevins, Kalamazoo MI
  60   4.28 Joanne Molt, Grand Rapids MI
  61   4.24 Thomas Houts, Kalamazoo MI
  62   4.24 John Stephani, Kalamazoo MI
  63   4.16 Catherine Gay, Kalamazoo MI
  64   4.06 Sara Mounger, Kalamazoo MI
  65   4.06 Margaret Wonser, Portage MI
  66   4.06 John Wonser, Portage MI
  67   3.83 Joseph Manhart, North Muskegon MI
  68   3.83 Duane Little, Muskegon MI
  69   3.83 Douglas Minder, Caledonia MI
  70   3.72 Kay Conklin, Glenn MI
  71   3.72 Janet Olson, South Haven MI
  72   3.71 Margaret Irish, Kalamazoo MI
  73   3.71 Ken Irish, Kalamazoo MI
  74   3.70 Nancy Wales, Levering MI
  75   3.70 Cappy Gagnon, Notre Dame IN
  76   3.39 Anne Czuchna, Kalamazoo MI
  77   3.34 Phil Horwich, Kalamazoo MI
  78   3.32 Janet Etienne, Lansing MI
  79   3.32 Diane Schafer, Lansing MI
  80   3.32 Dhruman Shah, Lansing MI
  81   3.24 Martin Pieterse, Portage MI
  82   3.24 Barbara Pieterse, Portage MI
  83   3.23 Holly Harrington,    
  84   3.10 Shankar Dutta, Huntersville NC
  85   3.09 Thomas Leclear, Kalamazoo MI
  86   3.07 Judith Euler, Benton Harbor MI
  87   3.04 John Molt Jr, Grand Rapids MI
  88   3.03 William Kelser, Kalamazoo MI
  89   3.01 Myles Maddox, Pleasant Ridge MI
  90   3.01 Michael Curley, Grand Rapids MI
  91   3.01 Marilyn Maddox, Pleasant Ridge MI
  92   3.01 Dayle Harrison, Saugatuck MI
  93   3.01 Darryl Harrison, Grand Rapids MI
  94   2.97 Sharron Myler, Ada MI
  95   2.87 Laura Youngblood, Kalamazoo MI
  96   2.86 Barbara Harris, Kalamazoo MI
  97   2.73 Rosalie Philipp, Kalamazoo MI
  98   2.73 Lydia Walsh, Allegan MI
  99   2.68 Barry Swartwout, Three Rivers MI
 100   2.68 Albert Guilford, Angola IN
 101   2.67 Fran Peikert, Hickory Corners MI
 102   2.59 James Mikel, Spring Lake MI
 103   2.59 Emery Stickan, Kalamazoo MI
 104   2.59 Cameron Shunta, Grand Haven MI
 105   2.58 Ann Harrison, Bellevue MI
 106   2.54 Elaine Mickelson, Okemos MI
 107   2.44 Mary Coon, Saint Joseph MI
 108   2.37 Susan Hanselman, Kalamazoo MI
 109   2.37 Carole Pell, Kalamazoo MI
 110   2.32 Eileen Mischler, Kalamazoo MI
 111   2.29 Virginia Stipp, South Bend IN
 112   2.29 Rosemary Zonker, Elkhart IN
 113   2.28 Sherry Butler, Kalamazoo MI
 114   2.28 Inger Thoen, Portage MI
 115   2.12 Kathleen Larson, Paw Paw MI
 116   2.12 Anne Smith, Paw Paw MI
 117   2.01 Roy Fleming Jr, Jackson MI
 118   2.01 Frederick Sill, Jackson MI
 119   1.95 Joanne Fiedler, Grand Rapids MI
 120   1.90 Jill Culby, Benton Harbor MI
 121   1.90 Jack Grier, Bridgman MI
 122   1.90 Alina Grier, Bridgman MI
 123   1.85 Judy Morris, Grand Rapids MI
 124   1.85 Judith Harris, Portage MI
 125   1.78 Mary Scott, Battle Creek MI
 126   1.71 Susan Matthews, Holland MI
 127   1.71 Peter Patterson, Ada MI
 128   1.71 Marlene Weatherbee, Holland MI
 129   1.71 Colette Beckman, Holland MI
 130   1.71 Carol Cudzilo, Holland MI
 131   1.71 Carol Anne Edgar, Grand Rapids MI
 132   1.70 Mary Fisher, Plainwell MI
 133   1.63 Julia Johnson, Richland MI
 134   1.61 Robert Trenary, Mendon MI
 135   1.61 Michael Peikert, Hickory Corners MI
 136   1.59 Brenda Bau, Kalamazoo MI
 137   1.59 Alan Bau, Kalamazoo MI
 138   1.58 Patricia Killeen, Mishawaka IN
 139   1.58 John Killeen, Mishawaka IN
 140   1.57 William Odell, Sturgis MI
 141   1.57 Linda Odell, Sturgis MI
 142   1.55 Richard Kelly, Grand Rapids MI
 143   1.55 Larry Simon, Hastingss MI
 144   1.55 Donald Sutton, Grand Rapids MI
 145   1.45 K Van Alstine Jr, Eaton Rapids MI
