It's been a pretty inactive year on Lake Erie. The Bassmaster Elite Series, FLW Tour and Stren Series skipped their typical stops on the Great Lake.
The biggest tournament to hit Erie this season occurred last week when the final Bassmaster Northern Open launched out of Sandusky, Ohio. Although the field was quite small at 94 boats,
it was full of Erie heavy-hitters like Joe Balog, Frank Scalish, Steve Clapper and Pete Gluszek, among others.
But a rising force in the sport bested them all over the 2-day weather-shortened contest. Jonathon VanDam - whom some call JVD, in reference to his legendary uncle - caught a monster 24-08 final-day bag to edge runner-up Gluszek by almost 3 pounds.
It was the 21-year-old's first win at this level and it netted him nearly $27,000. It also moved him to 13th in the final Northern OPn points. BASS invites the Top 7 from each division to fish the Elite Series, and will work down to the 12th-place spot if there are refusals. VanDam's thus one spot out of Elite Series qualification, although he thinks there may be a chance he could fish the Elites next year.
About the win, VanDam said: "It was amazing. I'd been close a couple of times - I was 3rd in my first event and leading going into the final day, but I let it slip away. And (this year) at the Chesapeake, I was 3rd after 1 day and finished 13th. I'm so competitive, and I wanted to win so bad, to finally get the win was unbelievable. It was a dream come true.
"I'm trying to fish the Elite next year," he added. "BASS originally said they'd go down 12 places to get seven guys, but I've been talking to them. And some guys are saying they'll go 15 places if they have to. I'm crossing my fingers, but we'll wait and see."
More on that as commitments for next year's Elite Series begin to roll in. For now, here's how VanDam won the Erie Northern Open.
Practice
Although he hails from Kalamazoo, VanDam had never fished Erie out of Sandusky, so he arrived early to log an extra 3 days of practice. With weather, he was able to practice 2 of the 3 days, but said he didn't find "much of anything at all."
"I was kind of going for a Top 5 for a shot at making the Elites, and the kind I was catching wasn't what I was shooting for," he said. "I was looking for the winning fish."
When the 2 1/2-day "official" practice started, he changed location and focused on the Vermillion area. He fished out deep the morning of the first day and caught a few smaller fish. He then decided to move shallower.
"I was running down the lake, barely on plane and watching the graph, and all of a sudden I saw a big spike shoot up to 10 feet," he noted. "I turned around, dropped a buoy on the highest spot and caught a 5-pounder on my second or third cast with a crankbait."
He spent the rest of his practice driving, watching the graph and marking rises that topped out at 8 to 10 feet. He said the depth of the water around a rise didn't concern him much - sometimes it would be 24 feet off the deep side, sometime 13. But the depth on the top of the rise was important, and the rise itself had to be sharp.
He went into competition with a series of those spots punched into his Humminbird GPS. "It worked out really nice with the Humminbird because I could drive over a hump, freeze the frame, then scroll over it and put a waypoint right on top," he said.
Competition
> Day 1: 5, 20-06
> Day 2: Canceled
> Day 3: 5, 24-08
> Total = 10, 44-14
There was a good blow on day 1 out of the north/northeast, which was a problem for VanDam because his spots were on the southwest shore of the lake. That meant the wind rode the entire length of the lake right to his area and he faced 6- to 7-foot waves.
"I just tried my milk run," he said. "I knew there were good fish there, but I didn't realize how good they were until the first day. I only got five keeper bites the whole day - all on a dropshot. It was too windy to throw a crank. Four of them were good fish, and the fifth was about a pound and a half. I thought I had maybe 17 pounds or so, but I weighed 20 1/2 pounds, so I realized the fish were bigger than I thought."
He sat in 8th after weigh-in.
As noted, day 2 was canceled due to heavy winds - again from the north/northeast. That concerned VanDam, because it was likely that his Vermillion area would be too muddy to fish.
A wind change did occur the final day. It switched to the south - great news for VanDam, who was fishing the southwest shore, but bad news for the leaders who'd fished Canada on day 1. They'd feel the brunt of the final-day winds.
Still, visibility was poor in Vermilion, and 4- to 5-foot residual waves were still rolling from the previous day. He battled the elements with a dropshot but after a significant time had just one 14-incher to show for it.
