Competition: Top Ten List
Last Updated Oct 1, 2009
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Throughout the contest year, which runs from July 1 to June 30, NAR competitors strive to amass points in sanctioned competition by attending launches in their Section, their local area, or their region of the country, and winning or placing in over 25 different rocketry events.
The top competitors meet and battle it out for the title of National Champion each August at NARAM, the NAR's annual national competition meet. NARAM is held in a different location in the US each year, giving everyone an equal chance to participate.
Competitors are divided into three divisions, by age:
- A Division: Ages 7 through 13
- B Division: Ages 14 through 18
- C Division: Ages 19 and up
A fourth division is maintained for group efforts (Team Division), and a Section Championship is awarded to the Section whose members have amassed the most points during the contest year.
Any NAR member is eligible to participate in or to sponsor sanctioned competitions! Full instructions, as well as the formulas used to calculate competition points, are contained in the US Model Rocket Sporting Code (the "Pink Book"), which is available free with your NAR membership.
Our most recent competition rankings appear below. Please direct all questions and corrections to the National Contest Board Chairman.
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Note: This is the Top Ten 2008-09 list. The full complete list was previously posted. Anyone now requiring the complete 2008-2009 Contest Points List should send their request privately to zog43Lyon@aol.com 2008-2009 NAR CONTEST POINTS FINAL LIST AUGUST 20 2009 A DIVISION (Note: National Awards shown based on NARAM-51 attendance) NAME NAR # Sec# Points CF 1. Alyssa Stenberg 87476 581 14540 18 2. Michala Alexander 85196 473 9444 20 3. Rachel Nowak 88072 606 7291 20 4. Ian Vander Voord 83677 500 6822 17 Reed Coker 88844 565 7737 12 Amanda O'Brien 87589 506 6864 12 Gerald Vander Voord 83626 500 6582 17 Katherine Humphrey 81367 5368 11 Thomas O'Brien 87590 506 5070 12 Jacob Rains 74976 205 4920 8 B DIVISION Name NAR # Sec# Points CF 1. Brian Guzek 86418 473 12963 20 2. Cassi Steele 81474 506 11778 20 3. Matt Filler 71947 139 11384 20 4. Carrie Steele 78080 506 11136 20 Katie Steele 80121 506 9114 20 Amanda Boadway 82337 500 8576 20 Josh Smith 86355 500 6250 20 Craig Vinyard 82566 4974 18 Caleb Boe 83679 4274 11 Mike Humphrey 75192 3812 9 C DIVISION Name NAR # Sec# Points CF 1. Chad Ring 50652 519 13932 20 2. Patrick Peterson 30146 519 10922 20 3. Chan Stevens 80019 624 10836 20 4. Mike Konshak 896 565 10738 20 Ryan Coleman 59361 519 9749 20 Dave Gilmore 87414 500 7678 20 Keith Vinyard 24568 6432 18 Jim Stum 73208 519 6266 20 Jim Filler 27862 139 6190 20 Jay Calvert 71767 500 5881 20 TEAM DIVISION Name Team # Sec# Points CF 1. Pod Bay Doors T-201 506 13044 20 2. Bumbling Bros. F.C. T-011 500 12402 19 3. Dark Side T-500 500 10220 20 4. Meatball Rocketry T-684 139 10070 19 Spanish Inquisition T-111 500 9717 20 Jedi Knights T-066 606 9434 20 Why Us? T-109 519 8674 20 Southern Neutron T-553 519 7028 14 Red Baron T-911 519 5394 12 Pod Babe Doors T-202 506 5286 20 SECTIONS Name (state) Sec# Points CF 1. SSS (AZ) 506 91667 20 2. SMASH (MI) 500 88302 20 3. Launch Crue (IN) 519 59530 20 4. NARHAMS (MD) 139 36540 20 PSC (PA) 473 29954 18 MTMA (OH) 606 24396 20 NCR (CO) 565 16810 20 CRASH (CO) 482 16050 6 CATO (CT) 581 14636 18 NOVAAR (VA) 205 13579 18