The Avon Band is three-time Grand National champion, consistent regional and super regional champion, and a recipient of the Sudler Shield.
In 2017, Avon is expected to compete at the Canton Regional, Dayton Regional, Indianapolis Super Regional, San Antonio Super Regional, and Grand National Championships.
2017
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| Avon performs at the Canton Regional on Sept. 16, 2017, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium. // Photo by Christopher Drake |
Avon will be traveling to the Dayton Regional in a few weeks before heading to super regional competitions in Indianapolis and San Antonio, where they'll face off against Carmel and Flower Mound, respectively.
The Marching Black and Gold will also be returning to the Grand National Championships where they'll compete against the other top groups in the nation including Broken Arrow, Carmel, and Flower Mound.
2016
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| Avon (IN) performs in semifinals Nov. 12, 2016, at Lucas Oil Stadium. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
At Indy Super, Avon beat out fellow Indiana powerhouse, Carmel, sweeping captions in prelims and finals. This was Avon's second weekend of winning in Lucas Oil Stadium. The week prior, they were named Indiana state champions.
Avon was likely hoping to make that three weekends in a row of winning in Lucas Oil. At first, it appeared they would be successful, winning the semifinals competition at Grand Nats. However, in finals, Carmel had a shocking victory, breaking a tie with Avon by a higher GE score. Avon won the music and visual captions.
2015
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| Avon (IN) performs in finals Nov. 12, 2016, at Lucas Oil Stadium. // Photo by Jeremiah Wooten |
Because of weather, the finals competition at the Dayton Regional was cancelled, but Avon proved in prelims they were on track for a great season, beating Carmel by about one point, even with a half-point penalty because of prop height.
At the Indianapolis Super Regional, Avon pulled ahead of Carmel yet again, increasing the point spread with several weeks remaining until Grand Nats.
When Grand Nats arrived, Avon was in the right position for a win, but faced tough competition from Hebron and Broken Arrow, two groups that were also in position for a win. After placing third in prelims and semis, Avon placed second in finals.
Looking at the past few years of Avon performances, it appears that the Marching Black and Gold is gearing up to reclaim their spot at the top of the rankings and take home the Eagle. Who knows, next year could be the start of another three-peat.
2014
Avon competed at the Indianapolis Super Regional and Grand National Championships. Originally, they were scheduled to attend the Toledo regional, but withdrew several weeks before the competition. Avon won the Indianapolis Super Regional and went into Grand Nats very well prepared. However, they faced some pretty tough competition from Tarpon Springs and Broken Arrow and ended up in third place. Apparently futuristic robots are cooler than moths.2013
Avon's Top three finish at Grand Nationals was well deserved, but from the stands, it was evident that their show required the most demand out of all of the bands in finals at Grand Nationals. Matt Harloff continues to work wonders with the Avon brass line, arguably the most powerful in BOA, and their force was felt throughout the ballad and into their closer. This group definitely has the talent and staff to win the Eagle and we wouldn't be surprised if this next season is the start of another three-peat.
