1997 NCCA Tournament

1997 NCCA Mid-Atlantic Region

1997 NCCA Mid-Atlantic Semifinal

• 1st Place – University of Pennsylvania Counterparts (Philadelphia, PA)

• 2nd Place – State University of New York Binghamton Binghamton Crosbys (Vestal, NY)

• Semifinalist – Columbia University Uptown Vocal (Manhattan, NY)

• Semifinalist – University of Delaware YChromes (Newark, DE)

• Semifinalist – University of Maryland College Park Generics (College Park, MD)

• Semifinalist – Vassar College Night Owls (Poughkeepsie, NY)

• Best Soloist – Amanda Weeden of Night Owls for "Love Will Keep Us Together"

• Runner-Up Soloist – John Stephens of Counterparts for "One of Us"

• Best Arrangement – James Brust of Uptown Vocal for "The Hum Music Medley"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Dave Kern of Binghamton Crosbys for "I'm A Man"

1997 NCCA Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinal #1

• 1st Place – Vassar College Night Owls (Poughkeepsie, NY)

• 2nd Place – State University of New York Binghamton Binghamton Crosbys (Vestal, NY)

• 3rd Place – State University of New York Binghamton Binghamtonics (Vestal, NY)

• Quarterfinalist – Drew University 36 Madison Avenue (Madison, NJ)

• Quarterfinalist – New York University Substantial Performance (Manhattan, NY)

• Quarterfinalist – University of Rochester SWINGSHOT!? (Rochester, NY)

• Best Soloist – Zahyia Rolle of SWINGSHOT!? for "Lean On Me"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Paul Dinuzo of 36 Madison Avenue for "Crazy Little Thing"

• Best Arrangement – Matthew Friedman of Substantial Performance for "Space Oddity"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Michael Feinberg of Binghamtonics for "Be My Yoko Ono"

1997 NCCA Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinal #2

• 1st Place – Columbia University Uptown Vocal (Manhattan, NY)

• 2nd Place – University of Delaware YChromes (Newark, DE)

• 3rd Place – Johns Hopkins University Octopodes (Baltimore, MD)

• Best Soloist – Valerie Evering of Octopodes for "The Way You Make Me Feel"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Trevor Hochman of Uptown Vocal for "7"

• Best Arrangement – James Brust of Uptown Vocal for "The Music Hum Medley"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Connell, Davis, and Lowe of YChromes for "Enid"

1997 NCCA Mid-Atlantic Quarterfinal #3

• 1st Place – University of Pennsylvania Counterparts (Philadelphia, PA)

• 2nd Place – University of Maryland College Park Generics (College Park, MD)

• Quarterfinalist – New York University APC Rhythm (Manhattan, NY)

• Quarterfinalist – University of Pennsylvania Off the Beat (Philadelphia, PA)

• Best Soloist – John Stephens of Counterparts for "One of Us"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Joey Fernandez of APC Rhythm for "Change in My Life"

• Best Arrangement – Dan Jurow of Off the Beat for "St. Theresa"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Dennis La of Counterparts for "One of Us"

1997 NCCA Midwest Region

1997 NCCA Midwest Semifinal

• 1st Place – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign No Strings Attached (Champaign, IL)

• 2nd Place – University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Xtension Chords (Champaign, IL)

• Semifinalist – Millikin University Chapter 6 (Decatur, IL)

• Semifinalist – Northwestern University Melodious Thunk (Evanston, IL)

• Semifinalist – Washington University in St. Louis Pikers (St. Louis, MO)

• Best Soloist – Trayce Slumsky of Pikers for "What R-O-C-K-S About You"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Mark Roach of Chapter 6 for "500 Miles"

• Best Arrangement – Jeff Hepker of No Strings Attached for "Boy from Rome"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Dan Neustadt of Melodious Thunk for "Blood of Eden"

1997 NCCA New England Region

1997 NCCA New England Semifinal

• 1st Place – Boston University Terpsichore (Boston, MA)

• 2nd Place – Bates College Deansmen (Lewiston, ME)

• Semifinalist – Bowdoin College Meddiebemsters (Brunswick, ME)

• Semifinalist – Brandeis University VoiceMale (Waltham, MA)

• Semifinalist – Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logarhythms (Cambridge, MA)

• Semifinalist – Wheaton College Gentlemen Callers (Wheaton, MA)

• Best Soloist – David Sartory of Gentlemen Callers for "Runaround Sue"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Ceylan Akturk of Terpsichore for "I Am So Ordinary"

• Best Arrangement – Samrat Chakrabarti of VoiceMale for "Dancing Nancies"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Lucas Introne of Deansmen for "Peg"

1997 NCCA New England Quarterfinal #1

• 1st Place – Boston University Terpsichore (Boston, MA)

• 2nd Place – Wheaton College Gentlemen Callers (Wheaton, MA)

• 3rd Place – Harvard College Din & Tonics (Cambridge, MA)

• Best Soloist – Ceylan Akturk of Terpsichore for "I Am So Ordinary"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Al McKeever of Gentlemen Callers for "Ghost"

• Best Arrangement – Todd Herzog of Terpsichore for "Sweetest Taboo"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Mark Troiano of Gentlemen Callers for "Ghost"

