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Western US Championships, Denver, November 20-22, 2009
Ella Stichler, 2nd, Girls U8
Kyle Hawkins, 2nd, Boys U9
**Tori Lopez, 3rd, Girls U16
**Devin Milligan, 3rd, Boys U12
*Geoffrey Woods, 6th, Boys U12
**Cristina Curcelli, 7th, Girls U13
**Chelsea Clark, 7th, Ladies U20
*Patrick Donovan, 8th, Boys U18
Ciara Ruggiero, 9th, Girls U9
**Stephanie Stahl, 9th, Girls U13
*Caledonia Thomas, 10th, Girls U10
**J.J. Henderson, 10th, Girls U11
**Maire Nakada, 10th, Girls U12
**Kinsey Brimhall, 10th, Girls U17
**Isabelle Thomas, 12th, Girls U17
**Hallie Schmidt, 14th, Girls U12
*Kathleen Cunningham, 16th, Girls U14
*Katie Anschuetz, 16th, Girls U16
*Annie Margeson, 20th, Girls U17
*Irene Rojas, 21st, Girls U18
*Meeghan Dooley, 22nd, Girls U17
Hanna Persson, 25th, Girls U10
Leah Kennebeck, 25th, Ladies U20
*Meggie Skipper, 28th, Girls U14
*Roisin Nakada, 30th, Girls U17
Erin Willahan, 38th, Girls U16
Cayley Eller, 38th, Girls U17
Bailey DeSaussure, 45th, Girls U14
Sarah Cosgrave, 46th, Girls U12
Mariah Savoie, 52nd, Girls U12
*2010 North American Championship Qualifier
**2010 North American and World Championship Qualifier
TEAMS
California Mixed Ceili U12, 3rd
Alaska Figure Choreography U12, 4th
Washington Girls Ceili U10, 7th
California Girls Ceili U10, 9th
Western Canada Championships, Edmonton, November 6-7, 2009
*Liam Anjos, 1st, Boys U11
*2010 World Championship Qualifier
North American National Championships, Nashville, July 2-6, 2009
*Christopher Johnson, 1st, Men U18
*Kathleen Cunningham, 8th, Girls U14
*Tori Lopez, 19th, Girls U16
Meeghan Dooley, 21st, Girls U17
Annie Margeson, 50th, Girls U17
*2010 World Championship Qualifier
World Irish Dance Championships, Philadelphia, April 5-12, 2009
Christopher Johnson, 5th, Men 17-18
Tori Lopez, 29th, Girls 15-16
Melanie Kane, 43rd, Girls 14-15
Willow Gothard, 48th, Ladies 19-21
TEAMS
Sr. Ladies Figure Choreography, 6th
Sr. Ladies Figure Choreography, 8th
Sr. Ladies Ceili, 27th
Sr. Ladies Ceili, 30th
Jr. Girls Ceili, Recall medalist
All Ireland Championships, Killarney, Ireland, February 7-15, 2009
Christopher Johnson, 5th, Boys 17-18
Western US Championships, Phoenix, November 21-23, 2008
Ciara Ruggiero, 1st, Girls U8
**Tori Lopez, 1st, Girls U15
**Christopher Johnson, 1st, Boys U17
**Melanie Kane, 2nd, Girls U14
**Savannah Roberts, 4th, Girls U14
**Willow Gothard, 5th, Ladies U20
**Michala DeLine, 6th, Girls U13
Caledonia Thomas, 7th, Girls U9
*Devin Milligan, 8th, Boys U11
**Isabelle Thomas, 8th, Girls U16
**Greta Gothard, 8th, Ladies 20&O
**Maire Nakada, 9th, Girls U11
*Patrick Donovan, 10th, Boys U17
Rylee Shain, 14th, Girls U8
Hanna Persson, 14th, Girls U9
*Tehya Baxter, 14th, Girls U18
**Meeghan Dooley, 15th, Girls U16
**Katie Anschuetz, 16th, Girls U15
**Kinsey Brimhall, 16th, Girls U16
*Noel Thomas, 17th, Ladies U20
*Annie Margeson, 19th, Girls U16