Top 30 History
3rd on 10/31/17 (Week 8)3rd on 10/24/17 (Week 7)
6th on 10/17/17 (Week 6)
6th on 10/10/17 (Week 5)
3rd on 10/03/17 (Week 4)
3rd on 9/26/17 (Week 3)
3rd on 9/19/17 (Week 2)
3rd on 9/12/17 (Week 1)
4th on 11/15/16 (Week 10)
3rd on 11/08/16 (Week 9)
3rd on 11/01/16 (Week 8)
5th on 10/25/16 (Week 7)
7th on 10/18/16 (Week 6)
10th on 10/11/16 (Week 5)
8th on 10/04/16 (Week 4)
8th on 9/27/16 (Week 3)
7th on 9/20/16 (Week 2)
3rd on 9/13/16 (Week 1)
3rd on 11/17/15 (Week 10)
2nd on 11/10/15 (Week 9)
2nd on 11/03/15 (Week 8)
3rd on 10/27/15 (Week 7)
3rd on 10/20/15 (Week 6)
3rd on 10/13/15 (Week 5)
3rd on 10/06/15 (Week 4)
3rd on 9/29/15 (Week 3)
4th on 9/22/15 (Week 2)
4th on 9/15/15 (Week 1)
3rd on 11/18/14 (Week 10)
2nd on 11/11/14 (Week 9)
1st on 11/04/14 (Week 8)
1st on 10/28/14 (Week 7)
2nd on 10/21/14 (Week 6)
1st on 10/14/14 (Week 5)
3rd on 10/07/14 (Week 4)
3rd on 9/30/14 (Week 3)
3rd on 9/23/14 (Week 2)
3rd on 9/16/14 (Week 1)
4th on 11/19/13
View the current Top 30
Past Competition Results:
| Event | Music Performance | Visual Performance | General Effect | Total | Class # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ind | Ens | Avg | Ind | Ens | Avg | Mus 1 | Mus 2 | Mus Total | Vis | GE Total | |||
| 2017 Grand National Finals | 19.40 (2) | 19.30 (3) | 19.35 (3) | 18.45 (3) | 19.30 (5) | 18.88 (3) | 19.10 (4) | 19.65 (2) | 38.75 (3) | 19.50 (3) | 58.25 (3) | 96.47 (3) | |
| 2017 Grand National Semifinals | 19.40 (2) | 19.00 (4) | 19.20 (2) | 19.20 (3) | 19.10 (4) | 19.15 (4) | 19.30 (2) | 19.40 (2) | 38.70 (1) | 18.90 (5) | 57.60 (2) | 95.95 (3) | AAAA-3 |
| 2017 Grand National Prelims 1 | 18.90 (4) | 18.90 (3) | 18.90 (4) | 18.50 (4) | 18.70 (3) | 18.60 (4) | 18.45 (4) | 18.90 (3) | 37.35 (3) | 19.20 (3) | 56.55 (3) | 94.05 (4) | AAAA-4 |
| 2017 San Antonio Finals | 18.70 (4) | 18.85 (6) | 18.77 (4) | 18.70 (2) | 19.00 (4) | 18.85 (1) | 19.10 (4) | 19.30 (4) | 38.40 (4) | 19.35 (3) | 57.75 (3) | 95.38 (4) | |
| 2017 San Antonio Prelims | 19.25 (3) | 18.70 (5) | 18.98 (3) | 19.40 (1) | 18.65 (4) | 19.02 (1) | 18.80 (5) | 18.80 (4) | 37.60 (5) | 19.10 (5) | 56.70 (5) | 94.70 (5) | AAAA-5 |
| 2017 Indianapolis Finals | 18.20 (2) | 18.40 (1) | 18.30 (1) | 17.50 (2) | 17.80 (2) | 17.65 (2) | 18.50 (1) | 18.10 (2) | 36.60 (1) | 18.00 (2) | 54.60 (2) | 90.55 (2) | |
