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2018 2nd Quarter Postal

July 11, 2018 Denny Habecker

By Denny Habecker

The 2nd Quarter Postal results have been received, and as usual Eric Todd is the man to beat, while R.J. Jackson rules the women’s division.

RESULTS:

2nd Quarter Postal
April 1 through June 30, 2018

Meet Director- Denny Habecker

Lifters with Certified Officials
Brandon Rein    – Al Myers, LaVerne Myers, Chad Ullom
LaVerne Myers – Al Myers, Chad Ullom
Al Myers          – LaVerne Myers, Chad Ullom
Chad Ullom      – Al Myers, LaVerne Myers
Dean Ross        – Denny Habecker
Aidan Habecker – Denny Habecker
Lance Foster     – Eric Todd
Chris Todd        – Eric Todd
Eric Todd          – Lance Foster
Crystal Diggs     – R. J. Jackson
Barry Bryan – Denny Habecker

Lifters with non-Certified Officials
John Douglas
Denny Habecker
R.J.Jackson
Stephen R. Santangelo

LIFTS- Bench Dip, One Arm Deadlift, Bent Arm Pullover

MEN’S DIVISION

Eric Todd – 43 – 258 – 235 – 401-R – 165 – 811 – 658.89

Chad Ullom – 46 – 246 – 200 – 418-R – 130 – 748 – 643.73

Al Myers – 51 – 231 – 200 – 353-R – 120 – 673 – 623.20

Stephen R. Santangelo – 66 – 159.4 – 175 – 180-R – 80 – 435 – 565.43

John Douglas – 54 – 310 – 225 – 235-R – 135 – 595 – 489.17

Barry Bryan – 60 – 191 – 88 – 209-R – 143 – 440 – 488.47

Brandon Rein – 22 – 147 – 150 – 176-R – 85 – 411 – 444.86

LaVerne Myers – 74 – 242 – 70 – 225-R – 100 – 395 – 430.38

Chris Todd – 38 – 272 – 175 – 248-R – 135 – 558 – 424.74

Aidan Habecker – 14 – 174 – 110 – 198-R – 55 – 363 – 422.22

Denny Habecker – 75 – 185 – 0 – 198-R – 86 – 284 – 362.83

Dean Ross – 75 – 242 – 45 – 165-L – 75 – 285 – 312.83

Lance Foster – 52 – 328 – 0 – 205-R – 95 – 300 – 236.15

WOMEN’S DIVISION

R.J. Jackson – 56 – 105 – 0 – 175-R – 48 – 223 – 365.35

Crystal Diggs – 31 – 165 – 0 – 80-R – 37 – 117 -117.19

National Championships

June 30, 2018 Al Myers

By Al Myers

2018 USAWA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Group picture from the 2018 USAWA National Championships in Cocoa Beach, Florida.

For the first time in USAWA history, the USAWA National’s were held in Florida last weekend. My co-promoter for this event, Dino Gym member Cody Lokken, hosted the Championships at his house in Cocoa Beach! It was a beautiful setting for the meet, less than a block from the beach. I was worried that the turnout would be low, because everyone had to travel and there were no “locals” entered. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the number of lifters that made the trip.

The Friday night before the meet we had a “meet and greet” at the hotel I was staying at. It was the perfect setting – at an outdoor bar poolside. My wife Leslie picked up several pizzas for the party. Several of us took a dip in the pool, as well as enjoying several of the local Florida beers the bar had on stock (a stock that we soon ran them out of!). One of the great things about our organization is the friendships that develop. Often Nationals turns into one big reunion!

It was a special treat this year to have Steve Gardner in attendance. Steve served 2 terms as IAWA President, and is the best “mic guy” in our IAWA organization. He spent the entire day emceeing our Championships, of which I want to really thank him for. We had the best loaders possible with Cale, Cody, and Brandon loading all day PLUS lifting. That’s a big task! We ran only one session so that kept everyone busy with helping, officiating, and lifting. This Championships had a great bunch of officials with Denny Habecker, Dennis Mitchell, Eric Todd, LaVerne Myers, Joe Ciavattone Sr, and myself taking turns in the chair.

