Slam Season Finalists, 2002-2007

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2008 Slam Season Champions

January 12, 2008
March Team Finals Qualifiers:
1st: Tryst
2nd: Pat McEvoy
3rd: Sam Stecher (declined spot)
4th:Marissa Gill February 9, 2008
March Team Finals Qualifiers:
1st: Stacy Fox
2nd: Jarvis
3rd: Ross (declined spot)
4th: Duo Cult March 8, 2008
Team Omaha Finals
1st: Johnny Tornado
2nd: Jarvis
3rd: Stacy Fox
4th: Steven Evans
5th: Pat McEvoy
6th: Tryst
7th: Ron Horner
8th: Marissa Gill
9th: Sara Lihz
10th: Ross

April 12, 2008
Anything Goes slam
1st: Marissa Gill
2nd: Sam Chesters
3rd: Sara Lihz May 10, 2008
Anything Goes slam
1st: David Hufford
2nd: Sara Lihz
3rd: Duo Cult June 14, 2008
1st: Zedeka Poindexter
2nd: Tryst the Assassin
3rd: Sam Chesters

July 12, 2008
1st: Jarvis
2nd: David Frenzel
3rd: Janine Brooks August 9, 2008
1st: Jarvis
2nd: Austin Rodenbiker
3rd: Deirdre Evans September 13, 2008
1st: Deirdre Evans
2nd: Steven Evans

October 11, 2008
1st: Pat McEvoy
2nd: Jordan Brown
3rd: Sara Lihz November 8, 2008
WoW Finals
1st: Sara Lihz
2nd: Katie F-S
3rd: Oracle Jones December 13, 2008
April, 2009 Team Finals Qualifiers:
1st: Pat McEvoy
2nd: God's Gift
3rd: Ben Wenzl

2007 Slam Season Champions


January 13, 2007 April Team Finals Qualifiers: 1st: Katie F-S 2nd: Ross Hickerson 3rd: Zedeka	February 10, 2007 April Team Finals Qualifiers: 1st: Dan Leamen (already qualified) 2nd: Tryst 3rd: Ross Hickerson (already qualified) 4th: Steven Evans 5th: Deirdre Evans	March 10, 2007 April Team Finals Qualifiers: 1st: Ryan Tewell 2nd: Tryst (already qualified) 3rd: Johnny Tornado (already qualified) 4th: Sandra Brennan 5th: Ron Horner
	April 14, 2007 Team Omaha Finals 1st: Dan Leamen 2nd: Zedeka (declined spot) 3rd: Katie F-S 4th: Johnny Tornado 5th: Jarvis (declined spot) 6th: Tryst (declined spot) 7th: Ron Horner 8th: Ross	May 12, 2007 1st: Katie F-S 2nd: Tryst 3rd: Sam Stecher Improv Poetry Slam 1st: Jen Shafer Finalists: Heidi Hermanson and Sam Stecher
June 9th, 2007 1st: Ron Horner 2nd: Beth Gillespie 3rd: Steven Evans	July 14th, 2007 1st: Tryst 2nd: Steven Evans 3rd: Matt Mason	August 11th, 2007 1st: Jarvis 2nd: Nicholas Bell 3rd: Madeline
September 8th, 2007 1st: Nick Herink 2nd: Melissa Kandido 3rd: Stacy Fox 4th: Danielle Reed	October 13th, 2007 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Cameron 2nd: Sara Lihz 3rd: Katie F-S	November 10, 2007 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Sara Lihz (already qualified) 2nd: Johnny Tornado 3rd: Steven Evans 4th: Ron Horner
December 8, 2007 IWPS Finals 1st: Sara Lihz 2nd: Johnmark Huscher 3rd: Steven Evans 4th: Cameron