| 2017 Indianapolis Prelims | 18.00 (2) | 18.20 (1) | 18.10 (1) | 17.70 (2) | 18.00 (1) | 17.85 (2) | 18.00 (1) | 17.90 (1) | 35.90 (1) | 17.80 (2) | 53.70 (1) | 89.65 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2017 Dayton Prelims | 16.80 (1) | 17.10 (1) | 16.95 (1) | 16.90 (2) | 17.10 (2) | 17.00 (2) | 17.80 (1) | 17.20 (1) | 35.00 (1) | 17.00 (2) | 52.00 (1) | 85.95 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2017 Canton Finals | 15.70 (1) | 15.30 (1) | 15.50 (1) | 15.80 (1) | 15.20 (1) | 15.50 (1) | 15.50 (1) | 15.40 (1) | 30.90 (1) | 15.20 (1) | 46.10 (1) | 76.10* (1) | |
| 2017 Canton Prelims | 15.80 (1) | 15.60 (1) | 15.70 (1) | 15.30 (1) | 15.70 (1) | 15.50 (1) | 15.60 (1) | 15.40 (1) | 31.00 (1) | 15.60 (1) | 46.60 (1) | 76.80* (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2016 Grand National Finals | 19.50 (1) | 19.70 (1) | 19.60 (1) | 19.40 (2) | 19.90 (1) | 19.65 (1) | 19.70 (1) | 19.20 (2) | 38.90 (1) | 19.30 (3) | 58.20 (2) | 97.45 (2) | |
| 2016 Grand National Semifinals | 19.50 (2) | 19.00 (1) | 19.25 (1) | 19.50 (2) | 19.50 (2) | 19.50 (2) | 19.30 (3) | 19.00 (1) | 38.30 (1) | 19.50 (2) | 57.80 (1) | 96.55 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2016 Grand National Prelims 1 | 19.10 (1) | 19.30 (1) | 19.20 (1) | 19.60 (2) | 19.50 (1) | 19.55 (1) | 18.50 (4) | 19.20 (2) | 37.70 (2) | 18.30 (4) | 56.00 (3) | 94.75 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2016 Indianapolis Finals | 19.10 (1) | 18.80 (2) | 18.95 (1) | 19.00 (2) | 19.00 (1) | 19.00 (1) | 18.70 (1) | 18.50 (2) | 37.20 (2) | 19.00 (1) | 56.20 (1) | 94.15 (1) | |
| 2016 Indianapolis Prelims | 18.90 (1) | 18.20 (1) | 18.55 (1) | 18.80 (1) | 18.50 (2) | 18.65 (1) | 18.10 (2) | 18.90 (1) | 37.00 (1) | 19.00 (1) | 56.00 (1) | 93.20 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2015 Grand National Finals | 19.20 (3) | 19.60 (3) | 19.40 (3) | 19.30 (2) | 19.50 (2) | 19.40 (1) | 19.20 (3) | 19.40 (3) | 38.60 (3) | 19.60 (2) | 58.20 (2) | 97.00 (2) | |
| 2015 Grand National Semifinals | 19.30 (2) | 19.50 (2) | 19.40 (2) | 19.00 (2) | 19.20 (4) | 19.10 (2) | 19.60 (3) | 19.50 (3) | 39.10 (2) | 19.00 (5) | 58.10 (4) | 96.60 (3) | AAAA-3 |
| 2015 Grand National Prelims 1 | 19.00 (1) | 18.30 (2) | 18.65 (1) | 19.10 (1) | 19.10 (1) | 19.10 (1) | 18.90 (1) | 18.10 (2) | 37.00 (1) | 19.00 (1) | 56.00 (1) | 93.75 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2015 Indianapolis Finals | 17.80 (1) | 17.30 (4) | 17.55 (2) | 17.70 (1) | 17.70 (1) | 17.70 (1) | 18.10 (1) | 17.30 (2) | 35.40 (1) | 18.50 (1) | 53.90 (1) | 89.15 (1) | |
