2002 Results

Groups in red advance to the next level.
ICCA judges have the freedom to create "Judges' Special Mention" awards if they choose - those are listed in Blue.
Hot Lips Records, the world's first vocal band label, has sponsored Vocal Percussion awards on the discretion of the local judges. Those are listed in Purple.

(see past years' results)

Region

Quarter final #1

Quarter final #2

Quarter final #3

Semi final

West

1st: USC SoCal VoCals
2nd: UCSB Naked Voices
3rd: UCSD TriTones
Soloist:
Alana Loewe, Naked Voices
Runner-up:
Valerie Madamba, UCLA Random Voices
Arrangement: "Lovely Day," Brook Reeder, TriTones
Runner-up:
"Hard to Say I'm Sorry," Jon Byron, USC Reverse Osmosis

1st: Stanford Everyday People
2nd: BYU Vocal Point
3rd: BYU Reprise
Soloist
: Nathan Reed, Everyday People
Runner-up: (tie)
Morgan Reed,  Stanford Harmonics; Eric Lee and Gabrielle Slaughter, Everyday People
Arrangement
: Stan Seale, BYU Vocal Point, "The Way You Look Tonight"
Runner-up: (tie)
Vocal Point (group arranged), "O Brother" medley;
Jon Pilat, Harmonics, "Lady Marmalade"

1st: University of Oregon On The Rocks
2nd: UC Berkeley Cal Jazz Choir
3rd: UC Berkeley Men's Octet
Solo: Eric Tanner, Stanford Mendicants
Runner-up:
Abra Rosenbaum, Cal Jazz Choir
Arrangement: "Pink Elephants," Nathan Jones (alumni), Men's Octet
Runner-up: (tie)
Either Way, Soraya Verjee, Golden Overtones
Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend, Amy Merrill, Soraya Verjee, Danielle Tenner, Morgan Jenkins, Golden Overtones

1st: Brigham Young Vocal Point
(NB: due to BYU rules, Vocal Point can't go to NY)
2nd: University of Oregon On The Rocks
3rd: USC SoCal VoCals
Soloist: Alana Loewe, UCSB Naked Voices
Runner-up: Nathan Reed, Stanford Everyday People
Arrangement: "Slumber," Stacy Burcham, SoCal VoCals
Runner-up: "I Would Fly," Chris Dobson, On The Rocks

 

Vocal Percussion:
Kyle Bowen, Mount San Antonio "Undeclared"
Runner-up:
Kenny Walheim, Naked Voices
Energizer Bunny Award
:
Brendan Jennings, Reverse Osmosis

Best Intro: Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, Stanford Everyday People
Best Ending: Champaign High,
Colorado Extreme Measures
Best Prop: The Goggles,
Colorado In The Buff

Vocal Percussion: Ty Boeh, On The Rocks
Runner-up: Soraya Verjee, California Golden Overtones
Original songwriting
:
Chris Dobson, On The Rocks, for "I Would Fly"
Best Shoes:
College of the Sequoias U.S.D.A. Approved

Vocal Percussion: Ty Boeh, On The Rocks

 

Jan. 26, UCLA

Feb. 2, BYU

Feb. 16, UC Berkeley

Mar. 16, Stanford


Mid-
Atlantic

1st: Columbia Clefhangers
2nd:
Columbia High Bias
3rd:
Princeton Footnotes
Soloist: Crystal Chukwuma, U. Penn Counterparts
Runner-Up:
Michael Gibney, Footnotes
Arrangement:
"Mysterious Ways," Cheyanne Picardo, Clefhangers
Runner-Up:
"Waiting in Vain," Joshua Duchan/Jenny Hurwitz, Counterparts

1st: Rutgers Deep Treble
2nd:
Binghamton Rhythm Method
3rd:
Binghamton Kaskeset
Soloist: Adam Halpin, Elizabethtown Phalanx
Runner-up: Minna Urrey, Deep Treble
Arrangement: “Bicycle Race,” David Levy, Binghamton Rhythm Method
Runner-up: “Regulate/I Keep Forgettin’,” Brian Chambers, Deep Treble

1st: Cornell Class Notes
2nd: Cornell Last Call
3rd: NYU APC Rhythm
Soloist: Samantha Nelson, Rochester Vocal Point
Runner-up: Matt Shelton, Buffalo Chips
Arrangement: "Yesterday," Kelly Stallard, Syracuse Mandarins,
Runner-up (tie): "Little Red Corvette," Ann Marie Figenshu (alum), NYU APC Rhythm & "Only You," D.R.A. Snow, Cornell Class Notes

1st: Cornell Last Call
2nd: Columbia Clefhangers
3rd: Rutgers Deep Treble
Soloist: Kevin Doherty, Binghamton Rhythm Method
Runner-up: Brandon Dixon, High Bias Arrangement: Bicycle Race, Rhythm Method, David Levy
Runner-up: I'll Be There, Columbia Clefhangers, Jonathan Spring

 

