PRESCOTT'S GOLDEN EAGLES ARE THE NATIONAL
CHAMPIONS OF 2007!
EMBRY-RIDDLE’S GOLDEN EAGLES SOAR
AND CAPTURE NATIONAL VICTORY FOR 6th TIME
Prescott, Ariz., May 14, 2007 -- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus Golden Eagles Flight Team brought home another first place victory, competing in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) National SAFECON.
Prescott wins the National Championship!
 The Golden Eagles of Embry Riddle – Prescott have won their 6th National Competition.
The Golden Eagles finished with a total of 440 points, the University of North Dakota finished 2nd with 351 points, and Embry Riddle’s Daytona Beach team earned a third place team finish with 318 points.
The competition was much closer than the 89 point difference between 1st and 2nd. The awards banquet was an absolute nail biter!
The Golden Eagles also captured 1st place trophy in Flying Events, Ground Events, and the Judges Trophy Ranking.
Golden Eagles placed 1st in 4 of the 11 individual events.
Craig Morrison Award
Junior Peter Grey placed 1st in the Computer Accuracy and Simulated Comprehensive Aircraft Navigation Events. Peter is a repeat National Champion having previously won the Computer Accuracy event in 2005. Peter also won the Craig Morrison Award given for the contestant who scores highest in a combination of the scores of the Preflight Inspection, Computer Accuracy, and Simulated Comprehensive Aircraft Navigation Events. Senior Jacob Lindvig won the 1st place trophy in the Power-Off Landing event. The team of Seniors Andrew Trone and Sascha Korzep earned 1st place in the Crew Resource Management/Line Orientated Flight Training Event.
Amazing Performance
The entire team performance was absolutely amazing. Eight of the Golden Eagles graduated a week ago and there is no more fitting of a conclusion to four years of hard work than winning a National Championship! Eighteen Golden Eagles will return next year and put this year’s experience into winning the Prescott Campus’ first Back-to-Back championship!
Placements of the Golden Eagles are included below. For complete rankings, the results are posted at www.nifa.us. The team would like to say thanks to all of you for your continued support! Without you, acheivements like this would not be possible!
Team Championship:
- ERAU-Prescott
- University of North Dakota
- ERAU-Daytona Beach
- Western Michigan University
- Purdue University
Flight Events:
- ERAU-Prescott
- ERAU-Daytona Beach
- University of North Dakota
- Lewis University
- Western Michigan University
Ground Events:
- ERAU-Prescott
- University of North Dakota
- ERAU-Daytona Beach
- Western Michigan University
- The Ohio State University
Judges Trophy:
- ERAU-Prescott
- ERAU-Daytona Beach
- University of North Dakota
- Western Michigan
- The Ohio State University
Aircraft Navigation:
- 4th Jacob Lindvig/Peter Grey
- 11th Everett Quivey/Brad Hoganson
- 16th William Bayliss/Kevin Josenhans
Power Off Landings:
- 1st Jacob Lindvig
- 4th Paul Bing
- 6th Andrew Trone
- 40th Kevin Josenhans
Short Field Landings:
- 10th Kevin Josenhans
- 21st Paul Bing
- 36th Jacob Lindvig
- 92nd William Bayliss
Ground Trainer:
- 5th Peter Grey
- 10th Chris Shupe
IFR Event:
Crew Resource Management/Line Orientated Flight Training:
- 1st Andrew Trone/Sascha Korzep
Preflight:
- 5th Kevin Josenhans
- 6th Andrew Trone
Computer Accuracy:
- 1st Peter Grey
- 2nd Everett Quivey
- 8th Sascha Korzep
- 10th Ian Burton
- 39th Greg Wiskus
Simulated Comprehensive Aircraft Navigation:
- 1st Peter Grey
- 3rd Greg Wiskus
- 5th Everett Quivey
- 17th Ian Burton
- 25th Paul Bing
Aircraft Identification:
- 8th Jacob Lindvig
- 9th David Moore
- 10th Paul Bing
- 15th Brad Hoganson
- 31st Chris Purcell
Message Drop:
- 19th David Moore/Paul Bing
- 54th Robert Hughes/Brad Hoganson
- 77th Peter Grey/Kevin Josenhans
- 94th Sascha Korzep/Andrew Trone
Top Pilot:
- 2nd Peter Grey
- 7th Jacob Lindvig
- 12th Paul Bing
Top Male Contestant:
- 2nd Peter Grey
- 10th Everett Quivey
- 10th Andrew Trone
- 12th Jacob Lindvig
- 12th Paul Bing
- 16th Kevin Josenhans
Top Female Contestant:
Submitted by Jared Testa
Training Manager - Team 2
Head Coach - Golden Eagles Flight Team
1993, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005 and 2007 NIFA National Champions The complete list of competitors and official results are online at www.nifa.us .
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