| 2015 Indianapolis Prelims | 17.70 (1) | 18.60 (1) | 18.15 (1) | 16.40 (1) | 18.50 (1) | 17.45 (1) | 18.70 (2) | 18.60 (1) | 37.30 (1) | 18.60 (1) | 55.90 (1) | 91.50 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2015 Dayton Prelims | 17.50 (1) | 17.20 (1) | 17.35 (1) | 16.50 (2) | 17.30 (1) | 16.90 (1) | 17.10 (1) | 16.70 (1) | 33.80 (1) | 17.00 (2) | 50.80 (1) | 84.55*** (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2014 Grand National Finals | 19.00 (3) | 19.10 (3) | 19.05 (3) | 17.90 (7) | 19.10 (3) | 18.50 (5) | 19.00 (3) | 19.00 (4) | 38.00 (3) | 19.80 (1) | 57.80 (3) | 95.35 (3) | |
| 2014 Grand National Semifinals | 18.40 (7) | 18.20 (4) | 18.30 (4) | 19.00 (2) | 19.20 (1) | 19.10 (1) | 18.50 (4) | 19.10 (4) | 37.60 (3) | 19.30 (1) | 56.90 (3) | 94.30 (3) | AAAA-2 |
| 2014 Grand National Prelims 1 | 18.70 (1) | 19.00 (1) | 18.85 (1) | 19.00 (1) | 17.20 (3) | 18.10 (1) | 19.50 (1) | 19.30 (1) | 38.80 (1) | 18.80 (1) | 57.60 (1) | 94.45* (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2014 Indianapolis Finals | 18.70 (1) | 17.90 (2) | 18.30 (1) | 18.00 (2) | 17.90 (3) | 17.95 (2) | 18.20 (1) | 18.50 (1) | 36.70 (1) | 18.60 (1) | 55.30 (1) | 91.55 (1) | |
| 2014 Indianapolis Prelims | 17.70 (2) | 17.70 (2) | 17.70 (2) | 18.60 (2) | 17.70 (2) | 18.15 (2) | 17.80 (2) | 17.70 (2) | 35.50 (2) | 17.70 (2) | 53.20 (2) | 89.05 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2013 Grand National Finals | 19.00 (3) | 19.30 (1) | 19.15 (2) | 18.90 (4) | 19.30 (2) | 19.10 (3) | 19.10 (3) | 18.70 (6) | 37.80 (4) | 18.80 (4) | 56.60 (3) | 94.85 (3) | |
| 2013 Grand National Semifinals | 18.60 (5) | 18.80 (3) | 18.70 (5) | 18.80 (3) | 18.80 (3) | 18.80 (1) | 18.80 (2) | 19.10 (5) | 37.90 (4) | 19.00 (3) | 56.90 (3) | 94.40 (3) | AAAA-3 |
| 2013 Grand National Prelims 1 | 18.40 (1) | 18.20 (3) | 18.30 (3) | 18.70 (1) | 19.10 (1) | 18.90 (1) | 19.10 (1) | 19.00 (2) | 38.10 (1) | 18.60 (2) | 56.70 (2) | 93.90 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2013 Indianapolis Finals | 18.30 (2) | 18.00 (2) | 18.15 (2) | 18.30 (2) | 19.10 (1) | 18.70 (2) | 18.40 (1) | 17.90 (3) | 36.30 (2) | 18.90 (2) | 55.20 (2) | 92.05 (2) | |
| 2013 Indianapolis Prelims | 19.50 (1) | 18.30 (3) | 18.90 (1) | 19.00 (2) | 18.90 (2) | 18.95 (2) | 18.30 (2) | 18.30 (2) | 36.60 (2) | 18.30 (2) | 54.90 (2) | 92.75 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2013 Muncie Prelims | 17.60 (2) | 17.10 (2) | 17.35 (2) | 16.80 (1) | 17.20 (1) | 17.00 (1) | 17.40 (1) | 16.50 (2) | 33.90 (1) | 17.00 (2) | 50.90 (2) | 85.25 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2012 Grand National Finals | 18.10 (3) | 18.70 (6) | 18.40 (4) | 18.90 (5) | 18.90 (3) | 18.90 (3) | 18.70 (3) | 19.00 (4) | 37.70 (4) | 18.90 (4) | 56.60 (3) | 93.90 (3) | |
| 2012 Grand National Semifinals | 19.20 (3) | 18.90 (2) | 19.05 (2) | 18.40 (6) | 18.70 (5) | 18.55 (5) | 18.00 (7) | 18.70 (4) | 36.70 (6) | 19.10 (3) | 55.80 (4) | 93.40 (5) | AAAA-4 |
