2023 NHPA State Horseshoe Pitching Champions

Class

State

First

Last

State

Division

Avg. %

Wins

Larry

Larrecou

Alaska

Men (40ft)

17.16%

1

None

Alaska

Women's

None

Alaska

Men (30ft.)

Bill

Coggin

Alabama

Men (40ft)

38.65%

1

Linda

Aurell

Alabama

Women's

46.51%

1

Roger

Duke

Alabama

Men (30ft.)

54.12%

1

Tyler

Harris

Alabama

Junior Boy's

47.50%

5

Brandon

Tenijieth

Arizona

Men (40ft)

76.59%

6

Patti

Cepero

Arizona

Women's

35.52%

1

Mike

Massari

Arizona

Men (30ft.)

67.26%

4

Derek

Reynolds

Arkansas

Men (40ft.)

47.62%

1

Wendy

Hayes

Arkansas

Women's

53.89%

8

Paul

Davis

Arkansas

Men's (30ft.)

54.22%

3

Bobby

Bartell

California

Men (40ft.)

60.84%

1

Diane

Luiz

California

Women's

49.34%

3

Cody

Halsted

California

Men's (30ft.)

56.08%

1

Hastiin

Begaye

California

Junior Boy's

77.27%

3

Lily

Strong

California

Junior Girl's

52.08%

2

Adakai

Begaye

California

Cadet Boy's

42.65%

2

Joe

Rossi

Colorado

Men (40ft)

47.00%

5

Sheila

Shepard

Colorado

Women's

63.48%

14

Larry

Chaney

Colorado

Men (30ft)

54.67%

1

Wyatt

Brickell

Colorado

Junior Boy's

25.48%

2

Cody

Brickell

Colorado

Cadet Boys

23.33%

3

Jose

Santiago

Connecticut

Men (40ft)

50.61%

1

Skyla

Rioux

Connecticut

Women's

64.42%

2

Marcela

Guilmette

Connecticut

Men (30ft)

50.23%

3

Joseph

Smith

Delaware

Men (40ft)

41.67%

4

Mary Lou

Bishop

Delaware

Women's

20.00%

4

Mickey

Lynn

Delaware

Men (30ft)

52.92%

3

Mark

Seibold

Florida

Men (40ft)

53.67%

1

Marcela

Santoya

Florida

Women's

40.86%

1

Bob

Gray

Florida

Men (30ft)

81.43%

3

Matthew

Braswell

Georgia

Men (40ft)

50.99%

5

Coni

Hix

Georgia

Women's

60.00%

8

Dale

Marteney

Georgia

Men (30ft)

71.75%

1

Unknown

Hawaii

Gary

Kollman

Idaho

Men (40ft)

35.36%

6

Laurie

Dale

Idaho

Women's

37.71%

3

Deme

Pineda

Idaho

Men (30ft)

29.04%

1

Autin

Bailey

Illinois

Men (40ft)

73.08%

6

Amanda

Neely

Illinois

Women's

53.24%

4

Kenneth

Schaver

Illinois

Men (30ft)

58.76%

3

Eliza

Goers

Illinois

Junior Girl's

12.50%

2

London

Morgan

Illinois

Cadet's Boy's

48.75%

2

Dennis

Shepherd

Indiana

Men (40ft)

50.34%

5

Charlene

Brown

Indiana

Women's

44.20%

1

Dale

Moles

Indiana

Men (30ft)

72.52%

1

Joseph

Smith

Iowa

Men (40ft)

55.60%

10

Kristy

Klejch

Iowa

Women's

47.57%

8

Bert

Logsdon

Iowa

Men (30ft)

57.27%

7

Malcolm

Clark

Iowa

Junior Boy's

30.00%

1

Ella

Scott

Iowa

Junior Girl's

4.88%

2

Zach

Smith

Iowa

Cadet Boy's

21.67%

1

Brooklyn

Wiese

Iowa

Cadet Girl's

6.67%

1

Tim

Spexarth

Kansas

Men (40ft)

45.63%

8

Dianna

Beat

Kansas

Women's

43.05%

1

Joseph

Cisneros

Kansas

Men (30ft)

6.13%

1

Bentley

Arbogest

Kansas

Junior Boy's

18.50%

1

Danyelle

Russell

Kansas

Junior Girl's

29.39%

3

Zakiyah

Arbogest

Kansas

Cadet Girl's

5.83%

3

Tyler

Howard

Kentucky

Men (40ft)

76.64%

6

Karen

Meredith

Kentucky

Women's

56.70%

2

Tommy

Truesdell

Kentucky

Men (30ft)

65.06%

3

JJ

Johnson

Kentucky

Junior Boy's

6.67%

1

Kasey

Rose

Kentucky

Junior Girl's

12.86%

1

Addison

Ashton

Kentucky

Cadet Girl's

14.74%

4

Dale

Pearce

Louisiana

Men (40ft)

37.90%

1

Mary

Begnaud

Louisiana

Women's

44.50%

2

Tim

Gilmore

Louisiana

Men (30ft)

57.50%

10

Gary

Currier

Maine

Men (40ft)

60.60%

11

Vicki

Hannan

Maine

Women's

50.00%

4

Rod

Blood

Maine

Men (30ft)

55.40%

4

Jeffrey

Feyler III

Maine

Junior Boy's

12.35%

1

Jerry

Dean

Maryland

Men (40ft.)

