HEARTLAND TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS

2023 Heartland Tournament Schedule

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Event Schedule

  • Registration is open from 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM and  located in the main lobby area near the Dearborn Room
  • Hospitality Room is open during these same hours and located in the Greenfield Room
  • Dress is DeMolay Casual
  • Follow schedule on Tournament Schedule
  • Social Gathering in Greek Ionic (Floor 5)
  • Michigan DeMolay Store – Lobby (Floor 5)
  • Dress for competitions in business attire (coat and tie) or your own Chapter dress code for competitions.
  • All competitors are on 2nd, 4th, and 5th floors
  • Hospitality Room is open from 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM and located in the Greenfield Room. Board Games and decks of cards will be provided but feel free to bring your own DeMolay appropriate board or card game.
  • Auditors will be located in the Henry Ford Room.

9:00 AM – Superior/Michigan Room @ DoubleTree Hotel

Dress – DeMolay business casual (DeMolay polo/khakis)

Tournament Schedule

Breakfast: 7:00 AM – 8:15 AM

Lunch: 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Fountain Ballroom (Basement Mezzanine)

Schedule

  • 8:30 AM – DeMolay Meeting
  • 9:30 AM – Chapter Proficiency – Speedway, IN
  • 10:15 AM – Chapter Proficiency – Bloomingdale, IL
  • 11:00 AM- RD Ceremony – Yorkrite, IN
  • 11:15 AM- Master Inquisitor – Quinn Brown, OH
  • 11:30 AM – Master Inquisitor – Brett Utley, IL
  • 11:45 AM – Master Inquisitor – Griffin Vermeulen, IN
  • 12:00 – LUNCH
  • 1:30 PM – Initiatory Degree – Speedway, IN
  • 2:30 PM – DeMolay Degree (1st & 3rd) – Speedway, IN
  • 3:30 PM – Majority Service – Ralph H. McMillian, OH
  • 4:00 PM – Majority Service – Speedway, IN
  • 5:00 – Board Meeting

Judging Panel

  • Panel Chair/Perf – Matthew Bryant, IN
  • Performance – Kelli Nelson, OH
  • Word  – Michelle Connley, OH
  • Word – Marcus Griswald, IN
  • Floorwork – Josh Mackey, IN (Performance for Master Inquisitor)
  • Floorwork – John Premo, MI (Performance for Master Inquisitor)

Schedule

  • 8:30 AM – Advisor Meeting
  • 9:30 AM – DeMolay Degree 4th – Bloomingdale, IN
  • 9:45 AM – DeMolay Degree 4th – Yorkrite, IN
  • 10:15 AM – CoH – Clifford C. Reeves, MI
  • 10:45 AM – Preceptor Corps – Speedway, IN
  • 12:00 – LUNCH
  • 1:30 PM – CoH – Groveport, OH
  • 2:00 PM – Mag 7 – Bryce Tekulve, IN
  • 2:15 PM – Mag 7 – Ryan Brown, IL
  • 2:45 PM – Orator – Brett Utley, IL
  • 3:00 PM – Orator – Bryce Tekulve, IN
  • 3:30 PM – CoH – Speedway, IN
  • 4:00 PM – Junior Inquisitor – Ryan Andrews, IN
  • 4:15 PM – Junior Inquisitor – Aidan Zirkle, MI
  • 4:30 PM – Junior Inquisitor – Jonathan Nelson, OH
  • 4:45 PM – Junior Inquisitor – Dean Papadogianis, IL

Judging Panel

  • Panel Chair/Perf – Crissy Willeke, OH
  • Performance – Larry Ward, MI
  • Word – Audry Brown, IL
  • Word – Eric Blake, IN
  • Floorwork – Michael Foster, CO (Performance for Individuals)
  • Floorwork – Brian Figueiredo, IN (Performance for Individuals)