1997 NCCA New England Quarterfinal #2

• 1st Place – Brandeis University VoiceMale (Waltham, MA)

• 2nd Place – Bates College Deansmen (Lewiston, ME)

• Quarterfinalist – Bates College Merrimanders (Lewiston, ME)

• Quarterfinalist – Dartmouth College Dodecaphonics (Hanover, NH)

• Best Soloist – Simon Tang of Dodecaphonics for "Water is Wide"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Danielle Perry of Merrimanders for "Like a Prayer"

• Best Arrangement – Dodecaphonics for "U2 Medley"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Michael Schwartz of VoiceMale for "Mack the Knife"

1997 NCCA New England Quarterfinal #3

• 1st Place – Massachusetts Institute of Technology Logarhythms (Cambridge, MA)

• 2nd Place – Bowdoin College Meddiebemsters (Brunswick, ME)

• Quarterfinalist – University of New Hampshire Notables (Durham, NH)

• Quarterfinalist – Wheaton College Whims (Wheaton, MA)

• Best Soloist – Jeff Chapman of Logarhythms for "Like A Prayer"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Ellen Russakoff of Whims for "Hate Kills"

• Best Arrangement – Bobby Guptill of Meddiebemsters for "Shy Guy"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Lucinda Germer of Notables for "32 Flavors"

1997 NCCA Northeast Region

1997 NCCA Northeast Semifinal

• 1st Place – Brown University Brown Derbies (Providence, RI)

• 2nd Place – Brown University Chattertocks (Providence, RI)

• Semifinalist – Boston College Acoustics (Chestnut Hill, MA)

• Semifinalist – Cornell University Nothing But Treble (Ithaca, NY)

• Semifinalist – Dartmouth College Rockapellas (Hanover, NH)

• Semifinalist – University of Rochester YellowJackets (Rochester, NY)

• Best Soloist – Adam Arian of Brown Derbies for "Who Are You?"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Kaiwi Opolauoho of Acoustics for "Don't Cry"

• Best Arrangement – Amanda Hawk of Chattertocks for "Elsewhere"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Heather Hunt and Yvette Wild of Chattertocks for "Heart & Soul"

1997 NCCA Northeast Quarterfinal #1

• 1st Place – University of Rochester YellowJackets (Rochester, NY)

• 2nd Place – Cornell University Nothing But Treble (Ithaca, NY)

• Quarterfinalist – St. Lawrence University Singing Saints (Canton, NY)

• Quarterfinalist – University of Rochester Vocal Point (Rochester, NY)

• Best Soloist – Lesa Boettcher of Vocal Point for "You Don't Know Nothin'"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Justin Goldman of YellowJackets for "Handyman"

• Best Arrangement – Mark Tavern of Singing Saints for "Veronica"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Ian Sanchez of YellowJackets for "What I Like About You"

1997 NCCA Northeast Quarterfinal #2

• 1st Place – Brown University Chattertocks (Providence, RI)

• 2nd Place – Boston College Acoustics (Chestnut Hill, MA)

• 3rd Place – Radcliffe College Callbacks (Cambridge, MA)

• Quarterfinalist – Boston College Heightsmen (Chestnut Hill, MA)

• Best Soloist – Amanda Hawk of Chattertocks for "Elsewhere"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Seung Yun Cha of Heightsmen for "Hodja"

• Best Arrangement – James Lozado of Callbacks for "Rio"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Matty Lane of Acoustics for "The Ladder"

1997 NCCA Northeast Quarterfinal #3

• 1st Place – Brown University Brown Derbies (Providence, RI)

• 2nd Place – Dartmouth College Rockapellas (Hanover, NH)

• 3rd Place – Skidmore College Bandersnatchers (Saratoga Springs, NY)

• Quarterfinalist – Smith College Smiffenpoofs (Northampton, MA)

• Quarterfinalist – State University of New York Binghamton Rhythm Method (Vestal, NY)

• Best Soloist – Beth St. James of Rhythm Method for "Like A Prayer"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Margaret Shin of Smiffenpoofs for "Movin' Out"

• Best Arrangement – Ian Varley of Bandersnatchers for "Fly Me to the Moon"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Raj Patil of Brown Derbies for "In the House of Stone & Light"

1997 NCCA South Region

1997 NCCA South Semifinal

• 1st Place – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Loreleis (Chapel Hill, NC)

• 2nd Place – College of William & Mary Gentlemen of the College (Williamsburg, VA)

• Semifinalist – Duke University Pitchforks (Durham, NC)

• Semifinalist – University of Georgia Accidentals (Athens, GA)

• Semifinalist – University of Virginia New Dominions (Charlottesville, VA)

• Semifinalist – University of Virginia Virginia Gentlemen (Charlottesville, VA)

• Best Soloist – Melody McDaniel of Loreleis for "St. Theresa"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Brian Wentley of Gentlemen of the College for "Down by the Salley Gardens"

• Best Arrangement – Brian Wentley of Gentlemen of the College for "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Lauren Lowder and Melody McDaniel of Loreleis for "Supremes Medley"

