Your PAKZOO 2007 Poetry Slam Team

What a phenomenal night! Absolutely fabulous. We had a great open mic including two unexpected musical performances and two poems by Kinetic Affect. We had a great crowd, a high energy level, and pumped poets. In other words, the stage was set for a perfect slam tourney finals night.

The two rounds tonight were added to the two semifinal rounds. The poets themselves voted for the format prior to semis starting. I think they chose wisely. There were some surprise performances tonight, but ultimately the poets who were most consistent over the three weeks came out on top.

I've just gotten through double checking my spreadsheet math to make sure everyone's scores are in the right place and added correctly. The following scores are final and official.

1. Oliver Lewis: 28, 29.7, 27, 28.3 = 113
2. Mark Kopiwoda: 26.7, 25.3, 28.2, 29.8 = 110
3. Garrick Oxley: 26.8, 29.1, 27.3, 26.3 = 109.5
4. Leah Olson: 28, 29.4, 24.9, 25.7 = 108
5. Jonah Frick: 25.4, 26.6, 27.5, 25.9 = 105.4
6. Darren Ledbetter: 22, 23.4, 23.5, 23.1 = 92
7. Brandon Dellario: 20.9, 18.7, 19.5, 24.8 = 83.9
   

The team is: Oliver Lewis, Mark Kopiwoda, Garrick Oxley (non-competing*), Leah Olson, and Jonah Frick. Darren Ledbetter and Brandon Dellario are alternates.

*Unfortunately, Garrick is not old enough to attend NPS. He will still be an official team member, and will perform at all other events.

Once again, congratulations to all competing poets tonight. I was very impressed.

(Cross-posted from my blog at www.pakzoo.org.)