Highlights I want to mention: Dennis participating in his 29th National Championships, ET hitting a huge pullover and press of 162.5 KG, Joe Jr. putting up the top Zercher Lift of the meet at the end of a hot day, and seeing “the boys” (Cale, Cody, and Brandon) making a return trip to Nationals. We had several states represented at this meet – Florida, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Pennsyvania, Ohio, and Massachusetts. Also, Cale made the trip from St. Kitts.

It was difficult for all of us not having Art with us at Nationals, as he has always been a steady participant throughout the years. However, as we lifted we kept Art’s memory alive and we reminisced about him several times throughout the day. After the meet, Cody had arranged for the banquet at a fantastic seafood restaurant which was the perfect end for a National Championships that I will never forget.

MEET RESULTS:

2018 USAWA National Championships
Cocoa Beach, Florida
June 23rd, 2018

Meet Director: Al Myers and Cody Lokken

Meet Announcer: Steve Gardner

Meet Scorekeeper: Al Myers

Meet Photographer: Karen Gardner

Meet Caterer: Leslie Myers

Meet Officials (3-official system used): Denny Habecker (head), Al Myers (head), Joe Ciavattone Sr., Dennis Mitchell, Eric Todd, and LaVerne Myers

Meet Loaders: Cale Dunlap, Cody Lokken, Brandon Rein

Lifts: Curl – Cheat, Snatch – One Arm, Pullover and Press, Deadlift – One Arm, Zercher Lift

MENS DIVISION

LIFTER	AGE	BWT	Curl	Sna1	P&P	DL1	Zer	TOT	PTS
Al Myers	51	227	80	55.5R	100	150R	160	546	509.5
Eric Todd	43	252	95	55R	162.5	140R	160	613	503.2
Joe Ciavattone Jr.	25	226	100	55R	137.5	115R	172.5	580	484.7
Joe Ciavattone Sr.	49	236	82.5	47.5R	92.5	115R	140	478	429.2
Denny Habecker	75	186	50	25R	80	101R	80	336	425.5
Cody Lokken	23	167	70	35R	90	85R	100	380	377.5
LaVerne Myers	74	238	55	30L	60	100R	80	325	356.9
Brandon Rein	23	148	45	25R	60	80R	100	310	333.2
Dean Ross	75	248	40	27.5R	70	65R	90	293	316.9
Cale Dunlap	23	177	50	25R	60	65R	90	290	278.5
Dennis Mitchell	86	143	27.5	7.5L	23.5	50L	55	164	264.5

EXTRA ATTEMPTS FOR RECORDS:

Dennis Mitchell: Deadlift – Left Arm 52.5
Dennis Mitchell: Zercher Lift 57.5

Notes: BWT is bodyweight in pounds. R and L designate right and left arms. Lifts recorded in kilograms. TOT is total kilograms lifted. PTS are overall adjusted points corrected for age and bodyweight.

BEST LIFTER AWARDS:

Senior 20-39 Age Group: Joe Ciavattone Jr.
Masters 40-44 Age Group: Eric Todd
Masters 45-49 Age Group: Joe Ciavattone Sr.
Masters 50-54 Age Group: Al Myers
Masters 70-74 Age Group: LaVerne Myers
Masters 75-79 Age Group: Denny Habecker
Masters 85-89 Age Group: Dennis Mitchell
Overall Best Lifter: Al Myers
Best Club Award: Dino Gym (Al Myers, LaVerne Myers, Cale Dunlap, Brandon Rein, Cody Lokken, Dean Ross)
Club Runner Up: Frank’s Barbell Club (Joe Ciavattone Jr., Joe Ciavattone Sr.)

HEAVY LIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

May 7, 2018 KCSTRONGMAN

By Eric Todd

MEET RESULTS –

2018 USAWA HEAVY LIFT CHAMPIONSHIPS

Well, another Heavy Lift is in the books, and a fine championship it was. The weather could not have been nicer, nor the lifting more impressive. We had eight lifters, which is a pretty good turnout for this meet, a loader/scorekeeper, and even some dedicated spectators. We had a diverse array of competitors. We had greenhorn heavylifters as well as veterans (Dave Hahn said he had been doing all-round lifting since the 60s). Bodyweights ranged from 150 to over double that. Ages from 39 to 81. And every single lifter left their soul on that platform.

