2004 U.S. National Speedskating Championships
Lincoln, Nebraska
Pershing Auditorium

Lamar Melton (Columbus, Ohio) representing the Newark Speedskating Team
(C) The Ohio Speedskating Tour

Pushing the limits of human sporting ability, U.S. Pro-elite speedskaters race to outlast each other
(C) US Roller Sports

Negotiating speedskating turns upwards of 25mph continues to remain a difficult skill on the US Roller Sports indoor speedskating track requiring countless hours of training
(C) Michigan Wolverines

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA -- A spark was fired under the bottoms of several hundred of the top inline short-track skaters vying for national gold at the 2004 USARS Indoor National Inline Speedskating Championships held at the perrenial Pershing Auditorium in downtown Lincoln. Speedskaters from the Great Lakes region as well as the Ohio Speedskating Tour fared relatively well relative to other historically stronger regions in the south.

Individual national championships race results from the distances covered are available below including the Pro/Elite men and ladies representing the United States. Ohio's Lamar Melton, a perrenial competitor for the great buckeye state of Ohio competed in the Pro classification against dozens of other young gun seniors. Rob Campbell (Pittsburgh, PA) also off a recent hiedis from speedskating reclaimed another respectable finish in the 100 meter time trial.

Buddy Gurr (Columbus, Ohio) at the end of the day made the final event and finished a respectable 4th place. The famous Julie Brandt-Glass (Seattle, Washington) made an appearence at the arena signing autographs with legendary Olympic ice speedskater and former inline speedskater Derek Parra from the Inland Empire of Southern California. Additionally, some major leaders in the industry met for a summit of national proportions to brainstorm ways to reposition inline speedskating as a sport for the coming century. Experts said that speedskating track was a typical blazing fast with speeds reaching 30mph.



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FRESHMAN 4 LADIES 2000M RELAY
1. Kendra Rogers-Tess Taylor-Trenda Smith-Wynter Barresi, Greencastle, Pa.;
2. Briana Kramer-Sophie Webb-Paige Schwartzburg-Stephanie Sutter, Kissimmee, Fla.;
3. Katelyn Horning-Sarah Benjamin-Kristen Wright-Akasha Kasper, Gastonia, N.C.;
4. Mariah Richardson-Emily Reed-Taylor Laydon-Kristen Rhodes, Greensboro, N.C.

FRESHMAN 4 MEN 2000M RELAY
1. Keith Carroll-Dominic Camaioni-Justice Goodwin-Nathan Barry, Bethlehem, Pa.;
2. Andrew Shatzer-Mike Helman-Dante Tuscai-Jared Carbaugh, Greencastle, Pa.;
3. Chris Clark-Jordin Stelly-Nicholas Montz-Joshua Menard, Lafayette, La.;
4. Taylor Miller-Eric Emanuel-Casey Goodenow-Josh Bode, Kissimmee, Fla.

SENIOR 4 LADIES 4000M RELAY
1. Heidi Shockley-Kelly Gunther-Sarah Barker-Marty Niester-Bortolon, Roseville, Mich.;
2. Jillian Rookard-Mandi Howard-Kim Foster-Stacey Phillips, Cumming, Ga.;
3. Brittany Bowe-Emily Scott-Stacey Johnson-Bonnie Omeara, Kissimmee, Fla.;
4. Ashley McLeod-Desiree Garduno-Heather Richardson-Amber Yarborough, High Point, N.C.

SENIOR 4 MEN 4000M RELAY
1. Christopher Ceveling-Darren Kauffman-Ben Carey-Scott Bliss, Frenchtown, N.J.;
2. James Cheek-Jamel Roberts-Michael Ratliff-Davis Flynn, High Point, N.C.;
3. Christopher Taylor-Kevin Pearsall-James Warren-Jamaal Jones, Gastonia, N.C.;
4. Jimmy Blair-Jesse Blair-Chad Rigsby-Justin Simaine, Roswell, Ga.

JUVENILE 4 PERSON 1200M RELAY
1. Destin Kramer-Donald Saltmarsh-Summer Lazzell-Jason Hoskins, Kissimmee, Fla.;
2. Summer Barker-Darien O'Neal-Harmony Yambor-Nathan Jackson, Roseville, Mich.;
3. Jordan Dooley-Deric Huffman-Jarrett Vaughn-Mary Fann, Gastonia, N.C.;
4. Isaiah Smith-Kelsey Helman-Brooke Carbaugh-Hunter Izer, Greencastle, Pa.

FRESHMAN 4 MIXED 2000M RELAY
1. Laura Delrio-Melanie Bradley-Sebastian Garcia-Eduardo Alvarez, Miami, Fla.;
2. Wynter Barresi-Trenda Smith-Dante Tuscai-Jared Carbaugh, Greencastle, Pa.;
3. Katelyn Horning-Kristen Wright-Blake Rhyne-Samuel Horn, Gastonia, N.C.;
4. Mariah Richardson-Taylor Laydon-Henry Galbraith-Tim Carpenter, Greensboro, N.C.

