AWWA Meter Challenge Hall of Fame
2024 in Anaheim, California
1st Place – Dennis Laskowski from Texas Section with a time of 33.97
2nd Place - Leamon Anderson, Texas Section, 55:19 (includes penalty)
3rd Place – Jacob Harrison, Virginia Section, 40:41
4th Place – Edward Navarette, South Carolina Section, 46:16
2023 in Toronto, Ontario
1st Place – Carlos Camancho of the Pacific Northwest Section at 41.78
2nd Place – David Marinella of the Ohio Section
3rd Place – Samuel Murguia of the Texas Section
2022 in San Antonio, Texas
1st Place – David Marinella of the Ohio Section at 32.87
2nd Place – Hector Diaz of the California Nevada Section
3rd Place – Leamon Anderson of the Texas Section
2019 in Denver, Colorado
1st Place – Joshua Templeton, Alabama-Mississippi, 31.10
2nd Place – Tommy McCormick, Texas, 32.09
3rd Place – Carlos Camacho, Pacific-Northwest, 43.40
2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada
1st Place – Joshua Templeton, Alabama-Mississippi, 30.44
2nd Place – Leamon Anderson, Texas, 31.37
3rd Place – Carlos Camacho, Pacific Northwest, 33.19
4th Place – Alex Ouzts South Carolina, 37.34
2017 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Meter Used: Badger Recordall Model 25 with Local Register
1st Place – Miguel Ibarra Caster, Mexico, 32.22 in Semifinals, 38.87 in Finals
2nd Place – Jaime Torres Salazar, Mexico, 30.31 in Semifinals, 38.96 in Finals
3rd Place – Dennis Laskowski, Texas, 34.78 in Semifinals
4th Place – Edward Navarrete, South Carolina, 37.25 in Semifinals
2016 in Chicago, Illinois
Meter Used: Mueller Systems 420 PD Meter
1st Place – Julio Alberto Castillo, SIMAS Monclova y Frontera, Mexico, 14.72
2nd Place – Michael Sherwood, City of Virginia Beach, Virginia
3rd Place – Scott Mays, Beckley, West Virginia
4th Place – Edward R. Navarrete, Isle of Palms, South Carolina
2015 in Anaheim, California
Meter Used: Master Meter MMPD 5/8″ x 3/4″
1st Place – Samantha Dietz, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 33:28
2nd Place – Edward Navarrete, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, 36:25
3rd Place – Mike Sherwood, Virginia Beach, Virginia., 36:00
4th Place – Alejandro Torres Salazar, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 1:01:99
2014 in Boston, Massachusetts
Meter Used: Neptune 5/8 T-10
1st Place – Michael Dunavant, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 33:16
2nd Place – Edward Navarrete, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, 34:18
3rd Place – Samantha Mason, Spotsylvania, Virginia, 35:91
4th Place – Richard Greenwell, Troy, Michigan, 49:03
2013 in Denver, Colorado
Meter used: Badger Recordall Nutating Disc Meter Model 25
1st Place – Michael Dunavant, Fredericksburg, Virginia, 33:31
2nd Place – Maximo Velazquez, Jr., Mount Pleasant South Carolina, 36:15
3rd Place – Scott Mays, Beaver, West Virignia, 37:18
4th Place – Edward Navarrete, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, 37:31
2012 in Dallas, Texas
Meter used: Mueller 420 Series IIS Magnetic Drive Positive Displacement Disc Meter
1st Place – Edward Navarrete, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, 30:63
2nd Place – Andy Willetts, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 31:63
3rd Place – Kyle Waterfield, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 33:34
4th Place – Eric Smith, Dubois, Indiana, 38:28
2011 in Washington, D.C.