"I was kind of worried at that point, and felt they couldn't see the bait in the mud," he said. "I picked up a crankbait. I knew if I could get five bites on the crank they'd be good fish. On my second cast, I bumped off a couple of small rocks, then hit a good rock and the rod loaded up. It was a 6-pounder. I ended up with one more fish at that same spot, then started working my milk run.
"They started climbing all over the crank. I ended up catching 15 fish between 4 and 6pounds, all on the same stuff I fished the first day with a dropshot."
About his pattern, he noted that the water temperature the first day was about 72 degrees, but dropped to about 70 by the final day. Also, none of his spots had grass - the bottom was just chunky, jagged rock.
Winning Gear Notes
> Dropshot gear: 7' medium-action Quantum Superlite rod, Quantum Energy PTi 30 spinning reel, 8-pound Bass Pro Shops XPS fluorocarbon, 1/0 Gamakatsu Spitshot-Dropshot hook, 1/2-ounce River2Sea tungsten dropshot weight (10" dropper), Strike King 4" Elaztech Finesse worm (green-pumpkin).
> Crankbait gear: 7'10" medium-heavy Quantum Tour KVD cranking rod, Quantum Energy PT casting reel (5.1:1), 12-pound Bass Pro Shops XPS fluorocarbon, Strike King Series 5 (chartreuse sexy shad).
> He switched out the stock hooks on the crankbait for the new Mustad KVD Elite trebles.
The Bottom Line
Notable
> VanDam is sponsored by: Triton, Mercury, MotorGuide, Strike King, Quantum, Humminbird, Kaenon sunglasses, D&R Sports Center (Kalamazoo), Bassaholics, Deka batteries, Navionics, Gemini Sport Marketing and Biosonix.
> He's currently in the process of finishing a 4-year degree in marketing.
> His father Randy VanDam, who owns D&R Sports Center, holds the Ohio smallmouth record, which he caught out of Sandusky in 1993. It weighed 9-08.
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Final Standings
> Field = 94 boats
1. Jonathon Vandam -- Kalamazoo, Mich. -- 10, 44-14 -- 305 -- $26,743
Day 1: 5, 20-06 -- Day 2: 5, 24-08
2. Pete Gluszek -- Mount Laurel, N.J. -- 10, 42-00 -- 300 -- $11,886
Day 1: 5, 23-13 -- Day 2: 5, 18-03
3. Frank Scalish -- Cleveland, Ohio -- 10, 41-00 -- 290 $10,103
Day 1: 5, 21-08 -- Day 2: 5, 19-08
4. Dick Parker -- Amherst, Ohio -- 10, 40-04 -- 285 -- $7,429
Day 1:5 -- 18-12 -- Day 2: 5, 21-08
5. Garrett Green -- Bracebridge,Canada -- 10, 39-09 -- 280 -- $5,943
Day 1: 5, 22-12 -- Day 2: 5, 16-13
6. Jared Rhode -- Port Clinton, Ohio -- 10, 38-13 276 -- $5,349
Day 1: 5, 22-05 -- Day 2: 5, 16-08
7. Dave Rochette -- Bracebridge, Canada -- 10, 38-03 -- 272 -- $4,754
Day 1: 5, 18-06 -- Day 2: 5, 19-13
8. Jami Fralick -- Martin,S.D. -- 10, 38-03 -- 268 -- $4,160
Day 1: 5, 18-14 -- Day2: 5, 19-05
9. Mark Peiser -- Pittsboro, Ind. -- 10 37-03 -- 264 -- $3,566
Day 1: 5, 17-11 -- Day 2: 5, 19-08
10.Brian Bylotas -- Olyphant, Pa. -- 10, 36-12 -- 260 -- $2,971
Day 1: 5, 15-05 -- Day 2: 5, 21-07
