30th ANNUAL MOTHERLODE VOLLEYBALL CLASSIC
Labor Day Weekend 2002 - August 29 - September 2, 2002
ASPEN, COLO - The 30th annual MotherLode Volleyball Classic opens here
Thursday (August 29) with competition in three divisions as North America's
premiere doubles pro-am has attracted players from 27 states and the District
of Columbia.
The Colorado volleyball tradition starts Thursday with competition in two
men's senior divisions (45 and 50 and over) and the women's masters. The
MotherLode Volleyball Classic runs through Monday at various sites throughout
the Aspen-area, one of the United States' premier resort playground.
The defending champions in both men's senior divisions will return to
defending their titles. Jon Lee (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Don Shaw (Menlo
Park, Calif.) won the men's 50 division while Jon Hastings (San Luis Obispo,
Calif.) and Andy Shroeder (Concord, Calif.) captured the men's 45 title last
season.
The men's masters competition starts Friday along with the Co-ed Open, A, BB
and B play. The men's Open, AA, A, BB and B classes and Women's Open, A, BB
and B divisions start Saturday at various locations around Aspen. Late
registration ($75 for entries) will be accepted on a space available basis
the day of the event. The registration desk will open at 8 a.m. (MDT) each
day of the MotherLode Volleyball Classic.
With 17 total divisions of play in men's (8 classes), women's (5) and co-ed
(4) divisions, the MotherLode Volleyball Classic is the "most comprehensive"
beach volleyball tournament in North America with some of the best beach
volleyball east of the Pacific Coast Highway.
The MotherLode Volleyball Classic's "open" classes for both men and women
feature the United States' top pro beach volleyball players competing on the
main championship sand courts at Koch Lumber Park. In addition to the 1,400
participants, the Motherlode Volleyball Classic attracts thousands of
spectators that flock to the Aspen-area every Labor Day Weekend to attend
"the best volleyball party in the country."
The MotherLode Volleyball Classic men's and women's Open divisions have
attracted some of America's pro beach players, including former champions
Dane Hansen and Ryan Post (men 1999) and Valinda Hilleary and Pat Keller
(women 1993, 1997 and 1999). Hansen and Post are back to improved on their
second-place finish to Canyon Ceman and Adam Jewell last September, Hilleary
(with Erin Galli) and Keller (Ashley Bowles) are competing with different
partners this year.
Other Motherlode winners in the field are Curtis Griffin (men 1995, 1996 and
1997 with Erik Moore) and Pat Powers (men 1992 with Matt Perry and 1990 with
Pono Ma'a). Griffin is playing with Kyle Schultz this year while Powers is
teamed with Doug White. A member of the United States' 1984 Gold Medal
Indoor Olympic volleyball team, Powers has won both domestic (12) and
international (one) pro beach titles. He ranks 18th on the Association of
Volleyball Professionals (AVP) all-time earnings list.
The Motherlode Volleyball Classic divisions are:
· Men's Seniors (Over 45) - Sand
· Men's Seniors (Over 50) - Sand
· Men's Masters (37-Over) - Sand
· Men's Open - Sand
· Men's AA - Grass
· Men's A - Grass
· Men's BB - Grass
· Men's B - Grass
· Women's Masters (Over 35) - Sand
· Women's Open - Sand
· Women's A - Grass
· Women's BB - Grass
· Women's B - Grass
· Co-Ed Open - Grass
· Co-Ed A - Grass
· Co-Ed BB - Grass
· Co-Ed B - Grass
Produced by MotherLode Volleyball Productions of Aspen, "The 'Lode"
incorporates the best of traditional beach volleyball creating the "old time"
sense of joy and excitement for the sport. It is a "must attend" event for
the serious volleyball aficionado - providing an exciting, competitive
end-of-the-season volleyball event surrounded by the beauty and excitement of
Aspen.
Official brand sponsors for the 30th Motherlode include the Motherlode
Restaurant, Evian, Vehix.com, Volleyball Magazine, Volleyball Colorado, Paul
Mitchell, ATT Broadband, Coca-Cola, Alpine Bank, Coors Light, United/United
Express, Park n' Sun Sports, Spike Nashbar, Powerade and Wilson Sporting
Goods Co.
For additional information about this highly successful and hugely popular
beach doubles volleyball event at the premier summer/winter resort, please
telephone 720/851-7953 or visit the Motherlode Volleyball Classic website at
www.motherlodevolleyball.com.
For information regarding activities in the Aspen/Snowmass-area during the
Labor Day weekend, please telephone the Aspen Chamber Resort Association
(800/262-7736) or visit www.aspenchamber.com.
