by Al Myers
The USAWA lifter of the month for April goes to Joe Garcia. Joe won overall best lifter in the Zercher Strength Classic, a meet that dates back to the origins of the USAWA. Many great all-rounders have competed in the Zercher through the years. It is a grueling affair – with 13 difficult all-round lifts contested in a single day.
Congrats Joe!!!
by Eric Todd
OTSM Championship Announcement
On September 10, 2016, ET”S House of Iron and Stone will play host to the USAWA Oldtime Strongman Championship for the third time in its six years of existence. Once again, it will be in my tin can, which is an absolutely no-frills facility, but with plenty of iron to set some big records. In the five previous championships, the title has been won by 4 different lifters. Come out on September 10 and add your name to that list. Lifts that will be contested this year are:
Thor’s hammer
Saxon Snatch
Hackenschmidt Floor Press
Dinnie Lift
As time allows after the meet, there will be opportunity for some record breaking. There will be awards for this meet. Please get your entries in early in order that I can best prepare for this event. I look forward to seeing you all here on September 10!
Entry Form (PDF) – OTSM Entry
by Al Myers
I just want to remind everyone that the entry deadline for our USAWA National Championships is approaching. The DEADLINE IN JUNE 11th. Please send your entry form and entry fees in prior to this. Frank has gone to alot of work preparing for this Championships and we owe him the respect of entering on time so he can properly prepare. The entry form is located in the Event Calendar or “Upcoming Events” on the website.
I’m very excited to be going back to Boston this summer!
By Dave Glasgow
USAWA CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS
HOSTED BY:
LEDAIG HEAVY ATHLETICS
RAINBOW BEND, KS
23 JULY-2016
1000 START TIME
WEIGH IN FROM 0900 TO 1000
LIFTS TO BE CONTESTED:
CLEAN/JERK ONE HAND (NON-DOMINATE HAND)
TURKISH GET-UP
REVERSE CURL
DEAD LIFT, CIVATTONNE GRIP, FULTON BAR
USAWA RULES APPLY
***** AS AN EXTRA, NON-USAWA EVENT*****
(UN)OFFICIAL KANSAS STATE ROLLING THUNDER CHAMPIONSHIP
LEFT AND RIGHT WILL BE CONTESTED WITH THE WINNER BEING THE ONE THAT TOTALS MOST ON LEFT AND RIGHT COMBINED.
THIS EVENT WILL BE FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS ONLY. NO AWARDS, NO SHIRTS AND NO ENTRY FEE. JUST GOOD CLEAN FUN!!
by Al Myers
It’s that time of the year again to nominate deserving lifters for the yearly awards! The USAWA award program was started in 2009 to honor those individuals that displays outstanding achievements throughout the year in different categories. I have been the USAWA Award Director that entire time and was the one who started the USAWA Awards Program. Part of the USAWA budget goes to these awards, which means that part of your membership dues support this program. These awards are awarded at the Annual General Meeting of the USAWA, which occurs at the same time as the National Championships. It is important to remember when “casting your vote” that these awards are for the calendar year 2015 (which is the calendar the USAWA follows for memberships, etc.). Now for a little “overview” of the rules for nominations:
These are the different awards for which you should chose your nominations for:
Athlete of the Year – This award is for the individual who has accomplished the most athletically within the last year in the USAWA. Top placings at the Nationals and World Championships should figure in high. Also, participation in other Championship Competitions such as the Heavy Lift Championships, the Grip Championships, the Club Championships, the OTSM Championships, the Team Championships, or the National Postal Championships could factor in. Participation in elite IAWA events such as the Gold Cup should make an influence on earning this award as well.
Leadership Award – 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.
Sportsmanship Award – This goes to an individual who possesses and shows great sportsmanship within the USAWA. The act of sportsmanship may be by conduct at all events, or by an specific example of exceptional sportsmanship.
Courage Award – This goes to an individual who shows the courage to overcome an obstacle in order to return to competition. This may be a comeback from an injury, or just having to deal with difficult personal issues but still shows the courage to compete in the USAWA.
Newcomer Award– 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.
As stated earlier in the rules, I would like you to submit your choice for the WINNER and your choice for the RUNNER UP for each award. I will score it this way: for each nomination per award I will give 2 points for the nominated winner and 1 point for the nominated runner up. I will then add up all the points from all nominations with the person receiving the most points declared the winner and the one with the second most points the runner up. So you can see that the Award Winners are chosen by YOU THE MEMBERSHIP! That’s the way it should be done.
Please email me at amyers@usawa.com with your nominations. The deadline for this is next Wednesday. I’m only giving a week because it has been my experience with this is that if a person does not make their nominations shortly after reading this announcement, it never gets done. So make it easy on yourself (and me!) and turn your nominations in today!!!!