| 2012 Grand National Prelims 1 | 18.90 (1) | 19.00 (1) | 18.95 (1) | 19.10 (2) | 19.20 (2) | 19.15 (2) | 18.80 (1) | 18.90 (1) | 37.70 (1) | 18.50 (3) | 56.20 (1) | 94.30 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2012 Indianapolis Finals | 16.90 (3) | 18.20 (1) | 17.55 (2) | 16.90 (4) | 17.50 (1) | 17.20 (2) | 17.90 (1) | 17.40 (1) | 35.30 (1) | 18.40 (1) | 53.70 (1) | 88.45 (1) | |
| 2012 Indianapolis Prelims | 17.50 (1) | 16.50 (2) | 17.00 (1) | 16.90 (3) | 18.50 (1) | 17.70 (1) | 17.50 (2) | 17.40 (2) | 34.90 (2) | 18.10 (1) | 53.00 (2) | 87.70 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2011 Grand National Finals | 19.40 (2) | 19.10 (2) | 19.25 (1) | 18.90 (3) | 19.70 (1) | 19.30 (1) | 19.40 (1) | 18.90 (3) | 38.30 (2) | 18.90 (2) | 57.20 (2) | 95.75 (2) | |
| 2011 Grand National Semifinals | 19.70 (1) | 19.00 (1) | 19.35 (1) | 19.50 (2) | 19.60 (1) | 19.55 (1) | 18.10 (10) | 18.70 (2) | 36.80 (4) | 19.50 (1) | 56.30 (3) | 95.20 (2) | AAAA-2 |
| 2011 Grand National Prelims 2 | 19.20 (1) | 19.10 (2) | 19.15 (1) | 18.60 (2) | 19.30 (1) | 18.95 (1) | 19.40 (1) | 18.90 (3) | 38.30 (1) | 19.80 (1) | 58.10 (1) | 96.20 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2011 Indianapolis Finals | 17.70 (1) | 18.40 (1) | 18.05 (1) | 19.20 (1) | 18.20 (2) | 18.70 (1) | 17.60 (2) | 17.80 (1) | 35.40 (2) | 19.20 (1) | 54.60 (1) | 91.35 (1) | |
| 2011 Indianapolis Prelims | 18.50 (1) | 17.60 (1) | 18.05 (1) | 17.60 (2) | 19.00 (1) | 18.30 (1) | 17.90 (2) | 17.90 (1) | 35.80 (1) | 19.30 (1) | 55.10 (1) | 91.45 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2010 Grand National Finals | 19.70 (1) | 19.90 (1) | 19.80 (1) | 18.90 (3) | 19.50 (2) | 19.20 (2) | 19.30 (1) | 19.60 (1) | 38.90 (1) | 19.80 (1) | 58.70 (1) | 97.70 (1) | |
| 2010 Grand National Semifinals | 19.20 (2) | 18.90 (4) | 19.05 (2) | 19.30 (3) | 19.10 (2) | 19.20 (3) | 18.90 (2) | 18.90 (3) | 37.80 (3) | 19.60 (1) | 57.40 (1) | 95.65 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2010 Grand National Prelims 2 | 19.10 (2) | 19.50 (1) | 19.30 (1) | 19.30 (1) | 19.50 (1) | 19.40 (1) | 19.50 (2) | 19.50 (1) | 39.00 (1) | 19.40 (1) | 58.40 (1) | 97.10 (1) | AAAA-1 |
| 2010 Indianapolis Finals | 18.60 (2) | 19.10 (2) | 18.85 (2) | 18.60 (1) | 19.50 (1) | 19.05 (1) | 18.90 (1) | 19.20 (1) | 38.10 (1) | 19.10 (1) | 57.20 (1) | 95.10 (1) | |
| 2010 Indianapolis Prelims | 18.40 (3) | 18.50 (1) | 18.45 (1) | 18.50 (2) | 18.70 (2) | 18.60 (1) | 18.80 (1) | 18.90 (1) | 37.70 (1) | 18.50 (4) | 56.20 (1) | 93.25 (1) | AAAA-1 |
