POPS Nationals 2002
The Banquet & Awards
Raeford Parachute Center
The week was perfect! The Boogie, blended
into the Nationals Competition. Accuracy, 4-Way Scrabbles and Hit N Rock
went exactly as scheduled. Two teams even formed to complete an informal Team
Accuracy. All that was left was a dinner banquet hosted by Raeford
Parachute Center under the open air of the DZ Pavilion. Food & staff
provided by Aviator's Bar & Grill. Mother Nature held out and gave
over 125 guests a cool bug-less evening.
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After a grand meal, TopPop Ted Rose started the affairs at hand.  Canadian
TopPop Bernie Larkin spoke for a few moments before the POPS Awards were
presented.
The results of the competitions are as
follows:
ACCURACY
1st - Tom Zukowski - 0.16
2nd - Karl Poruben - 0.20
3rd - Bernie Larkin - 0.21
4-WAY SCRAMBLES
1st - #406 Team Won - Members: Ted Rose, Tom Zukowski, Max Buoyer,
Donna Chmielewski
2nd - #404 Raeford Drag-Ins - Members: Pat Moorehead, Terry
Blanish, Bob Busey, Jim Shorter
Tied for 3rd (Overall by Judge's Decision) - # 401 Mach 4 -
Members: Wayne Powell, Trent Percell, Burl Baxter, Bill Wood
Tied for 3rd - #402 Three Men & a Baby - Members: Kate
Thacker, Bob Costillo, Tim Sower, Walt Ross
Hit-N-Rock
1st - Tom Zukowski - 5.30 seconds
2nd - Terry Blanish - 6.50
3rd - Horst Cosgrove - 6.72
4th - Doug Dodson - 6.89
5th - Mike McGivern - 7360
FIRST TIME EVER ON RECORD!!! Mr. Tom
Zukowski - CONGRATULATIONS!!
Took First Place in Accuracy, 4-Way
Scrambles (with teammates) and Hit N Rock
at Raeford Parachute Center, 2002 POPS
Nationals
The evening was concluded with the annual
"BEST OF POPS" Award. An award given annually to the POPS member
voted to have the best POPS spirit. 2002 recipient was Walt
Ross. Award presented by TopPop Ted Rose.
Congratulations Walt!!
Photos by Kate Griesser & Cheryl Whitford
Text and page layout by Kate Griesser, edited by Cheryl Whitford
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