11. Chris Noffsinger -- -- Interlochen, Mich. -- 8, 35-01 -- 257 -- $2,377
Day 1: 3, 14-04 -- Day 2: 5, 20-13
12. Bryan Coates -- Amherst, Ohio -- -- 8, 35-00 -- 254 -- $2,080
Day 1: 3, 13-01 -- Day 2: 5, 21-15
13. Michael Simonton -- Fremont, Ohio -- 10, 32-03 -- 251 -- $1,783
Day 1: 5, 14-08 -- Day 2: 5, 17-11
14. Anthony Borkoski -- Belmont, Ohio -- 10, 32-03 -- 248 -- $1,486
Day 1: 5 17-08 -- Day 2: 5, 14-11
15. Kotaro Kiriyama -- Moody, Ala. -- 9, 32-01 -- 245 -- $1,337
Day 1: 5, 21-07 -- Day 2: 4, 10-10
16. Steve Schubert -- Rayland, Ohio -- 10, 31-05 243 -- $1,189
Day 1: 5, 13-09 -- Day 2: 5, 17-12
17. Chad Morgenthaler -- Coulterville, Ill. -- 10, 30-06 -- 241 -- $1,159
Day 1: 5, 16-02 -- Day 2: 5, 14-04
18. Jason Root -- Fostoria, Ohio -- 8, 30-03 -- 239 -- $1,129
Day 1: 3, 9-13 -- Day 2:5 -- 20-06
19. David Dudley -- Dublin, Ohio -- 10, 29-13 237 -- $1,099
Day 1: 5, 15-10 -- Day 2: 5, 14-03
20. Joe Balog -- Harrison Township, Mic -- 7, 29-08 -- 235 -- $1,070
Day 1: 5, 22-07 -- Day 2: 2, 7-01
21. Chris King -- South Amherst, Ohio -- 7, 29-01 -- 233 -- $1,040
Day 1: 5, 22-08 -- Day2: 2, 6-09
22. Glenn Delong -- Bellville, Ohio -- 8 29-00 -- 231 -- $1,010
Day 1: 4, 16-12 -- Day 2: 4, 12-04
23.Bill Byers -- Hilliard, Ohio -- 10, 28-12 -- 229 -- $981
Day 1: 5, 13-00 -- Day 2: 5, 15-12
24. William Lortz -- -- Rochester, N.Y. -- 9, 27-09 -- 227 -- $951
Day 1: 4, 9-09 -- Day 2: 5, 18-00
25. Bill Lowen -- North Bend, Ohio -- -- 10, 26-02 -- 225 -- $921
Day 1: 5, 12-02 -- Day 2: 5, 14-00
26. Chris Daves -- Hopewell, Va. -- 10, 25-12 -- 223 -- $891
Day 1: 5, 11-14 -- Day 2: 5, 13-14
27. Bill Rea -- Greenfield, Ohio -- 10, 25-12 -- 221 -- $862
Day1: 5, 13-09 -- Day 2: 5, 12-03
28. Byron Haseotes -- Centerville, Mass. -- 8, 25-08 -- 219 -- $832
Day 1: 3, 8-10 -- Day 2: 5, 16-14
29. Ryan Park -- Mount Joy, Pa. -- 8, 25-05 217 -- $802
Day 1: 4, 10-08 -- Day 2: 4, 14-13
30. PaulLeblanc -- Medway, Mass. -- 10, 24-09 -- 215 -- $773
Day 1: 5, 12-10 -- Day 2: 5, 11-15
31. Jason Knapp -- Uniontown,Pa. -- 10, 24-03 -- 213 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 12-15 -- Day 2:5 -- 11-04
32. Monty Fralick -- Martin, S.D. -- 9, 24-03 211 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 14-03 -- Day 2: 4, 10-00
33. CraigMcNanie -- Westerville, Ohio -- 10, 23-07 -- 209 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 11-04 -- Day 2: 5, 12-03
34. Derek Jones -- Chicago, Ill. -- 10, 23-06 -- 207 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 11-13 -- Day 2:5 -- 11-09
35. Jack Rinkers -- Swarthmore, Pa. -- 10, 23-02 205 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 11-09 -- Day 2: 5, 11-09
36. Aaron Hastings -- Middletown, Md. -- 5, 22-14 -- 203 -- $297
Day 1: 1, 5-03 -- Day 2: 4, 17-11
37. J Todd Tucker -- Moultrie, Ga. -- 10, 22-11 -- 201 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 8-03 -- Day 2: 5 -- 14-08
38. Joseph Thompson -- Ridley Park, Pa. -- 10, 21-11 199 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 8-12 -- Day 2: 5, 12-15
