As always the folks at West Tennessee Skydiving showed us what southern hospitality is all about. Competitors made their way to the DZ throughout the week prior to the meet. Those who came early take advantage of the dz running loads all week.

Saturday morning we started with wheels up at 7:00am. The winds were out of the south which made for a nice smooth tailwind through the speed and distance events. Some super fast runs went down including Jeannie Bartholomew from Alter Ego Fastrax setting a new Tennessee state female speed record at 2.418 seconds and a new General speed record by Justin Price from the PD Factory Team at 2.078 seconds.

After a quick course change we moved into the distance event. With a monster 134.45 meter run Jeannie also set a new state female distance record. In the advanced class Richo Healy was on his way to a win after winning speed and taking both 100’s in the distance event. In the beginner class Jeremy George was following a similar path to victory, pulling ahead in speed and also winning both distance runs.

After a short break for lunch and a few isolated thunderstorms, we rocked into the zone accuracy event. 2-4mps headwind looked ideal for this event, but the strong winds in the set-up along with slow mucky air had a lot of competitors coming up short, or going swimming.

At the end of the meet Curt Bartholomew had the Gold and has now locked-up the season overall win. Matt Shull from US Airforce took silver with a strong showing in all events. In third, Jeannie Bartholomew added her first FLCPA PRO medal to her list of accomplishments along with her new records.

In the Intermediate Class, Richo Healy managed to hang on and secure the Gold medal. Silver went to Jesse Weyher, and hometown boy Alex Gubanov secured Bronze. For the beginners Jeremy George from Skydive Crosskeys took first followed by David Williams and Kevin Dice.

Full scores can be found here.  Big thanks to the Mullins family for making us all feel so welcome at their DZ, all the judges and volunteers who kept the meet rolling, our medal sponsor Alter Ego Fastrax, and last but not least Performance Designs for their ongoing support of the FLCPA.

The 5th meet will bring us to Raeford, NC in a few weeks. See you there!

Photos by: Richo Healey