WOW! Time flies!

There is a lot that has happened since we last posted, regionals, outdoor nationals, and indoor nationals have all come and gone. This is the appropriate time to recognize our Stardust skaters who have accomplished a lot in the last few months. Lets begin with the regional championships, here are the following skaters who qualified for USA Roller Sports Indoor National Championships based on their performance at the regional level:

Thalia Pagan
Zack Kulics
Gilles Attipoe
Kirsten Attipoe
Taylor Mueller
Kevin Quandt
Emily Scott
Vince Casserly
Paula Blanco
Estefana Ochoa
Jon Jackson
Roy Paz
Jon Poslusny
Jeremiah Bankston
Christy Jackson
Jarett Paul
Paul Santana
George Dabbiero
**Apologies if we have missed your name**

This year's Outdoor National Championship performance by our skaters was great. We had multiple placements in World Class, Junior World Class and at the Freshman division.

Track Results
Kirsten Attipoe
3rd-300m TT
7th-500m

Kevin Quandt
2nd-300m TT
4th-15K Elim
2nd-1000m
7th-10k Elim
3rd-500m

Zach Kulics
22nd-300m TT

Emily Scott
4th-300m TT
2nd-500m
2nd-1000m
1st-10K Points

Taylor Mueller
3rd-300m TT
2nd-2K Points
4th-500m


Road Results
Kirsten Attipoe **Junior World Team Alternate
2nd-200m TT
5th-500m

Kevin Quandt **Junior World Team Member
2nd-200mm TT
4th-20K Elim
7th-10K Points
1st-500m

Zach Kulics
21st-200m TT

Emily Scott **World Team Member
5th-200m TT
2nd-10K Points
2nd-20K Elim

Taylor Mueller
3rd-200m TT
4th-2K Points Race
2nd-500m



Indoor National Championships
Novice Junior Ladies- 1st place Staphania Ochoa
World Class Ladies- Emily Scott
*4th-100m TT
*2nd-500m
*1st-1000m
*1st-5000m Elim
Elite Freshmen Boys- 2nd Zack Kulics
Elite Junior Men- 5th Kevin Quandt
Elite Junior Ladies- 4th Kirsten Attipoe
Elite Grand Classic Men- 4th Jon Jackson & 6th Jeremiah Bankston
Elite Master Men- 1st Paul Santana
Elite Grand Master Men- 5th Roy Paz
Elite Grand Veteran Men- 3rd Vince Casserly
Senior 2 Lady- 1st Emily Scott & Kirsten Attipoe
Senior 2 Mixed- 2nd Emily Scott & Kevin Quandt
Classic 2 Man- 4th Jeremiah Bankston & Jon Jackson
Master 4 Man- 3rd Roy Paz, George Dabbiero, Vince Casserly, & Paul Santana

Overall we are nationally ranked as 12th out of 60 teams entered into the national championship. The Southern Region is ranked 3rd for the 2009 season.