1960 National Championships
July 10th through the 16th
Levittown Arena, East Meadow, L.I. N.Y.
851 Contestants – Artistic & Speed Events
Senior Men Singles
1st – Paul Zukowski - Elizabeth, N.J.
2nd – Ronald Fitzgerald - Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – Francis Ferrie - Worcester, Mass.
Senior Ladies’ Singles
1st – Dawn Brown - Trenton, N.J.
2nd –Susan Lessne- Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – Diane Ludwig - Elizabeth, N.J.
Senior Dance
1st – Earl Roberts, Madelyn Higgins - Levittown, N.Y. (picture to right)
2nd – Jay Slaughter, Janet Slaughter - Melrose Park, Ill.
3rd – Robert Lange, Judith Baust - Levittown, N.Y. (picture to right)
Senior Mixed Pairs
1st – Paul Zukowski, Diane Ludwig - Elizabeth, N.J.
2nd – Ronald Fitzgerald, Claudette Fitzgerald - Levittown, N.Y.
3rd - Raymond Steinberg, Sandra Elliott - Livonia, Mich.
Senior Ladies’ Pairs
1st – Linda Kobane, Marlene Steinberg - Livonia, Mich.
2nd - Dawn Brown, Margie Schafer - Trenton, N.J.
3rd – Claudette Fitzgerald, Susan Lessne - Levittown, N.Y.
Senior Fours
1st – Paul Zukowski, Diane Ludwig, Ernest Schmid, Barbara Jablonski – Elizabeth, N.J.
2nd - Larry Speicher, JoEtta Dickens, Michael Trueman, Charlotte Owings - Marion, Ind.
3rd –Hugh Devore, Marilyn Pavlick, Sherrie Trede, Oliver Heisler - Hackensack, N.J.
Senior Men Speed
1st – David Babb - Bayonne, N.J. (picture to right)
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Senior Men 5 Mile Relay
1st – Frank Eberhardt, Michael Nash - Washington, D.C.
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Senior Ladies’ Speed
1st – Judy Armer - Reading, Pa.
2nd – Joan Dessalet - Trenton,N.J.
3rd – Judy Kay Brooks - Peru, Ind.
Junior Men Singles
1st – Roy Jackson - Hollywood, Calif.
2nd – George Auble - Bayonne, N.J.
3rd – William Lessne - Levittown, N.Y.
Junior Ladies Singles
1st – Jackie Zimmerman - Melrose Park, Ill.
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Junior Dance
1st – Fred Compagnucci, Barbara Henderson - Levittown, N.Y. (picture at right)
2nd – Robert Shaffer, Jackie Zimmerman - Melrose Park, Ill. (picture above)
3rd – James Davis, Jacqueline Hastings - Muncie, Ind.
Junior Mixed Pairs
1st - James Richardson, Alice Betzler - Bayonne, N.J. (picture to right)
2nd – John Esposito, Barbara Jablonski - Bayonne, N.J.
3rd – Joseph Chester, Linda Sampson - Bladensburg, Md.
Junior Men’s Speed
1st – Clifford Nazzaro - Bayonne, N.J.
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Junior Ladies Speed
1st – Sandy Corallo - Elizabeth, N.J.
2nd – Martha Hafer - Reading, Pa.
3rd – Helen Hafer - Reading, Pa.
Intermediate Men’s Singles
1st – Richard Jackson - Hollywood, Calif.
2nd – Bruce Vogel - Hackensack, N.J.
3rd – Larry Adams - Livonia, Mich.
Intermediate Ladies’ Singles
1st – Eunice Prokop - Trenton, N.J.
2nd - Michele Gaudenzi - Bayonne, N.J.
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Intermediate Dance
1st – Raymond Rynk, Judith Meyering - Livonia, Mich.
2nd – William Marek, Mary Nowak - Battle Creek, Mich.
3rd – Alex Paul, Elaine Giordano - Hackensack, N.J.
Intermediate Mixed Pairs
1st – William Lessne, Linda Klein - Levittown, N.Y. (picture to right)
2nd – Michael Trueman, Charlotte Owings - Marion, Ind.
3rd – John Burton, Sherrie Trede - Hackensack, N.J.
Intermediate Fours
1st – Lee Brown, Sandra Speicher, Lyndell Edgington, Renee Aulberry - Marion, Ind.
2nd – Patrick Magee, Eunice Prokop, Louis Meyers, Lorraine Meyers - Trenton, N.J.