*Mariah Savoie, 21st, Girls U11
*Leah Kennebeck, 22nd, Girls U18
*Roisin Nakada, 25th, Girls U16
JJ Henderson, 26th, Girls U10
*Solana Gothard, 26th, Girls U13
*Hallie Schmidt, 27th, Girls U11
*Erin Willahan, 29th, Girls U15
*Emilie Maxson, 31st, Girls U12
*Meggie Skipper, 31st, Girls U13
*Cayley Eller, 31st, Girls U16
Juliette Dowe, 33rd, Girls U11
Sarah Cosgrave, 36th, Girls U11
Kathleen Moran, 41st, Girls U16
Shilyn Milligan, 49th, Girls U13
Bailey DeSaussure, 55th, Girls U13
Brittany Bingham, 55th, Girls U16
Natalie Upton, 61st, Girls U13
*2009 North American Championship Qualifier
**2009 North American and World Championship Qualifier
TEAMS
Alaska Figure Choreography U12, 2nd
California Mixed Ceili U12, 3rd
Washington Ladies Ceili 15&O, 4th
California Ladies Ceili 15&O, 5th
Washington Mixed Ceili 15&O, 5th
Alaska Girls Ceili U12, 6th
California Girls Ceili U8, 7th
Washington Girls Ceili U12, 7th
California Girls Ceili U15, 7th
Alaska Girls Ceili U10, 9th
Washington Ladies Ceili 15&O, 12th
Alaska Ladies Ceili 15&O, 14th
California Girls Ceili U10, Honorable Mention
Washington Girls Ceili U10, Honorable Mention
Western Canada Championships, Vancouver, B.C., November 7-8, 2008
*Liam Anjos, 2nd, Boys U10
*Luc Benoit, 2nd, Boys U15
*Both are 2009 World and North American Championship Qualifiers
North American National Championships, Nashville, July 2-6, 2008
*Christopher Johnson, 2nd, Boys U17
*Owen Barrington, 3rd, Senior Men
*Melanie Kane, 5th, Girls U14
Liam Anjos, 8th, Boys U10
*Luc Benoit, 10th, Boys U15
*Tori Lopez, 15th, Girls U15
Patrick Donovan, 18th, Boys U17
*Kelly Nagan, 20th, Senior Ladies
Savannah Roberts, 22nd, Girls U14
*Willow Gothard, 23rd, Ladies 18-19
Katie Anschuetz, 31st, Girls U15
Noelle Thomas, 35th, Ladies 18-19
Carly Deline, 39th, Ladies 18-19
Annie Margeson, 43rd, Girls U16
Tehya Baxter, 43rd, Girls U18
Ciara Ruggiero, 44th, Girls U8
Leah Kennebeck, 44th, Girls U18
Emily Bliss, 44th, Senior Ladies
Greta Gothard, 57th, Senior Ladies
Meeghan Dooley, 64th, Girls U16
*2009 World Championships Qualifier
TEAMS
Alaska Figure Choreography U16, 2nd
Washington Senior Mixed Ceili, 3rd
Alaska Girls U16 Ceili, 4th
California/Washington Girls O16 Ceili, 16th
World Championships, Belfast, Northern Ireland, March 23-30, 2008
Owen Barrington, 1st, Senior Men
Connor Nagan, 8th, Men
Tori Lopez, 12th, Girls 14-15
Christopher Johnson, 12th, Boys 16-17
Melanie Kane, 14th, Girls 13-14
All Ireland Championships, Killarney, Ireland, February 9-17, 2008
Owen Barrington, 1st, Senior Men
Melanie Kane, 17th, Girls 13-14
Tori Lopez, 19th, Girls 14-15
Western U.S. Championships, Los Angeles, November 16-18, 2007
*Bobby Clark, 1st, Boys U14
*Christopher Johnson, 1st, Boys U16
*Melanie Kane, 2nd, Girls U13
*Tori Lopez, 2nd, Girls U14
*Connor Nagan, 2nd, Men U20
*Kelly Nagan, 2nd, Ladies O20
*Willow Gothard, 4th, Girls U18
*Katie Anschuetz, 6th, Girls U14
*Chelsea Clark, 6th, Girls U18
