U.S. Hot Air Balloon Pilot Champions
Jeanette Piccard Memorial Trophy For The Us Hot Air Balloons
U. S. NATIONAL HOT AIR BALLOON CHAMPIONS 1963-Present
YEAR CHAMPION LOCATION
1963 Dick Pollard Kalamazoo, Michigan
1964 Jimmie Craig Reno, Nevada
1965 Jimmie Craig Reno, Nevada
1966 George Craig Reno, Nevada
1967 No Championship Held
1968 No Championship Held
1969 No Championship Held
1970 Frank Pritchard Indianola/Des Moines, Iowa
1971 Dennis Floden Indianola, Iowa
1972 Bruce Comstock Indianola, Iowa
1973 Tom Gabel Indianola, Iowa
1974 Charles Ehrler Indianola, Iowa
1975 David Medema Indianola, Iowa
1976 Bruce Comstock Indianola, Iowa
1977 Bruce Comstock Indianola, Iowa
1978 Sid Cutter Indianola, Iowa
1979 Bruce Comstock Indianola, Iowa
1980 Steve Jones Indianola, Iowa
1981 David Schaffer Indianola, Iowa
1982 Bruce Comstock Indianola, Iowa
1983 Owen Keown Indianola, Iowa
1984 Al Nels Indianola, Iowa
1985 Al Nels Indianola, Iowa
1986 Sid Cutter Indianola, Iowa
1987 Bruce Comstock Indianola, Iowa
1988 Rob Bartholomew Indianola, Iowa
1989 David Levin Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1990 Steve Jones Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1991 Jeff Menchhofer Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1992 Joe Heartsill Middletown, Ohio
1993 Harold Cliver Middletown, Ohio
1994 Phil Glebe Middletown, Ohio
1995 Pat Cannon Columbia, Missouri
1996 Harold Cliver Columbia, Missouri
1997 Joe Heartsill Columbia, Missouri
1998 Johnny Petrehn Rantoul, Illinois
1999 Joe Heartsill Rantoul, Illinois
2000 No Championship Held
2001 Nicholas A. Donner Anderson, South Carolina
2002 Brian Beazly Anderson, South Carolina
2003 Nicholas A. Donner Anderson, South Carolina
2004 Paul Petrehn Anderson, South Carolina
2005 Paul Petrehn Anderson, South Carolina
2006 Pat Cannon Anderson, South Carolina
2007 Joe Heartsill Waco, Texas
2008 Joe Heartsill Anderson, South Carolina
2009 Nicholas A. Donner Battle Creek, Michigan
2010 Nicholas A. Donner Battle Creek, Michigan
2011 Nicholas A. Donner Battle Creek, Michigan
2012 Chase Donner Longview, Texas
2013 Paul Petrehn Longview, Texas
2014 John Petrehn Longview, Texas
2015 John Petrehn Longview, Texas
2016 Rhett Heartsill Schreveport-Bossier, Louisiana
2017 John Petrehn Shreveport, LA
2018 Rhett Heartsill Shreveport, LA
2019 Rhett Heartsill Scottsbluff, NE
2020 No Championship held
2021 Chase Donner Scottsbluff, NE
2022 Rhett Heartsill Scottsbluff, NE
2023 Bruce Wood Longview, TX
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Early US Nationals Winners
US Nationals Before Indianola