Vocal Percussion: Jonathan Spring,  Clefhangers and High Bias
Best Dressed: U. Penn Counterparts
 Choreography:  Footnotes, "Thank You"
A Cappella Hat Trick:
Jonathan Spring, High Bias (For arranging their set, VPing most of it, and singing lead the one other part)

Vocal Percussion:
Adam Brophy, Phalanx
Choreography:  Randy Dublin, Jay Legaspi, Cornell Chordials

Vocal Percussion:
Steve Balesteri, U. Buffalo Chips
Lady Marmalade Award for Best Backup Vocals: Julie Lloyd and Catey Juravich, Rochester Vocal Point, for "Fallin'"

Vocal Percussion: Brian Chambers,  Deep Treble
Award for Versatility: Jonathan Spring, Columbia High Bias (and Clefhangers)

 

Jan. 26, Elizabethtown

Feb 9, Binghamton

Feb 23, Buffalo

Mar. 9 Lafayette College



South

1st: UVA Academical Village People
2nd: JMU Madison Project
3rd: William & Mary Intonations
Soloist: Shalisha Frances, Duke Rhythm & Blue
Runner-up:
Jenny Wood, aCappology 101
Arrangement:
"Yesterday," Kyung Bender, Intonations
Runner-up:
"Two Step," Danny Ozment, Madison Project

1st: University of Maryland Faux Paz
2nd: Virginia Tech Juxtaposition
3rd:
East Carolina University BBG
Soloist: Latoya Redd, JHU Vocal Chords
Runner-up:
Shawn Berg, BBG
Arranger: Ryan Lewis, Faux Paz (for arranging or co-arranging both "Karma Slave" and "Either Way")
Runner-up: Brent Yoder, Juxtaposition, "Hit 'em Up Style"

1st: Vanderbilt Swingin' Dores
2nd: Elon College Twisted Measure
3rd: Florida State University All-Night Yahztee

Soloist: Amber Johnson, All-Night Yahtzee
Runner-up:
Keeley Valentino, Swingin' Dores
Arrangement:
"Smooth Criminal," Jonathan Walsh, Twisted Measure
Runner-up:
"Water," Amber Johnson, All-Night Yahtzee

1st: University of Maryland Faux Paz
2nd: Virginia Tech Juxtaposition
3rd: UVA Academical Village People
Soloist: Mike Daguiso, Academical Village People
Runner-up (tie): Keeley Valentino, Vanderbilt Swingin' Dores and Mark Forrer, Faux Paz
Arrangement:
"Karma Slave," Ryan Lewis, Faux Paz
Runner-up:
"Everyday," Brent Yoder, Virginia Tech Juxtaposition

 

Vocal Percussion (tie): Kyung Bender, Intonations and
Ben Tomko, Madison Project
Best Duet:
Justin Kosak & Stephanie Milford, aCappology 101 (for "No One Needs to Know).
Mariah Carey Glitter Award:
JB Berry, Academical Village People

Vocal Percussion: (tie)
Prabhu Chandar and Josh Korr, UMD Faux Paz,  Peppie Calvar, BBG
Dynamics
: JHU Octopodes
Choreography: Juxtaposition
Best Bass: Stephen Church, BBG

Vocal Percussion:
Chris Abramson, All-Night Yahtzee
Twang (Best Rendition of a Song): Matt Garwood, University of Georgia
Accidentals
The Michael Jackson Award for Performance: Jonathan Walsh,
Twisted Measure
Staging: University of Georgia Noteworthy

Vocal Percussion:
Prabhu Chandar, Josh Korr (team effort), Faux Paz
Runner-up:
Ben Tomko, James Madison University Madison Project
TK Fashion Award: JB Berry, Academical Village People
Instrumentalist: David Dillard, Elon University Twisted Measure (for his
"Fiddle")

 

Jan. 26, William & Mary

Feb. 2, JHU

Feb. 16, UGA

Mar. 16, Virginia Tech


MidWest

1st: Indiana Ladies First
2nd: Oberlin Obertones
3rd: University of Michigan Amazin' Blue
Soloist: Michael Hondorp, Amazin' Blue
Runner-up: Jason Goss, Obertones
Arrangement: Exit Music (For a Film), Benjamin Shirley-Quirk and Jacob
Adams, Obertones
Runner-up: America Medley, David Reiser, Amazin' Blue

1st: University of Michigan Compulsive Lyres
2nd: University of Illinois No Strings Attached
3rd: U-WI-Eau Claire 5th Element
Solo
: Jesse Nager, Compulsive Lyres
Runner-up:
Avani Bhatt, UMichigan 58 Greene
Arrangement
:
Closer than G.d, Tom Anderson, 5th Element
Runner-up:
Lady Marmalade, UMichigan Dicks & Janes, Joshua Bueller and Trevor Harris

1st: University of  Illinois Rip Chords
2nd: Southwest Missouri State U. Beartones
3rd: Washington U. Mosaic Whispers
Solo: Alex Plummer, The Beartones
Runner-up: Priscilla Sarmiento, Rip Chords
Arrangement: Dahil Sa Iyo, Priscilla Sarmiento, Rip Chords
Runner-up: Paranoid Android, Ethan Bailis, Mosaic Whispers