30th MotherLode Volleyball Classic Timeline
· All divisions play double-elimination. Times for finals are estimated and
may occur before or after the times listed.
Thursday, August 29
· Men's Seniors and Women's Masters competition with the finals at 6 p.m.
(MDT) at Koch Lumber Park.
Friday, August 30
· Men's Masters competition at Koch Lumber Park. Co-ed divisions competition
with the finals at 6 p.m. at Wagner Park.
Saturday, August 31
· Men's Masters finals at 10 a.m. at Koch Lumber Park. Men's Open, AA, A, BB
and B, and Women's Open, AA, A, BB and B begin competition at various
locations in Aspen.
Sunday, September 1
· Men's Open, AA, A, BB and B, and Women's Open, AA, A, BB and B continue
competition at various locations in Aspen.
Tournament Party - The Club Chelsea, the official party headquarters of the
30 MotherLode Volleyball Classic, hosts a party for all participants Sunday
starting at 7 p.m.
Monday, September 2
· Amateur finals at Wagner Park
· 9:30 a.m. - Men's and Women's B and BB
· 10:30 a.m. - Men's BB and A and Women's A
· 11:30 a.m. - Men's AA
· Men's and Women's Open continue competition at Koch Lumber Park. Men's and
Women's Open final will not begin before 2:30 p.m.
LODGING
· When making arrangements, please refer to the "Preferred MotherLode
Volleyball Classic Package" in order to receive the special event discounts
available to you and your group.
· The Inn at Aspen - 800/952-1515
· Aspen Square Condominium Hotel - 800/862-7736
· The Aspen Lodging Company - 800/321-7025 (booking code LFM)
· Innsbruck Inn - 970/925-2980
· L'Auberge d' Aspen - 877/282-3743
· Hotel Durant - 877/438-7268
· Holland House Ski Lodge - 970.925-7361, ext. 10
· Spalding Properties - 877/925-3034
TRANSPORTATION
United Airlines/United Express - Offering special discounts unavailable to
the general public, 800/521-4041, ID# 592-SV. Refer to MotherLode Volleyball
Classic. Book early as prices raise weekly.
Resort Travel Aspen: Airline ticketing -- Contracted Space (wholesales
airline tickets -- must have lodging booked in order to qualify, 800/262-7736
Snow Limousine: (offering the best fares to any location in and around the
Aspen/Snowmass area) Service from and to Aspen, Grand Junction, Eagle and
Denver airports. Telephone 877/859-5466 for reservations and 970/544-6475
for local service.
MotherLode Volleyball Classic Open Champions
Year Men's Champions
2001 Canyon Ceman/Adam Jewell
2000 Ian Clark/Dax Holdren
1999 Dane Hansen/Ryan Post
1998 Curtis Griffin/Erik Moore
1997 Curtis Griffin/Erik Moore
1996 Curtis Griffin/Erik Moore
1995 Curtis Griffin/Erik Moore
1994 Leif Hanson/Rob Heidger
1993 Tom Duke/Jeff Williams
1992 Matt Perry/Pat Powers
1991 Larry Mear/Eric Wurts
1990 Pono Ma'a/Pat Powers
1989 Roger Clark/Shawn Fallowfield
1988 Roy Gerlits/Scott Steele
1987 Craig Moothart/Scott Steele
1986 Rudy Dvorak/Shawn Fallowfield
1985 Marty Gregory/Scott Steele
1984 John Cook/Gary Stevenson
1983 Tim Hill/Mike Wirsing
1982 Jack Hinton/Garth Pischke
1981 Larry Benecke/Garth Pischke
1980 Dale Pruce/Rob Quinlan
1979 Garth Pischke/Jon Stanley
1978 Results not available
1977 Called for darkness
1976 Rainout
1975 Rainout
1974 Bruce Downing/Bob Pape
1973 Chester Goss/Steve Goss
Year Women's Champions
2001 Daven Casad-Allison/Alicia Scott
2000 Nancy Mason/Leanne Schuster
1999 Valinda Hilleary/Pat Keller
1998 Nancy Mason/Leanne Schuster
1997 Valinda Hilleary/Pat Keller
1996 Shannon Misek/Gina Pilitere
1995 Kristine Bailey/Danalee Bragado
1994 Kristine Bailey/Christine Schaefer
1993 Valinda Hilleary/Pat Keller
1992 Shawn Hoover/Erin Deiter
1991 Kim Harsch-Bird/Chris Miller
1990 Shawn Hoover/Kim Harsch-Bird
1989 Shawn Hoover/Kim Harsch-Bird
1988 Janice Opalinski, Elaine Roque
1987 Lynn Bulig/Mary Diamond
1986 Shawn Hoover/Debbie Main
1985 Shawn Hoover/Debbie Main
1984 Shawn Hoover/Debbie Main
1983 Shawn Hoover/Debbie Main
1982 S. Hoover/Laurel Brassey-Kessel
1981 Hillary Johnson/Julie Morgan
1980 Hillary Johnson/Jerrie McGahan
1979 Suzanne Murphy/Patty O'Brien
1978 Results not available
1977 Linda Dahle/Linda Smith
1976 Susan Daily/Ann McKay
1975 Susan Daily/Ann McKay
1974 Laurie Buck/Susan Daily
1973 None
2001 MotherLode Volleyball Classic Podium Placers
· Men's Open - 1, Canyon Ceman/Adam Jewell of Hermosa Beach, Calif., 2, Dane
Hansen, Lakewood/Ryan Post, Denver, 3, Shawn Garus,Colorado Springs/Chad
Turner of Clearwater, Fla.
