Thanks to Everyone for a Successful Event!

Although I've been struggling to pull myself from the couch today, I figured I would post a quick update to thank everyone for their participation / help in the 2nd Annual Combine for Autism. We had a total of 30 participants and raised $940. There was also an additional $80 donated directly online to our team......making a total of $1,020 towards Autism Speaks (compared to $720 last year), which will make our team total almost $4,000 for 2011 thus far, with the c@rnhole tournament still to go. There are several people I want to thank:

- Steve Hall for volunteering his time as the site supervisor at the football field
- John and Amy Pelzer for all their help sith setup / registration, officating
- John Pelzer and Dave Schwartz for compiling event results
- Dustin Gardner & Chris Jagers for timing the events
- Joe Hecker for donating cigars to sell - with all sales going toward autism
- Brian Byrne / Byrne's Pub for donating the beer for the event
- John Evans for providing cones to use for the events
- Kasey Friesner for making appetizers and taking pictures
- Kasey Friesner and Cassie Donovan for administering the Wonderlic Test
- Krista Sparks for donating Muscle milk product for the event
- Chris Donovan for use of his bench / weights for the bench press
- Nick Osbourne / Go Fitness for use of the vertical jump device

I apologize if there is anyone I missed. The event went very smoothly and it's because of all of the help you all provided. Thanks again.

After the smoke cleared, we have a new champion.

1st place - Brian Stocker (38), who placed 3rd in last year's event took home the championship this year.
2nd place - Jason Dray (31) - who was last year's champion
3rd place - Drew Stemen (28), who was last year's runner up.

Joe Hecker (46) took home the Mr. Irrelevant trophy, placing last......although in Joe's defense, he was certainly not going all out for a lot of the speed events. But either way, thanks for being a good sport Hecker.

Thanks again to everyone. I will post detailed results and pictures to the blog later this week.