2006 Slam Season Champions


January 14, 2006 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Dan Leamen (already qualified) 2nd: Mahess "The Dark Truth" Bennett 3rd: Amanda Edwards 4th: Matt Creighton	February 11, 2006 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Johnmark Huscher (already qualified) 2nd: Dan Leamen (already qualified) 3rd: Dominique Garay 4th: Sandra Brennan 5th: Sarah Gupta
March 11, 2006 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Dan Leamen (already qualified) 2nd: Marissa Gill 3rd: Amanda Edwards (already qualified) 4th: Crystal Evan 5th: Diane Moquin		April 8th, 2006 Team Omaha Finals 1st: Johnmark Huscher 2nd: Zedeka Poindexter 3rd: Marissa Gill 4th: Dominique Garay 5th: Mahess "The Dark Truth" Bennett
May 13th, 2006 1st: Sarah McKinstry-Brown 2nd: Deirdre Evans 3rd: Dan Leamen	June 10th, 2006 1st: Felix Freeze 2nd: Steven Evans	July 8th, 2006 1st: Johnmark Huscher 2nd: Marissa Gill 3rd: Ryan Tewell
	August 12th, 2006 1st: Jarvis 2nd: Taters 3rd: Ross	September 9th, 2006 1st: Johnmark "Johnny Tornado" Huscher 2nd: Jen Shafer 3rd: Tryst
October 14th, 2006 1st: Johnny Tornado* 2nd: Dan Leamen* 3rd: Steven Evans *=Qualify for December 9th IWPS Final	November 11th, 2006 1st: Jarvis* 2nd: Jen Shafer* 3rd: Matt Mason Sock Puppet Slam 1st: Matt Mason 2nd: Steven Evans 3rd: J. David Wolfe *=Qualify for December 9th IWPS Final	December 9th, City iWPS Championships 1st: Johnny Tornado 2nd: Dan Leamen 3rd: Jarvis 4th: Jen Shafer

2005 Slam Season Champions


January 8, 2005 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Sarah McKinstry-Brown 2nd: John Huscher 3rd: Matt Mason		February 12, 2005 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: John Huscher (already qualified) 2nd: Sara Lihz 3rd: Joshua Boyd 4th: Zedeka Poindexter
March 12, 2005 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Dan Leamen (already qualified) 2nd: John Huscher (already qualified) 3rd: Zach Oldham 4th: Jim Morrison 5th:Jen Shafer	April 9th, 2005 Team Omaha Finals 1st: Matt Mason 2nd: Sara Lihz Dobel 3rd: John Huscher 4th: Sarah McKinstry-Brown 5th: Dan Leamen	May 14th 1st: Josh Gaines 2nd: Sandra B 3rd: Bob Nikunen
June 11th 1st: Johnmark Huscher 2nd: Cliff Thompson 3rd: Matt Mason	July 9th 1st: Kurt Fenster 2nd: Sara Lihz
August 13th 1st: Melissa Kandido 2nd: Josh 3rd: Diana	September 10th 1st: Zedeka 2nd: Dan Leamen 3rd: Johnmark Huscher 4th: Quintan Slovek Bad Slam: 1st: Erin Zimmerman	October 8th 1st: Dan Leamen* 2nd: Johnmark Huscher* 3rd: Zedeka *=Qualify for December 10th IWPS Final
	November 10th 1st: Zedeka* 2nd: Matt Mason* 3rd: Amanda Edwards *=Qualify for December 10th IWPS Final	December 10th IWPS Finals 1st: Dan Leamen 2nd: Johnmark Huscher 3rd: Matt Mason 4th Zedeka Poindexter

