Author Archives: Denny Habecker

Dick Durante

By Denny Habecker

I just got the news yesterday of the passing of Dick Durante on June 4, at age 87. I know many of you may not have known Dick, because he didn’t lift in a great number of our meets. Dick lifted in a couple of our Nationals and at least one IAWA Worlds in addition to a few smaller meets. I knew Dick from my days as an Olympic lifer. He and John Vernacchio lifted for the legendary Holy Savior Club in Norristown, Pa. Dick was a competitor in my first competition in 1962. He was a veteran lifter at that time, pressing 270, snatching 220, and clean & Jerking 305 in the 198 lb. class in that meet.  Five years later he was pressing 320 in the HVY weight class. I didn’t really know Dick that well until in the 1980’s as a master lifter, I started lifting for John Vernacchio’s Valley Forge Club.We got to be good friends through our mutual friend John. Dick was  well liked, had a great sense of humor, and a man of many talents. He was a police officer, a restaurant owner, Navy veteran, electrician, & air conditioner tech. Dick and his wife Mary Ann invited us to their beach home on Long Beach Island, New Jersey many times, and showed us great hospitality and friendship . I also remember the great time I had  traveling to the Old Time Barbell and Strongman Banquet with Dick and John and a couple of their Holy Savior team mates . Rest in Peace Dick.

 

1st Quarter Postal

By Denny Habecker

The 1st Quarter results are in and we had great participation despite the pandemic we are going through right now. Eric Todd’s KC Strongman Club had 7 entries, and it was great to see 3 entries from Bill Clark’s gym. John Strangeway was the top male lifter by a wide margin and R.J. Jackson edged out Sylvia Stockall in the woman’s division.

MEET RESULTS

1st Quarter Postal
January 1, 2020 – March 31, 2020

The Lifts- Swing – Dumbbell, One Arm, Deadlift- No Thumb, One Arm, Deadlift- 2 Bars

John Strangeway   – 41  – 206   – 110 L – 225 R  – 550 – 895 – 802.62

Dave Deforest       – 60  – 195   – 50 L   – 170 L  – 390 – 610 – 669.23

Abe Smith            – 38   – 181   -115 L  – 195 R –  390 – 700 – 662.55

John Carter          – 61   – 219   – 75 R   – 200 R  – 350 – 625 – 648.35

Denny Habecker   – 77   – 182   – 61 R  – 132 R   – 253 – 446 – 631.40

Barry Pensyl        – 72    – 150  – 57 R  – 113 R   – 250  – 420 – 626.33

Eric Todd             – 45    – 257  – 115 L – 175 R   – 402 – 692  -574.20

Mike Lucht           – 37   – 230  – 100 L  – 175 L   – 402  -677  – 560.89

Bill Clark             – 87   – 209   – 10 R    – 135 R   – 200 – 345  – 511.42

Chris Todd          – 40    – 275  – 90 R   – 160 R   – 382  – 632  – 482.56

Dean Ross         – 77    – 237   – 40 L     – 95 L    – 190  – 325 – 397.55

Lance Foster      – 54    – 347   – 45 L    – 141 R   – 302  – 488 – 381.10

Leroy Todd        – 8      – 17.5  – 17.5 R –   40 R  –  70 – 127.5 – 368.35

Woman’s Division:

R.J. Jackson      – 58    – 106     – 50 R    – 95 R  – 180    –  325   –  537.54

Sylvia Stockall CAN – 62    – 140     – 50 R    – 96 R  – 210    – 356    – 534.95

Beth Skwarecki – 39    – 143     – 61 R    – 121 R – 263.5 – 445.5 – 490.31

Lynda Burns     – 45    – 180    –  45 L     – 110 L – 210    – 365    – 367.51

Phoebe Todd    – 9      –  93     – 23 R      – 40 L   – 70     – 133    – 277.50

Crystal Diggs   – 33    – 165    – 30 R      – 75 R  – 150    – 255    – 255.43

Lifters with Certified Official:
John Strangeway – Eric Todd, Lance Foster, Chris Todd
Eric Todd           – John Strangeway, Lance Foster
Mike Lucht         – Eric Todd, Lace Foster, John Strangeway
Chris Todd         – Eric Todd
Lance Foster      – Eric Todd
Leroy Todd        – Eric Todd
Phoebe Todd     – Eric Todd, Lance Foster, John Strangeway
Dave DeForest  – Bill Clark
John Carter      – Bill Clark
Bill Clark         – Dave DeForest
Dean Ross      – Denny Habecker
Crystal Diggs  – R.J. Jackson

Lifters without Certified Officials:
Abe Smith
Denny Habecker
Barry Pensyl
R.J. Jackson
Sylvia Stockall
Beth Skwarecki
Lynda Burns

Postal Championships

By Denny Habecker

2019 USAWA POSTAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

We had a very good turnout for the 2019  Postal Championships, with 15 men and 5 woman competing. We also had some of our youngest lifters ever take part. John Strangeway was our men’s champion and R.J. Jackson was our women’s champion.