39. Leon Dykas -- Torrington, Conn. -- 7, 21-11 -- 197 -- $297
Day 1: 3, 8-13 -- Day 2: 4, 12-14
40. Brandon Coulter -- Knoxville, Tenn. -- 7, 21-05 -- 195 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 15-11 -- Day 2:2 -- 5-10
41. Whitney Stephens -- Piketon, Ohio -- 7, 21-03 193 -- $297
Day 1: 2, 7-07 -- Day 2: 5, 13-12
42. Jeremy Starks -- Charleston, W.Va. -- 7, 20-12 -- 191 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 14-07 -- Day 2: 2, 6-05
43. Bill Brown -- Muncy, Pa. -- 7, 20-09 -- 189 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 14-11 -- Day2: 2, 5-14
44. Paul Pagnato -- Vienna, Va. -- 7 19-13 -- 187 -- $297
Day 1: 4, 8-06 -- Day 2: 3, 11-07
45.Steve Oleksyn -- Rochester, N.Y. -- 5, 19-10 -- 185 -- $297
Day 1: 3, 12-11 -- Day 2: 2, 6-15
46. Pat Golden -- -- High Point, N.C. -- 8, 19-04 -- 183 -- $297
Day 1: 4, 11-06 -- Day 2: 4, 7-14
47. Chris Sumansky -- Renfrew, Pa. -- -- 7, 19-02 -- 181 -- $297
Day 1: 3, 6-05 -- Day 2: 4, 12-13
48. Scott Cremeans -- Albany, Ohio -- 8, 18-05 -- 179 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 10-15 -- Day 2: 3, 7-06
49. Matt Greenblatt -- Tequesta, Fla. -- 6, 18-05 -- 177 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 15-12 -- Day 2: 1, 2-09
50. Michael Woolley -- West Bloomfield, Mich. -- 5, 18-02 -- 175 -- $297
Day 1: 5, 18-02 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
51. Curtis Richardson -- Belleville, Canada -- 7, 17-13 -- 173
Day 1: 5, 13-14 -- Day 2: 2, 3-15
52. Sean Wieda -- -- Florence, Ky. -- 9, 17-12 -- 171
Day 1: 5, 10-08 -- Day 2:4 -- 7-04
53. Todd Glover -- Orion, Mich. -- 5, 17-03 169
Day 1: 5, 17-03 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
54. Chris Johnson -- Hurricane, W.Va. -- 4, 17-02 -- 167
Day 1: 4, 17-02 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
55. Jack Dalzell -- Amherst, Ohio -- -- 7, 16-15 -- 165
Day 1: 4, 9-09 -- Day 2: 3, 7-06
56. Cliff Blackford -- Grass Lake, Mich. -- 5, 16-10 -- 163
Day 1: 3, 9-12 -- Day 2: 2, 6-14
57. Emery Peine -- Newton, N.J. -- 7, 16-09 -- 161
Day 1: 3, 7-12 -- Day 2: 4, 8-13
58.Jason Dudek -- Excelsior, Minn. -- 4, 15-09 -- 159
Day 1:3 -- 11-09 -- Day 2: 1, 4-00
59. Terry Baksay -- Easton, Conn. -- 5, 15-07 -- 157
Day 1: 5, 15-07 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
60.Jeff Stoner -- Wellsville, Pa. -- 7, 15-06 -- 155
Day 1:4 -- 8-07 -- Day 2: 3, 6-15
61. Daryl Biron -- South Windsor, Conn. -- 5, 15-06 -- 153
Day 1: 4, 12-13 -- Day 2: 1, 2-09
62.Dan Moran -- London, Ohio -- 3, 15-01 -- 151
Day 1:3 -- 15-01 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
63. Ray Brazier -- Lawrenceburg, Tenn. -- 8, 15-00 -- 149
Day 1: 3, 5-08 -- Day 2: 5, 9-08
64.Donald Staszczyk -- Cheektowaga, N.Y. -- 7, 14-15 -- 147
Day 1:5 -- 11-14 -- Day 2: 2, 3-01
65. Brian Hatfield -- Ashland, Ky. -- 6, 14-14 -- 145
Day 1: 5, 13-01 -- Day 2: 1, 1-13
