qUARTET CHAMPS (ACSC)

2023 ACSC Board of Directors

President
Shaun Whisler

Vice President
Aaron Walker

Immediate Past President
Matt Suellentrop

CSD Quartet Champions

1947
KEYNOTERS

Newton, Kansas

Robert W. Myers, tenor; Bill Getz, lead; Jean Coleman, baritone; Paul Kliewer, bass

Keynoters

1948
HYPOWER SERENADERS

Kansas City, Missouri

Don McPherson, tenor; Ben Franklin, lead; Bert Phelps, baritone; Dale Warrick, bass

HyPower Serenaders

1949
KEYMASTERS

Lincoln, Nebraska

Hal Sienknecht, tenor; Vern Heiliger, lead; Bill Roberts, baritone; Dale Heiliger, bass

Keymasters

1950
SIOUXLAND FOUR

Sioux City, Iowa

Wayne Spies, tenor; Bob Haggblade, lead; Bob Bogenrief, baritone; Dean Harrison, bass

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1951
FOUR TEENS

St. Louis, Missouri

John Steinmetz, tenor; Jim Chinnock, lead; Don Lamont, baritone; Don Cahall, bass

FourTeens
1952 International Champs

1952
THE GAMBOLIERS

Kansas City, Missouri

John Steinmetz, tenor; Jim Chinnock, lead; Don Lamont, baritone; Don Cahall, bass

Gambolliers

1953
THE ORPHANS

Wichita, Kansas

Bud Bingham, tenor; Bob Groom, lead; Pete Tyree, baritone; Jay Bond, bass

The Orphans
1954 International Champs

1954
THE SKYMASTERS

Omaha, Nebraska

Joe Zwirn, tenor; Jim Baird, lead; Bob Schneider, baritone; Harold Sterling, bass

Skymasters

1955
THE HAWKEYE FOUR

Des Moines, Iowa

Bob Langerak, tenor; Bob Boudewyns, lead; Fred Owns, baritone; Jerry Pike, bass

The Hawkeye Four

1956
THE FOUR PITCHIKERS

Springfield, Missouri

Larry Hedgpeth, tenor; Keith Keltner, lead; Keith Young, baritone; Joe Delzell, bass

The Four Pitchikers
1959 International Champs

1957
THE BMA GAMBOLIERS

Kansas City, Missouri

Barney Wasson, tenor; Ed Schliebs, lead; Orval Wilson, baritone; Harold Robinette, bass

BMA Gamboliers

1958
THE BUCCANEERS

Springfield, Missouri

Frank Matherly, tenor; George Robinson, lead; Norm Shryer, baritone; Morris Toalson, bass

Buccaneers

1959
THE FOUR CAVALIERS

Wichita, Kansas

Frazier Allen, tenor; Bill Rose, lead; Byron Brittain, baritone; Jay Bond, bass

Four Cavaliers

1960
FOUR NUBBINS

Spencer, Iowa

Bob Norris, tenor; Bob Sopeland, lead; Paul Krile, baritone; Harold Krile, bass

Four Nubbins

1961
THE VIGORTONES

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Ken Vogel, tenor; Dick Leighton, lead; Len Bjella, baritone; Bob Nance, bass

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1962
THE KIPPERS

St. Joseph, Missouri

Ken Gabler, tenor; Tom Taylor, lead; John Goldsberry, baritone; Don Page, bass

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1963
THE HI-CHORDS

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Bill Butler, tenor; Herb Thomson, lead; Dean Moon, baritone; Pete Tyree, bass

The Hi-Chords

1964
THE ASTRO-NAUGHTS

River City, Iowa

Phil Hunget, tenor; Gene Gallogly, lead; Lavern Robeoltman, baritone; Ron Phillips, bass

The Astro-Naughts

1965
THE CAVALIERS

Wichita, Kansas

Jim Decker, tenor; Bill Harvey, lead; Bryron Brittain, baritone; Jay Bond, bass

The Cavaliers

1966
THE FOUR KIPPERS

Kansas City & St. Joseph, Missouri

Ken Gabler, tenor; Byron Myers, lead; John Goldsberry, baritone; Gil Lefholz, bass