1997 NCCA South Quarterfinal #1

• 1st Place – University of Georgia Accidentals (Athens, GA)

• 2nd Place – Duke University Pitchforks (Durham, NC)

• 3rd Place – Duke University Out of the Blue (Durham, NC)

• Quarterfinalist – Emory University No Strings Attached (Atlanta, GA)

• Quarterfinalist – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Harmonyx (Chapel Hill, NC)

• Best Soloist – Stephanie Shaw of Harmonyx for "Killing Me Softly"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Chris Burke of No Strings Attached for "Go Rest High on That Mountain"

• Best Arrangement – Tate of Accidentals for "Blessing"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Eddy Sattah of No Strings Attached for "The River"

1997 NCCA South Quarterfinal #2

• 1st Place – College of William & Mary Gentlemen of the College (Williamsburg, VA)

• 2nd Place – University of Virginia Virginia Gentlemen (Charlottesville, VA)

• 3rd Place – University of Maryland College Park Faux Paz (College Park, MD)

• Quarterfinalist – College of William & Mary Accidentals (Williamsburg, VA)

• Best Soloist – Ananth Kadambi of Virginia Gentlemen for "True Companion"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Jamie Wallace of Gentlemen of the College for "You Oughta Know"

• Best Arrangement – Sue Fernandez of Accidentals for "In Your Room"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Ben Johnson of Virginia Gentlemen for "Some Days Are Better than Others"

1997 NCCA South Quarterfinal #3

• 1st Place – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Loreleis (Chapel Hill, NC)

• 2nd Place – University of Virginia New Dominions (Charlottesville, VA)

• 3rd Place – Duke University Speak of the Devil (Durham, NC)

• Quarterfinalist – North Carolina State University A Cappology 101 (Raleigh, NC)

• Quarterfinalist – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Clef Hangers (Chapel Hill, NC)

• Best Soloist – Adam Jacks of Speak of the Devil for "Father Figure"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Kyler Englans of A Cappology 101 for "Possession"

• Best Arrangement – Keller Wortham of A Cappology 101 for "Father Figure"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Taylor Harris of Clef Hangers for "No Woman, No Cry"

1997 NCCA West Region

1997 NCCA West Semifinal

• 1st Place – Stanford University Talisman (Palo Alto, CA)

• 2nd Place – Brigham Young University Vocal Point (Provo, UT)

• Semifinalist – Arizona State University The Pitchforks (Tempe, AZ)

• Semifinalist – Stanford University Fleet Street Singers (Palo Alto, CA)

• Semifinalist – University of Colorado Boulder Extreme Measures (Boulder, CO)

• Semifinalist – University of Northern Colorado Et Cetera (Greeley, CO)

• Best Soloist – Paul Baltes of Vocal Point for "Devil Went Down to Georgia"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Elyse Masterson of Et Cetera for "Cry If You Want To"

• Best Arrangement – Celeste Delgado and Elyse Masterson of Et Cetera for "I'll Be There for You"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Krystal Evans of Talisman for "When I Die Tomorrow"

1997 NCCA West Quarterfinal #1

• 1st Place – University of Northern Colorado Et Cetera (Greeley, CO)

• 2nd Place – Arizona State University The Pitchforks (Tempe, AZ)

• Quarterfinalist – University of Colorado Boulder All Rights Reserved (Boulder, CO)

• Best Soloist – Rebekah Payne of The Pitchforks for "Fire"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Dana Stillinger of All Rights Reserved for "Baby I Love You"

• Best Arrangement – Toby Wedgle of All Rights Reserved for "Hunted"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Dee Dee Quintero and Tammy Barratt of The Pitchforks for "Fire"

1997 NCCA West Quarterfinal #2

• 1st Place – Brigham Young University Vocal Point (Provo, UT)

• 2nd Place – University of Colorado Boulder Extreme Measures (Boulder, CO)

• Quarterfinalist – Brigham Young University Integral (Provo, UT)

• Quarterfinalist – University of Colorado Boulder In the Buff (Boulder, CO)

• Best Soloist – Annie Roberts of Integral for "Book of Days"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Peter Hansen of Vocal Point for "Bittersweet Treat"

• Best Arrangement – Rob Edsell of Extreme Measures for "Father Figure/Patient Eyes"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Dan Granof of In the Buff for "Sweet Dreams"

1997 NCCA West Quarterfinal #3

• 1st Place – Stanford University Talisman (Palo Alto, CA)

• 2nd Place – Stanford University Fleet Street Singers (Palo Alto, CA)

• 3rd Place – University of California Berkeley UC Men's Octet (Berkeley, CA)

• Quarterfinalist – Stanford University Everyday People (Palo Alto, CA)

• Quarterfinalist – Stanford University Mixed Company (Palo Alto, CA)

• Best Soloist – Nathan Reed of Fleet Street Singers for "Joyful, Joyful"

• Runner-Up Soloist – Christine Chang of Everyday People for "We Belong"

• Best Arrangement – John Neikrasz of Fleet Street Singers for "William Tell Overture"

• Runner-Up Arrangement – Jeff Deason of Mixed Company for "Why Should I Cry for You?"