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USA Masters Ski Jumping Champions
Old Boys -- Still at it, after all these years!

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From 1935 to the present, the National Masters (Veterans) champions have been crowned, along with the Junior and Senior champions, at the same championship competitions. In 1981, the USSA established a small-hill National Masters Age Group Championship, similar to the annual Junior Olympics. The first event was held in 1982 in St. Paul, MN. The original intention was a one hill, one day event on a 40 meter (P) hill.

Since that time, the Masters Age Group Championships have developed and expanded, following the model of the annual World Masters Championship (IMC) with multiple hills and sometimes two days of competition. In years when more than two hill sizes are offered, competitors choose to participate in one or two of the competitions. At the same time, the largest hill for these competitions has increased. In Steamboat Springs, a four-time host, a K-65 meter hill was used and in Westby (2001) a K-65 was the largest hill. In 2005, new heights were reached as the Masters competed on the new Norge Ski Club K-72 meter jump. The table below listing the Masters age group champions was rearranged in 2005 to reflect more clearly the multi-hill championships.

Lists of recent Masters champions have been assembled by Don West who welcomes any related information by mail at 9 Addoms St., Plattsburgh, NY, 12901 or by e-mail.

SMALL HILL NATIONAL MASTERS AGE GROUP* CHAMPIONS
(THIS IS A WIDE TABLE -- USE HORIZONTAL SLIDER TO VIEW RIGHT COLUMNS) 


YEAR   LOCATION       Masters I       Masters II       Masters III       Masters IV      Masters V


1982   St. Paul     Tim Denisson    Slavomir Kardas    John Lyons
 
1983   Hanover      Stuart Guy1     Bruce Jennings1    Earle Murphy

1984   Lake Placid  Mike Voboril    Dana Zelenakis     Earle Murphy

1985   Iola  WI     Kip Sundgaard2  Tim Denisson2      Earle Murphy

1986   Steamboat    Walt Malmquist  Dale Fredette      Earle Murphy

1987   Steamboat    Jeff Homola     Tim Denisson       Earle Murphy

1988   Steamboat    Wes Palmer      Jim Maki           Earle Murphy

1989   Bear Mt.     Mike Gaboury    Tim Denisson       Don West

1990   Wisc Rapids  Jim Grahek      Tim Denisson       Dave Engstrom

1991   Rumford      Larry Welch     Doug Kopelke       Don West         Earle Murphy

1992   St. Paul     Jim Denney      Tim Denisson       Bob Keck         Earle Murphy

1993   Wisc Rapids  Jack Gasienica  Jim Maki           Bob Keck         Sig Malvik       Bob Hein

1994   Iola  WI     Jack Gasienica  Stig Hallingbye    Bob Keck         Sig Malvik       Bob Hein

1995   Lebanon      Larry Welch     Ted Chivers        Don West

1996   Steamboat    Scott Smith     Stig Hallingbye    Don West         Dale Severson

1997   Madison WI
     56 meter hill  Scott Smith     Jim Maki           Corky Denisson   Sig Malvik
     30 meter hill  (no entries)    Tom Ricchio        Terry Holmgren   Sig Malvik
     10 meter hill3  . . . . . .    . . . . . .        . . . . . . .    . . . . . .      Bob Hein
     
1998   St. Paul MN   -- event cancelled due to warm weather and shortage of snow --

1999      -- event not scheduled, due to poor communication and lack of enthusiasm --

2000   Wisc Rapids
     52 meter hill  Scott Smith     John Glasder       Tim Denisson     
     20 meter hill  Jim Mylander    Denny Matson       Dave Arneson
     
2001   Westby WI
     65 meter hill  Scott Smith     Stig Hallingbye    Tim Denisson     
     40 meter hill  Pete Ellefson   Dan Ellefson       Terry Holmgren
     
2002   Fox River Grove IL
     60 meter hill  Scott Smith     Bart Lockhart      Tom Ricchio 
     45 meter hill  . . . . . . .   Jeff Homola        Tim Denisson     Don West
     22 meter hill  . . . . . . .   Bob Schauer        Bill Haugen      Don West
     
2003   Iola WI
     60 meter hill  . . . . . . .   . . . . . .        . . . . . . .    Bob Keck
     40 meter hill  Darcy Oligney   Mark Miles         Tim Denisson     Bob Keck
     20 meter hill  . . . . . . .   Jim Mylander       Bill Haugen      Dale Severson

2004   Madison WI 4
     58 meter hill  Kip Kopelke     Rick Anderson      Tom Ricchio      Bob Keck
     29 meter hill  Darcy Oligney   Gary Silbaugh      Tim Denisson     Don West
     14 meter hill  . . . . . . .   Jim Mylander       

2005   Fox River Grove IL
     72 meter hill  Martin Bayer    Scott Smith 
     47 meter hill  Patrick Kruegel Arne Aerisoty      Tom Ricchio      Terry Holmgren
     22 meter hill  . . . . . . .   Chris Schroeder    . . . . . .       . . . . . . .   Dale Severson
     10 meter hill  Lisa Smith 5

2006   St. Paul & Minneapolis MN
     70 meter hill  Patrick Kruegel Joe Berens
                    Karla Keck
     47 meter hill  Patrick Kruegel Scott Smith        Tom Ricchio      Don West
     30 meter hill  Bill Ryan       Joe Berens         Tom Ricchio      Terry Holmgren

2007   Iola WI
     60 meter hill  Wladyslaw Kwak  Jack Gasienica     Tim Denisson     Don West
     40 meter hill  Patrick Kruegel Jack Gasienica     Tom Ricchio      Don West
     20 meter hill  . . . . . . .   Roman Hawryla      Tom Moore        . . . . . . .

2008   Fox River Grove IL
     70 meter hill Albert Gasienica Scott Smith        Jon Farnham      . . . . . . .
     47 meter hill  Wladyslaw Kwak  Jack Gasienica     Tim Denisson     Tom Ricchio      Don West
     22 meter hill  . . . . . . .   Darcy Oligney      John Conley      . . . . . . .
Notes --
  1. The result sheet for 1983 is not broken down by age group, but hand-written notations indicate these winners.

  2. I have no printed results for the 1985 event. The names listed are the best recollections of some skiers who were there.

  3. In Madison (1997) the 10 meter competition was open only to "legends" age 70 and older.

  4. New for 2004 was a Pre-Masters class (25-29) won by Karla Keck, our first female competitor.

  5. Lisa Smith is the first female Masters competitor.
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