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United States
Amateur Roller Skating Association
1964 National Championships

July  12 - 18 – North Avenue Rollerway - Melrose Park, Illinois

 –  Artistic & Speed Events


Senior Men Singles

1st – Paul Zukowski - Elizabeth, N.J. (picture to right) 
2nd – Danny Fowler - Kokomo, Ind. 
3rd – Harry Post - Hackensack, N.J.
4th - William Lessne - Levittown, N.Y.

Senior Ladies’ Singles

1st – Linda Klein - Levittown, N.Y. (picture to right) 
2nd – Diane Coretti, Levittown, N.Y. 
3rd – Eunice Prokop, Trenton, N.J. (click for Picture)
4th - Diane Zukowski - Elizabeth, N.J.

Senior Dance

1st – Jack Burton, Linda Klein - Levittown, N.Y. 
2nd – Robert Shaffer, Jacqueline Zimmerman, Melrose Park, IL.  
3rd – Larry Adams, Cheryl Werner - Levittown, N.Y.
4th - Ronald Minere, Sanja Boston - Indianapolis, Ind.

Senior Mixed Pairs

1st – Lyndell Edgington, Charlotte Owings - Marion, Ind. 
2nd – Paul Zukowski, Diane Zukowski - Elizabeth, N.J.
3rd - John Esposito, Barbara Jablonski - Elizabeth, N.J.
4th - John Burton, Linda Klein - Levittown, N.Y. 

Senior Ladies’ Pairs

1st – Trisha Kittle, Charlotte Owings - Marion, Ind. (Click here for picture) 
2nd - Sheryl Trueman, Olga Zuniga - Marion, Ind.  
3rd – Sandra Cure, Karen Lutz - Elizabeth, N.J.
4th - Judith Clark, Michele Kontra - South Amboy, N.J.

Senior Fours

1st – Steve Courtney, Charlotte Owings, Neil Lambert, Trisha Kittle - Marion, Ind.(click for Pix)            
2nd - Burt Brinkerhoff, Ruth Brinkerhoff, John Burton, Linda Klein - Levittown, N.Y.  
3rd – John Esposito, Karen Lutz, John Meisch, Sandra Cure - Elizabeth, N.J.
4th - Francis Ferrie, Joetta Dickens, Larry Stevens, Pam Parnell - Marion, Ind.

Senior Men Speed

1st – Clifford Nazzaro - Hackensack, N.J. 
2nd – Virgil Dooley - Kokomo, Ind. 
3rd – Michael Rogers - Richland, Mich.

Senior Men 5 Mile Relay

1st – Michael Rogers, Carl Kuzyk - Richland & Muskegon, Mich. 
2nd – Walter Cooley, Virgil Dooley - Kokomos, Ind. 
3rd - Russell Hoppaugh, Harry Morgan - Whitehouse, N.J.

Senior Ladies’ Speed

1st – Jean Pilchta - Grand Haven, Mich. 
2nd – Janet Phinney - Urbana, Ill. 
3rd – Carol Luna - Richland, Mich.

Junior Men Singles

1st – Larry Dorsett - Indianapolis, Ind.
2nd – Burt Brinkerhoff - Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – Edward McFarland - Elizabeth, N.J.

Junior Ladies Singles

1st – Karen Lutz - Elizabeth, N.J.
2nd – Ingrid Schweers - Marion, Ind.
3rd – Charlotte Owings - Marion, Ind.

Junior Dance

1st –Roberta Hunter, Warren Danner - Muncie, Ind.
2nd –Raymond Ernst, Joann McCafferty - Levittown, N.Y.
3rd –Neil Lambert, Ruth Ann Birge - Marion, Ind.  (Click here for picture)
4th - William Ellias, Sandra Rangel - Melrose Park, IL

Junior Mixed Pairs

1st - Burt Brinkerhoff, Ruth Brinkerhoff - Levittown, N.Y.
2nd –Steve Courtney, Trisha Kittle - Marion, Ind.
3rd - Bill Ellias, Cathy DiBelka - Melrose Park, IL.
4th– Francis Ferrie, Jo Etta Dickens - Marion, Ind.

Junior Men’s Speed

1st – Stanley Rifisnski - Hackensack, N.J.
2nd – Ron Badger - Battle Creek, Mich.
3rd – Michael Figard - Grand Rapids, Mich.

Junior Ladies Speed

1st – Ruth Mueller - Reading , Pa.
2nd – Sandra Pierce - Richland, Mich.
3rd – Suzanne Yoder - Middletown, Pa.