*Carly Deline, 7th, Ladies U20
*Maggie Ritnour, 7th, Ladies O20
*Emily Bliss, 8th, Ladies O20
Ciara Ruggiero, 9th, Girls U8
Edward Crawford, 9th, Boys U15
*Greta Gothard, 9th, Ladies O20
*Caitlin Jeck, 10th, Girls U18
Caledonia Thomas, 11th, Girls U8
*Solana Gothard, 11th, Girls U12
*Isabelle Thomas, 11th, Girls U15
Patrick Donovan, 11th, Boys U16
*Michala Deline, 12th, Girls U12
Savannah Roberts, 14th, Girls U13
Addie Keller, 15th, Girls U18
Sarah Hillebrand, 15th, Ladies O20
Kinsey Brimhall, 17th, Girls U15
Noel Thomas, 17th, Girls U18
Charlotte Crawford, 23rd, Girls U17
Leah Kennebeck, 28th, Girls U17
Tehya Baxter, 29th, Girls U17
Siobhan Brugger, 30th, Girls U16
Chelsea Kane, 34th, Girls U17
Samantha MacMillan, 35th, Girls U15
Meeghan Dooley, 40th, Girls U15
Bailey DeSaussure, 42nd, Girls U12
Peggy Johnson, 44th, Girls U13
Lindsey Sieb, 45th, Girls U13
Roisin Nakada, 47th, Girls U15
Natalie Upton, 51st, Girls U12
*2008 Worlds Qualifier. Kinsey Brimhall and Owen Barrington also are 2008 Worlds Qualifiers from the 2007 North American Championships in Ottawa.
TEAMS
Figure Choreography U12, 2nd
Figure Choreography U15, 2nd
Mixed Ceili 15&O, 2nd
Girls Ceili U8, 3rd
Figure Choreography U15, 3rd
Girls Ceili 15&O, 4th
Mixed Ceili 15&O, 5th
Girls Ceili U15, 7th
Girls Ceili U12, 12th
Girls Ceili 15&O, 13th
Girls Ceili U12, 14th
Girls Ceili U10, 15th
Girls Ceili U15, 15th
Western Canada Championships, Edmonton, November 2-4, 2007
*Luc Benoit, 1st, Boys U14
Liam Anjos, 2nd, Boys U9
*2008 Worlds Qualifier
North American Championships, Ottawa, July 4-8, 2007
Melanie Kane, 4th, Girls U13
Tori Lopez, 12th, Girls U14
Katie Anschuetz, 29th, Girls U14
Luc Benoit, 9th, Boys U14
Bobby Clark, 11th, Boys U14
Kinsey Brimhall, 14th, Girls U15
Meeghan Dooley, Recall Medalist, Girls U15
Chelsea Clark, 23rd, Girls U18
Connor Nagan, 4th, Men U19
Kelly Nagan, 5th, Ladies O21
Owen Barrington, 1st, Men O21
World Championships, Glasgow, April, 2007
Melanie Kane, 39th, Girls 12-13
Savannah Roberts, 42nd, Girls 12-13
Luc Benoit, 12th, Boys 13-14
Bobby Clark, 15th, Boys 13-14
Kinsey Brimhall, 39th, Girls 14-15
Christopher Johnson, 12th, Boys 15-16
Jillian McDermott, 32nd, Ladies 17-18
*Connor Nagan, 6th, Men 18-19
*Kelly Nagan, 16th, Senior Ladies
*Owen Barrington, 2nd, Senior Men
*Comerford Washington Ladies Sr. Figure Choreography, 2nd
Senior Mixed Ceili, 6th
*=medalist
All Ireland Results, Killarney, February, 2007
Melanie Kane, 19th, Girls U13
Tori Lopez, 21st, Girls U14
Bobby Clark, 12th, Boys U14
Isabell Thomas, 37th, Girls U15
Colleen McDermott, 44th, Girls U16
Tehya Baxter, 50th, Girls U17
Jillian McDermott, 16th, Ladies U18
Chelsea Clark, 35th, Ladies U18
Carly Deline, 22nd, Ladies U19
Connor Nagan, 6th, Men U19
Emily Bliss, 21st, Sr. Ladies
Kelly Nagan, 10th, Sr. Ladies
Owen Barrington, 2nd, Sr Men
Comerford California Sr. Figure Choreography, 3rd
Western US Oireachtas November, 2006
