2005 Hatcher Trophy Standings

The Soaring Society of America's most prestigious competition award

Sailplane Racing's Top Gun

last updated on Thursday, December 03, 2009

The Hatcher Trophy was created in memory of Ron Hatcher a well known contest pilot.   At the end of each racing season, the scores of national champions from the four FAI Classes and the World Class nationals are compared to determine which achieved the highest percentage of the maximum cumulative score possible for the competition. The full description of the trophy is available. The results for 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, and 2001 are available.


15 Meter Class      Mockler, Dave         97.281 %
18 Meter Class      Walters               96.835 %
World Class         Tuckey, Pat           95.721 %
Open Class          Funston               95.264 %
Standard Class      Garner                94.886 %


15 Meter Class Nationals,

       Day      Daily Winner                 Contest Winner         Score

 1 (Aug 02, 05) Jacobs, Doug          : 1000 Mockler, Dave         :  931
 2 (Aug 03, 05) Mockler, Dave         : 1000 Mockler, Dave         : 1000
 3 (Aug 04, 05) Ittner                : 1000 Mockler, Dave         :  961
 4 (Aug 05, 05) Seaborn               :  695 Mockler, Dave         :  693
 5 (Aug 08, 05) Mockler, Dave         : 1000 Mockler, Dave         : 1000
 6 (Aug 09, 05) Seaborn               : 1000 Mockler, Dave         :  970
 7 (Aug 11, 05) Ittner                :  963 Mockler, Dave         :  922


    Totals    : Daily Winner          : 6658 Contest Winner        : 6477

Dave Mockler's total score as a percentage of total daily maximum scores is 97.281 %


18 Meter Class Nationals,

       Day      Daily Winner                 Contest Winner         Score

 1 (Jul 12, 05) Zimmerman             :  943 Walters               :  939
 2 (Jul 14, 05) Vangrunsven           :  853 Walters               :  724
 3 (Jul 15, 05) Ittner                :  946 Walters               :  871
 4 (Jul 16, 05) Walters               :  829 Walters               :  829
 5 (Jul 18, 05) Gawthrop              : 1000 Walters               :  976
 6 (Jul 19, 05) Walters               : 1000 Walters               : 1000
 7 (Jul 20, 05) Walters               : 1000 Walters               : 1000


    Totals    : Daily Winner          : 6571 Contest Winner        : 6363

Walters's total score as a percentage of total daily maximum scores is 96.835 %


World Class Nationals, Jefferson, SC

       Day      Daily Winner                 Contest Winner         Score

 1 (          ) Tuckey, Pat           :  600 Tuckey, Pat           :  600
 2 (          ) Pin, Francois         :  658 Tuckey, Pat           :  598
 3 (          ) Pin, Francois         :  749 Tuckey, Pat           :  695
 4 (          ) Tuckey, Pat           :  800 Tuckey, Pat           :  800
 5 (          ) Tuckey, Pat           :  332 Tuckey, Pat           :  332
 6 (          ) Chumley, Wes          :  425 Tuckey, Pat           :  311
 7 (          ) Tuckey, Pat           :  764 Tuckey, Pat           :  764
 8 (          ) Tuckey, Pat           : 1000 Tuckey, Pat           : 1000


    Totals    : Daily Winner          : 5328 Contest Winner        : 5100

Pat Tuckey's total score as a percentage of total daily maximum scores is 95.721 %


Open Class Nationals, Ephrata, WA

       Day      Daily Winner                 Contest Winner         Score

 1 (Jun 29, 05) Willat                :  900 Funston               :  773
 2 (Jun 30, 05) Butler                : 1000 Funston               :  980
 3 (Jul 01, 05) Butler                : 1000 Funston               :  985
 4 (Jul 02, 05) Willat                : 1000 Funston               :  914
 5 (Jul 04, 05) Funston               : 1000 Funston               : 1000
 6 (Jul 05, 05) Weissenbuehler        :  987 Funston               :  947
 7 (Jul 06, 05) Willat                :  756 Funston               :  752
 8 (Jul 07, 05) Willat                : 1000 Funston               :  930


    Totals    : Daily Winner          : 7643 Contest Winner        : 7281

Funston's total score as a percentage of total daily maximum scores is 95.264 %


Standard Class Nationals, Caesar Creek, OH

       Day      Daily Winner                 Contest Winner         Score

 1 (Jun 15, 05) Smith                 :  439 Garner                :  406
 2 (Jun 16, 05) Jacobs, Doug          : 1000 Garner                :  873
 3 (Jun 17, 05) Garner                : 1000 Garner                : 1000
 4 (Jun 18, 05) Jacobs, Doug          : 1000 Garner                :  951
 5 (Jun 19, 05) Ittner                : 1000 Garner                :  978
 6 (Jun 20, 05) Keene                 : 1000 Garner                :  943
 7 (Jun 21, 05) Willat                : 1000 Garner                :  943
 8 (Jun 22, 05) Ittner                :  991 Garner                :  956


    Totals    : Daily Winner          : 7430 Contest Winner        : 7050

Garner's total score as a percentage of total daily maximum scores is 94.886 %


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