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EIGHT YOUTH EARN
NATIONAL HONORS
AT NFL GATORADE PUNT, PASS & KICK NATIONAL FINALS
Four boys and four girls crowned in
Nashville as National Champions
Starting from a field of 3.5
million enthusiastic participants, eight national champions were crowned
Saturday in the NFL GATORADE PUNT, PASS & KICK NATIONAL FINALS at the
Pittsburgh Steelers-Tennessee Titans AFC Divisional playoff game in
Nashville.
Thirty-two youngsters from
20 states competed before the game in eight divisions with each participant
performing one punt, one pass and one placekick. Scores were based on
distance minus accuracy (in feet).
The eight first-place
finishers were introduced live on CBS-TV between the third and fourth
quarters of today’s game.
A pair of ATLANTA FALCONS
team representatives earned National Championships titles. WHITNEY
FLETCHER won 10-11 Year-Old Girls and KEVIN MILLWARD won 12-13
Year-Boys division honors. A pair of GREEN BAY PACKERS team
representatives also earned National Championship honors, JOSHUA DAVIDSON
won 10-11 Year-Old Boys and NATALIE BAUMGARDT won 12-13 Year-Old
Girls divisions.
2003 NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass & Kick National Champions:
8-9 Year-Old Girls
Champion: Savannah Stone, Safety Harbor,
FL (Buccaneers)
8-9 Year-Old Boys Champion: Alfredo
Rodriguez, Chula Vista, CA (Chargers)
10-11 Year-Old Girls Champion: Whitney Fletcher, Decatur, AL
(Falcons)
10-11 Year-Old Boys Champion: Joshua Davidson, Barron, WI
(Packers)
12-13 Year-Old Girls Champion: Natalie Baumgardt, Mosinee, WI
(Packers)
12-13 Year-Old Boys Champion: Kevin Millward, Martinez, GA
(Falcons)
14-15 Year-Old Girls Champion: Holly Stein, Ft. Recovery,
OH (Colts)
14-15 Year-Old Boys Champion: Patrick McAfee, Pittsburgh, PA
(Steelers)
NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass &
Kick is part of the NFL’s “Play Football” initiative that provides exciting
ways for even more children to play, watch and experience the game of
football. According to a recent ESPN Sports Poll, football is the favorite
sport of kids.
Additional “Play Football”
programs include NFL Flag, Junior Player Development, High School Player
Development and Player Development Camps.
Current NFL stars who took part in the league’s Gatorade Punt, Pass & Kick
program as youngsters include Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre, Buffalo
Bills QB Drew Bledsoe, Baltimore Ravens K Matt Stover, New York Jets’ QB
Vinny Testaverde and Tampa Bay Bucaneers K Tom Tupa.
Final Results
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Name, Hometown, (Team): Punt, Pass, Kick: Total Distance
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Name, Hometown, (Team): Punt, Pass,
Kick: Total Dist.
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Girls 8-9 |
Boys 8-9 |
*S
Savannah Stona, Safety Harbor, FL (Bucs): 71-10, 48-7,
187-11
67-6, 187-11
|
*Alfredo Rodriguez,
Chula Vista, CA, (Chargers): 70-11, 55-6, 94-4,
220-9 |
H
an Hannah Carson, Mesa, AZ (Cardinals): 49-6, 51-8,
63-5, 164-7 |
Reed Svobodo,
Lincoln, NE (Chiefs): 83-4, 66-7-67-7, 217-6 |
Katlyn CleKatlyn
Cleaver, Iola, KS (Chiefs): 60-9, 46-0, 34-1, 140-10 |
Daniel Morse, Miami
Lakes, FL (Dolphins): 51-4, 82-0, 82-1, 215-5 |
Alex KotteAlex Kotter,
Vincennes, IN (Colts), 32-5, 50-2, 21-0, 103-7 |
Andrew LaValle, Cape
Elizabeth, ME (Patriots) : 47-4, 91-3, 62-10,
201-5 |
|
|
Gir
Girls 10-11 |
Boys 10-11 |
*Whitney
Whitney Fletcher, Decatur, AL (Falcons), 85-2, 70-0, 114-3,
269-5 269-5 |
*Joshua Davidson,
Barron, Wi (Packers): 85-10, 116-0, 99-0, 300-10 |
Janessa Janessa
Smith, Daly City, CA (49ers): 51-3, 92-8, 71-4,
-3
215-3 |
Kyle Tedder, Coos
Bay, OR (Seahawks): 71-2, 112-10, 79-2, 263-2 |
Theresa
Theressa Plaisance, Harvey, LA (Saints): 71-2, 68-3, 63-4, 202-9 |
Alex Kershaw, S.
Easton, MA (Patriots): 70-9, 115-0, 64-3, 250-0 |
Mer
Merisa Rudy, Philadelphia, PA (Eagles): 31-4, 66-3, 57-4, 154-11 |
Christian Walker,
Limerick PA (Eagles): 100-0, 80-5, 60-2, 240-7 |
|
|
Gir
Girls 12-13 |
Boys 12-13 |
*N
Natalie Baumgardt, Mosinee, WI (Packers): 110-2, 102-7, 65-2, 277-11 |
*Kevin Millward,
Martinez, GA (Falcons): 97-4, 116-11, 126-9, 341-0 |
Ca
Caroline Vatelle, Sandwich, MA (Patriots), 71-3, 61-7, 94-8, 227-6
|
Damiano Whittington,
Eliizabethtown, NC (Panthers): 104-0, 113-10,
119-8, 337-6 |
Lin
Lindsay Thompson, Bradenton, FL (Bucs) 54-11, 68-7, 88-10, 212-4 |
Aaron Lee,
Churubusco, IN (Colts): 95-3, 120-6, 69-6, 285-3 |
Kri
Krista Donnenwirth, Mission Viejo, CA (Chargers): 88-0, 69-10, 51-0,
|
Corey Savage,
Humboldt, TN (Titans): 73-10, 92-5, 16-10, 183-1 |
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Gir
Girls 14-15 |
Boys 14-15 |
*H
Holly Stein, Ft. Recovery, OH (Colts): 89-3, 114-4, 91-6, 295-1 |
*Patrick McAfee,
Pittsbugh, PA (Steelers): 135-6, 137-0-170-8 |
As
Ashley Malone, Hamlin, TX (Cowboys): 96-6, 95-8, 81-7, 273-9 |
Robert Anderson,
Westerly, RI (Patriots): 110-10, 118-5, 102-11,
332-2 |
Lei
Leigh Elko, N. Brunswick, NJ (Giants), 68-10, 85-8, 68-10, 223-4 |
Matthew Edelman, New
Port Richey, FL (Bucs): 103-7, 102-1, 124-
329-10 |
Alia Soulek, Freeman, SD (Vikings): 74-6, 85-4, 54-7, 214-5
|
PJ Fitzgerald, Coral
Springs, FL (Dolphins): 12-0, 88-10, 149-11,
250-9 |
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