*Tori Lopez, 1st, Girls U13
*Bobby Clark, 1st, Boys U13
*Kelly Nagan, 1st, Senior Ladies
*Owen Barrington, 1st, Senior Men
*Savannah Roberts, 2nd, Girls U12
*Christopher Johnson, 2nd, Boys U15
*Connor Nagan, 2nd, Boys U18
*Melanie Kane, 3rd, Girls U12
*Derek Deans, 3rd, Boys U13
*Courtney Grogan, 3rd, Girls U16
*Jillian McDermott, 4th, Girls U17
*Carly Deline, 5th, Girls U18
*Gavin Bryant, 5th, Boys U18
*Emily Bliss, 5th, Senior Ladies
*Solana Gothard, 6th, Girls U11
Billy Lopez, 6th, Boys U11
Kiera Hayes, 7th, Girls U18
*Kinsey Brimhall, 8th, Girls U14
*Chelsea Clark, 8th, Girls U17
*Maggie Ritnour, 8th, Senior Ladies
Natalia Burdulis, 9th, Girls U9
*Katy Miller, 9th, Girls U12
*Katie Anschuetz, 9th, Girls U13
*Catherine Razeto, 10th, Girls U16
Patrick Donovan, 12th, Boys U15
*Willow Gothard, 12th, Girls U17
Clare Bryant, 14th, Ladies U20
Greta Gothard, 16th, Ladies U20
Isabell Thomas, 17th, Girls U14
Raven Noonan, 17th, Girls U17
Siobhan Brugger, 18th, Girls U15
Moira Neet, 18th, Ladies U20
Sarah Hillebrand, 18th, Senior Ladies
Colleen McDermott, 21st, Girls U15
Caitlin Jeck, 22nd, Girls U17
Annie Margeson, 24th, Girls U14
Erica Conway, 25th, Girls U12
Meeghan Dooley, 25th, Girls U14
McKynzi Smith, 25th, Girls U17
Elizabeth Symzak, 27th, Girls U16
Noel Thomas, 27th, Girls U17
Samantha MacMillan, 28th, Girls U14
Addie Keller, 29th, Girls U17
Erin Willahan, 38th, Girls U13
Charlotte Crawford, 42nd, Girls U16
Allie Rogel, 47th, Girls U14
Leah Kennebeck, 50th, Girls U16
Tehya Baxter, 51st, Girls U16
*=World Championships Qualifier
TEAMS
Mixed Ceili U15, 1st
Figure Choreography 15&O, 2nd
Mixed Ceili 15&O, 2nd
Girls Ceili U10, 3rd
Girls Ceili U15, 3rd
Figure Choreography 15&O, 4th
Girls Ceili U12, 5th
Girls Ceili 15&O, 5th
Girls Ceili U15, 11th
Girls Ceili U12, 12th
Girls Ceili 15&O, 13th
Girls Ceili 15&O, 15th
Girls Ceili U10, Honorable Mention
North American Championships July, 2006
Melanie Kane, 5th, Girls U12
Jillian McDermott, 6th, Girls U17
Connor Nagan, 6th, Boys U18
Kelly Nagan, 8th, Ladies U21
Kinsey Brimhall, 10th, Girls U14
Christopher Johnson, 11th, Boys U15
Chaluim Miller, 12th, Boys U17
Savannah Roberts, 13th, Girls U12
Bobby Clark, 13th, Boys U13
Carly Deline, 15th, Girls U18
Maggie Ritnour, 16th, Ladies 21 and Over
Katie Anschuetz, 17th, Girls U13
Courtney Grogan, 20th, Girls U16
Isabell Thomas, 21st, Girls U14
Chelsea Clark, 26th, Girls U17
Emily Bliss, 27th, Ladies U21
Colleen McDermott, 35th, Girls U15
Michala Deline, 35th, Girls U11
Sarah Hillebrand, 37th, Ladies 21 and Over
Tori Lopez, 38th, Girls U13
Katy Miller, 40th, Girls U12
Natalia Burdulis, 49th, Girls U9
Comerford teams also performed well. The 16-hand figure choreography teams from California and Washington tied for second. Three ceili teams from California earned an 8th and two 14th places in very large competitions, and a Washington ceili team placed 8th as well.