3rd – George Auble, Michele Gaudenzi, Robert Ballschneider, Diane Meegan - Bayonne, N.J.
Intermediate Ladies’ Speed
1st – Diana Loy - Bladensburg, Md.
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Intermediate Men’s Speed
1st – Glen Brown - Alexandria, Va.
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Intra Dance
1st – Robert Ackley, Barbara Butler - Hackensack, N.J.(picture to right)
2nd – Carl Foxworthy, Roberta Hunter - Indianapolis, Ind.(pix to right)
3rd – Bill Ellias, Sandra Goins - Melrose Park, Ill.
Intra Ladies’ Singles
1st – Gaile Gilmartin - Levittown, N.Y.
2nd – Roberta Hunter - Indianapolis, Ind.
3rd – Alice Sloan - Bayonne, N.J.
Intra Men’s Singles
1st – Robert Ballschneider - Bayonne, N.J.
2nd – John Burton - Hackensack, N.J.
3rd – Bryant Bergeron - Elizabeth, N.J.
Novice Ladies’ Singles
1st – Linda Klein - Levittown, N.Y.
2nd – Diane Blake - Livonia, Mich.
3rd – Linda Jean Diehl - Levittown, N.Y.
Novice Men’s Singles
1st – Allen Zytkiewicz - Holyoke, Mass.
2nd – Dennis Pollard - Buena Park, Calif.
3rd – Danny Fowler - Indianapolis, Ind.
Novice Dance
1st – John Burton, Sherrie Trede - Hackensack, N.J.
2nd – Richard Jackson, Sharon Crosby - Hollywood, Calif.
3rd – David Begley, Sandra Elliott - Livonia, Mich.
Novice Ladies’ Pairs
1st – Linda Klein, Cheryl Werner - Levittown, N.Y.(picture to right)
2nd – Lynn Hannon, Sherrie Trede - Hackensack, N.J.(picture below)
3rd – Michele Gaudenzi, Diane Meegan - Bayonne, N.J. (picture to right)
Novice Mixed Pairs
1st – Lyndell Edgington, Renee Aulberry - Marion, Ind.
2nd – David Begley, Marlene Steinberg - Livonia, Mich.
3rd – Larry Adams, Linda Diehl - Livonia, Mich.
Novice Ladies’ Speed
1st – Vickie Brooks - Peru, Ind.
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Novice Men’s Speed
1st – Richard Hankey - Elizabeth, N.J.
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Sub-Novice Ladies
1st – Cheryl Werner - Levittown, N.Y.
2nd – Karen Lutz - Elizabeth, N.J.
3rd – Mary Beth Devaney - Trenton, N.J.
Sub-Novice Men
1st - Jack Dayney - Levittown, N.Y.
2nd - Barry Stringer - Levittown, N.Y.
3rd - John Baldwin - Levittown, N.Y.
Sub-Novice Mixed Pairs picture of group at end of page
1st – Ronald Francesconi, Barbara Francesconi - Levittown, N.Y.
2nd – Robert Popovics, Rosalie Meyers - Trenton, N.J.
3rd – Robert Russo, Ruth Brinkerehoff - Hackensack, N.J.
Sub-Novice Dance
1st – Jerry Pace, Renee Aulberry - Marion, Ind.
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Juvenile Girl’s
1st – Dorothy Cochrane - Levittown, N.Y. (picture to right)
2nd – Ellen Petrone - Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – Olga Zuniga - Marion, Ind.
Juvenile Boy’s
1st – Jack Courtney - Marion, Ind.
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Juvenile Mixed Pairs
1st – Jack Courtney, Olga Zuniga - Marion, Ind.
2nd – Barry Stringer, Gail Stringer - Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – Monte Tiedemann, Nancy Arisohn - Mt. Vernon, N.Y.
Juvenile Dance
1st – Jim Arnold, Patricia Medley - Indianapolis, Ind.
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Tiny Tot Girl’s Free Skate
1st – Linda Sue Gyenese - Davison, Mich.
2nd – Claire Zebro - South Amboy, N.J.
3rd – Cheryl Trueman - Marion, Ind.
Tiny Tot Boy’s Free Skate
1st – Joseph Leming - Trenton, N.J.
2nd – Robin Wells - Kokomo, Ind.
3rd – Mike Medley - Indianapolis, Ind.
Tiny Tot Girl’s Speed
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