Intermediate Men’s Singles

1st – Billy Boyd - Kokomo, Ind.
2nd – Jack Courtney - Marion, Ind.
3rd – Edward Anderson - Levittown, N.Y.

Intermediate Ladies’ Singles

1st – Dorothy Cochrane - Levittown, N.Y.
2nd - Jacqueline Thomas - Kokomo, Ind.  
3rd – Ruth Brinkerhoff - Levittown, N.Y.
4th - Bill Ellias - Melrose Park, IL.

Intermediate Dance

1st – Kenneth Gerke, Patricia Puckett - Melrose, Ill.
2nd – Ronald Marek, Judy Liptow - Melrose Park, IL.
3rd – Gary Callahan, Lauryl Sullivan - Marion, Ind.
4th - Mike Mullenix, Rene Aulberry - Marion, Ind.

Intermediate Mixed Pairs

1st – Jack Courtney, Sheryl Trueman - Marion, Ind.
2nd – Jack Dayney, Barbara Francesconi - Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – Billy Boyd, Jackie Thomas - Kokomos, Ind.

Intermediate Fours

1st – Eddie Brown, Cheryl Trueman, Jack Courtney, Vickie Hetzel - Marion, Ind.
2nd – Joseph Chester, William Spooner, Eileen Sapienza, Barbara Grimes - Bladensburg, Md.
3rd – Michael Kania, Patricia Cane, Andre Plancon, Kathleen Cane - Trenton, N.J.

Intermediate Ladies’ Speed

1st – Jackie Jordan - Richland, Mich.
2nd – Linda Barber - Richland, Mich.
3rd – Betty Jo Mapes - Muskegon, Mich.

Intermediate Men’s Speed 

1st – Patrick Brown - Kokomo, Ind
2nd – Steve Myers - Battle Creek, Mich.
3rd – Patrick Harland - South Amboy, N.J.

Intra Dance

1st – Lawrence Gianneschi, Janyce LaRocco - Melrose Park, Ill.
2nd – Robert Riley, Jeanne Eliazar - Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – Jack Brennan, Irene Harrison - Melrose Park, Ill.
4th - Dennis Tonkel, Bonnie Cullers - Columbia City, Ind.

Intra Ladies’ Singles

1st – Carletta Soneff - Marion, Ind.
2nd – Kaye Hoffman - Solano Beach, Calif.
3rd – Jane Pankey - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

 Intra Men’s Singles

1st – Steve Trueman - Marion,, Ind.
2nd – Johnny Warner - Garden Grove, CA.
3rd – Gregg Protto - Watsonville, CA
4th - Thomas Chedister - Bridgeport, CT.

Novice Ladies’ Singles

1st –  Judy Andreef - Harvey, Ill.
2nd – Delberta Fowler - Marion, Ind.
3rd – Eileen Sapienza - Bladensburg, Md.

Novice Men’s Singles

1st – William Canary - Elizabeth, N.J.
2nd – Rocky Mousseau - Alexandria, Va.
3rd –  Monte Tiedemann - Levittown, N.Y.

Novice Dance

1st – Monte Tiedemann, Diane Audy - Levittown, N.Y.
2nd – Gary Camera, Janet Mentone - Bayshore, NY
3rd –Jack Courtney, Sheryl Trueman - Marion, Ind.
4th - Thomas Evans, Olive Bayer - Bayshore, NY

 Novice Ladies’ Pairs

1st – Ruth Brinkerhoff, Barbara Francesconi - Levittown, N.Y.
2nd – Vickie Heltzel, Juanita Horner - Marion, Ind.
3rd – Kathleen Cane, Patricia Cane - Trenton, N.J.
4th - Vicky Duffy, Jill Knox - Kokomo, Ind.

Novice Mixed Pairs

1st – Wayne Abney, Rebecca Coleman - Kokomo, Ind.
2nd – Eddie Brown, Vickie Heltzel - Marion, Ind.
3rd – William Canary, Claire Zebro - Elizabeth, N.J.

Novice Ladies’ Speed

1st – Anetta Abney - Kokomo, Ind.
2nd – Linda Strack - Chicago, Ill.
3rd – Carol Ann Stricker - Reading, Pa.

Novice Men’s Speed

1st – Joe Schwarz - Battle Creek, Mich.
2nd – Kent Bass - Battle Creek, Mich.
3rd – Steve Allan - Jackson, Mich.