MEET RESULTS:

2019 USAWA Postal Championships

October 1st ,2019 to December 31st, 2019

Meet Promoter: Denny Habecker

The Lifts: Press- Dumbbell, One Arm, Deadlift- 2 Dumbbells, Push Press- From Rack

Men’s Division

Name                   Age  BWT                                Total    Points

John Strangeway – 41 – 207 –  105 -L  – 480 – 230   – 815  – 728.71

Al Myers             – 53 – 232 –   80 – R  – 475 – 150   – 705  – 662.81

Greg Cook          – 62 – 255  –  55 – R  – 440  – 185  – 680 – 657.57

Eric Todd            – 44 – 252  – 120 – R – 350  – 270  – 740  – 614.14

Dave Glasgow    – 66  – 250  – 75  – L  – 350  – 170  – 595  – 599.60

Barry Bryan       – 61  – 187  – 77  – R  – 308  – 143  – 528  – 598.23

Mike Lucht         – 37  – 236 – 101 – R  – 380  – 250  – 731  – 597.59

Denny Habecker – 77  – 184 –  61 – R   – 254  – 110  – 425  – 549.43

Barry Pensyl       – 71  – 150 – 40  – R   – 240  – 87    – 367  – 516.02

Chris Todd          – 40  – 269 – 70  – L   – 340   – 200  – 610  – 471.37

LaVerne Myers    – 75  – 228 – 30 – L    – 280   – 70    – 380  – 464.86

Nikolai Lucht       – 7   –  61   – 15 – R   – 80     – 35    – 130  – 448.64

Dean Ross          – 77  – 232  – 35 – L   – 200    – 75    – 310 – 386.04

Lance Foster       – 54  – 346  – 50 – R   – 280    – 135  – 465 – 363.52

Leroy Todd          – 8   – 68    – 10 – R   – 70      – 25    – 105 – 316.05

Women’s Division

R.J. Jackson        58    – 106  – 35 – R   – 160    – 90    – 285  – 471.38

Sylvia Stockall     61    – 140  – 45 -R    – 190    – 100  – 335  – 456.19

Lynda I Burns      45    – 175  – 35 – L    – 180   – 100  –  315  – 325.15

Phoebe Todd        9      – 88   – 13 – R    –  70    – 30    –  113  – 249.79

Crystal Diggs      33     – 163  – 20 – R    – 80     – 45     – 145  – 146.34

Lifters With a Certified Official:

John Strangeway-  Lance Foster, Eric Todd
Al Myers             – Laverne Myers
Greg Cook          – Lance Foster, Eric Todd
Eric Todd            – Lance Foster, John Strangeway
Dave Glasgow     – Laverne Myers
Barry Bryan         – Denny Habecker
Mike Lucht          – Lance Foster, Eric Todd, John Strangeway
Denny Habecker  – Barry Bryan
Chris Todd          – Lance Foster, Eric Todd, John Strangeway
Laverne Myers    – Al Myers
Nikolia Lucht       – Lance Foster, Eric Todd, John Strangeway
Dean Ross          – Lance Foster, Eric Todd
Lance Foster       – Eric Todd, John Strangeway
Leroy Todd         – Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Phoebe Todd       – Lance Foster, Eric Todd, John Strangeway
Crystal Diggs      – R.J. Jackson

Lifters without Certified Officials :

Barry Pensyl
R.J. Jackson
Sylvia Stockall
Lynda I. Burns

Notes: All weights are recorded in pounds- Total is pounds lifted. Points are adjusted points corrected for bodyweight and age.

Memorial Record Day

By Denny Habecker

MEET RESULTS –

2019 Memorial Record Day

We had a great turnout for the first Memorial Record Day, with 8 lifters taking part. I was really impressed with the variety and difficulty of the lifts that were done.  Christopher Lestan, Zachariah Marhamo and Ryan Bingham came down from Massachusetts, Lou Tortorelli came in from New Jersey, Elizabeth Skwarecki from Pittsburgh, Barry Pensyl from Easton, and Aidan Habecker and I rounded out the group. The officials were Barry Pensyl, Chris Lestan and Denny Habecker.

RESULTS:

2019 Memorial Record Day
Habecker’s Gym
Lebanon, PA
December 7th, 2019

Meet Director: Denny Habecker

Officials (1 official system used): Barry Pensyl, Denny Habecker

Lifts: Record Day

Elizabeth Skwarecki – 39 yrs. 140 Lbs.  [ FEMALE 65KG. – Open]
Bent Press – Dumbbell – Left  –  66 Lbs.
Bent Press- Dumbbell- Right  – 77 Lbs.
Snatch from Hang                – 88 Lbs.
Dinnie Lift                          – 355 Lbs.
Bench Press – Fulton Bar     – 132 Lbs.

Aidan Habecker – 16 yrs. 208 Lbs  [95 Kg. 16-17]
Judd Clean and Jerk          –  44 Lbs.
Lano  Lift                        –  22 Lbs.
Miller Clean & Jerk          –  44 Lbs.
Snatch – Fulton Bar         – 121 Lbs.
Vertical  Bar – 1″ – Right  – 198 Lbs.