· Women's Open - 1, Daven Casad-Allison, Santa Barbara, Calif./Alicia Scott,
Evergreen, 2, Terri McNair, Greeley/Aimee Sorensen, Denver, 3, Patti
Smith/Shannon Williams, Dallas, Tex.
· Men's AA - 1, Mike Dauernheim of Naperville, Ill./Steve Ijams, Hermosa
Beach, Calif., 2, Joey Burda, San Antonio, Tex./ Bivin Sadler, Dallas, Tex.,
3, Skye Gosewisch, Lee Summit, Mo./Kipp Howard, Olathe, Kan.
· Men's A - 1, Richard Arellano/Mike Hodson of Dallas, Tex., 2, Steve
Chapman/Trent Nauholz, Des Moines, Iowa, 3, Chris Gregg, Los Angeles,
Calif./Will Gutierrez, San Diego, Calif.
· Men's BB - 1, Tony Plepys/Dave DeSaulniers, Austin, Tex., 2, Mark
Evans/Lucas Galmarini, Kansas City, Mo., 3, Rory Booth/Jerrod McCullum,
Amarillo, Tex.
· Men's B - 1, Michael Guiietz/Mike Sloger, Chicago, Ill., 2, Brian Combs,
Overland Park, Kan./Eric Hogan, Wichita, Kan., 3, John Corpuz/Russell Craig,
Dallas, Tex.
· Women's A - 1, Leslie Delaney, Temecula, Calif./Gina Hazard, San Diego,
Calif., 2, Nicki Fusco/Suzane McReynolds, Denver, 3, Marnie Adams/Leanne
Haarbauer, Seattle, Wash.
· Women's B - 1, Deb Crockett/Shirley Vai, Colorado Springs, Colo., 2, Connie
Hogan/Ester Hurtado, Albuquerque, N. M., 3, Melissa Dickelman, Melissa
Renald, Colorado Springs, Colo.
· Women's BB - 1, Novelett Jensen, Blaine, Minn./Alana Kiehn, Chaska, Minn.,
2, Michelle Krysiak/Laura Smiricky, Chicago, Ill., 3, Amy Blakney/Erin
Crawford, Dallas Tex.
· Men's Senior (50-plus) - 1, Jon Lee, Santa Barbara, Calif./Don Shaw, Menlo
Park, Calif., 2, Dan McCarty, Aspen/Terry Bannick, Englewood, 3, Mark
Andrews, Council Bluffs, Iowa/Dave Strawn, Denver.
· Men's Senior (45-plus) - 1, Jon Hastings, San Luis Obispo, Calif./Andy
Shroeder, Concord, Calif., 2, Brant Lee, Santa Barbara, Calif./Dan Salyer,
San Luis Obispo, Calif., 3, Bob Blackburn, Salida/Dave Lawless, Aurora.
· Men's Masters (37-plus) - 1, Eric Anderson, Los Gatos, Calif./Kent Kitchel,
Santa Cruz, Calif., 2, Paul Cook/Reed Stephenson, Steamboat Springs, 3, Dave
Mear of Gunnison/Larry Mear, San Clemente, Calif.
· Women's Masters (35-plus) - 1, Jeanne Goldsmith/Linda Hanley, Pacific
Palisades, Calif., 2, Patti Smith/Shannon Williams, Dallas, Tex., 3, Alice
Hansen, Raleigh, N.C./Becky Snider, Lakewood.
· Coed Open - 1, Alice Hansen, Raleigh, N. C./Scott Smith of Denver, 2, Joey
Burda/Mel Karkowski, San Antonio, Tex., 3, Patti Smith/Kelly Stern, Dallas,
Tex.