Schedule

  • 9:30 AM – Preceptor Trio – Clifford C. Reeves, MI
  • 9:45 AM – Preceptor Trio – Valley of the Cumberland, KY
  • 10:00 AM – Preceptor Trio – Swordsmen, IL
  • 10:15 AM – Precptor Trio – Groveport, OH
  • 10:30 AM – Preceptor Trio – West Newton, IN
  • 10:45 AM – DeMolay Degree Obligation – Jacob Mackey, OH
  • 11:00 AM – DeMolay Degree Obligation – Sebastian Gallai, KY
  • 11:15 AM – DeMolay Degree Obligation – Henry Thompson, IL
  • 11:30 AM – DeMolay Degree Obligation – Roran Figueiredo, IN
  • 12:00 pm – LUNCH
  • 1:30 PM – Initiatory Degree Obligation – John Thompson, IL
  • 1:45 PM – Initiatory Degree Obligation – Jacob Mackey, OH
  • 2:15 PM – Senior Inquisitor – Owen Phillips, MI
  • 2:30 PM – Mag 3 – Brighton Brown, IL
  • 2:45 PM – Mag 3 – Jonathan Nelson, OH (Junior)
  • 3:00 PM – Mag 3 – Zack Zervos MI
  • 3:15 PM – Mag 3 – Sam Johnson, IN
  • 3:30 PM – Mag 3 – Jackson Ferguson, IN (Junior)
  • 3:45 PM – Senior Inquisitor – Gage Barrett, IN
  • 4:00 PM – Senior Inquisitor – Zavier Kovacs, IL

Judging Panel

  • Panel Chair/Perf – Brandon Stewart, MI
  • Performance – Melissa Brown, OH
  • Word – John Gallai, KY
  • Word – Michael Moore, MI

Schedule

  • 9:30 AM – Flower Talk – Nate Cape, KY (Junior)
  • 9:45 AM – Flower Talk – Tim Nowling, IN
  • 10:00 AM – Flower Talk – Hayden Long, OH
  • 10:15 AM – Flower Talk – Dean Papadogianis, IL
  • 10:30 AM – Jacques DeMolay – Tyler Wasinski, OH
  • 10:45 AM – Jacques DeMolay – Cooper Crabtree, OK
  • 11:00 AM – Jacques DeMolay – Zack Zervos, MI
  • 11:15 AM – Jacques DeMolay – Owen Vermeulen, IN
  • 12:00 pm – LUNCH
  • 1:30 PM – COL – Tim Nowling, IN
  • 1:45 PM – COL – Aiden Carrillo, CO
  • 2:00 PM – COL – Cooper Crabtree, OK
  • 2:15 PM – COL – Jackson Ferguson, IN (Junior)
  • 2:30 PM – COL – Conner Pargin, IL
  • 2:45 PM – COL – Eric Zervos, MI
  • 3: 00 PM – COL – Quinn Brown, OH
  • 3:15 PM – Chaplain – Jonathan Figueiredo, IN
  • 3:30 PM – Chaplain – David Jackson, OH
  • 3:45 PM – Chaplain – Zack Zervos, MI
  • 4:00 PM – Chaplain – Owen Selock, IL
  • 4:15 PM – Geoffrey de Charney – Rees Maines, IN
  • 4: 30 PM – Geoffrey de Charney – Benjamin Mayberry, IL
  • 4:45 PM – Geoffrey de Charney – Jonathan Nelson, OH
  • 5:00 PM – Geoffrey de Charney – Sam Perritino, MI

Judging Panel

  • Panel Chair/Perf – Dan Massa, MI
  • Performance – Brittany Shawhan, OH
  • Word – Elliott Anderson, KY
  • Word – Nicholas Karales, IL
  • Floorwork – Michael Flock, IL (COL only)
  • Floorwork – Brian Atkinson, IN (COL only)

Schedule

  • Competitors will compete as they arrive at the room.
  • Allow members of Speedway Chapter to compete without having to wait.
  • Room will run from 9:30 AM-12:00 PM, and 1:30 PM – 4:30 PM.
  • 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM and  4:00 PM – 4:30 PM is a
    dedicated time slot for members of Speedway Chapter ONLY

Judging Panel

  • Panel Chair/Perf – Sante Deserio, IL
  • Performance – Ashley Fulmer, MI
  • Word – Rob Maines, IN
  • Word – Donald Thompson, IL
  • Gary Denklau, Chief Auditor
  • Angelo Deserio, IL
  • Bobby Tekulve, IN
  • Lenny Demoranville, KY
  • Danny Myers, MI
  • Tom Nelson, Jr. – OH