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1967
THE FOREMEN

Fort Dodge, Iowa

Perry Johnson, tenor; Curtis Kerns, lead; John Nielsen, baritone; Garland Westerman, bass

Foremen

1968
THE HI-LANDERS

Denver, Colorado

Karl Penner, tenor; Wayne Hood, lead; Hugh Hohnstein, baritone; Russ Thompson, bass

The Hi-Landers

1969
THE MIDWEST FOUR

Mason City, Iowa

Wayne Johnson, tenor; Gene Gallogly, lead; Rich Thompson, baritone; Don Fraser, bass

Mid-West Four

1970
THE PERSONAL TOUCH

Topeka, Wamego, Hays & Emporia, Kansas

Greg Lyne, tenor; Roger Odell, lead; Ron Ochs, baritone; Stan Grossman, bass

The Personal Touch

1971
THE MID-CONTINNENTALS

St. Joseph, Missouri

Ken Gabler, tenor; Byron Myers, lead; Paul Holliday, baritone; Ron Meng, bass
Tim Flemming, replacement lead; Don Ransom, replacement bass

Mid-Continentals

1972
JAX OF HARMONY

Des Moines, Iowa

John Mininger, tenor; Michael Rehberg, lead; Roger Spahr, baritone; Jerry Pike, bass
Ron Morden, replacement baritone

Jax Of Harmony

1973
THE FORMALITIES

Iowa City, Iowa

Larry Knipfer, tenor; Doug Nichol, lead; Loran Hershberger, baritone; Bob Thoennes, bass
Bob Travis, replacement baritone; Larry Monson, replacement bass

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1974
THE MORNING TIMES

Kansas City, Missouri

Dave Snook, tenor; Roger Odell, lead; Stephen Leone, baritone; Stan Grossman, bass

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1975
THE CLASSIC COLLECTION

Hastings, Nebraska & Denver, Colorado

Curt Hutchinson, tenor; Larry Wilson, lead; Joe Heltne, baritone; Terry Heltne, bass
George Davidson, replacement baritone

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1982 International Champs

1976
RURAL ROUTE 4

Kansas City, Missouri

Everett Roth, tenor; Calvin Yoder, lead; Rufus Kenagy, baritone; Willard Yoder, bass
Jim Bagby, replacement baritone; Don Kahl, replacement tenor; Wes Yoder, replacement tenor

Rural Route 4
1986 International Champs

1977
RIVER CITY DELEGATION

Mason City, Iowa

Rick Spero, tenor; Dave Picken, lead; Gary Goodwin, baritone; Ron Phillips, bass

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1978
CHORD MOTOR COMPANY

Lincoln, Nebraska

Dale Heiliger, tenor; Lance Powell, lead; Al Dittmer, baritone; Dale Comer, bass

Chord Motor Company

1979
QUADRATIC EQUATION

St. Louis, Missouri

Jim Flowers, tenor; Neal Frederiksen, lead; David Wright, baritone; Dennis McCann, bass

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1980
FAVORITE SONS

Mason City, Iowa

Kevin Lineicum, tenor; Dave Boyd, lead; Paul Wigley, baritone; Gary Eliason, bass

Favorite Sons

1981
CORNER QUARTET

Kansas City, Missouri

Don Kahl, tenor; Lance Hellmann, lead; Steve Leone, baritone; Stan Grossman, bass

Corner Quartet

1982
HARMONY SPECTRUM

Kansas City, Missouri

Gene Bowers, tenor; Dave Krause, lead; Jim Bagby, baritone; Willard Yoder, bass

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1983
NEW ST. LOUIS VOCAL BAND

Springfield, Illinois & St. Charles, Missouri

Jim Flowers, tenor; Mike Griebel, lead; David Wright, baritone; Gale Wickham, bass
Rich Knight, replacement tenor

New St_ Louis Vocal Band

1984
SPECIAL TOUCH

Topeka, Kansas; Kansas City & Sedalia, Missouri

Rick Kready, tenor; Dave Krause, lead; Bud Clark, baritone; Matt Moore, bass

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1985
MISSOURI VALLEY MUSIC COMPANY

