The results for the 2009 USKSF North Region Tournament Taolu Competition

Youth Divisions Handsets 

- Children 8 and under

1. Elvis Garcia

2. Bridget Miklosy

- Children 9-11 (BEG)

1. Kate Jasenski

2. Aly Rader 

- Children 9-11 (ADV) 

1. Idtless Lowe

2. Aidan Peterson

3. Alyssa Myklosy

4. Wei Li Werner 

- Teens 12-14 (BEG)

1. Christine Yeh

2. Genaro Garzon

- Teens 12-14 (INT)

1. Emma Schaeffer

2. Natalie Salton

- Teens 12-14 (ADV)

1. Pan Jun Rader

2. Livianna Myklebust

3. Jaia Werner

4. Rachel Penewell  

- Teens 15-17 (ADV)

1. Sheng Quan

Men Divisions  Handsets

- Men’s 18 and over Northern (BEG)

1. Douglas Rief

2. Kyle Diedrick

- Men’s 18 and over Northern (INT)

1. Jesse Christianson

2. Adam Knier

3. Peter Piechocki

- Men’s 18 and over Northern (ADV)

1. Wesley Strey

2. Paul Liss

3. Simon Gifford

4. Ismael Lowe 

- Men’s 18 and over Southern (INT)

1. Adam Knier

2. Dwight James II

3. Isaac Fish

4. Ed Bonach 

- Men’s 18 and over Southern (ADV)

1. Mike Merrins

2. Steve Selek

3. Dathan Biberstein

4. Shanon Cousland 

Women Divisions Handsets

- Women’s 18 and over Northern & Southern (BEG)

1. Wang Yunling

- Women’s 18 and over Northern (INT)

1. Sana Wressell

2. Tori Smith

- Women’s 18 and over Northern (ADV)

1. Weijia Lu

2. Laura Anderson

 - Women’s 18 and over Southern (ADV)

1. Andre DiStasio

 - Men's & Women’s 36 and over (ADV)

1. Paul Liss

2. Steve Selek

3. Jed Frees

4. Kim Brumfield

Youth Divisions Weapons

- Children 11 and under - (INT)

1. Aidan Peterson

2. Alyssa Miklosy

3. Megan Hanley 

- Teen 12-14 - Basic 4 (BEG)

1. Christine Yeh

- Teen 12-14 - Weapon (INT)

1. Natalie Salton

2. Emma Schaeffer

- Teen 12-14 - Short Weapon (ADV)

1. Pan Jun Rader

- Teen 12-14 - Long Weapon (ADV)

1. Jaia Werner

2. Rachel Penewell

- Teen 15-17 - Short Weapon (ADV)

1. Sheng Quan

- Teen 15-17 - Long Weapon (ADV)

1. Sheng Quan

Men Weapon Divisions 

- Men’s 18 and older Short Weapon (INT)

1. Matt Miklosy

2. Ed Bonach

3. Isaac Fish 

- Men’s 18 and older Long Weapon (INT)

1. Ed Bonach

2. Peter Piechocki

3. Collin Jayne

- Men’s 18 and older Short Weapon (ADV)

1. Wesley Strey

2. Mike Merrins

3. Paul Liss

4. Woody Wallace

- Men’s 18 and older Long Weapon (ADV)

1. Paul Liss

2. Wesley Strey

3. Michael Sauter

4. Mike Merrins  

- Men’s 18 and older Open Weapon (ADV)

1. Wesley Strey

2. Paul Liss

3. Mike Merrins

4. Woody Wallace

Women Divisions 

- Women’s 18 and older Long Weapon (INT)

1. Simone Dietzler

2. Sana Wressell

- Women’s 18 and older Short Weapon (ADV)

1. Andre DiStasio

2. Laura Anderson

3. Rachel Spahr

- Women’s 18 and older Long Weapon (ADV)

1. Laura Anderson 

- Women’s 18 and older Open Weapon (ADV)

1. Laura Anderson

2. Rachel Spahr

- Men's & Women’s 36 and older Basic 4 Weapon

1. Paul Liss

- Men's & Women’s 36 and older Open Weapon

1. Steve Selek

2. Dwight James II

3. Kim Brumfield

  Two Person Sets

- Adults (18 and older) 2 person hand set

1. Farouq Lowe & Andrew Kudelka

2. Paul Liss & Wesley Strey

3. James Melville & Matthew Marin

4. Sana Wressell & Shanon Cousland

- Adults (18 and older) 2 person weapon set

1. Pam Fleider & Matt Miklosy

2. Paul Liss & Wesley Strey

3. Simone Dietzler & Collin Jayne

4. Dwight James II & Mike Merrins

  Internal Divisions

- Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) Hand

- Intermidiate

1. Adam Knier

- Advanced

1. Steve Selek

2. Paul Liss

- Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) Weapon

- Beginner

1. Latoscia (James) 

- Intermidiate

1. Ryan Jayne 

- Advanced

1. Dominick Veldman

2. Pam Fleider

- Xingyiquan (Hsing-I Chuan) and Other Internal

1. Lu Weijia

2. Dominick Veldman

3. James Melville

4. Adam Knier

  Jing Ji Wushu

- Wushu Taolu Mens

1. Sheng Quan

2. Salvador Lopez

- Wushu Weapon Men

1. Dominick Veldman

2. Salvador Lopez

3. Sheng Quan

Best Female Taolu Competitor:

• Laura Anderson

Best Male Taolu Competitor:

• Wesley Strey

Team Standings:

1. Zhong Yi Kung Fu Association, WI

2. Shaolin Boxing Methods, WI

3. Twin Cities Tai Chi Chuan, MN

4. TIE - Wulin, IL & Championship Martial Arts, IL

5. Western Hills Kung Fu Center, OH

6. Chinese Martial Arts, IL