Les Horvath

Origin
Conceived and donated by Bob Kupps, of California (a member of the 1989 U.S. Glider Team), in honor of Les Horvath. Les Horvath of Arizona was a former member of the U. S. Glider Aerobatic Team and a pioneer in glider aerobatics in the United States. The trophy was first presented by the Sailplane Aerobatics Association and was donated to the IAC when the SAA merged with the IAC.

Criteria
Up until 1992, the trophy was presented to the winner of the Unknown program (of any category in terms of percentage of possible points achieved) at the U. S. National Glider Aerobatic Championships. In that year, the IAC Board of Directors elected to present the trophy to the winner of the Unlimited category at the U. S. National Glider Aerobatic Championships and the holder of the title of U. S. National Glider Aerobatic Champion.

Procedures
The name of the recipient is provided the Contest Director by the Scoring Director after the contest is completed. The recipient's plaque is ordered by the Executive Director along with the other trophies for the Glider Nationals. No name is inscribed.

Presentation
Recipient trophies are funded by the IAC and consist of a laser cut plaque with a photograph of the permanent trophy set in the plaque. The master trophy remains on display at the IAC pavilion in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The plaque is presented at the U. S. National Glider Aerobatic Championships annual awards banquet.

Notes: Records are not available for the years preceding the IAC's assuming control of the U. S. National Glider Aerobatic Championships. Therefore, only the winners for 1992 and after are included.

2008 – Jason Stephens
2009 – Paul Jennings
2010 – Not Flown
2011 – Not Flown
2012 - Jason Stephens
2013 - Jason Stephens
2014 - Not Flown
2015 - Eric Lentz-Gauthier
2016 - Eric Lentz-Gauthier
2017 - Not Flown
2018 - Not Flown
2019 - Not Flown
2020 - Not Flown
2021 - Not Flown
2022 - Eric Lentz-Gauthier
2023 - Jason Stephens