66. Mike Weiss -- Union Grove, Wisc. -- 5, 13-06 -- 143
Day 1: 5, 13-06 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
67. Shawn Skobel -- -- Uniontown, Pa. -- 4, 13-03 -- 141
Day 1: 3, 9-13 -- Day 2:1 -- 3-06
68. Josh Giran -- Elizabeth, Pa. -- 4, 13-02 139
Day 1: 3, 10-12 -- Day 2: 1, 2-06
69. Paul Molan -- -- Chardon, Ohio -- 7, 13-01 -- 137
Day 1: 4, 8-00 -- Day 2: 3, 5-01
70. Kyle Walling -- Fisherville, Ky. -- -- 5, 12-15 -- 135
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 12-15
71. Richard Favire -- Winfield Park, N.J. -- 5, 12-15 -- 133
Day 1: 4, 8-07 -- Day 2: 1, 4-08
72. Jelani Hennessey -- Bowling Green, Va. -- 6, 12-14 -- 131
Day 1: 5, 11-06 -- Day 2: 1, 1-08
73. Kevin Short -- Mayflower, Ark. -- 5, 12-13 -- 129
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 5, 12-13
74. Russell Colwell -- Baltimore, Md. -- 5, 12-03 -- 127
Day 1: 5, 12-03 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
75.Mike Elkins -- Kalamazoo, Mich. -- 4, 12-00 -- 125
Day 1:2 -- 5-03 -- Day 2: 2, 6-13
76. Ken Baumgardner -- Monongahela, Pa. -- 5, 11-15 -- 123
Day 1: 1, 3-00 -- Day 2: 4, 8-15
77.Dave Mansue -- Hemphill, Texas -- 3, 11-09 -- 121
Day 1:2 -- 6-14 -- Day 2: 1, 4-11
78. Brad Wall -- Clarksville, Ohio -- 4, 11-04 -- 119
Day 1: 2, 6-12 -- Day 2: 2, 4-08
79.Robert Cook -- Willis, Mich. -- 3, 10-08 -- 117
Day 1:2 -- 7-01 -- Day 2: 1, 3-07
80. Steven Clapper -- Lima, Ohio -- 2, 10-01 -- 115
Day 1: 2, 10-01 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
81. Scott Lakey -- Porlage, Mich. -- 3, 9-13 -- 113
Day 1: 1, 6-00 -- Day 2: 2, 3-13
82. Dave Wolak -- Wake Forest, N.C. -- 3, 9-06 -- 111
Day 1: 3, 9-06 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
83. Michael Scanlon -- Clifton Heights, Pa. -- 4, 9-05 -- 109
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 4, 9-05
84. Rob Hyatt -- Callander, Canada -- 3, 7-13 -- 107
Day 1: 3, 7-13 -- Day 2:0 -- 0-00
85. Jeff Kuhar -- Bridgeport, Ohio -- 2, 5-14 105
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 2, 5-14
85. Scott Parker -- Londonderry, N.H. -- 2, 5-14 -- 105
Day 1: 2, 5-14 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
87. Kaku Usui -- Royal Oak, Mich. -- -- 1, 5-14 -- 101
Day 1: 1, 5-14 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
88. Larry Bailey -- North Ridgeville, Ohio -- 2, 5-11 -- 99
Day 1: 2, 5-11 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
89. John Cromwell -- Arlington, Tenn. -- 3, 5-08 -- 97
Day 1: 2, 3-10 -- Day 2: 1, 1-14
90.James Pocratsky -- Uniontown, Pa. -- 2, 5-07 -- 95
Day 1:2 -- 5-07 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
91. Phil Colarusso -- Stillwater, N.Y. -- 2, 5-04 -- 93
Day 1: 2, 5-04 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
92. Leo Reiter -- Goshen, Ind. -- 1, 4-10 -- 91
Day 1: 1, 4-10 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
92. Del Smith -- Castalia, Ohio -- 1, 4-10 -- 91
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 1, 4-10