 

1st: U. Michigan Compulsive Lyres
2nd: U. Illinois Rip Chords
3rd: U. Illinois No Strings Attached
Soloist: Jesse Nager, Compulsive Lyres Runner-up: Alex Plummer, Southwest Missouri State Beartones Arrangement: "Exit Music (For a Film)," Jacob Adams and Benjamin Shirley-Quirk, Oberlin Obertones Runner-up: "Dahil Sa Iyo," Priscilla Sarmiento, Rip Chords

 

Vocal Percussion: Erin Smith, Pennharmonics and Savoir Faire
Choreography: Ladies First
 

Vocal Percussion:
Tom Anderson, 5th Element
New Music
(songwriting):
Tom Anderson, 5th Element

Vocal Percussion:
Joe Cupp, Beartones
Judges Award for Songwriting:
Joshua Goldwasser, Wash. U. Amateurs

General performance: Indiana Ladies First Choreography: No Strings Attached

 

Feb. 2, Penn. State

Feb. 16, U-WI-Madison

Feb. 23, SWMSU

Mar. 9, U. Illinois


Northeast

1st: Boston University Terpsichore
2nd: Amherst Zumbyes
3rd: Boston University Dear Abbeys
Soloist: Tracee Manuel, Terpsichore
Runner-up:
Meara Lebovitz, Hartford L'Shir
Arrangement:
Benjamin Rauch, L'Shir, "Shalom Rav"
Runner-up: Dan Pritikin, Dear Abbeys, "Dear Abbeys Anthem"

1st: Boston University In Achord
2nd: Brandeis Up The Octave
(no third place was given out)
Soloist: Coleen Potter, Boston University Bostoniensis
Runner-up:
Becca Green, Up The Octave
Arrangement:
”Chain,” Jenny Clemens-Fox, UNH Notables
(no runner-up was given)

1st: Boston College Acoustics
2nd: Smith College Smithereens
3rd: Northeastern University Downbeats
Solo
: Katie Fernandez, Acoustics
Runner-up:
Tricia Bowman, Providence College Anaclastic
Arrangement: "Piece of My Heart," Conner Mulcahy, Acoustics
Runner-up: "I Do" Matthew Craig, Downbeats

1st: BU Terpsichore
2nd
: Amherst Zumbyes
3rd: BC Acoustics
Soloist: (tie) The Weathergirl Quartet: Sara Chase, Joelle Lurie, Emily Ezzie, Laura Metcalf, Terpsichore
Runner-up:
Joeleen Corrales, BU In Acchord
Arrangement:
"Everywhere," Minkyu Kim, BC Acoustics
(no runner-up  was awarded).

 

Vocal Percussion:
Victor Sandman, BU Dear Abbeys

Vocal Percussion:
Shefali Sanyal and Courtney Whyte, Up The Octave

Vocal Percussion:
Craig Goldschmidt,  Downbeats

Purple Heart Award: Katie Fernandez, Acoustics, for the solo on "Piece of My Heart."
Best Performance: Amherst Zumbyes

 

Feb. 2, Hartford (Woodland Concerts Series)

Feb. 9, Tufts

Feb. 15, Providence College

Feb. 23, Boston University


New England / Central Canada

1st: Skidmore Dynamics
2nd: Brandeis Starving Artists
3rd: Wellesley Widows
Solo: Jocelyn Arem, Dynamics
runner-up:
Lisa Piccirillo, Dynamics
Arrangement:
"Somebody to Love," Joachim Horsley, Skidmore Bandersnatchers
runner-up:
"Have Fun, Go Mad," Dara Wald, Starving Artists

1st: Bates Deansmen
2nd: Harvard Callbacks Arrangement: "Princess Familiar," Matt Thompson and Marcel LaFlamme, Harvard Callbacks
Runner-up: "Thriller," Lucas Introne, Bates Deansmen
Soloist: Ian Jones, Deansmen
Runner-up: Lauren Mhlaba, UNH Alabaster Blue

1st: McGill Tonal Ecstasy
2nd: CEGEP Lionel-Groulx Lionel Groove-A-Cappella
3rd: York Wibijazz'n
Solo: Cory Knight, Wibijazz'n
Runner-up: Brody Brown, Tonal Ecstasy
Arrangement:
Don't Cry, Pete Steffan, RPI Rusty Pipes
Runner-up:
Change the World, Kevin Fox, Wibijazz'n

1st: Skidmore Dynamics
2nd: Brandeis Starving Artists
3rd: Harvard Callbacks
Soloist: Jocelyn Arem, Dynamics
Runner-up (tie):
Jonathan Whitton, Lica Piccirillo, Dynamics
Arrangement:
"I Will (Surprise)" medley, Matt Thompson, Chris Shutzer, Callbacks
Runner-up:
"Have Fun, Go Mad," Dara Wald, Starving Artists

 

Vocal Percussion:
Sam Stuart,  Dynamics