April 19, 2006   SAMPSON STALLION STACKERS CAPTURE TOP AWARDS AT WORLD SPORT STACKING TOURNAMENT   The Stallion Stackers from Sampson Elementary turned in a fantastic performance at the World Sport Stacking Championships held April 8 in Denver. The Stallions returned with 175 individual medals, 10 trophies and five new world records. Representing Sampson Elementary at the competition were Trevor Van Atta, Bradley Beason, Ryan Cameron, Nicholas Baldwin, Ashley Hymel, Zachary Thornton, Ashley Butterfield, Robert Quinilty, Savanna Guarino, Zachary Quinlan, Jessica Heath, Blane Beason, Emily Cameron, Rishabh Dhar, Austin Talley, Lauren Hymel, Ben Skipworth, Collin Marshall, Kaelea Butterfield, Rachel Quinlan, Chris Durden, Javey Guarino, and Cade Deines. Trevor VanAtta broke the world record in his division for the Cycle with a time of 13.31 seconds while Austin Talley broke the world record for the 3-3-3 with a time of 2.46 seconds. Zachary Thornton broke the world record for his division in the 3-3-3 with a time of 2.71 seconds and each of the relay teams broke the world record for the 3-6-3 Timed Relay in their division. In addition to the trophies, medals and world records, the students and Charlotte French, P.E. coach at Sampson, were interviewed by ESPN for a spot on Sport Stacking that will air Aug. 1.                                                       “I am just amazed with the Stallion Stackers and their ability to excel at every opportunity. I was in awe watching our 9- and 10-year-old stackers holding their own against high school age stackers,” French said. “During the awards ceremony the entire crowd was amazed to see our 9- and 10-year-olds up on stage next to 15-year-olds accepting awards for the Top 10 Overall. French implemented the sport at Sampson in 2002. Sport stacking (formerly known as cup stacking) is a sport in which competitors stack and unstack 12 specially designed cups in predetermined sequences at lightning speed. According to reports from the World Sport Stacking Association (WSSA), sport stacking helps develop hand-eye coordination, ambidexterity, quickness and concentration—important skills that translate to all sports. Zachary Thornton and Robert Quinilty team up for doubles competition at the WSSA event in Denver. Zachary Quinlan anchors the 9-year-old relay event at the WSSA competition in Denver.

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