 146   1.45 Jeffrey Orwin, Portage MI
 147   1.45 Carol Shahan, Kalamazoo MI
 148   1.35 Joann Seagly, Wayland MI
 149   1.35 Jane Holman, Delton MI
 150   1.34 Karen Stevenson, Comstock Park MI
 151   1.34 Elsie Stanislaw, Grand Rapids MI
 152   1.30 Visho Sharma, Kalamazoo MI
 153   1.30 Mahesh Jariwala, Portage MI
 154   1.29 Sheryl Miller, Kalamazoo MI
 155   1.23 Mary Lou Schaffer, East Lansing MI
 156   1.19 Jon Isley, Portage MI
 157   1.14 Thomas Hebron, Jones MI
 158   1.14 Connie Hebron, Jones MI
 159   1.12 Linda Pfrommer, Grand Rapids MI
 160   1.09 Helen Van Amburg, Dewitt MI
 161   1.09 George Van Amburg, Dewitt MI
 162   1.07 James Metzger, Hastings MI
 163   1.07 Gerald Stein, Middleville MI
 164   1.05 Jean Toivainen, Kalamazoo MI
 165   1.04 Walter Casper, Grand Rapids MI
 166   0.99 Bill Harrison, Bellevue MI
 167   0.98 Douglas Woods, Silver Spring MD
 168   0.98 Donna Hankey-Woods, Silver Spring MD
 169   0.93 Lynn Ward, St Joseph MI
 170   0.92 Paul Silberman, Mishawaka IN
 171   0.92 Florence Retek, South Bend IN
 172   0.91 Rosemary Shafer, South Bend IN
 173   0.91 Joan Tobler, Niles MI
 174   0.81 James Peterson, Grand Haven MI
 175   0.78 Virginia Peterson, Plymouth IN
 176   0.78 Vern Robinson, Lakeside MI
 177   0.78 Theodore St James, So Haven MI
 178   0.78 Steve Sears, Otsego MI
 179   0.78 Ruth Minish, Granger IN
 180   0.78 Ronald Peterson, Plymouth IN
 181   0.78 Patricia Stephenson, Lansing MI
 182   0.78 Michael Plochocki, Covert MI
 183   0.78 Hugh Metzger, South Bend IN
 184   0.78 Gerald Avery, Dewitt MI
 185   0.78 Gene Harris, Stevensville MI
 186   0.78 Ellen Backofen, So Haven MI
 187   0.78 Dolly Brogger, Hickory Corners MI
 188   0.78 Barbara Bradley, South Haven MI
 189   0.73 Anne Grandstaff, Kalamazoo MI
 190   0.72 Tom Vanderkuy, Holland MI
 191   0.72 Charles Wilde, West Olive MI
 192   0.71 Marcia Trappen, Lansing MI
 193   0.67 Harold Karnes, Portage MI
 194   0.67 Craig St Martin, Pc Beach FL
 195   0.65 Monty Wilson, Plainwell MI
 196   0.65 Joy Wilson, Plainwell MI
 197   0.65 Donna Richmond, Portage MI
 198   0.65 Dave Richmond, Portage MI
 199   0.54 Sue Wagner, St Joseph MI
 200   0.54 Marlene Weny, Grand Rapids MI
 201   0.54 Larry Wagner, St Joseph MI
 202   0.54 Helen Langridge, Rockford MI
 203   0.52 Tom Dandridge, Rockford MI
 204   0.52 Sally Spalsbury, Lansing MI
 205   0.52 Neil Taylor, Holland MI
 206   0.52 Nancy Baldwin, Richland MI
 207   0.52 Lyle Brockway, Grand Rapids MI
 208   0.52 Kathryn Kevern, East Lansing MI
 209   0.52 Julie Shaw, Hickory Corners MI
 210   0.52 Julia Cortright, Allegan MI
 211   0.52 Erma Warden, Grand Rapids MI
 212   0.52 Cindy Taylor, Holland MI
 213   0.51 Valerie Roberts, Kalamazoo MI
 214   0.49 Gisela Gunderson, Lowell MI
 215   0.49 Diane Broomberg, Grand Rapids MI
 216   0.46 Shirley Gills, Battle Creek MI
 217   0.46 Eliza Flood, Battle Creek MI
 218   0.43 Jeanne Greer, Grand Rapids MI
 219   0.43 Fran Voreis, Grandville MI
 220   0.39 Ginny Steinman, St Joseph MI
 221   0.39 C Purdy, Stevensville MI
 222   0.39 Barbara Bannow, Saint Joseph MI
 223   0.38 Terry Terrana, Three Rivers MI
 224   0.38 Clara Terrana, Three Rivers MI
 225   0.38 Carolyn Martin, Plainwell MI
 226   0.35 John Hamilton, Palm City FL
 227   0.35 Howard Piltch, Osceola IN
 228   0.26 Margene Fuller, Kalamazoo MI
 229   0.26 Bette Chavoya, Kalamazoo MI
 230   0.19 David Wallace, Battle Creek MI