SENIOR 4 MIXED 4000M RELAY
1. Heather Richardson-Amber Yarborough-James Cheek-Michael Ratliff, High Point, N.C.;
2. Brittany Bowe-Emily Scott-Kyle Lazzell-Joey Colozzo, Kissimmee, Fla.;
3. Chelsea Creveling-Heather Castner-Darren Kauffman-Christopher Creveling, Frenchtown, N.J.
4. Ashley McLeod-Desiree Garduno-Brandon Andrews-Jamel Roberts, High Point, N.C.

July 21, 2004

PRO/ELITE LADIES 100M TIME TRIAL
1. Brittany Bowe, Kissimmee, Fla. - 10.864;
2. Heather Richardson, High Point, N.C. - 11.108;
3. Sara Sayasane, Citrus Heights, Calif. - 11.112;
4. Amber Yarborough, High Point, N.C. - 11.182;
5. Mandi Howard, Cumming, Ga. - 11.260;
6. Heidi Shockley, Roseville, Mich. - 11.370;
7. Jilleanne Rookard - Cumming, Ga. - 11.418;
8. Mallory Pracale, Bensalem, Pa. - 11.507;
9. Kristen St. Nicholas, Bensalem, Pa. - 11.638;
10. Kimi Butler, Citrus Heights, Calif. - 11.664;
11. Kim Foster, Cumming, Ga. - 11.683;
12. Lacey Brock, Arlington, Texas - 11.695;
13. Romina Bosica, Wichita, Kan. - 11.817;
14. Erin DiJulio, Charlestown, R.I. - 12.208;
15. Julie Glass, Federal Way, Wash. - Did Not Skate

PRO/ELITE MEN 100M TIME TRIAL
1. Joey Mantia, Kissimmee, Fla. - 10.108;
2. William Bowen, Harrisonburg, Va. - 10.127;
3. Jeremy Anderson, Federal Way, Wash. - 10.191;
4. Ben Carey, Sewell, N.J. - 10.199;
5. Terence Allmond, Bensalem, Pa. - 10.293;
6. Christopher Creveling, Sewell, N.J. - 10.336;
7. Kevin Gehman, Bethlehem, Pa. - 10.424;
8. Miguel Jose, Federal Way, Wash. - 10.438;
9. James Cheek, High Point, N.C. - 10.446;
10. Joey Collazo, Kissimmee, Fla. - 10.449;
11. Rob Campbell, Bethlehem, Pa. - 10.488;
12 Rocky Dufrene, Lafayette, La. - 10.507;
13. Jamaal Jones, Gastonia, N.C. - 10.559;
14. Brandon Andrews, High Point, N.C. - 10.564;
15. Josh Wood, Citrus Heights, Calif. - 10.582;
16. Kevin Shockley, Roseville, Mich. - 10.583;
17. Michael Ratliff, High Point, N.C. - 10.609;
18. Jimmy Blair, Roswell, Ga. - 10.658;
19. Jesse Blair, Roswell, Ga. - 10.692;
20. Justin Simane, Roswell, Ga. - 10.894;
21. Lamar Melton, Newark, Ohio - 11.218;
22. Harry Howlett, Cheyenne, Wy. - 11.429;
23. Bret Whitman, Miami, Fla. - Did Not Skate

PRIMARY GIRLS 300M
1. Kelsey Helman, Greencastle, Pa.;
2. Chelsea Grzech, Vero Beach, Fla.;
3. Arastina Barry, Bethlehem, Pa.;
4. Cydney Evanson, Seattle, Wash.

PRIMARY BOYS 300M
1. Michael Taylor, Cumming, Ga.;
2. Paul Everett, Federal Way, Wash.;
3. ShaneVisnick, Lantana, Fla.;
4. Bailey Anderson, Federal Way, Wash.

JUVENILE GIRLS 300M
1. Ariana Wright, Orange, Calif.;
2. Domenica Mejia-Clavijo, Harrisonburg, Va.;
3. Mary Fann, Gastonia, N.C.;
4. Summer Barker, Roseville, Mich.

JUVENILE BOYS 300M
1. Destin Kramer, Kissimmee, Fla.;
2. Bryan Kubota, Miami, Fla.;
3. Leif Bisping, Tallahassee, Fla.;
4. Colby Groves, Federal Way, Wash.

ELEMENTARY GIRLS 500M
1. Alexandra Harris, Harrisonburg, Va.;
2. Tess Taylor, Greencastle, Pa.;
3. Madeline Emme, Watertown, Wis.;
4. Megan Fiola, Vero Beach, Fla.

