1957 National Championships
July 7 to 13
Riverside Arena, Livonia, Michigan
716 Contestants – 32 Artistic & 13 Speed Events
Senior Men Singles
1st – William Ferraro, Jr. – Livonia, Mich.
2nd – Fred Wheeler – Washington, D.C.
3rd – Ronald Fitzgerald – Worcester, Mass.
Senior Ladies’ Singles
1st – Nancy Gailbraith – Livonia, Mich.
2nd – Avis Cook – Pasadena, Calif. (picture to right)
3rd – Doris Dahl – Bayonne, N.J.
Senior Dance
1st –Earl Roberts, Madelyn Higgins – Levittown, N.Y.
2nd – William Thelgen, Carolyn Elias – Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – George Gerschwinder, Ann Laakso – Mineola, N.Y.
Senior Mixed Pairs
1st – William Ferraro Jr., Barbara Searles – Livonia, Mich.
2nd –Theresa Colaio, Willaim Thelgen – Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – Fred Wheeler, Mary Godwin – Washington, D.C.
Senior Ladies’ Pairs
1st – Nancy Gailbraith, Linda Kobane – Livonia, Mich.
2nd –Theresa Colaio, Susan Lessne – Levittown, N.Y..
3rd –Alice Betzler, Elizabeth Cunningham – Bayonne, N.J.
Senior Fours
1st – Jack Becker, Sue Kalavatinos, Fred Wheeler, Mary Godwin, Washington, D.C.
2nd – Earl Roberts, Susan Lessne, William Thelgen, Theresa Colaio – Levittown, N.J.
3rd –Chester Brosonski, Frances Sipe, Al Dahl, Alice Betzler – Bayonne, N.J.
Senior Men Speed
1st – Chester Brosonski – Bayonne, N.J. (picture below)
2nd – James Nolan Jr. – Melrose Park, Ill.
3rd – Ray Gee – Gary, Ind.
Senior Men 5-Mile Relay
1st – Fred Cameron, Thomas Lucas – Alexandria, Va.
2nd – Sam Montoya, Michael Nash – Washington, D.C.
3rd – Thomas Black, Jerry Crotts – Bladensburg, Md.
Senior Ladies’ Speed
1st – Furn Walton – Washington, D.C.
2nd –Frances Sipe – Bayonne, N.J.
3rd – Wanda Brandt – Sun Valley, Calif.
Junior Men Singles
1st – Paul Zukowski – Elizabeth, N.J.
2nd – Jack Becker – Bladensburg, Md.
3rd – David Julien – Livonia, Mich.
Junior Ladies Single
1st – Dawn Brown – Trenton, N.J. (picture to right)
2nd – Judy Snyder – Mineola, N.Y.
3rd – Barbara Searles – Livinia, Mich.
Junior Dance
1st – Jack McManus, Renee Warren – Levittown, N.Y.(pix at bottom)
2nd – Jay Slaughter, Janet Larsen – Melrose Park, Ill.
3rd – Arthur Moore, Marie Moore – Bayonne, N.J.(picture to right)
Junior Mixed Pairs
1st – Thomas Kaltenbach, Nancy Gailbraith – Livonia, Mich.
2nd – Earl Roberts, Susan Lessne – Levittown, N.Y.(picture to right)
3rd – David Julien, Ruth Ann Riegle – Livonia, Mich.
Junior Men’s Speed
1st – Roger Nadow – Van Nuys, Calif.
2nd – Michael Nash – Washington, D.C.
3rd – Edward Bray – Hackensack, N.J.
Junior Ladies Speed
1st – Patricia Lewis – Bladensburg, Md.
2nd – Mary Merkel – Bladensburg, Md.
3rd – Jeanne Newhart – Reading, Pa.
Intermediate Men’s Singles
1st – Paul Kreilick – Washington, D.C.
2nd – Robert McDonald – Trenton, N.J. (picture to right)
3rd – Larry Seegot – Mineola, N.Y.
Intermediate Ladies’ Singles
1st – Susan Lessne – Levittown, N.Y.
2nd - Diane Ludwig – Elizabeth, N.J.
3rd – Ruth Ann Riegle – Davison, Mich.
Intermediate Dance
1st – Richard Walworth, Gaile Gilmartin – Levittown, N.Y.
2nd – Billy Ferraro Jr., Delphine Goncey – Livonia, Mich.
3rd – David Julien, Elaine Bush – Livonia, Mich.
Intermediate Mixed Pairs
1st – LeRoy Williams, Joan Shepard – Gary, Ind.
2nd – George Frazer, Linda Beaton – Livonia, Mich.
3rd – Paul Kreilick, Doris Ann Wood – Washington, D.C.
Intermediate Fours
1st – Fred Compagnucci, Barbara Prokop, Pat McGee, Betty Meyers – Trenton, N.J. (picture above)
2nd – Ernest Schmid, Janice Allen, Dennis Siara, Barbara Jablonski – Elizabeth, N.J.
3rd – Andrew Kraemer, Barbara Butler, Harry Post, Maryanne Farina – Hackensack, N.J.
Intermediate Ladies’ Speed
1st – Alice Betzler – Bayonne, N.J.
2nd – Geraldine Gehret – Reading, Pa.
3rd – Sharon Rowland – Livonia, Mich.