Meter used: Master Meter Postive Displacement 5/8” x ¾”
1st Place – Seth Casaroti, Fredericksurg, Virginia; 0:38.37
2nd Place – Jason Escobido, San Antonio, Texas; 0:39.56
3rd Place – Michael Dunavant, Fredericksburg, Virginia; 40.59
4th Place – Brian Rodriguez, Key West, Florida; 1:02.28
2010 in Chicago, Illinois
Meter used: Sensus SR11
1st – Brian Rodriguez, Florida Keys Aqueduct, Florida 0:36.19
2nd – Ron Kemper, Beaverton, Oregon, 0:35.87
3rd – Michael Dunavant., Fredricksburg, Virginia, 0:37.82
4th – Johnny H. Rodriguez., San Antonio, Texas, 0:45.72
2009 in San Diego, California
Meter used: Neptune 5/8” T-10
1st – Christopher Kozlowski, Charleston, South Carolina, 0:45.38
2nd – Ronald L. Baker Jr., Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 0:46.09
3rd – Ron Kemper, Beaverton, Oregon, 0:101.84
4th – Seth Casarotti, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 0:140.25
2008 in Atlanta, Georgia
Meter used: Badger, Recordall Model 25 Meter
1st – Eric Kresmery, Elgin, Illinois, 0:46.69
2nd – Michael Dunavant., Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 0:45:20
3rd – Ronald L. Baker Jr., Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 0: 53.32
4th – Michael Smith, Lansing, Michigan, 1:06.3
2007 in Toronto, Ontario
Meter used: 5/8” – ¾” – 1” Hersey-Meters 400 Series IIS
1st – Greg Presser, Salem, Oregon, 0:50.38
2nd – Ronald Baker Jr., Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 0:55.57
3rd – Toby Cothran, Salem, Oregon, 0: 57.04
4th – Max Velazquez, Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, 1:00.81
5th – Michael Dunavant, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 1:12.72
6th – Fred Cleveland, Austin, Texas, 1:10.94
2006 in San Antonio, Texas
Meter used: AMCO #C-700
1st – Greg Presser, Salem, Oregon, 47.12
2nd – Michael Dunavant, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 47.59
3rd – Mike White, Lynchburg, Virginia, 48.59
4th – Christopher Ray Whorley, Chesterfield Co., Virginia, 53.33
5th – Jim Etheridge, Village of Oswego, Illinois, 54.98
6th – Benjamin Chapa, San Antonio, Texas; 55:03
2005 in San Francisco, California
2005 National Competition was not held
2004 in Chicago, Illinois
Meter used: AMCO #C-700
1st – Michael White, Lynchburg, Virginia, 0:35.72
2nd – Dewayne Vincent, Austin, Texas, 48.49
3rd – Klell Hollar, Orlando, Florida, 50.19
4th – Jason Gainor, Portland, Oregon, 52.80
5th – Michael Sims, Logansport, Illinois, 1:11.00
6th – Larry Gillette, Portland, Oregon, 01:27.70
2003 in Portland, Oregon
Meter used: AMCO #C-700
1st – Jason Gainor, Portland, Oregon, 0:45.72
2nd – Ronald Baker Jr., Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 0:49.70
3rd – David Worthey, Austin, Texas, 0:50.24
4th – Michael White, Lynchburg, Virginia, 0:55.02
5th – Max Velazquez, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, 0:57.15
6th – Curtis Swartz, Fremont, California, 01:03.55
7th – Klell Hollar, Orlando, Florida, 01:04.67
8th – Brett Ransford, Carmel, Indiana, 01:23.97
2002 in Nashville, Tennessee
Meter used: Badger #25
1st – Ronnie Baker Jr. Spotsylvania County, Virginia, 0:41.12
2nd – Max Velazquez, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, 0:46.27
3rd – Curtis Swartz, Fremont, California, 1:02.75
4th – Jason Gainor, Portland, Oregon, 1:04.71
5th – Steven Russel, Logansport, Indiana, 01:11.34
6th – Klell Hollar, Florida, 01:14.61
7th – Benjamin Chapa, San Antonio, Texas, 01:19.02
2001 in San Diego, California
Meter used: Badger #25
1st – Jason Irvine, Lynchburg, Virginia, 0:36.68
2nd – Max Velazquez, Isle of Palms, South Carolina, 0:52:31
3rd – Curtis Swartz, Alameda County, California, 0:52.39
4th – Lionel Galvin, Corpus Christi, Texas, 0:53.22
5th – Ashlyn Foster, Las Vegas, Nevada, 0:60:31
6th – Mike Sims, Logansport, Indiana, 0:66:37
2000 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Meter Used: 5/8” x ¾” Master Multi-Jet C-708 (Master Meters)
1st – Lionel Galvan, Corpus Christi, Texas, 0:20:24
2nd – Johnny Rodriguez, San Antonio, Texas, 0:21:18
3rd – Ronnie Baker Jr., Spotsylvania, Virginia, 0:23:31
4th – Tim Senisbaugh, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 0:23:31
5th – Bruce Miller, Orlando, Florida, 0:28:76
6th – Audrey Benton, Las Vegas, Nevada, 0:40:18
1999 in Reno, Nevada
Meter Used: 5/8” x ¾” Hersey 400 Series IIS (Hersey Meters)
1st – Lionel Galvan, Corpus Christi, Texas, 0:50:11
2nd – Joe Heath, Austin, Texas, 0:50:40
3rd – Michael White, Lynchburg, Virginia, 0:52:81
4th – Sharon Pinkerton, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1:14:93
5th – Matthew Davis, Logansport, Indiana, 1:19:83
6th – Jim Ward, Orlando, Florida, 1:30:95
1998 in Austin, Texas
Meter Used: 5/8” x ¾” Precision Multi-Jet C-708 (Invensys formerly Precision Meters and Sensus Technologies)
1st – Joe Heath, Austin, Texas, 0:43.26
2nd – David Worthey, Austin, Texas, 0:43.77
3rd – Raymond “Bruce” Miller, Orlando, Florida, 0:49.23
4th – Johnny Martinez, San Antonio, Texas, 1:01.22
5th – Matthew Hood, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1:02:87
6th – Denny Clouse, Medford, Oregon, 1:37.06 seconds
1997 in Norfolk, Virginia
Meter Used: 5/8” x ¾” Kent C-700 (ABB)
1st – Johnny Martinez, San Antonio, Texas, 0:39:37
2nd – Michael White, Lynchburg, Virginia, 0:40.63
3rd Place – Roque “Rocky” Villarreal, San Antonio, Texas, 0:41:59
4th Place – Andy Parsms, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 1:16:03