· Coed A - 1, James Pinto/Tammy Wechwerth, Longmont, 2, Nicki Fusco/Joel
King, Denver, 3, Kim Fricke/Jeff Watson, Dallas, Tex.
· Coed BB - 1, Danny Morgan, Kansas City, Mo./Trish Wade, Wichita, Kan., 2,
Denny Jackson/Maria Stork of Kansas City, Mo., 3, Mike Carroll, Richardson,
Tex./Pam Corr, Mesquite, Tex.
· Coed B - 1, Brenda Osterbuhr/Hal Taylor, Denver 2, Lisa Booth/Marc Scott,
Phoenix, Ariz., 3, Jeremy Glass/Virginia Krauss, Blaine, Minn.
Men's Open Entries
· Bryan Gibson, Birmingham, Ala./Keith Jones, Nashville, Tenn.
· Loric Box, Flagstaff, Ariz./Brett Shellabarger, Carpenteria, Calif.
· Danny Hanson, Phoenix, Ariz./Troy Reeb, Tempe, Ariz.
· Dan La Fontaine, not available, Ariz./Tom Witt, not available,, Ariz.
· Patrick Brown, Glendale, Ariz./Chris Zelvis, Glendale, Ariz.
· Gary Barnes, Hermosa Beach, Calif./Brian Duff, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
· Eric Christianson, Redondo Beach, Calif./Ryan Turner, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
· John Hanley, Pacific Palisades, Calif./Packy Jones, Westlake Village, Calif.
· Jolen Johnston, not available, Calif./Shane Johnston, Santa Barbara, Calif.
· Mike Desjardins, San Diego, Calif./Jason King, San Diego, Calif.
· Dennis Marlow, Los Angeles, Calif./Dan Mintz, Venice, Calif.
· Dave Smith, Venice, Calif./Steve Wong, Honolulu, Hi.
· Dave Suter, Redondo Beach, Calif./Chad Wick, Redondo Beach, Calif.
· Tobin Rhode, not available, Calif./Dave Talley, not available, Calif.
· Pat Powers, Los Angeles, Calif./Doug White, Manhattan Beach, Calif.
· Tim Nestlerode, Santa Barbara, Calif./Nathan Yuma, Summerland, Calif.
· John Basey, Lyons, Colo./Doug Schafer, not available, Colo.
· Don Buntrock, Denver, Colo./partner to be name
· Clare Dunning, Golden, Colo./Kevin Lockwood, not available, Colo.
· Rob Crawford, Eal, Colo., Joe Graham, Steamboat Springs, Colo.
· Rich Clarke, not available, Colo./Chris Hahn, Greeley, Colo.
· Chad Bond, Aurora, Colo./Paige Harrington, Denver, Colo.
· Joel Heath, Vail, Colo./Jimmy Langley, Avon, Colo.
· Justin Hersey, Denver, Colo./Vince Robbins, Aurora, Colo.
· Erich Hoehne, Fort Collins, Colo./Travis Turner, Highlands Ranch, Colo.
· Tanner Ingham, Colorado Springs, Colo./Walter Simms, Denver, Colo.
· Brian Kennedy, not available, Colo./Craig Patnode, not available, Colo.
· Mike Doucette, San Diego, Calif./Erik Kirstein, not available, Colo.
· Ryan Lindstrom, Denver, Colo./Jamey Martin, Denver, Colo.
· Mike Lockwood, Englewood, Colo./Tim Rice, Littleton, Colo.
· Chad Barbier, Littleton, Colo./James McClair, Denver, Colo.
· Carey Jones, Denver, Colo./Chris Nicholl, Lakewood, Colo.
· Mitch Painovich, Denver, Colo./Adrian Salazar, Denver, Colo.
· Mark Gooley, not available, Colo./James Pinto, not available, Colo.
· Jim Kosenski, Boulder, Colo./Rich Pontillo, Boulder, Colo.
· Todd Robertson, Boulder, Colo./Sam Rodgers, not available, Colo.
· Dave Rohn, Grand Junction, Colo./Scott Wright, Fruita, Colo.
· Brad Enslow, not available, Colo./Neil Rooney, Fort Collins, Colo.
· Jason Sands, Aspen, Colo./partner to be name
· Curtis Griffin, Boulder, Colo./Kyle Schultz, Denver, Colo.
· Carson Jaffrey, Beckenridge, Colo./Shawn Weatherred, Vail, Colo.
· Mitch Hess, Denver, Colo./Jason Wyrick, Denver, Colo.
· Kevin Gregan, Washington, D. C./Tony Mazzullo, Washington, D. C.
