USAWA

By Eric Todd

Today, the USAWA saw the 11th installment of the Old Time Strongman Championship hosted by KCSTRONGMAN in the megalopolis of Turney, Missouri.  It was the perfect day for such a championship, and the lifting was top shelf.  We had a few competitors drop out for various reasons the week prior to the meet, but luckily, we had a good number of entries, so we had decent numbers even after they withdrew.  We also saw the largest group of lady lifters that this championship has seen.

This championship event started off with the Thor’s hammer.  This one can certainly be a fickle mistress.  You really have to hit the sweet spot to get it to stick at the top.  I cannot tell you how many times I was about to give the down command when the lifter lost control at the top.  Some were able to come back and hit it and some were not.  Dave Deforest had an attempt where he missed it what seemed to be around 400 times at the top, only to hit a good lift with about 3 seconds left.  The cream of the crop was Greg Cook, 2017s OTMS men’s champion, who nailed a lift of 52.5 pounds, which is a mere stone’s throw away from the best lift ever. Chris Todd came in at 40 pounds for a successful 4th attempt for a record.

We then moved on to the Lurich Lift.  This lift is named for Old Time Strongman George Lurich and has not been contested within the OTSM Championship before.  It was run as an exhibition lift in 2017 before being officially accepted as a USAWA lift at the 2018 national meeting.  This one can offer the same challenges for some lifters as the hack lift, which is the bar can get bound up on the hamstrings.  Our two younger ladies, Phoebe and Lilly Todd both went 200 and more on this discipline, while Stacy Todd hit the high mark of 360 for the women’s division.  In the men’s class it was all Chad Ullom, who broke his own all-time record mark with a 610 pound effort. Dave DeForest had what appeared to be his very top end pull at 430 before passing away briefly on the platform.  Everett Todd hit a personal best 190 at only nine years old.  Leroy Todd hit a successful 175 on a fourth attempt.

We then broke for lunch where we dined on barbeque pork sandwiches, which were prepared by Stacy Todd, and potato chips.

After the lunch break, the lifting resumed with the Anderson Press, which is named after Paul Anderson.  In the Women’s division Lilly and Phoebe Todd hit an impressive 85 pounds apiece.  Stacy hit a record 4th attempt of 110.  Chris Todd edged Greg Cook for the top lift in the men’s division with a 220 pound effort before hitting 240 for a record fourth attempt.   Leroy Todd also hit a successful 70 pounds as a fourth attempt.

Our last lift of the day was the Dinnie Lift.  This lift is named after Donald Dinnie and the lifting stones he supposedly carried.  The top lift in the women’s division was 360 by stacy Todd.  She then went on to take a successful 4th attempt at 400.  Lilly Todd also had a successful fourth attempt with 225.  Chad was again the top lifter with a successful pull at 800 pounds, which is well above what the real Dinnie Stones weigh.  Side note-Chad has successfully lifted the Dinnie Stones on more than one occasion. Lance Foster came in lean and mean, having lost over 60 pounds, and hit a successful 475 on a fourth attempt.

The lifting was fantastic, and many records were broken.  The following lifters set records in all four disciplines:

Everett Todd

Leroy Todd

Phoebe Todd

Lilly Todd

Stacy Todd

Chris Todd

Dave DeForest

Greg Cook

Official results are as follow:

Old Time Strongman Championship
ET’s House of Iron and Stone
Turney, MO
September 10, 2022

Meet Director: Eric Todd

Meet Announcer: Eric Todd

Score Keeper: Chris Todd

Maker of barbeque: Stacey Todd

The One Official system was used for all lifts

Official: Eric Todd

Loaders: Eric Todd and all lifters

All lifts are recorded in pounds, as is the total. Adj is the adjusted score after Lynch and Age adjustment.  All records are denoted with an asterisk *

Lifts: Thor’s hammer, Lurich Lift, Anderson Press, and Dinnie Lift

Results are as follows:

Name	age	age division	weight	weight class	Thor’s hammer	Lurich Lift	Anderson Press	Dinnie Lift	Total	Adj	Place
Women’s Division
Phoebe Todd	12	13	121	55	10*	225*	85*	245*	565	934	1
Stacy Todd	39	Open	179	85	20*	360*	105*	360*	825	786	2
Lillian Todd	13	13	134	65	10*	200*	85*	210*	505	727	3
Men’s Division
Chad Ullum	50	50	221	105	30	610*	95*	800*	1535	1441	1
Greg Cook	65	65	244	115	52.5*	495*	200*	550*	1297.5	1313	2
Dave DeForest	62	60	192	90	27.5*	430*	160*	400*	1017.5	1144	3
Everett Todd	9	13	82	40	7.5*	190*	60*	175*	432.5	1033	4
Leroy Todd	11	13	89	45	7.5*	165*	65*	200*	437.5	955	5
Chris Todd	43	40	273	125	35*	340*	220*	600*	1195	944	6
Lance Foster	56	55	275	125	30*	0	85*	400*	515	456	7

With her third overall win, Phoebe Todd ties Heather Gardner/Tully as the winningest female in these championships.  With his third win, Chad Ullom steps out all by himself as the winningest male in these championships.