We started with the neck lift. You can imagine my surprise when my neck harness, which is made for my gargantuan gulliver, was a tad tight for a couple of the lifters (I shall not name names). At any rate, the lifting wents on, and at the end of, half the field had set records. Dean Ross, Denny Habecker, Dave Hahn, and Greg Cook all had set records in their respective age/weight category in this discipline.

Next, the lifters competed in the hand and thigh. In this discipline, six out of the eight lifters bested the previous record in their age/weight category. Each of the lifters who broke a neck lift record also did the same in the hand and thigh. They were joined this time around by John Douglas and myself.

The third and final event of the day was the hip lift. This is the event in which the most weight would be lifted. In this one, five out of the eight broke records. Dean, Dave, and Denny (Commonly referred to as Triple D) went three for three on the day. John Douglas and myself again were tagging along.

Heavy Lift Championship Results:

Date: May 5, 208

Where: ET’s House of Iron and Stone, Turney, MO

Meet Director: Eric Todd

Officials, Lance Foster, Denny Habecker, Eric Todd (The one official system was used for the lifts)

Loader: Chris Todd

Score Keeper: Chris Todd

Photographer: Dave Dibella

Lifter	Weight	Class	Age	Neck lift	Hand and Thigh	Hip Lift	Total	Ajd	Age Adj	Place
Eric Todd	258	120	43	900	1360	2280	4540	3542.108	3683.79	1
Dave Hahn	150	70	81	400	550	900	1850	1966.92	2793.03	2
John Strangeway	214	100	39	560	1000	1450	3010	2587.697	2587.697	3
Greg Cook	259	120	60	500	850	1225	2575	2005.41	2426.55	4
Denny Habecker	195	90	75	210	650	800	1660	1503.296	2044.48	5
John Douglas	323	125+	54	0	920	1350	2270	1590.589	1829.18	6
Dean Ross	242	110	75	210	610	670	1490	1200.791	1633.08	7
Lance Foster	329	125+	52	360	500	900	1760	1222.848	1381.82	8




Extra attempts for record	Lifter		Weight
Hand and Thigh	Greg Cook		1000
Hand and Thigh	John Douglas		1000
Teeth Lift	Eric Todd		260

1st Quarter Postal

April 14, 2018 Denny Habecker

By Denny Habecker

MEET RESULTS –

2018 1ST QUARTER POSTAL MEET

The 2018 1st Quarter Postal kicked off with 12 lifters doing some outstanding lifts. Eric Todd continues to show he will be tough to beat, while Amorkor Ollennuking was outstanding in women’s Division.

Meet Results:

1st Quarter Postal
January 1st to March 31st, 2018

Meet Director: Denny Habecker

Lifters with Certified Officials:
Eric Todd – Certified Official Lance Foster
Chris Todd – Certified Official Eric Todd
Lance Foster – Certified Official Eric Todd
Calvin Helt- Certified Official Chad Ullom
Dean Ross – Certified Official Chad Ullom
Chad Ullom- Certified Official Denny Habecker
Aidan Habecker – Certified Official Denny Habecker

Lifters with non-certified Officials:
John Douglas
Stephen Santangelo
R.J. Jackson
Denny Habecker
Amorkor Ollennuking

The Lifts: Clean & Press-Heels Together, Dead Hang Snatch, One Arm Clean & Jerk

MENS DIVISION

Eric Todd 43 – 255 Lbs. 251 176 116-R 543 443.81

John Douglas 54 – 310 Lbs. 205 165 105-R 475 390.58

Stephen R. Santangelo 65 – 158 Lbs. 115 90 65- R 270 350.37

Calvin Helt 16 – 152 Lbs. 125 95 65-R 285 331.05

Denny Habecker 75 – 192 Lbs. 110 83 66-R 259 322.29

Chris Todd 38 – 272 Lbs. 166 141 100-R 407 309.80

Aidan Habecker 14 – 160 Lbs. 72 72 72-R 216 264.79

Chad Ullom 46 – 247 Lbs. 95 95 95-L 285 243.50

Lance Foster 52 – 329 Lbs. 111 85 65-R 261 205.12

Dean Ross 75 – 236 Lbs. 65 65 30-R 160 177.88

WOMENS DIVISION

Amorkor Ollenuking 55 – 165 lbs 110 110 88 308 357.28

R.J. Jackson 56 – 105.8 Lbs. 80 65 55-R 200 325.23

Notes: All lifts recorded in pounds. R and L designate right and left arms. PTS are overall adjusted points for age and bodyweight corrections.

