Walker, Kniest repeat as Mixed Pairs Champs!
Karen Walker and Tom Kniest won the Rockwell Mixed Pairs three years ago in Dallas, they finished 21st in 2007 in St. Louis, and 4th in 2008 in Detroit, and now claim back their title in 2009! Way to go!  

Additionally, they placed 15th in the North American Pairs, Flight A, NABC Championship.

Kudos to Nancy Popkin & Alan Popkin who tied for 1st overall in the Saturday Strat Swiss (teammates: Scott Gates, Miamisburg OH; Norman Coombs, Brookville IN)

Congratulations to Jack Bryant & Mark Lair, Canyon TX who won the Grady Watkins Memorial Open

Also winning at the Spring NABC were:

Friday Aft Side Pairs 5th in Flt C: Phyllis Siegel & Jo Chorpening Friday Eve Side Game 4th in Flt A: Phyllis Siegel & Jo Chorpening

Fri-Sat Aft/Eve Side 2 3rd in Flt A: Richard Riezman & Roger Lord

Fri-Sat Aft/Eve Side 2  3rd in Flt C:  Phyllis Siegel & Jo Chorpening

1st Sun/Mon Side Ser 3 3rd in Flt A:  En Xie & Linda Hughes, Edmond OK

Monday Strat Fast Pairs  3rd in Flt A:  En Xie & Linda Hughes, Edmond OK

Monday 3PM Imp Pairs 5th in Flt A:  Marcus & Susan Feldman

LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON 11th in Flt A:  Nancy Popkin & Alan Popkin

LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON 18th in Flt A:  Jack Bryant, Saint Louis MO; Michael Penick, Dallas TX

LEVENTRITT SILVER RIBBON 38th in Flt A:  Tom Kniest & Ed Schulte, Tampa FL Wed Senior Pairs

Wed Senior Pairs 7th in Flt B:  Marcus Feldman - Susan Feldman

Tue-Thur Aft/Eve Side 6 2nd in Flt A:  E Hale & Chris Moll, Raleigh NCMargo P Geddie,

CKO - 7  2nd : Jane Ettelson & Cookie Arneson, Ronnie Frank & Judith Inker, Wellesley Hills MA

KOBkt II: 1st: Ronnie Frank, Judith Inker, Wellesley Hills MA; John Cox, Kellogg ID; Nadia Nilsson, Santa Clara CA

Pat McCoy Mem Strat Open  5th in Flt A:  En Xie & Alice Brown, Midlothian VA

Thu/Fri KO 3: 2nd:  Ronnie Frank; Shirley Matthews, Lindale TX; Nicholas France, Spring Valley NY; Judith Inker, Wellesley Hills MA

Grady Watkins Memorial Open: 6th in Flt B:  Marcus & Susan Feldman

Educa Foundation 299er Pairs: 5th in Flt A:  Phyllis Siegel & Jo Chorpening

Fri AM 299er Pairs:  1st overall:  Phyllis Siegel & Jo Chorpening

Tues Eve 300/200/100 Pairs:  3rd in Flt C:  Raymond Laythe & Jean Pittman, East Ellijay GA

Wed Morn I/N Pairs: 5th in Flt C:  Raymond Laythe & Jean Pittman, East Ellijay GA

Thursday AM 299er Pairs: 3rd in Flt C:  Raymond Laythe & Jean Pittman, East Ellijay GA

David Hurd Mem AX Pairs 7th in Flt A:  En Xie & Alice Brown, Midlothian VA

Also among the 3,792 players who won some of the 73,108.42 MPs awarded were:  Jacqueline Sincoff, David Shanahan, Suzy Seldin, Bob Anderson, Maureen Swihart, Linda Mize, Suzanne & Alan Broddon, & Linda Bryant.

For bulletins and final results from the Spring Nationals in Houston, click here.