Sub-Novice Ladies

1st –  Barbara Francesconi - Levittown, N.Y. (picture to right with Coach Dayney)
2nd – Sheryl Trueman - Marion, Ind.
3rd – Laura Baker - Levittown, N.Y.

Sub-Novice Men

1st - Randy Dayney - Levittown, N.Y.
2nd - Eddie Brown - Marion, Ind. 
3rd - Thomas Carrino - South Amboy, N.J.
4th - Peter Schuler - Levittown, N.Y.

Sub-Novice Mixed Pairs

1st – William Bledsoe, Debbie Kertes - Long Beach, Calif.
2nd – Richard Kiesel, Laura Baker - Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – Clyde Bledsoe, Kathy Colvin - Long Beach, CA.
4th - Martin Huddleston, Terri Dorsett - Indianapolis, Ind.

Sub-Novice Dance

1st – Ricky Cantrell, Rebecca Street - Muncie, Ind.
2nd – Eddie Brown, Brenda Losure - Marion, Ind.
3rd – Donald Peid, Deborah Burke - Livonia, Mich.

Sub-Novice Fours

1st Clyde Bledsoe, Kathryn Culvin, Richard Markwith, Jeannie Thomas - Long Beach, Calif.
2nd - William Canary, Claire Zebro, Richard Higgins, Holly Wisniewski - Elizabeth, N.J.
3rd - Thomas Carrino, Nancy Bohling, Kathleen Silkiewicz, Glan Pulvermiller - South Amboy

Sub-Novice Ladies’ Speed

1st – Dawn Bass - Battle Creek, Mich.
2nd – Lois Luna - Richland, Mich.
3rd – Sandy Frost - Battle Creek, Mich.

Sub-Novice Men’s Speed

1st – Mike Medley - Indianapolis, Ind.
2nd – Doanld Shamp, Jr. - Battle Creek, Mich.
3rd – Randy Frost - Battle Creek, Mich.

Juvenile Girl’s

1st – Holly Wisniewski -- Elizabeth, N.J.
2nd – Karen Seekamp - Levittown, N.Y.
3rd – Nancy Buehl - Levittown, N.Y.

Juvenile Boy’s

1st – Stephen Strohschnitter - Bay Shore, N.Y.
2nd – Joseph Leming - Trenton, N.J.
3rd – Billy Brodt - Marion, Ind.

Juvenile Mixed Pairs

1st – Richard Higgins, Holly Wisniewski - Elizabeth, N.J.
2nd – Peter Schuler, Karen Seekamp - Levittown, N.Y. (picture to right)
3rd – Billy Brodt, Beverly Brodt - Marion, Ind.
4th - Ronald Kijowski, Karen Kijowski - Elizabeth, N.J.

Juvenile Dance

1st – Peter Schuler, Karen Seekamp - Levittown, N.Y. (picture to right )
2nd – Ralph Higden, Sue Forbus - Livonia, Mich.
3rd – Richard Higgins, Holly Wisnewski - Elizabeth, N.J.
4th - Grant Hall, Robin Dobson - Alexandria, Va.

Juvenile Girl’s Speed

1st – Deanne Abney - Kokomo, Ind.
2nd – Kim Dorsett - Indianapolis, Ind.
3rd – Cathy Davis - Grand Rapids, Mich.

Juvenile Boy’s Speed

1st – Richard Shamp - Battle Creek, Mich.
2nd – Gregg Taylor - Kokomo, Ind.
3rd – Eddie Schwarz - Battle Creek, Mich.

Tiny Tot Girl’s Free Skate

1st – Natalie Dunn - Bakersfield, Calif.
2nd – Karen Kijowski - Elizabeth, N.J.
3rd – Bonnie Jean Murphy - Bayshore, N.Y.
4th - Donna Medlin - Levittown, N.Y.

Tiny Tot Boy’s Free Skate

1st – Ronald Rathburn - Harvey, Ill.
2nd – Rory Camera - Bay Shore, N.Y.
3rd – Gus Giangarra - Bay Shore, N.Y.
4th - Victor Morton - Elizabeth, N.J.

Tiny Tot Girl’s Speed

1st – Bonnie Jean Murphy - Bay Shore, N.Y.
2nd – Natalie Dunn - Bakersfield, Calif.
3rd – Susan Duffy - Kokomo, Ind.

Tiny Tot Boy’s Speed

1st – Larry Meyers - Battle Creek, Mich.
2nd – Gus Giangarra - Bay Shore, N.Y.
3rd – Mark Pienta - Reading, Pa.






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Eunice Prokop
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Ruth Ann Birdge & Neil Lambert
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