Grip Championships

February 15, 2018 Al Myers

By Al Myers

2018 USAWA GRIP CHAMPIONSHIPS

Group picture from the 2018 USAWA Grip Championships.

It was another great year for the USAWA Grip Championships! The Dino Gym had a full room with 14 lifters in attendance – 12 men and 2 women. Thom Van Vleck of the JWC made the trip from Missouri to Kansas to officiate the event. I plan to keep this meet report short as I need to get the results on the website today. I apologize for the long delay in this, but it’s been a busy week for me.

First of all, I want to mention Mary Mac and her return to the USAWA. Mary has been fighting hard against some medical issues this past year, so it was a very special seeing her back in action in the Dino Gym. And WOW, she still has super strength in those fingers as she did a 155 Ring Fingers Deadlift!

I want to give a big congrats to Tressa for winning Overall Best Womens Lifter of the 2018 USAWA Grip Championships. She has competed at several Grip Championships, but this was her first time being the Womens Overall. She now joins a very select group of past Grip Champions (which includes RJ Jackson, Emily Burchett, Mary McConnaughey, and Felecia Simms).

The Mens Division was loaded with grippsters! I won’t go into detail with all the specific GREAT LIFTS, as there were many. For the first time ever, the Mens Junior Class was extremely competitive. Calvin, Cole, and Jared lifted like seasoned veterans and put up great numbers. All three totaled over 750 pounds, with Calvin just edging out Cole (873 to 860 pts) for Best Junior Lifter. That’s as close as it gets.

Another tight battle was in the 75-79 age group between Dean and Denny. In the end, Dean just pulled out Best Lifter in the 75-79 by only 11 points!

I was so glad to see Jason again, along with John. I could tell the two of them were having a blast lifting alongside with their sons, and if it wasn’t for that dreaded Ring Finger DL which gave them the fits, they both would have placed much higher overall.

Someone who always gets overlooked in meets within the USAWA (and shouldn’t!!) is the person who puts up the top total of the day. There really should be an award to recognize this accomplishment. At this Grip Championships, this person was Scott Tully who put up the top total at 1197 pounds. Scott also had the top lift in 3 of the 5 events (strict pinch grip 162 lbs., 1 arm VB 200 lbs., and the pinch grip DL of 500 pounds). Scott becomes the first person to perform a 500 pinch grip deadlift.

Ben has been a consistent player at the Grip Championships through the years. I’m not sure if he has even missed any. Ben’s a true gentleman lifter, and always super supportive of the other lifters. He is a veteran of the grip, and freely shares training advice. He finished strong with an overall 4th place finish this year, just slightly behind last years Overall Grip Champ Chad Ullom (988 to 975) who finished 3rd overall.

And finally, for those of you that had to wonder if my dad was going to speak to me the next day after how everything went down between the two of us at the meet. The answer is YES, he forgave me for edging him out by only 1 point!!

MEET RESULTS:

2018 USAWA Grip Championships
Dino Gym
Holland, Kansas
February 10th, 2018

Meet Director: Al Myers

Meet Scorekeeper: Al Myers

Meet Official (1 official system used): Thom Van Vleck

Lifts: Pinch Grip – Strict, Deadlift – Fulton Bar One Arm, Vertical Bar Deadlift – 1 Bar 2″ One Hand, Deadlift – Fingers Ring, Pinch Grip Deadlift

WOMENS DIVISION

LIFTER	AGE	BWT	PGS	FB1	VB1	DLR	PGD	TOT	PTS
Tressa Brooner	56	134	52	75R	80R	65	150	422	569.1
Mary McConnaughey	58	125+	62	90R	80R	155	190	577	495.3

4th Attempts for Record:
Tressa Brooner: VB DL 2″ Right 85 lbs.
Tressa Brooner: Pinch Grip DL 175 lbs.
Mary McConnaughey: Pinch Grip DL 200 lbs.