World Championship Results Belfast April, 2006
Owen Barrington, 8th,
Men 19-21
Jillian McDermott, 9th, Ladies 16-17
Connor Nagan, 9th,
Men 17-18
Kelly Nagan, 13th, Ladies 19-21
Tori Lopez, 25th,
Girls 12-13
Melanie Kane, 35th,
Girls 11-12
Katie Anschuetz, 36th, Girls 12-13
Savannah Roberts, 40th, Girls 11-12
Courtney Grogan, 44th, Girls 15-16
Colleen McDermott, 47th, Girls 14-15
All-Ireland Results Killarney February, 2006
Melanie Kane, 5th,
Girls 11-12
Connor Nagan, 6th,
Men 17-18
Tori Lopez, 10th, Girls 12-13
Kelly Nagan, 15th, Ladies 19-21
Jillian McDermott, 17th, Ladies 16-17
2005 North American Nationals Results
Owen Barrington |
1st | Men Under 21 |
| Melanie Kane | 2nd | Girls Under 11 |
| Connor Nagan | 2nd | Boys Under 17 |
| Kelly Nagan | 4th | Ladies Under 21 |
| Jillian McDermott | 6th | Girls Under 16 |
| Ian Palmer | 7th | Men 21 & Over |
| Christopher Johnson | 13th | Boys Under 14 |
| Colleen McDermott | 13th | Girls Under 14 |
| Tori Lopez | 14th | Girls Under 12 |
| Kinsey Brimhall | 21st | Girls Under 13 |
| Bride Mallon | 21st | Girls Under 11 |
| Caroline MacDonald | 22nd | Girls Under 12 |
| Courtney Grogan | 26th | Girls Under 15 |
| Carly Deline | 27th | Girls Under 17 |
| Katie Anschuetz | 28th | Girls Under 12 |
| Maggie Ritnour | 28th | Ladies 21 & Over |
| Isabelle Thomas | 29th | Girls Under 13 |
| Emily Bliss | 34th | Ladies Under 21 |
| Allie Lewis | 47th | Girls Under 16 |
| Siobhan Brugger | 52nd | Girls Under 14 |
| Elizabeth Garrison-Clay | 55th | Girls Under 14 |
Dance Drama Team 1st
Figure Choreography 16 & Over 2nd
Girls Ceili 16 & Over 11th
Oireachtas 2004 Results
North American Irish Dance Championships 2004
Karl Callahan CA Boys Under 18 3rd place
Owen Barrington AK Men Under 19 5th place
Melanie Kane CA Girls Under 10 5th place
Christopher Johnson CA Boys Under 13 6th place
Connor Nagan WA Boys Under 16 9th place
Kelly Nagan WA Ladies Under 19 12th place
Maggie Ritnour WA Ladies 21 & Over 13th place
Alanna Callahan CA Girls Under 12A 15th place
Caroline McDonald OR Girls Under 11B 17th place
Bridie Mallon CA Girls Under 10 27th place
Carly Deline CA Girls Under 16B 33rd place
Comerford Dancers at the Worlds in Belfast 2004
Comerford dancers at the 2004 World Championships in Belfast enjoyed unprecedented success. Ten solo dancers were entered, and five of them made the recall, which required placement in the top third of the competitors.
Recalled Dancers:
Derek Deans, Comerford Portland, 9th, Boys 10-11
Connor Nagan, Comerford Seattle, 10th, Boys 15-16
Kelly Nagan, Comerford Seattle, 11th, Ladies 18-19 (#1 North Amer. dancer)
Owen Barrington, Comerford Alaska, 5th, Men 18-19
Maggie Ritnour, Comerford Seattle, Recalled, Senior Ladies
Other Dancers
Katie Anschuetz, Comerford Alaska
Caroline MacDonald, Comerford Portland
Miles Pertl, Comerford Seattle
Emily Bliss, Comerford Seattle
Ian Palmer, Comerford Portland
The Ladies 16-hand team performed spectacularly, placing 3d in a large field, and becoming the first Western US team to medal at the Worlds.
Ladies Team:
Kelli Ackelson
Emily Bliss
Janelle Bruhn
Anna Carlson
MaryAnne Garner
Greta Gothard
Marie Harkins
Sarah Hillebrand
LeighAnne Hill
Addie Keller
Sara Knight
Hannah Middlebrook
Kelly Nagan
Erin Pressentin
Maggie Ritnour
Brittany Watilo