94. Doc Merkin -- Downers Grove, Ill. -- 1, 4-02 -- 87
Day 1: 1, 4-02 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
95. Frank Vida -- New Fairfield, Conn. -- 1, 2-07 -- 85
Day 1: 1, 2-07 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
96. Lyle Atkins -- Culloden, W.Va. -- 1, 2-04 83
Day 1: 1, 2-04 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
96. Mike Kaminskas -- Jackson, N.J. -- 1, 2-04 -- 83
Day 1: 1, 2-04 -- Day2: 0, 0-00
98. Otto David -- Jefferson Valley, N.Y. -- 0, 0-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
98. Sam Greer -- London, Ky. -- 0, 0-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
98. Trevor Jancasz -- White Pigeon, Mich. -- 0, 0-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
98. Scott Kahabka -- Batavia, N.Y. -- 0, 0-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
98. Craig Nels -- Baldwinsville, N.Y. -- 0, 0-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
98. Alvaro Rodriguez -- Clarence, N.Y. -- 0, 0-00 -- 0
Day 1:0 -- 0-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
98. Charles Sim -- Ottawa, Canada -- 0, 0-00 -- 0
Day 1: 0, 0-00 -- Day 2: 0, 0-00
Final Northern Points Standings
1 Frank Scalish -- Ohio -- 880
2 Kotaro Kiriyama -- Ala. -- 760
3 Pete Gluszek -- N.J. -- 742
4 J Todd Tucker -- Ga. -- 700
5 Aaron Hastings -- Md. -- 684
6 Brian Bylotas -- Pa. -- 656
7 Steve Oleksyn -- N.Y. -- 647
8 Matt Greenblatt -- Fla. -- 631
9 Jeremy Starks -- W.Va. -- 619
10 Byron Haseotes -- Mass. -- 615
11 Terry Baksay -- Conn. -- 610
12 Chris Daves -- Va. -- 609
13 Jonathon Vandam -- Mich. -- 589
14 Scott Parker -- N.H. -- 568
15 Kevin Short -- Ark. -- 567
16 Chris Sumansky -- Pa. -- 558
17 Whitney Stephens -- Ohio -- 557
17 Brandon Coulter -- Tenn. -- 557
19 Dave Wolak -- N.C. -- 554
20 Jason Knapp -- Pa. -- 551
21 Dave Mansue -- N.J. -- 546
22 Monty Fralick -- S.D. -- 545
23 Ryan Park -- Pa. -- 543
23 Paul Leblanc -- Mass. -- 543
25 Michael Iaconelli -- N.J. -- 540
26 Curtis Richardson -- Canada -- 529
27 Todd Glover -- Mich. -- 528
28 Sean Wieda -- Ky. -- 515
29 Dave Rochette -- Canada -- 512
30 Garrett Green -- Canada -- 506
31 Daryl Biron -- Conn. -- 505
32 Chris Noffsinger -- Mich. -- 493
33 Chad Morgenthaler -- Ill. -- 492
34 Glenn Delong -- Ohio -- 490
35 Paul Pagnato -- Va. -- 479
36 Pat Golden -- N.C. -- 473
37 Derek Jones -- Ill. -- 469
38 Ken Cook -- Okla. -- 456
39 Scott Lakey -- Mich. -- 451
40 Joe Balog -- Mich. -- 445
41 Jason Dudek -- Minn. -- 440
42 Steve Schubert -- Ohio -- 436
43 Ish Monroe -- Calif. -- 425
44 Marty Stone -- N.C. -- 420
45 Rodney Sorrell -- N.C. -- 415
46 Jason Root -- Ohio -- 408
47 Mark Peiser -- Ind. -- 387
48 Mike Wolfenden -- R.I. -- 386
49 Mike Elkins -- Mich. -- 381
50 Jami Fralick -- S.D. -- 378
51 Anthony Borkoski -- Ohio -- 370
52 Joseph Thompson -- Pa. -- 368
52 Scott Cremeans -- Ohio -- 368
54 Nate Wellman -- Mich. -- 346
55 Josh Giran -- Pa. -- 343