MENS DIVISION

LIFTER	AGE	BWT	PGS	FB1	VB1	DLR	PGD	TOT	PTS
Al Myers	51	229	132	175R	195L	170	475	1147	1066.4
LaVerne Myers	73	236	112	175L	180R	171	335	973	1065.4
Chad Ullom	46	241	122	176R	180R	215	450	1143	988.4
Ben Edwards	42	228	142	160R	185R	135	400	1022	875.6
Calvin Heit	16	152	102	100R	135L	135	280	752	873.5
Cole Janzen	16	169	122	151R	140R	80	300	793	860.3
Scott Tully	42	350	162	180R	200R	155	500	1197	833.6
Dean Ross	75	237	67	105R	125L	125	230	652	722.8
Denny Habecker	75	186	67	110R	120R	65	200	562	711.7
Jason Payne	52	325	152	130L	160R	0	400	842	665.3
Jared Payne	16	279	112	130R	150R	95	280	767	633.9
John Janzen	52	297	132	130R	130L	0	330	722	594.9

4th Attempts for Record:
Calvin Heit: VB DL 2″ 1 Bar Left Hand 155 lbs.
Jared Payne: VB DL 2″ 1 Bar Right Hand 160 lbs.
Calvin Heit: DL Ring Fingers 156 lbs.
Dean Ross: DL Ring Fingers 140 lbs.
Calvin Heit: Pinch Grip DL 300 lbs.
Cole Janzen: Pinch Grip DL 330 lbs.
Jason Payne: Pinch Grip DL 420 lbs.
Denny Habecker: Pinch Grip DL 220 lbs.

BEST LIFTER AWARDS

Womens Best Master – Tressa Brooner
Womens Best Overall Lifter – Tressa Brooner
Mens Best Junior – Calvin Heit
Mens Best 40-44 Age Group – Ben Edwards
Mens Best 45-49 Age Group – Chad Ullom
Mens Best 50-54 Age Group – Al Myers
Mens Best 70-74 Age Group – LaVerne Myers
Mens Best 75-79 Age Group – Dean Ross
Mens Best Overall Lifter – Al Myers

RECORD DAY RESULTS

Calvin Heit – 16 Years Old, 151 lbs. BWT
Clean and Push Press: 155 lbs.
Bench Press Reverse Grip: 155 lbs.
Jerk From Rack: 155 lbs.
Vertical Bar DL 1 Bar 1″ Left: 114 lbs.
Bench Press Hands Together: 165 lbs.

Chad Ullom – 46 Years Old, 247 lbs. BWT
Bench Press Feet in Air: 260 lbs.
Roman Chair Sit Up: 90 lbs.
Shoulder Drop: 50 lbs.
Deadlift One Leg: 232 lbs.

Stephen Santangelo – 65 Years Old, 161 lbs. BWT
Finger Lift Right Thumb: 42 lbs.
Finger Lift Left Thumb: 42 lbs.
Finger Lift Right Middle: 130 lbs.
Finger Lift Left Middle: 119 lbs.
Allen Lift: 17 lbs.

LaVerne Myers – 73 Years Old, 238 lbs. BWT
Deadlift Little Fingers: 95 lbs.
Shoulder Drop: 35 lbs.
Deadlift Ciavattone Grip Right Arm: 220 lbs.

Dean Ross – 75 Years Old, 236 lbs. BWT
Deadlift No Thumb Right Arm: 135 lbs.
Clean and Press 2 Dumbbells: 60 lbs.
Bench Press Feet in Air: 185 lbs.
Deadlift 2 Bars: 270 lbs.
Deadlift Little Fingers: 95 lbs.

Denny Habecker – 75 Years Old, 191 lbs. BWT
Clean and Press 2 Dumbbells Heels Together: 90 pounds
Deadlift No Thumb Right Hand: 115 lbs.
Zeigler Clean: 55 lbs.
Clean and Press Behind Neck: 100 lbs.
Holdout Lowered: 45 lbs.

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