ELEMENTARY BOYS 500M
1. Colin Thomas, Spring, Texas;
2. Brandon Esianor, Arlington, Texas;
3. Eric Emanuel, Kissimmee, Fla.;
4. Michael Ringer, Arlington, Texas

FRESHMAN LADIES 500M
1. Briana Kramer, Kissimmee, Fla.;
2. Laura DelRio, Miami, Fla.;
3. Misha Averill, Puyallup, Wash.;
4. Emily Barker, Roseville, Mich.

FRESHMAN MEN 500M
1. Chad Horne, High Point, N.C.;
2. Jordan Spriggs, Federal Way, Wash.;
3. Gregory Gorman, Cumming, Ga.;
4. Kimani Griffin, High Point, N.C.

GRAND VETERAN LADIES 700M
1. Donna Shelton, Milpitas, Calif.;
2. Linda Martin, Watertown, Wis.;
3. Judie Kerr, Springfield, Ill.;
4. Lynn Reeves, Vero Beach, Fla.

GRAND VETERAN MEN 700M
1. Efforest Allmond, Bensalem, Pa.;
2. Clinton Carson, Midland, Mich.;
3. Sandy Emerling, Roseville, Mich.;
4. Robert Ruff, Springfield, Mo.

VETERANS WOMEN 700M
1. Stacy Brown, Greensboro, N.C.;
2. Leslie Rea, Rohernt Park, Calif.;
3. Debbie Smotrilla, Austin, Texas;
4. Karen Anderson, Cheyenne, Wy.

VETERANS MEN 700M
1. Marty Laufer, Watertown, Wis.;
2. Kevin Boyer, Citrus Heights, Calif.;
3. Vince Casserly, Lantana, Fla.;
4. Desmond Kameka, Lantana, Fla.

MASTERS WOMEN 700M
1. Nancy Kimball, Federal Way, Wash.;
2. Shannon Valerio, Wichitak, Kan.;
3. Janine Cobb, Cheyenne, Wy.;
4. Denise Koziara, Roseville, Mich.

MASTERS MEN 1000M
1. James Larson, Springfield, Ill.;
2. Jay Ingram, Roseville, Mich.;
3. Bret Donaldson, Bensalem, Pa.;
4. Ronald Dillow, Springfield, Ill.

CLASSIC WOMEN 1000M
1. Ricci Porter, Cheyenne, Wy.;
2. Marty Niester-Bortolon, Roseville, Mich.;
3. Cherie Disque, Lantana, Fla.;
4. Stephanie Anderson, Federal Way, Wash.

CLASSIC MEN 1000M
1. Christopher Taylor, Gastonia, N.C.;
2. Donnie Beck, Sacramento, Calif.;
3. Terry Palmer, Roseville, Mich.;
4. Gene Brymer, Austin, Texas

SOPHOMORE LADIES 1000M
1. Emily Scott, Kissimmee, Fla.;
2. Ashley Tidwell, Spring, Texas;
3. Sarah Barker, Roseville, Mich.;
4. Lauren Cholewinski Warren, Gastonia, N.C.

SOPHOMORE MEN 1000M
1. Corey Gahan, High Point, N.C.;
2. Erik Lefler, Midland, Mich.;
3. William Smith, Greensboro, N.C.;
4. Bernard Gurr, Newark, Ohio

JUNIOR LADIES 1000M
1. Kelly Gunther, Roseville, Mich.;
2. Alicia Taggart, Wichita, Kan.;
3. Alyssa Chiasson, Lafayette, La.;
4. Christi Tidwell, Spring, Texas

JUNIOR MEN 1000M
1. Darren Kauffman, Frenchtown, N.J.;
2. Justin Kubicek, Roseville, Mich.;
3. Jarrett Paul, Lantana, Fla.;
4. Jeremy Murphy, Lafayette, La.

SENIOR LADIES 1000M
1. Ashley McLeod, High Point, N.C.;
2. Chelsea Creveling, Frenchtown, N.J.;
3. Heather Castner, Frenchtown, N.J.;
4. Stephanie Abraham, Lantana, Fla.

SENIOR MEN 1500M
1. Scott Bliss, Frenchtown, N.J.;
2. Timothy Clark, Watertown, Wis.;
3. Michael Scianna, Roseville, Mich.;
4. Todd Foley, Wichita, Kan.

PRO/ELITE LADIES 1000M
1. Brittany Bowe, Kissimmee, Fla.;
2. Kimi Butler, Citrus Heights, Calif.;
3. Amber Yarborough, High Point, N.C.;
4. Mandi Howard, Cumming, Ga.

PRO/ELITE MEN 1500M
1. Joey Mantia, Kissimmee, Fla.;
2. Jeremy Anderson, Federal Way, Wash.;
3. William Bowen, Harrisonburg, Va.;
4. Christopher Creveling, Sewell, N.J.

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