Black Hawk Metro, Iowa; Fremont & Omaha, Nebraska

John Vaughn, tenor; Jon Ellis, lead; Lief Erickson, baritone; Dave Pinkall, bass

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1986
KC CONNECTION

Kansas City, Missouri

Rod Rule, tenor; Wayne Lankenau, lead; Rich Huyck, baritone; Larry Wilson, bass

KC Connection

1987
GATEWAY CITY SLICKERS

St. Charles & St. Louis, Missouri

Rich Knight, tenor; Asa Wilson, lead; David Wright, baritone; Barry Moore, bass

Gateway City Slickers

1988
GAS HOUSE GANG

St. Charles, Missouri

Joe Fink, tenor; Rich Knight, lead; Rob Henry, baritone; Jim Henry, bass
Kipp Buckner, replacement tenor; Brandon Guyton, replacement baritone

The Gas House Gang
1993 International Champs

1989
STATE LINE CELEBRATION

Algona, Iowa

Kent Madison, tenor; Bill Hansen, lead; Dennis Hagen, baritone; Bill Trees, bass

State Line Celebration

1990
MAIN STREET STATION

Newton, Kansas

Steve Hoskins, tenor; Wayne Lankenau, lead; Brent Lembke, baritone; David Hill, bass

Main Street Station

1991
SAINT CITY SINGERS

St. Joseph, Missouri

Ken Gabler, tenor; Bemo Myers, lead; Byron Myers, baritone; Stan Grossman, bass

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1992
SOUND LEGACY

Cedar Rapids, Des Moines & Waterloo, Iowa

John Vaughn, tenor; Chris Johnson, lead; Randy Weir, baritone; John Hayden, bass

Sound Legacy

1993
FOUR FROM HOME

St. Charles & Springfield, Missouri

Joel Lancaster, tenor; Doug Brooks, lead; Dave Brooks, baritone; Jeffrey Freese, bass

Four From Home

1994
12TH STREET RAG

Kansas City, Missouri

Rick Kready, tenor; Mark Fortino, lead; John Fortino, baritone; Keith Schweer, bass
Micah Jeppesen, replacement tenor, Barry Moore, replacement bass

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1995
FREEFALL

Beatrice & Lincoln, Nebraska; Kansas City & St. Joseph, Missouri

Jim Clark, tenor; Bemo Myers, lead; Scott Spilker, baritone; Darin Drown, bass

Freefall

1996
NEBRASKA COMPROMISE

Fremont, Nebraska

Jamey Nygren, tenor; Curt Johnson, lead; Ken Von Seggern, baritone; Dave Pinkall, bass

Nebraska Compromise

1997
THE E.I.B  QUARTET

St. Charles, Missouri

Joel Lancaster, tenor; Bill Benner, lead; Kevin Keller, baritone; Barry Moore, bass

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1998
3 MEN & A MELODY

Kansas City, Missouri

Chris Droegemueller, tenor; Eric Derks, lead; Brad Stephens, baritone; Brian Bellof, bass
Rob Mathieu, replacement tenor

3 Men & a Melody

1999
SIBLING RIVALRY

Lincoln, Nebraska

Chris Droegemueller, tenor; Eric Derks, lead; Brad Stephens, baritone; Brian Bellof, bass
Rob Mathieu, replacement tenor

Sibling Rivalry

2000
PHASE II

Fremont, Nebraska

Pete Kruse, tenor; Randy Sanders, lead; Bryan Nelson, baritone; P.D. Stibor, bass

Phase II

2001
NOISE BOYS

Springfield, Missouri

Bemo Myers, tenor; Curt Angel, lead; Brian Plunkett, baritone; Jeff Veteto, bass
Don Conner, replacement baritone

Noise Boys

2002
TWO STATE FOUR

Cedar Rapids, Des Moines & Iowa City, Iowa; Fremont, Nebraska

John Vaughan, tenor; Curt Meier, lead; Chad Knipfer, baritone; Dave Pinkall, bass

