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WWAC Contest Prizes and Awards

Wild West Arts Club (WWAC) Will Rogers Wild West Expo
Claremore Expo Center, Claremore, Oklahoma, U.S.A.

  2007
 
Special Awards Winners
The Frank Dean and Will Rogers Trick & Fancy Roping Award - $500 + Plaque + Certificate - Jim Slade
Joe Bowman Award for Gun Showmanship - Plaque - Charlie Keyes
John & Vi Brady Award for Whip Cracker of the Year - Plaque + Trophy Whip - Chris Camp
Will Rogers Award for Trick Roper of the Year - Plaque - Rider Kiesner
Montie Montana Award for Showmanship - Plaque - Bruce Brannen
WWAC Life Time Achievement Award - Plaque - Dr. Nacho Rodriguez
Best New Whip Cracker - Trophy + Certificate - Farrah Siegel
Outstanding Showcase Award - Trophy + Certificate - Group CZ
Best Costume - Trophy + Certificate - Rex Purefoy
Rogers Company Rising Star - $500 + Trophy + Certificate - Rider Kiesner
Roping Awards Winners
Most Texas Skips – 1st Place - $500 + Buckle + Certificate - Doug Lalone
Most Texas Skips – 2nd Place - $300 + Trophy + Certificate - Manfred Schneider
Most Texas Skips – 3rd Place - $100 + Certificate - Doug Smith
Texas Skip Race – 1st Place - $500 + Buckle + Certificate - Rider Kiesner
Texas Skip Race – 2nd Place - $300 + Trophy + Certificate - Dan Mink
Texas Skip Race – 3rd Place - $100 + Certificate - Cody Lamb
Big Loop (Men’s) – 1st Place - $500 + Buckle + Certificate - Charlie Keyes
Big Loop (Men’s) – 2nd Place - $300 + Trophy + Certificate - Rich Gratney
Big Loop (Men’s) – 3rd Place - $100 + Certificate - Teli Cardaci
Big Loop (Women’s) – 1st Place - $500 + Buckle + Certificate - Kimberly Mink
Big Loop (Women’s) – 2nd Place - $300 + Trophy + Certificate - Joan Wells
Big Loop (Women’s) – 3rd Place - $100 + Certificate - Annette Gratney
Big Loop (Senior’s) – 1st Place - $500 + Buckle + Certificate - Larry Lewis
Big Loop (Senior’s) – 2nd Place - $300 + Trophy + Certificate - Bill Smith
Big Loop (Senior’s) – 3rd Place - $100 + Certificate - Larry Robak
Biggest Over-All Loop (Between the above 3 Big Loop Contests) - Buckle + Certificate - Charlie Keyes
Most Unusual Rope Trick - $100 + Trophy + Certificate - Manfred Schneider
Best Comedy Roper - $100 + Trophy + Certificate - David Lichtenstein
Intermediate Horse Catch – 1st Place - $500 + Buckle + Certificate - Mike Moran
Intermediate Horse Catch – 2nd Place - $300 + Trophy + Certificate - Joan Wells
Intermediate Horse Catch – 3rd Place - $100 + Certificate - Bruce Brannen
Advanced Horse Catch – 1st Place - $500 + Buckle + Certificate - Kenneth Durham
Advanced Horse Catch – 2nd Place - $300 + Trophy + Certificate - Kent Durham
Advanced Horse Catch – 3rd Place - $100 + Certificate - Rider Kiesner
Promising Young Roper - $100 + Buckle + Certificate - Zeke Thurston
Youth Big Loop (14 & Under) – 1st Place - $75 + Trophy + Certificate - Zeke Thurston
Youth Big Loop (14 & Under) – 2nd Place - $25 + Certificate - Cody Lamb
Youth Big Loop (14 & Under) – 3rd Place - Certificate - Roper Kiesner
Youth Wedding Ring Race (14 & Under) – 1st Place - $75 + Trophy + Certificate - Zeke Thurston
Youth Wedding Ring Race (14 & Under) – 2nd Place - $25 + Certificate - Joe Mobley
Youth Wedding Ring Race (14 & Under) – 3rd Place - Certificate - Dusty Clifton
Youth Flat Spin Race (14 & Under) – 1st Place - $75 + Trophy + Certificate - Zeke Thurston
Youth Flat Spin Race (14 & Under) – 2nd Place - $25 + Certificate - Roper Kiesner
Youth Flat Spin Race (14 & Under) – 3rd Place - Certificate - Joe Mobley
Whip Awards
Whip Cracking Speed & Accuracy – 1st Place - $500 + Buckle + Certificate - John Bailey
Whip Cracking Speed & Accuracy – 2nd Place - $200 + Trophy + Certificate - Bruce Brannen
Whip Cracking Speed & Accuracy – 3rd Place - Certificate - Logan Easterday
Whip Cracking Style & Technique – 1st Place - $500 + Buckle + Certificate - Chris Camp
Whip Cracking Style & Technique – 2nd Place - $200 + Trophy + Certificate - Adam Winrich
Whip Cracking Style & Technique – 3rd Place - Certificate - Farrah Siegel
Double Whip Cracking Style & Technique – 1st Place - $500 + Buckle + Certificate - Manfred Schneider
Double Whip Cracking Style & Technique – 2nd Place - $200 + Trophy + Certificate - Chris Camp
Double Whip Cracking Style & Technique – 3rd Place - Certificate - Adam Winrich
Over All Style and Technique (most points) - Buckle + Certificate - Chris Camp
T J’s Zorro Whip Contest Winner - $3600 + Trophy + Certificate - No Winner This Year
Knife Awards
Fast Draw Championship – 1st Place - $300 + Buckle + Certificate - John Bailey
