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Leadership Award: Runner-Up

By Eric Todd

Runner-up in the leadership category: Bill Clark

Runner-up in the leadership category: Bill Clark

This award is given the following description:

This is for an individual that has shown exceptional leadership qualities within the USAWA during the past year. Things that should be looked at are: going above the level expected of an Officer position, promoting sanctioned events with emphasis being on promoting National or World Competitions, promoting the USAWA by developing a strong club, writing articles for publications about the USAWA, or through other means.

This year’s runner-up in the Leadership category goes to Bill Clark.  Bill has resurrected his “Clark’s Gym” USAWA club of late, bringing in many new lifters and revitalizing the lifting careers of others.  He has sanctioned and promoted 6 events since last year’s nationals.  I am quite certain he has the only commercial all-round gym in Missouri, and I am sure one of the few in the USA.  His club members have competed in local, and distant meets including worlds, and they have a very strong presence in our quarterly postal events.  This accolade is well deserved.  Congrats, Bill!

Newcomer of the Year Award

By Eric Todd

Nick Frieders awarded the Newcomer of the Year Award!

Nick Frieders awarded the Newcomer of the Year Award!

The Newcomer of the year award is described as such:

This award goes to an individual who in new to the USAWA or has become involved again. It doesn’t have to go to someone in their first year of being involved in the USAWA.

This year, the winner in this category is Nick Frieders from Clark’s Gym.  He started off strong by winning third place in the second quarter postal.  He successfully completed all 11 lifts at Clark’s birthday weekend, and outright won three of the events.  Nick was fifth overall in the 2022 Postal Championship, and was eighth this year in the first quarter postal.  He most recently competed in the bench Press Decathlon.  Nick is an energetic young lifter, and seemingly has a bright future in the USAWA.  Well deserved, Nick.  Congratulations!

Lifter of the Month of January 2022

By Eric Todd

Travis Luther with 1,800 in the harness lift enroute to 2,100. Photo by Gene Baumann

Travis Luther with 1,800 in the harness lift enroute to 2,100. Photo by Gene Baumann

The nod for the first lifter of the month in 2022 goes to Clark’s gym member, Travis Luther, for winning this year’s installment of the Zercher Strength Classic.  He did so in classic style, by coming from behind to defeat Nick Frieders (2021’s November lifter of the month) by dominating the chain lifts.  Travis narrowly beat Chad Ullom for lifter of the month honors.  Chad was the winner of the Dino Gym Challenge.  Nick’s monstrous chain lifts is what put him over the top.  At a bodyweight of 158, Nick put up a 1685 hip lift and a 2100 harness lift.  To put that hip lift in perspective, for my first 10 years of all-round, my best hip lift was 1675, and those were done at a bodyweight of between 240-275.  That is some fantastic chain lifting for seemingly a relative newcomer to all-round lifting and the chain lifts.  It is a well-deserved honor, and I look to see where Travis goes in the future in these lifts.  Congratulations, Travis Luther!

Bench Press Decathlon

Meet announcement

Where: Clark’s Gym,  720 Grace Lane, Columbia, MO

When: April 16-17 (second day if needed due to participation-entries over 10)

Weigh Ins: 9:00 (both days if needed)

Start Time: 10:00 (both days if needed)

Entry: No entry form or fee for this meet.  Just let Clark know you care coming by April 9.  You can email him at yeoldclark@gmail.com,  call at 573-474-4510, or by mail at 3906 Grace Ellen Drive, Columbia, MO 65202-1739

Lifts:

1- Bench Press, Feet in Air

2- Bench Press-feet on Floor (Eligible for IAWA records only)

3- Bench Press, Alternate grip

4- Bench Press, Reverse Grip

5- Bench Press, hands together

6- Bench Press, Roman Chair

7- Bench Press, 1 arm, left

8- Bench Press, 1 arm, right

9- Reg Park Bench Press

10- Rampage -most reps in a minute’s time with traditional bench (exhibition lift which counts toward the total in the meet, but not for records.)

Legal uniform will be required as per the USAWA rulebook.  Meet is eligible for drug testing. Please contact Bill Clark with the above-mentioned contact info with any questions.

 

Sweet 16 and Elite 8

Posted by Eric Todd, Secretary/Treasurer

Date: August 28, 2021

Where Clark’s Gym, 720 Grace Lane, Columbia, MO

Rules: The first 16 males and 8 females to enter will be the field.  A drawing will be held prior to the meet to set the brackets dividing the field into 8 male matches and 4 female matches.  Each match will be decided on who wins on bodyweight and age differential and the men’s field will be reduced to eight and four female matches.  The second round will then eliminate half of the field until the final round is reached.

 

The lifts used for each round are: (Men) 1st round- Jefferson Lift, Fulton bar; 2nd round-Clean and Press-Heels together ; 3rd round-Bench Press-Feet in air; final round-Hip Lift.  (Woman) same lifts except the clean and press-heels together will be eliminated since there will only be three rounds.

 

Weigh ins: 9:00 AM

Entry Fee: None

Awards: certificates

There is no entry form, but please let Bill know if you plan on competing by August 21, 2021.  You can reach him by email at yeoldclark@gmail.com; telephone at 573-474-4510; or by mail at 3906 Grace Ellen Drive, Columbia, MO 65202-1739

 

UPDATE: As meet director, Bill has decided to implement covid protocol for this meet, the Sweet 16/Elite 8.  All participants must be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccine in order to compete.

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