56 Cliff Blackford -- Mich. -- 338
57 Steven Clapper -- Ohio -- 337
58 Russell Colwell -- Md. -- 334
59 Shawn Skobel -- Pa. -- 331
60 Sean Alvarez -- Vt. -- 328
61 William Lortz -- N.Y. -- 326
62 ThomasWaltz -- Vt. -- 324
62 Phil Colarusso -- N.Y. -- 324
64 Brian Hatfield -- Ky. -- 323
65 Bill Byers -- Ohio -- 322
66 Trevor Jancasz -- Mich. -- 320
67 Craig Townsend -- N.J. -- 316
68 Chris Price -- Md. -- 315
69 Doug Kirkbride -- N.Y. -- 314
70 Leo Reiter -- Ind. -- 308
71 Lyle Atkins -- W.Va. -- 306
72 Keith Kurpicki -- N.J. -- 305
73 Charlie Hartley -- Ohio -- 300
74 Dan Moran -- Ohio -- 297
75 Bill Brown -- Pa. -- 295
75 JelaniHennessey -- Va. -- 295
77 Bill Rea -- Ohio -- 294
77 Chris Johnson -- W.Va. -- 294
79 Dana Perrotte -- Vt. -- 290
80 James Pocratsky -- Pa. -- 288
81 Dick Parker -- Ohio -- 285
82 David Smith -- Okla. -- 281
83 Andre Moore -- Ala. -- 278
84 Jared Rhode -- Ohio -- 276
85 Sam Greer -- Ky. -- 270
86 Ray Brazier -- Tenn. -- 269
86 Eric Johnson -- Mass. -- 269
88 Robert Cook -- Mich. -- 268
89 Darrin Schwenkbeck -- N.Y. -- 266
90 Gaspare Costabile -- Canada -- 264
90 Chad Rice -- Md. -- 264
92 Mark Desjardin -- Maine -- 262
93 Donald Staszczyk -- N.Y. -- 260
93 Thomas Lavictoire -- Vt. -- 260
95 Brad Wall -- Ohio -- 259
96 William Sanders -- Md. -- 256
97 Gary Gaussiran -- Canada -- 254
97 Bryan Coates -- Ohio -- 254
99 Jeff Stoner -- Pa. -- 253
100 Jeremy Prouty -- Fla. -- 252
100 David Hovanec -- N.Y. -- 252
100 Tom Booth -- N.Y. -- 252
103 Michael Simonton -- Ohio -- 251
104 Brian Gates -- Vt. -- 250
105 Kip Carter -- Ga. -- 242
106 JimmyKennedy -- Vt. -- 241
107 David Dudley -- Ohio -- 237
108 Ken Baumgardner -- Pa. -- 235
109 Mark Hickory -- Vt. -- 233
109 Chris King -- Ohio -- 233
111 Tom Mason -- N.J. -- 231
112 Jack Rinkers -- Pa. -- 230
113 Steve Lucarelli -- N.H. -- 229
113 Bryan Schmitt -- Md. -- 229
115 David Andrews -- Mass. -- 228
115 Steve Panaroni -- Conn. -- 228
117 Bill Lowen -- Ohio -- 225
118 Casey Rohring -- N.Y. -- 223
119 Alvaro Rodriguez -- N.Y. -- 222
120 Joe Lucarelli -- N.H. -- 221
121 Kyle Walling -- Ky. -- 215
122 Mike Weiss -- Wisc. -- 211
122 Craig Nels -- N.Y. -- 211
124 Ryan Hawthorne -- Conn. -- 209
124 Craig McNanie -- Ohio -- 209
126 Mark Burgess -- Mass. -- 206
127 Curt Stickney -- Mich. -- 205
128 RichardFavire -- N.J. -- 204
128 Paul Molan -- Ohio -- 204
130 Leon Dykas -- Conn. -- 203
131 J Judd -- Vt. -- 201
132 Emery Peine -- N.J. -- 196
133 George Acord -- Pa. -- 193
134 Don Fowler -- Mich. -- 192
135 Stephen Sykas -- Vt. -- 187
135 Adam Weiser -- Pa. -- 187
137 Bill Spence -- Vt. -- 186
138 Ac Campbell -- Pa. -- 183
139 John Vanore -- N.J. -- 178
140 Charles Sim -- Canada -- 175
140 Michael Woolley -- Mich. -- 175
142 Michael Drew -- Vt. -- 173
143 Bobby Lane -- Fla. -- 171
143 Daniel Rodriguez -- Md. -- 171
145 Edwin Gardner -- Md. -- 167
146 Mark Kulik -- Canada -- 165
146 Jack Dalzell -- Ohio -- 165
148 Frank Vida -- Conn. -- 161
