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SPARTA, WIS. BOY TO COMPETE FOR CHAMPIONSHIP IN NFL GATORADE PUNT, PASS AND KICK NATIONAL FINALS
NFL Press Release
posted 01/05/00
New York, NY, January 5, 2000 --Thirty two boys and girls, ages 8-15, will compete for top honors at the NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass and Kick National Finals on Saturday, January 15, 2000, prior to the Jacksonville Jaguars AFC divisional playoff game at ALLTEL Stadium. More than 3.5 million kids nationwide participated in NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass and Kick (PP&K) in 1999.
CBS will tape the event and air it during halftime. The on-field awards presentation to each of the division winners will be broadcast live between the third and fourth quarters.
Boys and girls compete separately in four age divisions (8-9, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15), with the top composite score in each of the eight groups crowned National Champion. Each participant performs one punt, one pass and one kick, with scores based on distance minus accuracy (in feet). All 32 finalists advanced to the National Finals by winning local, sectional and Team Championship competitions held throughout the NFL regular season. Only the top four scores nationally in each age group qualify for the PP&K National Finals.
"The NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass and Kick program is the nation's largest grassroots sports skills competition," said Sara Levinson, President of NFL Properties. "Since a girls-only division was added in 1996, the number of overall participants has increased every year. Establishing a new participation record, in 1999, reinforces our belief that football is youngsters' favorite sport to play."
The following boys and girls are the qualifiers in the 1999 NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass and Kick National Finals:
| Name, Hometown, (Team Champion) | Name, Hometown, (Team Champion) |
| Girls 8-9 | Boys 8-9 |
| Amanda Massey, Wichita KS (Chiefs) | Kyle Buss, Mt. Carmel, IL (Bears) |
| Brandi Mikolay, Cincinnati, OH (Bengals) | Zach Molland, Sparta, WI (Packers) |
| Margaret Rubio, Laredo, TX (Cowboys) | Robert Harrigan, Milford, CT (Patriots) |
| Sybil Prevot, Baton Rouge, LA (Saints) | Dyllon Powe, Cairo, GA (Falcons) |
| Girls 10-11 | Boys 10-11 |
| Amber Thompson, Clontarf, MN (Vikings) | Timmy Foster, Natchez, MS (Saints) |
| Ashley Edinger, Michigan City, IN (Colts) | Kayle Sickler, Troy, PA (Eagles) |
| Nicole Flego, Doylestown, PA (Eagles) | Stephen Paskorz, Gibsonia, PA (Steelers) |
| Lauren Kazmierzak, Western Springs, IL (Bears) | Germayne Edmond, Dangerfield, TX (Cowboys) |
| Girls 12-13 | Boys 12-13 |
| Jenny Herringer, Billings, MT (Broncos) | Clay Brunow, Dunkirk, OH (Browns) |
| Amanda Davis, Dos Palos, CA (Raiders) | Cory Dickson, Corvallis, OR (Seahawks) |
| Niki Reed, Fairfield, OH (Bengals) | Trenton Miller, New London, MO (Rams) |
| Zee Zee Young, Anchorage, AK (Seahawks) | Joseph Pena, Houston, TX (Cowboys) |
| Girls 14-15 | Boys 14-15 |
| Jessica Hathaway, Ft, Wayne IN (Bears) | Derek Lingle, Davenport, IA (Bears) |
| Kelly Killion, Pennsauken, NJ (Eagles) | David Nay, Camby, IN (Colts) |
| Hannah Warfield, Sidney, MT (Vikings) | Rhian Madrid, Chapparal, NM (Cowboys) |
| Jamie Mushatt Valrie, Stafford, VA (Redskins) | Daniel Gronkowski, Getzville, NY (Bills) |
The NFL Gatorade Punt, Pass and Kick program is part of the NFL's "Play Football" initiative that provides exciting ways for even more children to play, watch and experience the game of football. Additional "Play Football" programs include NFL Flag, presented by Nike; Junior Player Development; and CITY Football (Challenge and Inspire Today's Youth).
courtesy NFL
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