2010 National Speed Competition

2011 Speed Contest Winners

Mark Tod Kislingbury, RMR, CRR, of Houston, Texas, won the 2010 Speed Contest for the fourth year in a row. Diane Kraynak, RMR, CRR, of Midland, Mich., placed second and Alan H. Brock, RDR, CRR, of Boston, Mass., placed third in the Speed Contest. This win is Kislingbury's 7th, which ties Diane Kraynak's record of most wins.

Contestants write and transcribe three five-minute legs—220 Literary, 230 Legal Opinion, and 280 Testimony—and qualify for each with an accuracy score of 95% or better. The best combined score wins the championship.

The competition was held on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 and the winners were announced at the Awards Luncheon on Saturday.

First Place: Mark Tod Kislingbury
Second Place: Diane Kraynak
Third Place: Alan H. Brock

Overall Championship

9 Qualified

Mark Tod Kislingbury, Houston, TX, 99.228
Diane Kraynak, Midland, MI, 99.005
Alan H. Brock, Boston, MA, 97.734
Julie Shane, Morton, IL, 97.671
Donna M. Urlaub, Chicago, IL, 97.568
Jo Ann Bryce, Castro Valley, CA, 97.338
Erica R. Grund, Tucson, AZ, 96.632
Anneliese J. Thomson, Alexandria, VA, 96.570
Karen K. Brynteson, Alexandria, VA, 96.539

Literary

5 minutes @ 220 wpm
1100 words, 55 or fewer errors to qualify
36 participated; 31 qualified

1. Jo Ann Bryce, Castro Valley, CA, 99.727
1. Diane Kraynak, Midland, MI, 99.727%
2. Kathy A. Cortopassi, Dyer, IN, 99.636%
3. Elizabeth A. Howd, Cross Lanes, WV, 99.545%
3. Alan H. Brock, Boston, MA, 99.545%
3. Mark Tod Kislingbury, Houston, TX, 99.545%
3. Deanna C. Boenau, Sarasota, FL, 99.545%
4. Amanda Maze, Brighton, CO, 99.364%
5. Diane L. Sonntag, Oro Valley, AZ, 99.273%
6. Susan Goldstein Henley, Houston, TX, 99.182%
6. Donna M. Urlaub, Chicago, IL, 99.182%
6. Jennifer Lynn Dunn, Chicago, IL, 99.182%
7.John Wissenbach, San Francisco, CA, 99.091%
7. Bernice E. Radavich, Lemont, IL, 99.091%
8. Julie Shane, Morton, IL, 99.000%
8. Jennifer Costales, Chicago, IL, 99.000%
9. Erica R. Grund, Tucson, AZ, 98.909%
10. Joyce Z. Casey, Soddy Daisy, TN, 98.818%
10. Anneliese J. Thomson, Alexandria, VA, 98.818%
11. Paula Campbell, Shorewood, IL, 98.636%
11. Cynthia C. Sobolewski, Blue Island, IL, 98.636%
12. Karen K. Brynteson, Alexandria, VA, 98.545%
13. G. Allen Sonntag, Oro Valley, AZ, 98.364%
14. Ron Cook, Seattle, WA, 98.273%
15. D. Keith Johnson, Tyler, TX, 98.182%
16. Allison Lewis Kimmel, Marysville, OH, 97.909%
17. Mary Ann Schweinhagen, Dayton, OH, 97.545%
18. Shannon Taylor-Scott, Washington, DC, 97.455%
19. Kathryn A. Thomas, Caseyville, IL, 97.364%
20. Fred W. Jeske, Nashville, TN, 96.545%
21. Stephanie Battaglia, Hinsdale, IL, 96.273%

Legal Opinion

5 minutes at 230 wpm
1150 words, 58 or fewer errors to qualify
36 participants; 9 qualified

1. Diane Kraynak, Midland, MI, 99.217%
2. Mark Tod Kislingbury, Houston, TX, 98.783%
3. Julie Shane, Morton, IL, 96.870%
4. Donna M. Urlaub, Chicago, IL, 96.522%
5. Alan H. Brock, Boston, MA, 96.087%
6. Karen K. Brynteson, Alexandria, VA, 96.000%
7. Anneliese J. Thomson, Alexandria, VA, 95.391%
8. Jo Ann Bryce, Castro Valley, CA, 95.217%
9. Erica R. Grund, Tucson, AZ, 95.130%

Testimony

5 minutes @ 280
1400 words, 70 errors or fewer to qualify
36 participated; 9 qualified

1. Mark Tod Kislingbury, Houston, TX, 99.357%
2. Diane Kraynak, Midland, MI, 98.071%
3. Alan H. Brock, Boston, MA, 97.571%
4. Julie Shane, Morton, IL, 97.143%
5. Jo Ann Bryce, Castro Valley, CA, 97.071%
6. Donna M. Urlaub, Chicago, IL, 97.000%
7. Erica R. Grund, Tucson, AZ, 95.857%
8. Anneliese J. Thomson, Alexandria, VA, 95.500%
9. Karen K. Brynteson, Alexandria, VA, 95.071%