Ryan Bingham  19 Yrs.  – 300 Lbs.   [ 125 Kg. +  – 18-19]
Deadlift – 12″ Base        –    550 Lbs.
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip – 387 Lbs.
Hand & Thigh                  – 700 Lbs.
Hip  Lift                          – 1022 Lbs.
Habecker Lift                  – 154 Lbs.

Zachariah Marhamo  21 Yrs. – 231 Lbs. [ 105 Kg. – Open]
Clean & Press                      – 176 Lbs.
Deadlift, Ciavattone-Right    – 253 Lbs.
Deadlift – Ciavattone Grip    – 407 Lbs.
Habecker Lift                      – 242 Lbs.
Hackenschmidt Floor Press  – 342 Lbs.

Christopher Lestan   23 Yrs – 285 Lbs. [ 125 + Kg. – Open]
Dinnie Lift                         – 600 Lbs.
Deadlift, No Thumbs          – 387 Lbs.
Habecker Lift                    – 154 Lbs.
Zercher, One Arm- Left     – 143 Lbs.
Zercher, One Arm- Right   –  66 Lbs.

Lou  Tortorelli  – 53 Yrs.  239 Lbs. [ 110 Kg. – 50-54]
Curl- Strict                       – 110 Lbs.
Deadlift – Trap Bar            – 425 Lbs.

Barry Pensyl  – 71 Yrs.  -150 Lbs.  [70 Kg. – 70-74 ]
Allen Lift                               –  33 Lbs.
Clean & Jerk -One Arm- Right – 51 Lbs.
Good Morning                        – 110 Lbs.
Press, Dumbbell, Right           – 40 Lbs.
Snatch- One Arm – Left          – 55 Lbs.

Denny Habecker – 77Yrs. 185Lbs. [ 85Kg. – 75-79]
Deadlift- Dumbbell- Right                 – 176 Lbs.
Clean & Press Behind Neck               – 110 Lbs.
Clean & Seated Press                       – 88 Lbs.
Clean & Seated Press Behind Neck     – 88Lbs.
Vertical Bar – 1″ – Right                    – 105Lbs.

3rd Quarter Postal

By Denny Habecker

MEET RESULTS –

USAWA 3RD QUARTER POSTAL MEET

The results of the 3rd Quarter Postal have been tabulated. We had 11 men and 5 women take part, with Al Myers leading the men and R.J. Jackson leading the women.

RESULTS:

3rd Quarter Postal Meet
July 1st through September 30th, 2019

Meet Director – Denny Habecker

Lifers with Certified Officials:
Al Myers – Laverne Myers
John Douglas – Laverne Myers
Dean Ross – Laverne Myers
Laverne Myers – Al Myers
Eric Todd – Lance Foster- John Strangeway
John Strangeway- Eric Todd – Lance Foster
Chris Todd  – Eric Todd-Lance Foster- John Strangeway
Lance Foster – Eric Todd- John Strangeway
Phoebe Todd – Eric Todd-Lance Foster-John Strangeway
Denny Habecker- Barry Pensyl
Barry Pensyl – Denny Habecker
Aidan Habecker – Denny Habecker
Crystal Diggs- R.J. Jackson

Lifters with Non-Certified Officials:
R.J. Jackson
Sylvia Stockall
Lynda Burns

The Lifts- Pullover and Press, Curl-2 Dumbbells, Cheat, Continental to Belt

MEN’S DIVISION

Al  Myers             –  53  – 232   – 230 – 150 – 360 – 740  – 695.71

Eric Todd             –  44  – 256   – 345 – 170 – 310 – 825  – 679.30

John Strangeway  – 41   – 210  – 244  – 150 – 345 – 739  – 655.78

Denny Habecker   – 76  – 183   – 165  –  80  – 220 – 465  – 645.32

Barry Pensyl         – 71  – 150   – 127  – 80   – 206 – 413  – 607.10

John Douglas       – 55   – 308   – 220  – 150 – 352 – 722  – 600.50

Laverne Myers     – 75   – 229   – 100  – 110 – 220  – 430  – 521.45

Chris Todd          – 40   – 270   – 244   – 145 – 265  – 654 – 504.58

Dean Ross          – 76   – 240   – 130   – 90   – 180  – 400 – 479.57

Aidan Habecker   – 16  – 206   – 132    – 80   – 209  – 421 – 407.58

Lance Foster       – 53  – 345   – 0       – 100  – 265  – 365 – 238.24

WOMEN’S DIVISION

R.J. Jackson        57   – 106   – 100  –   70    – 125  – 295 – 483.82

Sylvia Stockall    61    – 140   – 75    –  90     – 135  – 300 – 408.52

Lynda Burns       44   – 175    – 78     – 80     – 145  – 303 – 307.42

Crystal Diggs     32   – 165     – 43     – 60     – 95   – 198  – 198.33

Phoebe Todd      9    – 84       – 0       – 20     – 65   – 85    – 197.54

 

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