2004 Slam Season Champions


December 13, 2003 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Zedeka Poindexter 2nd: Melissa Kandido 3rd: Katie F-S	January 10, 2004 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Jim Morrison 2nd: Royal Atman 3rd: Elliot Harmon	February 14, 2004 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Bad Andy 2nd: Katie F-S (already Qualified) 3rd: Dan Leamen 4th: Craig Arnold
March 13th Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Matt Mason (declined spot) 2nd: Katie F-S (already in) 3rd: Aaron McDaniel (declined) 4th: Heidi 5th: William Matchett 6th: Sandra B	April 10th Team Omaha Finals 1st: Bad Andy 2nd: Katie F-S 3rd: Zedeka Poindexter 4th (1st Alternate): Elliot Harmon 5th (2nd alternate): Jim Morrison
May 8th 1st: Dan Leamen 2nd: Zedeka Poindexter 3rd: Sarah McKinstry-Brown	June 12 1st: Elliot Harmon 2nd: Jim Morrison 3rd: Dan Leaman Haiku Slam 1st: Erin 2nd: Dan Leamen	July 10th 1st: Brandon Comer 2nd: Brittainee Freema 3rd: Dan Leamen
August 14th 1st: Dan Leamen 2nd: Bad Andy 3rd: Bruce Koborg		September 11th 1st: Sara Lihz 2nd: Matt Mason 3rd: Nat Derickson
October 9th 1st: Sandra Brennan* 2nd: Eirean Bradley 3rd: Katie F-S 4th: Dan Leamen* *=Qualify for December 11th IWPS Final	November 13th 1st: Bad Andy* 2nd: Nat Derickson* 3rd: Sarah McKinstry-Brown *=Qualify for December 11th IWPS Final	December 11th IWPS Finals 1st: Dan Leamen 2nd: Bad Andy 3rd: Nat Derickson 4th Sandra Brennan

2003 Slam Season Champions


January 11 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Tina Mari 2nd: Clarence 3rd: Felix Freeze 4th: Bad Andy	February 8 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Sara Lihz 2nd: Jim Morrison 3rd: Roy 4th: Catherine	March 8th Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Dominique 2nd: Melissa Kandido 3rd: Sarah McKinstry-Brown 4th: Sarah McClary
April 12 Team Omaha Qualifiers: 1st: Aaron Eckstein 2nd: Matt Mason 3rd: Nick Joerz 4th: Lizzy Lawbreaker		May 10th Team Omaha Finals 1st: Matt Mason 2nd: Aaron Eckstein 3rd: Bad Andy 4th: Sarah McKinstry-Brown 5th (1st Alt): Dominique Garay 6th (2nd Alt): Jim Morrison
June 14th Slam 1st: Nat Derickson 2nd: Roy Romine-Furr 3rd: Heather Knowles-Cottington	July 12 1st: Sara Lihz 2nd: Aaron Eckstein 3rd: Rich Furman Haiku Slam 1st: Bad Andy 2nd: Emily Monen	September 13 1st: Bad Andy 2nd: Eric 3rd: Jackie Hanson
October 11 1st:Pharo Mission 2nd: Sandra Brennan	November 8 1st: Sarah McKinstry-Brown 2nd: Nat Derickson 3rd: Matt Mason

2002 Slam Champions


January 10, 2002: 1st: Sara Lihz 2nd: Hence Stevens 3rd: Jack Hubbell	March 7, 2002: 1st: Melissa Kandido 2nd: Nat Derickson 3rd: Erich Christiansen	May 4, 2002: 1st: Sara Lihz 2nd: Brigid Howard 3rd: Bruce Koborg
July 13, 2002: 1st: Sarah McKinstry-Brown 2nd: Heather Knowles-Cottington 3rd: Randy Gustafson	August 10, 2002: 1st: Bad Andy 2nd: Sara Lihz 3rd: Sarah McKinstry-Brown	September 14, 2002: 1st: Bruce Koborg 2nd: Bad Andy 3rd: Randy Krisinger
October 12, 2002: 1st: Mary Garlipp 2nd: Aaron McDaniel 3rd: Randy Krisinger	November 9, 2002: 1st: Melissa Kandido 2nd: Bruce Koborg 3rd: Sarah McKinstry-Brown	December 14, 2002: 1st: Dominique Garay 2nd: Melissa Kandido 3rd: Roy

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