65.66%

9

Carrie F.

Rhoderick

Maryland

Women's

48.70%

4

Tom

Mills

Maryland

Men (30ft.)

71.59%

4

Jonathan

Helwig

Maryland

Junior Boy's

24.32%

1

Scott

Bedard

Massachusetts

Men (40ft)

57.25%

1

Theresa

Howe

Massachusetts

Women's

54.17%

9

David

Bliss

Massachusetts

Men (30ft)

66.22%

12

Andrew

Adams

Michigan

Men (40ft)

68.81%

1

Denise

Daly

Michigan

Women's

69.15%

1

J.D.

Drake

Michigan

Men (30ft)

66.67%

11

Nathan

Dehkes

Minnesota

Men (40ft)

53.94%

1

Pat

Stumpf

Minnesota

Women's

60.61%

1

Jerry

Hokkala

Minnesota

Men (30ft)

56.00%

1

Tristan

Dehkes

Minnesota

Junior Boy's

44.58%

1

Elijah

Strandquist

Minnesota

Cadet Boy's

28.75%

1

Michael

Bowman

Missouri

Men (40ft)

64.49%

4

Pam

Meyer

Missouri

Women's

77.19%

1

Ron

Legrand

Missouri

Men (30ft)

67.39%

4

None

Missouri

Junior Boy's

Sadie

Wolken

Missouri

Junior Girl's

47.86%

2

Mel

Long Jr.

Montana

Men (40ft)

43.28%

4

Austyn

Bokma

Montana

Women's

38.04%

2

Butch

Everett White

Montana

Men (30ft)

51.88%

3

Brently

Bokma

Montana

Junior Boy's

31.97%

1

Cole

Pearson

Nebraska

Men (40ft)

66.42%

3

Julia

Webster

Nebraska

Women's

39.93%

2

Thomas

Leutzinger

Nebraska

Men (30ft)

55.26%

1

Tod

Stabler III

Nebraska

Junior Boy's

24.51%

1

Clasy

Romo

Nebraska

Cadet Boy's

16.67%

1

Jordyn

Webster

Nebraska

Cadet Girl's

6.67%

1

Foster

Kenton

Nevada

Men (40ft)

52.80%

15

Carol

Lanfair

Nevada

Women's

22.08%

4

Louie

Escalante

Nevada

Men (30ft)

40.00%

1

Madeline

Workman

Nevada

Junior Girl's

28.33%

1

Joshua

Russell

Nevada

Cadet Boy's

48.33%

1

Mike

Fleming

New Hampshire

Men (40ft)

59.62%

1

Diane

Mason

New Hampshire

Women's

60.07%

5

David

Wilson

New Hampshire

Men (30ft)

53.98%

1

Rick

Leonhardt

New Jersey

Men (40ft)

44.83%

4

Kimberly

Hollister

New Jersey

Women's

33.33%

1

Alan

Fenimore

New Jersey

Men (30ft)

53.33%

4

Ken

Jones

New Mexico

Men (40ft)

41.23%

20

Desirae

Mace

New Mexico

Women's

35.00%

1

Rick

Archuleta

New Mexico

Men (30ft)

52.92%

2

Caiden

Nez

New Mexico

Junior Boy's

33.00%

1

Liam

Lorado

New Mexico

Cadet Boy's

8.33%

1

Ken

Frasher

New York

Men (40ft)

72.76%

10

Sue

Laughlin

New York

Women's

66.73%

4

Jack S.

Stenberg

New York

Men (30ft)

63.44%

6

Tucker

Carey

New York

Junior Boy's

8.33%

1

Terry

Hudson

North Carolina

Men (40ft)

58.80%

2

Rebecca

Eatman

North Carolina

Women's

39.10%

3

Jim

Zimmerman

North Carolina

Men (30ft)

63.86%

5

Grayson

Hicks

North Carolina

Junior Boy's

9.17%

2

Keera

Howell

North Carolina

Junior Girl's

.83%

1

Justin

Sipman

North Dakota

Men (40ft)

49.17%

5

Kammie

Anderson

North Dakota

Women's

50.00%

5

Don

Peterson

North Dakota

Men (30ft)

67.50%

3

Jackson

Johnson

North Dakota

Junior Boy's

44.17%

3

Uria

Gabel

North Dakota

Junior Girl's

24.17%

1

Alan

Francis

Ohio

Men (40ft)

79.83%

27

Amy

Francis

Ohio

Women's

71.74%

18

Dan

Epps

Ohio

Men (30ft)

