MIDWEST REGION TITLE HOLDERS
We celebrate our many athletes and teams in the Midwest Region for their accomplishment at the annual Midwest Region Classic title championship event. (Note: the regional model for our sport began in 2023, which is why there are no prior year lists.)
States in our Midwest Region include Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
CATEGORY TITLE WINNER INFORMATION
2025 Season
Individual Category Results
Overall Male: Cory Price, Pekin (IL) Fire Department
Overall Female: Julie Valandra, Rapid City (SD) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Under Age 40: Cory Price, Pekin (IL) Fire Department
Division 2: Male Under Age 40: Bryce Colvin, Peoria (IL) Fire Department
Division 2: Female Under Age 40: Julie Valandra, Rapid City (SD) Fire Department
Division 3: Male Under Age 40: Charles Stoppelmoor, Dickens (IA) Fire and Rescue
Division 3: Female Under Age 40: Andi Barrickz, Minneapolis (MN) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Age 40-49: Eric Rose, Huntley (IL) Fire Protection District
Division 1: Male Age 50-59: George Bridges, Waukegan (IL) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Age 60-69: Joe Arico, Eureka (MO) Fire Protection District
Top Fire Chief: George Bridges, Waukegan (IL) Fire Department
Fire Department Showdown Team Category Results
FD Showdown: All Male Team: Waukegan (IL) Fire Department (Members: Jim Scully, Nate Skewes, George Bridges, and Brian Bandel)
FD Showdown: Coed Team: Minneapolis (MN) Fire Department (Members: Talimatou Peniata, Johnny Crow, and Andi Barrickz)
Tandem Team Category Results
FD Under Age 40 Male: Rapid City (SD) Fire Department Team 1 (Members: Danny Sandvig and Marshall Keefe)
FD Open Male: Huntley (IL) Fire Protection District (Members: Eric Rose and Josh Roddy)
FD Open Coed: Rapid City (SD) Fire Department (Members: Danny Sandvig and Julie Valandra)
Hybrid Under Age 40 Male: River Goons (Members: Cory Price and Mike Gawelek)
Hybrid Under Age 40 Female: 80’s Ladies (Members: Tricia Faimon and Carie Sapp)
Hybrid Age 40-49 Coed: Husker Power Coed (Members: Alan Ertzner and Carie Sapp)
Hybrid Age 50-59 Male: 100% All American (Members: Joe Arico and Alan Ertzner)
Relay Team Category Results
FD Under Age 40 Male: Rapid City (SD) Fire Department (Members: Danny Sandvig, Isaac Perkins, Logan Hilde, and Marshall Keefe)
FD Under Age 40 Female: Minneapolis (MN) Fire Department (Members: Andi Barrickz, Mika Lambert, Nicole Nelson, Rosie Murphree, and Shelby Breidenbach)
Hybrid Age 40-49 Coed: Bloomington (MN) Fire Department (Members: Farley Burke, Fritjof Engebretson, Justin Florece, Malachi Smith, and Sierra Renderman)
Hybrid Under Age 40 Male: PFD Goons (Members: Cory Price, Mike Gawelek, Bryce Colvin, Owen Kellem, and Dan Barbee)
2024 Season
Individual Category Results
Overall Male: Nate Skewes, Waukegan (IL) Fire Department
Overall Female: Kayla Geffert, Farmington Hills (MI) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Under Age 40: Ryan Fitzgerald, Brooklyn Park (MN) Fire Department
Division 2: Male Under Age 40: Zach Abbott, Westfield (IN) Fire Department
Division 2: Female Under Age 40: Kayla Geffert, Farmington Hills (MI) Fire Department
Division 3: Male Under Age 40: Justin Austad, Westfield (IN) Fire Department
Division 3: Female Under Age 40: Lindsay Kusbel, St. John (IN) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Age 40-49: Nate Skewes, Waukegan (IL) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Age 50-59: Thomas Clasen, Waukegan (IL) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Age 60-69: Joe Arico, Eureka (MO) Fire Protection District
Fire Department Showdown Team Category Results
FD Showdown: Male: Danny Sandvig, Marshall Keefe, and Bryce Cartee: Team: Rapid City (SD) Fire Department
Tandem Team Category Results
Tandem Team: Male Under Age 40: Mitchell Hove and Marshall Keefe: Team: RCFD Class of 2012
Tandem Team: Male Age 40-49: Nate Skewes and Mike Cook: Team: Mike N Nate
Tandem Team: Male Age 50-59: Ben Akins and Scott VanPatten: Team: The Midwesterners
Tandem Team: Male Age 60-69: Bill Christiansen and Thomas Smith: Team: Midwest Tandem
Relay Team Category Results
Relay Team: FD Male Under Age 40: Thomas Clasen, Jim Scully, George Bridges,
Nate Skewes, and Mike Cook: Team: Waukegan Fire Department
Relay Team: Hybrid Male Under Age 40: Mike Gawelek, Bryce Colvin, Parker
Bartos, and Cory Price: Team: Local 50 Goons
2023 Season
Individual Category Results
Overall Male: Matt Hansen, Westfield (IN) Fire Department
Overall Female: Heather Gump, O’Fallon Fire Protection District
Division 1: Male Under Age 40: Eric Rose, Huntley Fire Protection District
Division 2: Male Under Age 40: Scott Adamczyk, Morton Grove (IL) Fire Department
Division 2: Female Under Age 40: Heather Gump, O’Fallon Fire Protection District
Division 3: Male Under Age 40: Justin Austad, Westfield (IN) Fire Department
FD Showdown: Male Team: Westfield (IN) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Age 40-49: Matt Hansen, Westfield (IN) Fire Department
Division 1: Male Age 50-59: Joe Arico, Eureka Fire Protection District
Division 1: Male Age 60-69: Alan Ertzner, Omaha (NE) Fire Department
Tandem Team Category Results
Tandem Team: Male: Dustin Vodenka-Reed and Jake Vodenka-Reed: Team: Taylor Falls Fire Department
Tandem Team: Coed 40-49: Todd Krukow and Stephanie Spaniol: Team: Whatever You Want It To Be
Tandem Team: Male Age 50-59: Ben Akins and Joe Arico: Team: Aches and Pains
Tandem Team: Male Age 60-69: Bill Christiansen and Al Ertzner: Team: The Old Guys
Relay Team Category Results
Relay Team: FD Male Under Age 40 Chris Jagels, Josh Roddy, Eric Rose, Brandon Rothbauer, and Darren Taylor: Team: Huntley Fire Department
