ABQ Slams

PAST CITY TEAMS AND CITY CHAMPIONS

ABQ City Champions

NOTE: In 2004 & 2005, ABQSlams chose separate City & individual World Poetry Slam (iWPS) champs. Since then, the City champ is also the iWPS champ for ABQ. iWPS is an international competition held annually. ABQWOW refers to the ABQ Women of the World women's slam championship. The ABQWOW champ represents ABQ at the international Women of the World poetry slam (WOWps), which is held annually.

2011 - Olivia Gatwood (City Champ)

2010 - Damien Flores (City champ)
Esme Vaandrager (ABQWOW champ)

2009 - Damien Flores (City champ)
Brooke von Blomberg (ABQWOW champ)

2008 - Damien Flores (City champ)
Erin Northern (ABQWOW champ)

2007 - Jasmine Cufffee (City champ)
Esme Vaandrager (ABQWOW champ)

2006 - Cuffee (City champ)

2005 - Hakim Bellamy (City champ)
Cuffee (iWPS champ)

2004 - Tony Santiago (City champ)
Tony Santiago (iWPS champ)

2003 - Tony Santiago
2002 - Kate Makkai
2001 - Sina Sao
2000 - Tamara Nichol
1999 - Danny Solis
1998 - Kenn Rodriguez
1997 - Danny Solis
1996 - Jim Stewart
1995 - Trinidad Sanchez Jr.

ABQ Slam Teams -- 1995 to present


2011
2010
2009

Brooke von Blomberg
Damien Flores
Olivia Gatwood
Joseph Andres Romero (Alternate)
Erin Northern (2nd Alternate)
Cuffee (Coach)
Zion

NPS 5th place
SW Shootout champs
Hakim Bellamy
Christian Drake
Damien Flores
Jessica Lopez
Joseph Andres Romero (Alternate)
Cuffee (Coach)

NPS Runner-up
SW Shootout champs
Cuffee
Christian Drake
Damien Flores
Joseph Andres Romero
Faustino Villa (Alternate)
Jasmine "Jazz" Cuffee (2nd Alternate)
Kenn Rodriguez (Coach)
2008
2007
2006

Carlos Contreras
Rich Boucher
Liza Wolff
Damien Flores (Alternate)
Lee Francis(Coach)
Grace

 Tony Santiago
Jerry Mondragon
Manuel Gonzales
Jessica Lopez
Don McIver(Coach)

NPS Semifinalists
Damien Flores
Hakim Bellamy
Lee Francis
Jessica Lopez
Kenn Rodriguez(Coach)
2005
2004
2003
NPS Champions
Western Regional champs
SW Shootout runner-ups
Hakim Bellamy
Carlos Contreras
Cuffee
Esme Vaandrager
Kenn Rodriguez (Coach/Member)		 Tony Santiago
Cuffee
Esme Vaandrager
Don McIver
Jasmine Sena
Libby Kelly
Damien Flores (Alternate)
Kenn Rodriguez (Coach)
Esther Griego (Asst. Coach)
Angela Williams (Asst. Coach/Manager)		 Tony Santiago
Jerry Mondragon
Kenn Rodriguez
Danny Solis
Don McIver (Coach)
Eric Bodwell (Manager)
2002
2001
2000
Manuel Gonzalez
Don McIver
Carlos Contreras
Colleen Gorman
Danny Solis (Coach)
Kenn Rodriguez - (Alternate/Asst. Coach)
Kate Makkai
 Sina Sao
Carlos Contreras
Mike 360
Kenn Rodriguez
Sarah McKinstry-Brown (Alternate)
Danny Solis (Coach)
Eric Bodwell (Manager)		 Tamara Nichol
Esther Griego
Manuel Gonzalez
Aaron Trumm
Andrea Guest (Alternate)
Eric Bodwell (Coach)
Kenn Rodriguez (Coach)
1999
1998
1997
Danny Solis
Tamara Nichol
Gary Glazner
Ken Hunt
Joanne Young (Alternate)
Eric Bodwell (Coach)
Coy Walker King		 NPS 8th place
Kenn Rodriguez
Matthew John Conley
Eirean Bradley
Danny Solis
Sabrina Hayeem Ladani - (Alternate)
Esther Griego (Coach)		 NPS 5th place
Danny Solis
Amy Helms
Matthew John Conley
Kenn Rodriguez
Jim Stewart (Alternate)
Traci Paris (Coach)
1996
1995
  

NPS Semifinalists
Jim Stewart
Matthew John Conley
Kenn Rodriguez
Bob Wilson
Traci Paris (Alternate/Coach)

NPS Semifinalists
Trinidad Sanchez, Jr.
Matthew John Conley
Jim Stewart
Bob Wilson
Kenn Rodriguez (Alternate)

  


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