(My apologies for the delay in posting full results; as some of you know, I left on a business trip straight from the RC Cola last Sunday night. Plus once I got home I had to find the disk) Congratulations again to Kentucky and South Florida, winners in Division I and II (respectively) of the 2001 Moon Pie (TM) Classic. In Division I, Georgia A took second, and Washington U. in St. Louis A took 3rd. In Division II, Florida C.C. Jacksonville was 2nd, Georgia B 3rd. Full results follow below, but first I'm gonna make you read my thank-yous. For those who weren't there, that tournament weekend marked the farewell appearances (at least as current students) of two of UTC ATA's founding members, Toni Van Winkle and Alysia Vrailas. I figured it up, and under their tenure as President and Treasurer, respectively, UTC ATA hosted 30 tournaments, bringing the total hosted in school history to... well, 30. That's more than I've played in during my 20 years of QB, including Masters and trash tournaments. For those who haven't been on hand to see the group's progress the last 4 years, I may be the noisy frontman of the group, but Toni and Alysia have been the heart and soul of our team and our program. They will be sorely missed. As for the Moon Pie itself, once again Dorothy Morisch worked magic with the stats, the UTC crew led by Toni and Alysia worked magic with the setup and paperwork, and Steve Taylor covered for me long enough for me to take the near-traditional power nap in mid-tournament. The outstanding officiating crew included Toni, Alysia, and Steve, as well as Scott Sanders, Jason Russell, Scott Gillispie, Tommy Acuff, Bill Bacon, Glenn Allen Bobo, Keith Hudson, Phil Groce, and newlyweds Dave Leach and September Young (Leach? Or did you keep your maiden name?) Eileen Steinhice, Peg Brawner, and Yolanda Fernandez were also on hand for logistical support and as part-time/backup officials. My apologies if I left anyone out; parts of that weekend are a complete blur already. Thanks also to Jon Pennington at Cal-Berkeley and Ravi Menghani at UCLA for their contribution of blind questions. And of course thanks to Chattanooga Bakery for not only allowing us to use their trademarked Moon Pie name, but also for providing yummy marshmallow projectiles for the traditional opening ceremony. (This year's pretext for the flinging of the Moon Pies: demonstrating the principles of lift generated by a spinning flat circle, as used by Igor Sikorsky in the invention of the helicopter, thus providing Kevin Olmstead a gettable $2 million question.) On to the results... Whaddaya mean, "message too long"? Oh, all right. Team results will follow in the next message.
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