Two State Four

2003
CADENCE

St. Charles, Missouri

Alex Brandt, tenor; Doug Brook, lead; Dave Brooks, baritone; Vince Smith, bass

Cadence

2004
VOCAL SPECTRUM

St. Charles, Missouri

Tim Waurick, tenor; Eric Dalbey, lead; Jonny Moroni, baritone; Chris Hallam, bass

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2004 Int. Collegiate Champs
2006 International Champs

2005
TAKE 4

Lincoln, Nebraska & Kansas City, Missouri

Rick Kready, tenor; Jeff Kready, lead; Grant Hunget, baritone; Aaron Burklund, bass

Take 4

2006
QUADIO

Kansas City, Missouri

Rob Mathieu, tenor: Michael Troyer, lead; Grant Hunget, baritone; Matt Moore, bass

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2007
HIGH DEFINITION

Kansas City & Springfield, Missouri

Rob Mathieu, tenor; Mark Fortino, lead; John Fortino, baritone; Adam Veteto, bass

High Definition

2008
CROSSROADS

Hillsdale, Michigan & St. Charles, Missouri

Fred Ferrell, tenor; Mike Slamka, lead; Brandon Guyton, baritone; Jim Henry, bass

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2009 International Champs

2009
SKYLINE

Greendale, Wisconsin & Metro Kansas City, Missouri

Jake Pirner, tenor; Tim Ziekle, lead; Josh Umhoefer, baritone; Mike Louque, bass

Skyline

2010
PROGRESSION

St. Charles, Missouri

Matt Suellentrop, tenor; Mark Wheeler, lead; Mark Keever, baritone; Chris Lowry, bass

Progression

2011
VOICES UNLIMITED

Kansas City, Missouri

Micah Jeppesen, tenor; Mark Fortino, lead; John Fortino, baritone; Shaun Whisler, bass

Voices Unlimited

2012
DOMINANT PREP

St. Charles, Missouri

Matt Suellentrop, tenor; Aaron Pollard, lead; Nathan Johnston, baritone; Bryan Ziegler, bass

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2013
PREMIUM BLEND

Kansas City & Springfield, Missouri

Austin Veteto, tenor; Mark Fortino, lead; Jeff Veteto, baritone; Adam Veteto, bass

Premium Blend

2014
BOOMTOWN

South Central Kansas

Zane Sutton, tenor; Caleb Fouse, lead; Aaron Walker, baritone; Shaun Whisler, bass

BoomTown

2015
SWITCHBACK

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Terry Blessing, tenor; John Hayden, lead; Erik Sherard, baritone; Lee Thomsen, bass

Switchback

2016
HARMONIUM

Kansas City, Missouri & Metro Kansas City, Kansas

Micah Jeppessen, tenor; Mark Fortino, lead; Michael Troyer, bartione; Brian Bellof, bass
Marshall Crowl, replacement bass

Harmonium

2017
VINTAGE STOCK

Metro Kansas City, Kansas

Andrew Rembecki, tenor; Sam Dollins, lead; Dan Rasmussen, baritone; Reed Pattee, bass

Vintage Stock

2018
FLEET STREET

St. Charles, Missouri; Lincoln, Nebraska & Western Hills (Cincinnati), Ohio

Matt Suellentrop, tenor; Aaron Zart, lead; Michael Bass, baritone; Eeyan Richardson, bass

Fleet Street

2019
SPITFIRE

St. Charles, Missouri

Stephen Vandenberg, tenor; Chris Pingel, lead; Austin Veteto, baritone; JT Reid, bass

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2022
FIRST CLASS

Frank Thorne

Wendy Pool, tenor; Stacy Schumacher, lead; Kristin Drummond Mance, baritone; Maria Christian, bass

First Class

2023
TOFU CONCERN

St. Charles, Missouri

Donell Torres, tenor; Austin Stephens, lead; Marshall Crowl, baritone; Sam Rinkenbaugh, bass

Tofu Concern
2x DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

Brian Bellof
3 Men & a Melody (1998)
Harmonium (2016)