149 Ron Plocek -- N.Y. -- 159
150 Jeff Kuhar -- Ohio -- 158
151 Scott Sewell -- Md. -- 155
152 Brian Cook -- Ohio -- 154
153 Otto David -- N.Y. -- 153
153 Frank Ippoliti -- Pa. -- 153
155 Jim Dillard -- Ark. -- 151
156 Tim Aldrich -- Mass. -- 141
156 Duane Essick -- Del. -- 141
158 Doc Merkin -- Ill. -- 139
159 Jamie Worth -- Pa. -- 138
160 Mike Mantha -- Mass. -- 133
161 Jim Staszewski -- Maine -- 127
161 Jerrod Lloyd -- N.J. -- 127
161 Jess Salmon -- N.J. -- 127
164 Matt Herren -- Ala. -- 125
165 Britt Myers -- S.C. -- 123
166 Brian Feutz -- Mich. -- 119
167 Louis Consoli -- Pa. -- 117
168 Donald Murray -- Del. -- 113
169 MichaelScanlon -- Pa. -- 111
170 Rick Ash -- Pa. -- 110
170 John Cromwell -- Tenn. -- 110
170 Larry Bailey -- Ohio -- 110
173 Byron Velvick -- Texas -- 109
174 Rob Hyatt -- Canada -- 107
175 Matt Stefan -- Ill. -- 103
176 Michael Randolph -- Texas -- 102
177 Eric Sertl -- N.Y. -- 101
177 Kaku Usui -- Mich. -- 101
179 Del Smith -- Ohio -- 99
180 Mike Kaminskas -- N.J. -- 97
180 Preston Clark -- Fla. -- 97
182 Rob Webster -- Canada -- 93
182 Woo Daves -- Va. -- 93
184 Mike Leblanc -- Vt. -- 91
185 Jim Tedesco -- Canada -- 85
186 Jeffrey Randall -- N.Y. -- 83
186 Jerald Conley -- N.J. -- 83
188 Mike Smith -- Canada -- 81
188 Antonio Gomez -- N.J. -- 81
190 Louis Iribarren -- N.Y. -- 79
191 Jonathan Carter -- Maine -- 72
192 Andrew Dick -- Del. -- 68
193 Denis Lavoie -- Canada -- 67
194 Brian Ward -- Mich. -- 66
195 Chris Jackson -- Ala. -- 63
195 Lewis Denney -- Tenn. -- 63
197 Brad Rightnour -- Pa. -- 59
197 Jeffrey Russell -- N.Y. -- 59
199 John Kolinski -- Wisc. -- 53
200 Sumiyuki Takano -- Fla. -- 52
201 Michael Sims -- N.J. -- 50
202 Dave Carey -- Md. -- 49
203 Michael Sweeney -- Mass. -- 48
204 FredSerge -- N.J. -- 47
205 Adrian Avena -- N.J. -- 44
206 Mike Hancin -- Conn. -- 43
206 Lee Cox -- Md. -- 43
208 Henry Stone -- N.Y. -- 42
209 Kurt Dove -- Texas -- 41
210 Gregory Dipalma -- N.J. -- 40
211 Michael Kozell -- N.Y. -- 39
211 Wesley Strader -- Tenn. -- 39
213 Jason Stoddard -- Vt. -- 24
214 Doug Wilson -- Vt. -- 20
215 TonyJohnson -- Ohio -- 19
216 Earl Purcell -- Mass. -- 15
217 Joby Poster -- Pa. -- 7
218 Will Jefferies -- Utah -- 5
219 Michael Mundy -- N.Y. -- 0
219 Bill Vierzen -- N.H. -- 0
219 Robert Fisher -- Vt. -- 0
219 Rick Anderson -- Pa. -- 0
219 William Kemp -- N.C. -- 0
219 Greg Hackney -- La. -- 0
219 Andy Starner -- Pa. -- 0
219 AaronStone -- N.Y. -- 0
219 Joshua Treibley -- Pa. -- 0
219 Kevin Shearer -- Ohio -- 0
219 Joe Hunt -- Pa. -- 0
219 Edward Thayer -- Del. -- 0
219 Sheron Brown -- Mass. -- 0
219 Scott Kahabka -- N.Y. -- 0
219 Antonino Correnti -- Md. -- 0
219 Jonathan Else -- Pa. -- 0
219 Royce Madden -- N.C. -- 0
219 Josh Guess -- Fla. -- 0
219 Guyowen Hall -- W.Va. -- 0
219 Jess Caraballo -- Conn. -- 0
219 Chris Daniels -- N.C. -- 0
219 Andy Krizan -- Mich. -- 0
219 Brian Wilhoit -- Md. -- 0
219 Stu Martel -- Ill. -- 0
