finals & finishers


2000 IRF 12th World
Senior Championships

Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 29 - September 2

final matches

MEDAL ROUND PLAYOFFS*
Men's 35+: Andy Roberts (Memphis, Tenn.) def. Doug Ganim (Columbus, Ohio) 15-13, 14-15, 11-7
Men's 40+: Dave Eagle (Vandalia, Ohio) def. Jeff Wichers (Colorado Springs, Colo.) 15-12, 15-13
Men's 45+: Jim Luzar (Brookfield, Wis.) def. Darryl Warren (Harbor City, Calif.) 15-14, 15-12
Men's 50+: Tom Rall (Fullerton, Calif.) def. Denny Vincent (Blacklick, Ohio) 12-15, 15-9, 11-5
Men's 55+: Glenn Allen (Virginia Beach, Va.) def. Jose Luis Gonzalez (Chihuahua, Mexico) 15-3, 10-15, 11-4
Men's 60+: Robert Siemiatkowski (Briston, Conn.) def. Jim McPherson (Arlington, Va.) 15-12, 15-10
Men's 65+: Don Alt (Ft. Myers, Fla.) def. Jerry Holly (Stevenson Ranch, Calif.) 15-11, 6-15, 11-9
Women's 50+: Agatha Falso (Boca Raton, Fla.) def. Loretta Andersen (Reseda, Calif.) 15-1, 15-2

* All divisions were played in preliminary round-robin formats, from which players "qualified" into single-elimination medal round playoffs (in divisions large enough to demand multiple "flights" as shown above). Remaining division finishes were determined on the basis of the round-robins alone.

top finishers

MEN'S 35+
Andy Roberts, TN
Doug Ganim, OH
Joel Barbosa, TX
Dave Watson, OK
Gus Farrell, TX
Keith Fisher, CA
Dave Negrete, IL
Gabe Stalos, CA

MEN'S 40+
Dave Eagle, OH
Jeff Wichers, CO
Nathan Deer, TN
Steve Wattz, CA
Carlos Ascunce, Cuba
Jim Gillhouse, CO
Len Knudsen, FL
Mitch Smith, PA

MEN'S 45+
Jim Luzar, WI
Darryl Warren, CA
Mark Baron, VA
Gary Mazaroff, NM
Russ Palazzo, CT
Salvatore Perconti, FL
Randy Wheeler, AZ
Bill Yates, OH
 
MEN'S 50+
Tom Rall, CA
Denny Vincent, OH
Steve Mihalko, PA
Don Scales, TX
Robert Clark, NM
Rick Rios, MT
Frank Taddonio, AZ
William Welaj, NJ

MEN'S 55+
Glenn Allen, VA
Jose Luis Gonzalez, Mexico
Richard Melhart, WA
Jim Trammell, MO
Terry Albright, MO
Russ Deegan, FL
Randy Spencer, ID
Wayne Thornton, AR

MEN'S 60+
Robert Siemiatkowski, CT
Jim McPherson, VA
Len Corte, AZ
Leland Rients, MN
Ken Hugh, UT
Grant Morrill, PA
Jerry Northwood, AZ
Jim Wilking, UT

MEN'S 65+
Don Alt, FL
Jerry Holly, CA
Ken Karmel, NM
Ken Moore, CA
Toby DiCesare, NV
Art Hurley, NM
Alfonso Inclan, Mexico
Terry Lauritsen, NM

MEN'S 70+
Joe Lambert, TX, 490  pts
Herbert Sampson, CA, 375 pts 
George Cayssials, CA, 329  pts
Ralph Waddington, NM, 310  pts
Antonio Pineros, Colombia, 308  pts
Jack McAfee, OR, 114  pts

MEN'S 75+
Dick Kincade,CO, 346  pts
Lake Westphal, AZ, 340  pts
Bill Matotan, NM, 234  pts
William Gillio, NM, 227  pts
Al Romero, CA, 101  pts

MEN'S 80+
Earl Acuff, NC, 392  pts
Cam Snowberger, SC, 317  pts
George Spear, FL, 253  pts
Charles Russell, CA, 196  pts

MEN'S 85+
Harry Steinman, MD
WOMEN'S 35+
Laura Fenton, KS, 528 pts 
Lorraine Galloway, NY, 511  pts
Phyllis Morris, NC, 479  pts
Solanna Taragan, CA, 417  pts
Cyd Evans, NM, 399  pts
Madeline Edwards, TN, 355 pts 
Cyndee Struyk, CO, 308  pts
Sheri Bushay, AR, 187 pts 

WOMEN'S 40+
Debra Tisinger, CA, 490  pts
Sheri Anderson, AZ, 442  pts
Jill Mitchell, AK, 416  pts
Cindy Tilbury, CO, 386  pts
Stephanie Walker, NC, 313  pts
Karen Fuller, NM, 287  pts
Tomie Ootawara, Japan, 248  pts
Val Shewfelt, UT, 223  pts

WOMEN'S 45+
Joanne Pomodoro, MA, 331
Laura Patterson, MI, 306
Brenda White, IL, 287
Kay McCarthy, TN, 218
Karen Weins, FL, 206
Nancy Large, CA, 191
Rosario Bauer, CA, 167
Andrea Scott, IL, 162

WOMEN'S 50+
Agatha Falso, FL
Loretta Andersen, CA
Kathleen Dunham, IL
Linda Neel, OR
Jean Heckman, NY
Susan Kieffer, MN
Carol Palombino, CA
Janis Smith, FL

WOMEN'S 55+
Sharon Hastings-Welty, OR, 481
Mary Lou Furaus, NM, 434
Nidea Funes, Puerto Rico, 343
Cecelia Palaski, CA, 272
Gail Schaefer, MD, 145
Joy DeSantis, CA, 129

WOMEN'S 60+
Mildred Gwinn, NC, 373  pts
Gloria Piscoran, OR, 318  pts
Marquita Molina, CA, 244 pts 
Sylvia Sawyer, UT, 232  pts
Ann Westphal, AZ, 79  pts
WOMEN'S 65+
Jo Kenyon, FL, 392  pts
Lola Markus, IL, 359  pts
Naomi Eads, MO, 301  pts
Louise Kiss, NM, 204  pts

WOMEN'S 70+
Reta Harring, WI, 286  pts
Mary Lou Kackert, NM, 147  pts

WOMEN'S 75+
Beth Keene, TX 

WOMEN'S 80+
Mary Low Acuff, NC, 257  pts
Eleanor Quackenbush, OR, 112  pts
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