Bryron Brittain
Four Cavaliers (1959)
The Cavaliers (1965)

Dave Brooks
Four From Home (1993)
Cadence (2003)

Doug Brooks
Four From Home (1993)
Cadence (2003)

Aaron Burklund
Sibling Rivalry (1999)
Take 4 (2005)

Jim Flowers
Quadratic Equation (1979)
New St. Louis Vocal Band (1983)

Gene Gallogly
Astro-Naughts (1964)
Midwest Four (1969)

John Goldsberry
The Kippers (1962)
The Four Kippers (1966)

John Hayden
Sound Legacy (1992)
Switchback (2015)

Dale Heiliger
Keymasters (1949)
Chord Motor Company (1978)

Jim Henry
Gas House Gang (1988)
Crossroads (2008)

Grant Hunget
Take 4 (2005)
Quadio (2006)

Micah Jeppesen
Voices Unlimited (2011)
Harmonium (2016)

Rich Knight
Gateway City Slickers (1987)
Gas House Gang (1988)

David Krause
Harmony Spectrum (1982)
Special Touch (1984)

Joel Lancaster
Four From Home (1993)
The E.I.B. Quartet (1997)

Wayne Lankenau
KC Connection (1986)
Main Street Station (1990)

Steve Leone
The Morning Times (1974)
Corner Quartet (1981)

Rob Mathieu
Quadio (2006)
High Definition (2007)

Barry Moore
Gateway City Slickers (1987)
The E.I.B. Quartet (1997)

Matt Moore
Special Touch (1984)
Quadio (2006)

Roger Odell
The Personal Touch (1970)
The Morning Times (1974)

Ron Phillips
Astro-Naughts (1964)
River City Delegation (1977)

Jerry Pike
The Hawkeye Four (1955)
Jax of Harmony (1972)

Ed Schliebs
The Gamboliers (1952)
BMA Gamboliers (1957)

Michael Troyer
Quadio (2006)
Harmonium (2016)

Pete Tyree
The Orphans (1953)
Hi-Chords (1963)

Adam Veteto
High Definition (2007)
Premium Blend (2013)

Austin Veteto
Premium Blend (2013)
Spitfire (2019)

Jeff Veteto
Noise Boys (2001)
Premium Blend (2013)

Shaun Whisler
Voices Unlimited (2011)
BoomTown (2014)

Larry Wilson
The Classic Collection (1975)
KC Connection (1986)

Orval Wilson
The Gamboliers (1952)
BMA Gamboliers (1957)

Willard Yoder
Rural Route 4 (1976)
Harmony Spectrum (1982)

3X TIME DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

Jay Bond
The Orphans (1953)
Four Cavaliers (1959)
The Cavaliers (1965)

John Fortino
12th Street Rag (1994)
High Definition (2007)
Voices Unlimited (2011)

Rick Kready
Special Touch (1984)
12th Street Rag (1994)
Take 4 (2005)

Bemo Myers
Saint City Singers (1991)
Freefall (1995)
Noise Boys (2001)

Byron Myers
The Four Kippers (1966)
The Mid Continentals (1971)
Saint City Singers (1991)

Dave Pinkall
Missouri Valley Music Company (1985)
Nebraska Compromise (1996)
Two State Four (2002)

Matt Suellentrop
Progression (2010)
Dominant Prep (2012)
Fleet Street (2018)

John Vaughan
Missouri Valley Music Company (1985)
Sound Legacy (1992)
Two State Four (2002)

David Wright
Quadratic Equation (1979)
New St. Louis Vocal Band (1983)
Gateway City Slickers (1987)

4X TIME DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

Ken Gabler
The Kippers (1962)
The Four Kippers (1966)
The Mid Continentals (1971)
Saint City Singers (1991)

Stan Grossman
The Personal Touch (1970)
The Morning Times (1974)
Corner Quartet (1981)
Saint City Singers (1991)

5X TIME DISTRICT CHAMPIONS

Mark Fortino
12th Street Rag (1994)
High Definition (2007)
Voices Unlimited (2011)
Premium Blend (2013)
Harmonium (2016)