71.00%

1

Caiden

Hogue

Ohio

Junior Boy's

48.11%

3

Gary

Bearpaw

Oklahoma

Men (40ft)

65.03%

10

Sarah

Hicks

Oklahoma

Women's

42.99%

5

Al

Rossi

Oklahoma

Men (30ft)

54.92%

6

Todd

Liles

Oregon

Men (40ft)

58.45%

9

Blanca

Hettinga

Oregon

Women's

62.59%

7

Art

kettle

Oregon

Men (30ft)

49.51%

2

Randy

Zeiders

Pennsylvania

Men (40ft)

69.54%

10

Cindy

Hoffman

Pennsylvania

Women's

60.00%

16

Ricky

Grim

Pennsylvania

Men (30ft)

63.10%

1

Joseph

Benevides

Rhode Island

Men (40ft)

56.67%

4

Jill

Molineaux

Rhode Island

Women's

64.00%

8

Peter

Ladd

Rhode Island

Men (30ft)

41.04%

4

Cameron

Soulliere

Rhode Island

Junior Boy's

12.50%

1

Larry

Nysveen

South Carolina

Men (40ft)

10.00%

1

None

South Carolina

Women's

Robert

Koontz

South Carolina

Men (30ft)

47.50%

1

Thomas

Lee

South Dakota

Men (40ft)

71.67%

6

Carlene

Barber

South Dakota

Women's

53.33%

5

Vine

Marks

South Dakota

Men (30ft)

35.60%

3

Joseph

Rope

South Dakota

Junior Boy's

21.35%

1

David

Kell

Tennessee

Men (40ft)

54.04%

4

Marlene

Ray

Tennessee

Women's

75.59%

10

Charles

Gray

Tennessee

Men (30ft)

65.65%

2

Rodney

Crow

Texas

Men (40ft)

54.06%

1

Doris

Hieden

Texas

Women's

68.67%

9

Danny

Patterson

Texas

Men (30ft)

73.50%

5

Isaac

Nelson Jr.

Texas

Junior Boy's

49.06%

3

Preston

Beusch

Texas

Cadet Boy's

36.56%

3

Preslee

Beusch

Texas

Cadet Girl's

5.94%

1

Steven

Gibson

Utah

Men's (40ft)

55.03%

3

Jennifer

Bunker

Utah

Women's

42.86%

17

Benj

Rains

Utah

Men (30ft)

69.44%

5

Carson

Scott

Utah

Junior Boy's

30.67%

1

Kayla

Julander

Utah

Junior Girl's

20.83%

3

Camden

Shumway

Utah

Cadet Boy's

5.83%

1

Maurie

Bunker

Utah

Cadet Girl's

6.67%

2

Gale

Green

Vermont

Men's (40ft)

73.97%

11

Debra

Brown

Vermont

Women's

59.64%

23

Neil

Kennedy

Vermont

Men (30ft)

32.05%

8

Zack

Santor

Vermont

Cadet Boy's

11.67%

1

Ella

Roscoe

Vermont

Cadet Girl's

8.00%

4

Jimmy

Campbell

Virginia

Men's (40ft)

61.28%

2

Kelly

Glidewell

Virginia

Women's

60.63%

6

Ray P.

Barb

Virginia

Men (30ft)

65.13%

4

Eli

Sullivan

Virginia

Cadet Boy's

84.00%

4

Matt

Fuller

Washington

Men's (40ft)

61.10%

12

Cindy

Clausen

Washington

Women's

57.95%

6

Donald

Lindbo

Washington

Men (30ft)

60.17%

2

Jerry

Davis

West Virginia

Men's (40ft)

33.63%

1

Tamara

Burke

West Virginia

Women's

60.42%

18

Junior

Peters

West Virginia

Men (30ft)

76.88%

1

Max

Martin

West Virginia

Cadet Boy's

45.63%

1

John

Nawrot

Wisconsin

Men (40ft)

65.48%

3

Sarah

Chaffee

Wisconsin

Women's

89.24%

1

Jim

Bilderback

Wisconsin

Men (30ft)

65.51%

6

Blake

Benzing

Wisconsin

Junior Boy's

36.73%

1

Lillyan

Kildahl

Wisconsin

Junior Girl's

27.78%

2

Conner

Kildahl

Wisconsin

Cadet Boy's

18.12%

3

Jesie

Boehm

Wisconsin

Cadet Girl's

1.33%

2

Chris

Nannemann

Wyoming

Men's 40ft

48.39%

5

Tracie

Binkerd

Wyoming

Women's

39.38%

3

Chuck

Sandberg

Wyoming

Men's 30ft

45.82%

1

Updated 10/16/2023

Any Correction please notify Mel Yockstick

nhpamel@comcast.net

HASMaster State Champions Class Designations

CM

Championship Men's

CW

Championship Women's

CE

Championship Elder's

CJB

Championship Junior Boy's

CJG

Championship Junior Girl's

CCB

Championship Cadet Boy's

CCG

Championship Cadet Girl's

Please use these designation during your

State Tournament