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2024 Memorial Record Day – results

The Memorial Record Day this year had a small, turnout with 4 lifters setting 15 records.

Steve Jury – 59 – 254 lbs – 120 Kg. Class [ 55-59 ]

  • Press- Dumbbell – Left Hand – 25KG. – 55 Lbs.
  • Press-Dumbbell – Right Hand – 27.5 Kg. – 60 Lbs.
  • Holdout Raised 25 Kg. – 55 Lbs.
  • Holdout Lowered – 27.5 Kg. – 60 Lbs.
  • Swing- Dumbbell – Left Arm – 40 Kg. – 88Lbs.

Mike Lacondro – 62 – 208 Lbs. – 95 Kg. Class [ 60-64 ]

  • Bent Over Row – 100 Kg. – 220 Lbs.
  • Deadlift- 12″ Base – 120 Kg. – 264 Lbs.
  • Continental to Belt – 130 Kg. – 286 Lbs.

Barry Pensyl – 76 – 130 Lbs. – 60 Kg. Class – [ 75-79 ]

  • Swing- Dumbbell- Right Arm – 45 Lbs.
  • Swing- Dumbbell – Left Arm – 45 Lbs.
  • Curl- Strict – 23.5 Kg. – 51 Lbs.
  • Curl- Strict-Reverse Grip – 19.5 Kg.- 42Lbs.
  • Peoples Deadlift – 110 Kg. – 242 Lbs.

Denny Habecker – 82 – 177 Lbs. – 85 Kg. Class – [ 80- 84]

  • Deadlift- Ciavattone Grip -One Arm- Right – 65 Kg. – 143 Lbs.
  • Deadlift – One Arm – Right – 101 Kg. – 222 Lbs.

Officials – Denny Habecker, Barry Pensyl

Bidding for 2025 USAWA Championships

The calendar is already filling up with meet sanctions for 2025! If anybody is interested in bidding for one of the championship events, please let me know (bethskw@gmail.com) ideally by the end of the year.

You can read more about the different USAWA championships in Sanjiv’s excellent article here. Some have the same host every year by tradition, some rotate, and some haven’t been contested in recent years but could be brought back. The dates and hosts for Nationals and the Presidential Cup are already set, but we have a variety of other championships.

The process of hosting a championship is basically the same as for a regular meet, but no other meets can be held on the same date as a championship—which is why I’d like to get those set on the calendar ASAP.

Hermann Goerner Deadlift Dozen – Plus One (Columbia, MO and remote)

OCTOBER 25-26, 2025

CLARK’S GYM AND REMOTE.

ENTRY FEE – None.

WEIGH-INS – 8 a.m,  both days.

AWARDS – Certificates for male and female.

LIFTS – All deadlifts to include

  • two-bars,
  • Reeves, 
  • Jefferson,
  • heels together,
  • hack,
  • all four fingers,
  • one-hand with each hand,
  • one-hand thumbless with each hand.

OPEN TO THE WORLD – All competition in Clark’s Gym is hybrid. You may compete in your local gym or in the friendly confines of Clark’s Gym in Columbia, Mo. To compete remote, you must enter by 10 p.m. on  Tuesday of the weekend involved or your results will not be accepted. You must send all results to Bill Clark via e-mail only at yeoldclark@gmail.com not later than 10 p.m. on the Tuesday following the meet.

Included on the reporting form must be the name of the official(s) involved. DO NOT send your remote results to the USAWA. They must be approved by the meet director first. If you have no officials, your results will be included in the final tabulation of the competition and be eligible for meet awards – but not records. Your honesty is the key to all competitions.

OFFICIALS – Must accompany remote results to be eligible for records.

For Women Only – and Record Day for Everyone (Columbia, MO and remote)

JUNE 21-22, 2025

CLARK’S GYM AND REMOTE

ENTRY FEE –  None.

GENDER REQUIREMENT – Women only.

AWARDS – Certificates.

LIFTS – 

  • Swing – one hand;
  • Deadlift (barbell) – one hand;
  • Push press from rack;
  • Hack lift;
  • Bench press – feet in air.

OPEN TO THE WORLD – All competition in Clark’s Gym is hybrid. You may compete in your local gym or in the friendly confines of Clark’s Gym in Columbia, Mo. To compete remote, you must enter by 10 p.m. on  Tuesday of the weekend involved or your results will not be accepted. You must send all results to Bill Clark via e-mail only at yeoldclark@gmail.com not later than 10 p.m. on the Tuesday following the meet.

Included on the reporting form must be the name of the official(s) involved. DO NOT send your remote results to the USAWA. They must be approved by the meet director first. If you have no officials, your results will be included in the final tabulation of the competition and be eligible for meet awards – but not records. Your honesty is the key to all competitions.

OFFICIALS – Must accompany remote results to be eligible for records.

Lifter of the Month, November 2024

by Sanjiv Gupta

November is typically a slow month for USAWA, but Allison Lupo has certainly shined impressively completing all of the lifts in the Goerner Deadlift Dozen Plus One.  She has also quietly crept up the records list and holds 151 records (including 47 ALL age records) in 103 different lifts including presses, clean & Jerks, deadlifts, misc bar lifts, heavy lifts, strongman and special equipment lifts.  How many individuals can claim a record in the back lift, neck lift, hand & thigh lift, hip lift and harness lift?  She also shares 4 team lift records with Tony Lupo.  I have always felt like strength is for everyone and every age and since coming on the scene during the 2023 IAWA World Postal Championship, she has impressively competed in 27 different events in Missouri, Kentucky, and Fergus, Ontario, Canada.  Congratulations Allison!

Do you know a USAWA member who should be recognized as a future Lifter of the Month? Send nominations to the Secretary at bethskw@gmail.com.

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