WHO WAS THERE IN 2009 

Countries Represented:
        
          Scotland               United States                  Japan                         Ireland           

     
          Norway                    England                    Switzerland                   Canada

 
        Germany                    France

2009 Masters World Championships in Inverness, Scotland
July 18-19, 2009

Here is a listing of those athletes who have entered and competed in the MASTERS' WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Inverness, Scotland.

Age 40-44 (11)

    Jason Young, Ross-shire, Scotland
    Kengo Kubota (Clan Douglas), Fukushima, Japan
    Geir Standal, Ragnarrud, Norway
    Anthony Lordi, Geneva, Switzerland
    Bill Stillwell, California, USA
    Dave Garman, California, USA
    Uli Mueller, Germany
    Rob Hatch, Tennessee, USA
    Adam Guasch-Melendez, Virginia, USA
    Rhett Bobzien, Wisconson, USA
    Warren Trask, Ontario, Canada

Age 45-49 (13)

    Gene Flynn (Clan Murray), North Carolina, USA
    Richard Campbell (Clan Campbell), California, USA
    Thom Van Vleck, Missouri, USA
    Lee MacKinnon (Clan MacKinnon), Ontario, Canada
    Malcolm Claghorn, Invernessshire, Scotland
    Sean Borland (Clan Hamilton), Ontario, Canada
    Brent Abbott (Clan Irvine), Arizona, USA
    Berle Conrad, Ontario, Canada
    Dale Gehman (Clan Logan), Michigan, USA
    Steve Whyte, Dunstable, England
    David Lyttle, Tennessee, USA
    Sveinung Tangstad, Norway
    Mark McDonald (Clan Ross), Dumfries, Scotland - World Champion (40-44) 2004 & (45-49) 2006

Age 50-54 (9) 

    Chuck Livingston (Clan Livingston), New York, USA
    Bob Vail (Clan MacPhail), New York, USA
    William Knox, Ontario, Canada
    Kevin Youngberg, Florida, USA
    Al Stagner (Clan McCartney), Colorado, USA - Third 2008 MWC (50-54)
    Ken Green (Clan McDonald), Michigan, USA
    Hans-Dieter Dorow, Furstenwalde, Germany
    Duncan James Steward (Clan Stewart), Somerset, England
    Rick Kramer, Illinois, USA
   

Age 55-59 (8)  

    Frank Henry (Clan MacNaughton), Virginia, USA - World Champion (50-54) 2007 & 2008
    Stan Pike (Clan Maclaren), Lockerbie, Scotland
    Jim R. Walker (Clan McLeod), California, USA
    Bill Leffler, Missouri, USA - World Champion (50-54) 2004, (55-59) 2007 & 2008
    Mark Buchanan, Colorado, USA - World Champion (50-54) 2006
    Ron Heaton (Clan Fraser), South Yorkshire, England
    Dave Glasgow, Kansas, USA
    Les Oliphant (Clan Oliphant), Caithness, Scotland

Age 60-64 (4) 

    Wayne Staggs (Clan Stewart), Colorado, USA
    Angus Billy Scruggs (Clan Macfie), Colorado, USA - World Champion (55-59) 2002
    Ali Munro (Clan Munro), Inverness, Scotland  - World Champion (50+ U200) 2006
    James MacBeath (Clan Ross), Scotland

Age 65-69 (4)

    Ray Oster, Nevada, USA / Ireland (dual citizen)
    John Thomson (Clan Camble), Alaska, USA
    Dean Ross (Clan Ross), Oklahoma, USA
    Rob Ritchie, Inverness Shire, Scotland

Age 70+ (3)

    Bill Rogers, Illinois, USA - Second 2008 MWC
    Ian Miller (Clan McFarlane), Hertfordshire, England
    Eddie Mulcahy, County Kerry, Ireland

Under 200 lb. Age 40-49 (13)

    Robert Henderson (Clan Oliphant), Missouri, USA - Third 2008 MWC
    Doug McDonald, Missouri, USA
    Tony Colbert, Wyoming, USA
    Andrew Gillie (Clan MacPherson), New York, USA
    Brian Harrold, Inverness Shire, Scotland
    Dan Jackson (Clan McKay), Pennsylvania, USA
    Doug Ballard (Clan Gunn), Indiana, USA - Co-World Champion (U200 40-49) 2008
    Tim Ross (Clan Ross), Maryland, USA
    Eric Alagille, Luzarches, France
    Sylvain Iharassarry, Luzarches, France
    Bobby Brown (Clan Brown), Alberta, Canada
    Neil Mckenzie, Banffshire, Scotland
    John Jans, Ontario, Canada

Under 200 lb. Age 50+ (3)

    Kevin Rogers, Illinois, USA - Co-World Champion (U200 40-49) 2008
    Jim Spalding, Missouri, USA - 4-time World Champion (U200 40+), World Champion (U200 50+) 2008
    Danny Ellis (Clan MacPherson), Georgia, USA - World Champion (U200 50+) 2005 and 2007

Women age 40-49 (9)

    Denise Houseman, New Hampshire, USA - World Champion 2006, 2007 & 2008
    Karyn Dallimore, British Columbia, Canada - Third 2008 MWC
    Nancy Baker Fowler, Massachusetts, USA
    Gretchen Conerly, Illinois, USA
    Petra Mueller, Germany
    Leslie Smith (Clan Campbell), Arizona, USA
    Kym Ross Pollard (Clan Ross), California, USA
    Becky Wissink, Denver, USA
    Linda Kimsey, Tennessee, USA 

Women Age 50+ (4)

    Ruth Welding, Illinois, USA - World Champion 2008
    Sue Hallen, Illinois, USA - Second 2008 MWC
    Kristine Stuteville, California, USA
    Sue Sanchez (Clan Kennedy), Illinois, USA

Judges

    Kenny MacDonald, Inverness, Scotland, Head Judge
    Steve Conway. California, USA
    Mike Brown, Michigan, USA
    Merl Lawless, Illinois, USA
    Stephanie Stewart, Virginia, USA