Fast Draw Championship – 2nd Place - $100 + Certificate - Joe Darrah
Fast Draw Championship – 3rd Place - $50 + Certificate - Larry Hood
Speed Throwing Championship – 1st Place - $300 + Buckle + Certificate - Art Avalos
Speed Throwing Championship – 2nd Place - $100 + Certificate - Kirk Bass
Speed Throwing Championship – 3rd Place - $50 + Certificate - Dan Mink
Long Distance Throwing Championship – 1st Place - $300 + Buckle + Certificate - Kirk Bass
Long Distance Throwing Championship – 2nd Place - $100 + Certificate - Art Avalos
Long Distance Throwing Championship – 3rd Place - $50 + Certificate - Tim Bass
Impalement Championship – 1st Place - $300 + Buckle + Certificate - Richard Wesson
Impalement Throwing Championship – 2nd Place - $100 + Certificate - Rudd Picket
Impalement Throwing Championship – 3rd Place - $50 + Certificate - Richard Hamond
Obstacle Course Championship – 1st Place - $300 + Buckle + Certificate - Art Avalos
Obstacle Course Championship – 2nd Place - $100 + Certificate - Mike Alamo Bainton
Obstacle Course Championship – 3rd Place - $50 + Certificate - Chuck Wesson
World Champion Knife Thrower - Buckle + Certificate - Mike Alamo Bainton
Expert Division – 2nd Place - Buckle + Certificate - Mike Pearl
Expert Division – 3rd Place - Buckle + Certificate - Rich Wesson
Intermediate Division – 1st Place - Buckle + Certificate - Art Avalos
Intermediate Division – 2nd Place - Buckle + Certificate - Rudd Picket
Intermediate Division – 3rd Place - Buckle + Certificate - Chuck Weems
Novice Division – 1st Place - Buckle + Certificate - Joe Alttman
Novice Division – 3rd Place - Buckle + Certificate - Melody Emel
Novice Division – 2nd Place - Buckle + Certificate - Beth Ann McCourt
Hawk Awards Winners
Thomi Hawk’s Frontier Challenge – 1st Place - $200 + Buckle + Certificate - Mike Bainton
Thomi Hawk’s Frontier Challenge – 2nd Place - $75 + Certificate - Chuck Wesson
Thomi Hawk’s Frontier Challenge – 3rd Place - $25 + Certificate - Mike Pearl
Gun Awards Winners
Gun Spinning Masters – 1st Place - $300 + Buckle + Certificate - Dan Mink
Gun Spinning Masters – 2nd Place - $100 + Trophy + Certificate - Thomi Hawk
Gun Spinning Masters – 3rd Place - $50 + Certificate - Jim Leone
Gun Spinning Intermediate – 1st Place - $300 + Buckle + Certificate - Charlie Keyes
Gun Spinning Intermediate – 2nd Place - $100 + Trophy + Certificate - Leslie Garden
Gun Spinning Intermediate – 3rd Place - $50 + Certificate - Melody Emel
Gun Spinning Open – 1st Place - $300 + Buckle + Certificate - Dusty Clifton
Gun Spinning Open – 2nd Place - $100 + Trophy + Certificate - Char Hoogheem
Gun Spinning Open – 3rd Place - $50 + Certificate - Duane Lee
Gun Spinning Grand Champion - $300 Alfonso Gift Certificate - Dan Mink
Pat Rowan Award Rowan Trophy - Thomi Hawk
QuickDraw Contests
Cowboy QuickDraw Speed Shot Single – 1st Place - $250 + Buckle + Certificate - Tim Bass
Cowboy QuickDraw Speed Shot Single – 2nd Place - $100 + Trophy + Certificate - Mark Weinger
Cowboy QuickDraw Speed Shot Single – 3rd Place - $75 + Certificate - John Bailey
Cowboy QuickDraw Double Trouble - 1st Place - $250 + Buckle + Certificate - Pete McMillan
Cowboy QuickDraw Double Trouble – 2nd Place - $100 + Trophy + Certificate - Logan Easterday
Cowboy QuickDraw Double Trouble – 3rd Place - $75 + Certificate - Rider Kiesner
QuickDraw World Champion - $500 + Buckle + Gun + Certificate - Pete McMillan
Trick Riding Awards
Men’s Trick Riding – 1st Place - $700 + Buckle + Certificate + Saddle - Greg Whitaker
Men’s Trick Riding – 2nd Place - $400 + Trophy + Certificate - Austin Anderson
Men’s Trick Riding – 3rd Place - $300 + Certificate - Shawn Brackett
Women’s Trick Riding – 1st Place - $700 + Buckle + Certificate + Saddle - Ginger Vandergriff
Women’s Trick Riding – 2nd Place - $0 + Trophy + Certificate - No Winner This Year
Women’s Trick Riding – 3rd Place - $0 + Certificate - No Winner This Year
Youth Trick Riding – 1st Place - $700 + Buckle + Certificate + Saddle - Haley Ganzel
Youth Trick Riding – 2nd Place - $400 + Trophy + Certificate - Roper Kiesner
Youth Trick Riding – 3rd Place - $0 + Certificate - No Winner This Year
Group Trick Riding – 1st Place - Buckle each - Greg Whitaker, Austin Anderson, Shawn Brackett,
Ginger Vandergriff,  Haley Ganzel & Roper Kiesner

Group Trick Riding – 2nd Place - 0 + Trophy + Certificate - No Winner This Year
Group Trick Riding – 3rd Place - 0 + Certificate - No Winner This Year
       


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