Intermediate Men’s Speed
1st – Robert Monar – Bayonne, N.J.
2nd – Robert Tucker – Lancaster, Calif.
3rd – Robert Zehnle – Battle Creek, Mich.
Intra Dance
1st – Paul Zukowski, Diane Ludwig – Elizabeth, N.J. (picture to right)
2nd – Mitchell Evans, Joy Pixler – Sun Valley, Calif.
3rd – John Miller, Linda Fricke – Mineola, N.Y.(picture to far right)
Intra Ladies’ Singles
1st – Rosemarie Angelo – Bayonne, N.J. (picture on right)
2nd – Delphine Goncey – Livonia, Mich.
3rd – Janice Allen – Elizabeth, N.J. (picture to right)
Intra Men’s Singles
1st – Lemuel Reed – Bladensburg, Md.
2nd – Joe Chester – Bladensburg, Md.
3rd – Gerald Vaughn – Livonia, Mich.
Novice Ladies’ Singles
1st – Linda Kobane – Livonia, Mich.
2nd –Alice Betzler – Bayonne, N.J.
3rd – Donna Helms – Pasadena, Calif.
Novice Men’s Singles
1st – Warner Frazer – Livonia, Mich.
2nd – George Frazer – Livonia, Mich.
3rd – Harry Post – Hackensack, N.J.
Novice Dance
1st – Wayne Kent, Carol Wagonseil – Levittown, N.Y. (picture to right)
2nd – Ronald Cryoskie, Dianna Lynch – Bridgeport, Conn.
3rd – Harmon Johnson, Sherry Apple – Noblesville, Ind.
Novice Ladies’ Pairs
1st – Sandra Elliott, Lynn Stock – Livonia, Mich.
2nd – Mary Ann Camillo, Sally Keene – Livonia, Mich.
3rd – Arlene Marzullo, Sharon Mitty – Melrose Park, Ill.
Novice Mixed Pairs
1st – Warner Frazer, Sandra Elliott – Livonia, Mich.
2nd – Ronald Derham, Linda Kobane – Livonia, Mich.
3rd – Kenneth Dabrowski, Lynn Stock – Livonia, Mich.
Novice Ladies’ Speed
1st – Sharon Pettit – Bladensburg, Md.
2nd – Diane Bandstra – Paterson, N.J.
3rd – Sandra Wilson – Frankfort, Ind.
Novice Men’s Speed
1st – Glen Brown – Alexandria, Va.
2nd – John Esposito – Elizabeth, N.J.
3rd – Allen Kinsley – Elizabeth, N.J.
Sub-Novice Ladies
1st – Linda Beaton – Livonia, Mich.
2nd – Sharon Minton – Livonia, Mich.
3rd – Lynn Stock – Livonia, Mich.
Sub-Novice Men
1st – William Lessne – Levittown, N.Y.
2nd – Nicholas Savanetti - Mineola, N.Y.
3rd – Bruce Vogel – Hackensack, N.J.
Sub-Novice Mixed Pairs
1st – Nicholas Savanetti, Toni Savanetti – Mineola, N.Y.
2nd – Bruce Vogel, Sherrie Trede – Hackensack, N.J. (picture to right)
3rd – Paul Franks, Dixie Durbin – Livonia, Mich.
Sub-Novice Dance
1st – Robert Shaffer, Jackie Zimmerman – Melrose Park, Ill. (pix to right)
2nd – Nicholas Savanetti, Toni Savanetti – Mineola, N.Y.
3rd – John Dillon, Sandra Frei – Marion, Ind.
Juvenile Girl’s Singles
1st – Linda Diehl – Davison, Mich.
2nd – Dixie Durbin – Livonia, Mich.
3rd –Michele Gaudenzi – Bayonne, N.J. (picture to right)
Juvenile Boy’s Singles
1st – Kim Griffith – Livonia, Mich.
2nd – Glen Brotton – Akron, Ohio
3rd – John DiCharia – Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
Juvenile Mixed Pairs
1st – Jackie Dayney, Pamela Jo Elliott – Livonia, Mich.
2nd – Louis Rouch, Linda Klein – Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – Thomas McDonald, Rosalie Meyers – Trenton, N.J.
Juvenile Dance
1st - Louis Rauch, Linda Klein – Levittown, N.Y. (picture to right)
2nd – Steve Baize, Sheryl Street – Muncie, Ind.
3rd – Jerry Pace, Dianna Patterson – Marion, Ind.
Juvenile Girl’s Speed
1st – Cathy Dibelka – Melrose Park, Ill.
2nd – Carolyn Hafler – Romulus, Mich.
3rd – Rebecca Wilson – Frankfort , Ind.
Juvenile Boy’s Speed
1st – Michael Whitehead – Lansing, Mich.
2nd – Arthur Freitag – Bladensburg, Md.
3rd – Gregory Brooks – Melrose Park, Ill.
Tiny Tot Girl’s Free Skate
1st – Dorothy Cochrane – Levittown, N.Y. (picture to right)
2nd – Carol Patterson – Marion, Ind.
3rd – Carletta Recklehoff – Noblesville, Ind.
Tiny Tot Boy’s Free Skate
1st – Thomas McDonald – Trenton, N.J. (picture to right)
2nd – David Miltun – Sun Valley, Calif.
3rd – Dennis Brown – Alexandria, Va.
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