Whipplefest 2015
The Great Anticipation
Mady Ott and Marti Sabino (with Harold Ott in the background)
Jennifer and Jim Ott (7 Championships Spanning 3 Decades)
Mark & Beth McGraw (5 Championships that Span 3 Decades)
The Always Gracious Mady Ott
Fran Steininger, Julee Wisor, and Anne Gonzales
Long Timers Don Kirkham and Ed Balzer
Denise Kirkham, Lisa Viet and Ray Viet
Debbie and Ron King
Lisa Morgan and Jim Trimbell
Sandy Honerkamp & Scott Honerkamp
Debbie Schulte and Alan Honerkamp (2015 Couples Champions)
Penny Hays & Anne Gonzales
Jan and Ed Tracy
Julie & Tom & Bossard
Gary Melchior, Tom Slater, Dan O'Donnell, Bob Davis
Bob & Jane Quast with Larry & Judy Poropat
Mady Ott and Beth McGraw
Rich Gnecco, John Chastain, and Joe Orr
Waiting for the fun to start
Lloyd & Linda Boone with Cliff & Judy Land
Todd Baucom & Kent Burgess Art Genasci & Kelly Hackman
Jim & Carole Carpenter with Boon & Judy Tindall
Jack & Julee Wisor with Scott & Penny Hays
Jack & Julee Wisor with Scott & Penny Hays
Engraving the Toaster Oven
Carol Carpenter
Carol Carpenter
John Chastain
The Whipples
Mary Wilson - Longest Drive
Jack Burke - Longest Drive
Jack Burke
John Holzbauer - Longest Putt
Jan and Jen
Jen filling in as the applause meter
Jim Ott
Sandy Honerkamp & Neil Whipple
Sandy Honerkamp
Cliff & Judy Land - 3rd Place Recreational Flight
Dave Weissgerber & Ted Schuessler - 1st Place Recreational (Ted drinking)
Getting things figured out
Marti Sabino and Jan
Marti Sabino
Bob & Jane Quast - 1st Place Competitive Flight
Jack Burke and Kris Zimmer
Jack Burke - 3rd Place Men's Championship (with Jeff Orloff)
Dick Stone & Mark Schoene - 2nd Place Men's Championship
Dick Stone and Neil Whipple
Dick Stone
Neil's Hand
Rich Gnecco & John Chastain
The handsomely mounted Popeil’s Pocket Fisherman
Rich Gnecco & John Chastain - 1st Place Men's Championship (5 time champions)
The Champions (1990, 1994, 2000, 2012, and 2015)
And now for the Couples Championship...
Jennifer Ott and Jan
Jim & Jennifer Ott - 3rd Place Couples Championship
Julie Bossard
The trombone is out
Tom & Julie Bossard - 2nd Place Couples Championship (winners of the trombone set)
An old pro...
The dance of the toaster oven
The walk of champions
Alan Honerkamp & Debbie Schulte - 1st Place Couples Championship (holders of the prestigious Toaster Oven)
Perfect form
Again, perfect form from a champion
More of Alan
Whipplefest Legends - These three have attended a combined 74 Whipplefest celebrations (Jim Ott - 24, Ed Balzer - 28, and Mark McGraw - 22)
Ted Schuessler - Neil's first boss at McDonnell Douglas (January of 1986)
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