· Anthony Jenkins, Wichita, Kan./Scott Larkin, not available, Kan.
· Keil Pittman, Belton, Mo./Skip Russell, not available, Mo.
· Dane Hansen, Raleigh, N. C./Ryan Post, Denver, Colo.
· Chris Hammock, Albuquerque, N. M./Mike Vernon, not available, N. M.
· Rob Pierce, Albuquerque, N. M./Thierry Thelliez, Santa Fe, N. M.
· Alan Gluntz, Albuquerque, N. M./Vince Vander May, Cedar Crest, N. M.
· Brad Fowler, Edmond, Okla./Blake Newman, Oklahoma City, Okla.
· Greg Brendel, Dallas, Tex./Wayne Young, Plano, Tex.
· Joey Burda, Fort Worth, Tex./Steve Deitz, Dallas, Tex.
· Skyler Davis, Irving, Tex./Brian Soldano, Irving, Tex.
· Randy Meador, Houston, Tex./Scott Smith, not available, Tex.
· Kyle Kennedy, Fort Worth, Tex./Tom Oley, Fort Worth, Tex.
· Kyle Patton, Richardson, Tex./Trent Sutton, Richardson, Tex.
· Dylan King, Salt Lake City, Utah/Jason Shorb, not available, utah
· Joe Samelu, not available, utah/partner to be named
· Rob Baily, Annandale, Va./Jason Robertson, Reston, Va.
· Claudio Borgiotti, Vienna, Virginia/Sean Murphy, not available, Va.
· Matt Adams, Tacoma, Wash./Grant Lange, Burien, Wash.
· Jesse Brown, Redmond, Wash./Matt Mueller, Everett, Wash.
· Slim Bailess, not available, Tex./partner to be named
· Gaston Macau, Miami Beach, Fla./Adam Roberts, Murrells Inlet, S.C.
· Matt Bergdahl, not available, Colo./Rocky Goss, not available, Colo./
· Anthony Medel, Carpenteria, Calif./John Moran, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
· Mike Galli, San Diego, Calif./Peter Holmes, not available, Calif.
· Kevin Burgess, Flagstaff, Ariz./Steven Ijams, Hermosa Beach, Calif.
· Jason Miller, Irving, Tex./Joe Stollings, Dallas, Tex.
· Casey Patterson, not available, Utah/Dennis Roberts, not available, Utah
Women's Open Entries
· Ashley Bowles, Manhattan Beach, Calif./Pat Keller, Lake Forest, Calif.
· Nicole Branagh, Orinda, Calif./Kim Zshan, not available, Calif.
· Patty Crew, Goodlettsville, Calif./Maureen Milnamow, San Diego, Calif.
· Erin Galli, San Diego, Calif./Valinda Hilleary, Littleton, Colo.
· Laura Higgins, San Diego, Calif./Barbara Nyland, San Diego, Calif.
· Catie Fleisher, Paonia, Colo./Kelly Rowe, Los Angeles, Calif.
· Pia Abramson, Denver, Colo./Gina Kirstein, Denver, Colo.
· Laurie Anderson, not available, Colo./Amy Carlson, Denver, Colo.
· Amy Dreier, Denver, Colo./Kim Zaczkowski, not available, Colo.
· Jules Glende, Vail, Colo./Kirsten Stuart, Avon, Colo.
· Lisa Groelz, Denver, Colo./Sheila Palmer, Conifer, Colo.
· Emily Hanselman, Denver, Colo./Jill Bornand, not available, Colo.
· Michelle Lehota, Denver, Colo./Julie Siegler, Englewood, Colo.
· Emily Bakker, Aspen, Colo./Sheila Masley, Denver, Colo.
· Sandy Matthes, Aurora, Colo./Jennifer Ward, Denver, Colo.
· Natalie Sime, Denver, Colo./Dawn Tischauser, Denver, Colo.
· Angela Knopf, Fort Collins, Colo./Krista Swartzendruber, Thornton, Colo.
· Malissa Karwowski, San Antonio, Tex./Wendy Martin, Wesley Chapel, Fla.
· Linn Ahrendt, Shoreview, Minn./Sandy Brown, Savage, Minn.
· Patty Barrett, Albuquerque, N. M./Ingrid Roosild, Albuquerque, N. M.
· Julie McGarr, Houston, Tex./Samantha Meador, Houston, Tex.
· Becky Henderson, Dallas, Tex./Patti Smith, Carrollton, Tex.
· Tina Hodson, Garland, Tex./Debbie Stanford, Plano, Tex.
· Yolanda Munoz, Dallas, Tex./Shannon Williams, Dallas, Tex.
~ Tim Simmons
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