Stacy Todd completes a hands together bench press at the “Lift for Leroy”
Another Lift for Leroy is now in the rearview mirror, and what a day it was! 9 lifters participated in the Fourth Quarter postal. Lifters included 7 members of the Todd Tribe, joined by KCSTRONGMAN members Greg Cook and Lance Foster. The lifting there was fantastic, but I will save the postal results for Denny’s report. We then proceeded to the “Lift for Leroy” record day portion of our day. While all of the lifting was commendable, I continue to be impressed with the growth and development of our younger lifters. They are truly the future of KCSTRONGMAN and the USAWA. Results are as follows:
What this optimist thought would be the turning point in the future of the IAWA/USAWA turned out to be a major disappointment.
We had exactly eight entries in a contest that was designed to handle at least 100 – in which any registered IAWA/USAWA lifter could lift – with or without certified officials. Only three of the eight came from somewhere outside Clark’s Gym.
Injuries took their toll on some – including Abe Smith, John Carter and Allison Lupo. Tony Lupo lifted while recovering from a hard bout with flu and he was so depleted that he lost a close battle with Ol’ Clark for last place.
Our compliments to the winners – 79-year-old LaVern Myers and 61-year-old RJ Jackson – and to 84-year-old Tony Cook, an IAWA member. Tony finished second behind Myers.
It is a compliment to the aged crowd – seven of the eight were at least 48 years old – and to the eighth person – a 16-year-old newcomer to Clark’s Gym who shows the potential and the interest to work his way to the top of the list – Spencer Wenzel.
Name
Age
Bwt
DLHT
DL 2 bar
WOMEN
RJ
Jackson
61
103.6
191
172
MEN
LaVern
Myers
79
213
220
240
Tony
Cook
87
182
220
220
Jeff
Wenzel
48
229
355
370
Dave
DeForest
63
192
325
330
Spencer
Wenzel
16
128
205
220
Bill
Clark
91
201
175
150
Tony
Lupo
57
233
345
360
Lifter
DL-fingers
Index
little
middle
ring
Jackson
106
46
121
76
Myers
120
80
170
110
Cook
46
44
90
90
J.Wenzel
200
115
225
180
DeForest
95
80
160
95
S. Wenzel
115
75
115
75
Clark
65
50
65
65
Lupo
140
85
150
100
LIFTER
DL- No
DL – NO
DL – 1 arm
DL – 1 arm
Thumb L
Thumb – R
Left
right
Jackson
106
116
148
156
Myers
175
175
200
200
Cook
77
88
132
132
J. Wenzel
185
205
205
225
DeForest
125
135
225
225
S, Wenzel
115
75
115
75
Clark
100
85
115
115
Lupo
125
135
145
175
LIFTER
DL-Reeves
Hack
Jefferson
Jackson
76
156
176
Myers
210
200
220
Cook
113
199
226
J. Wenzel
235
315
345
DeForest
175
225
305
S. Wenzel
145
205
225
Clatk
65
125
175
LIFTER
Total lbs.
Adjuated
Jackson
1644
2,205.60
Myers
2300
3190.85
Cook
1577.5
3116.35
J. Wenzel
3160
2889.92
DeForest
2500
2836.5
S. Wenzel
1970
2599.33
Clark
1350
2287.98
Lupo
2310
2239.25
RECORD DAY
LIFTER
AGE
WEIGHT
DAVE
DeFOREST
63
192
Record
lifts
Rim
Lift
250
Curl
wrist
105
Weaver
stick
2.5
Pinch grip-two-hand
135
Rectangular Fix
65
LIFTER
AGE
WEIGHT
Jeff
Wenzel
48
229
Record
Lifts
Deadlift
3-in. bar
300
Curl
Strict
115
Weaver
Stick
5
Bench
Alt. grip
255
Bench
Fulton
280
LIFTER
AGE
WEIGHT
Spencer
Wenzel
16
128
Record
Lifts
Bench
alt. grp
125
Bench
reverse
125
Bench
hands together
120
Bench
Fulton
120
Rectangular fix
45
OFFICIALS
THE FOLLOWING HAD NO OFFICIALS AND ARE NOT ELIBILE FOR RECORDS
Jackson
Cook
Those with officials:
Myers – by Al Myers
Lifters in Clark’s Gym – Bill Clark, Tony Lupo, Dave
I think this may be the most lifters that have ever competed in one of our postals. We had 24 men and 11 women lift this quarter. The top man this quarter is Abe Smith and the top woman is Sylvia Stockall.
The 2023 World Championships has been run and was a great day for all involved. We had a small group of local lifters who performed extremely well, breaking multiple world records. This year’s Worlds was run differently to previous Worlds. Due to the low number of competitors who were available to lift the decision was made to reduce the event to a single day meet with 5 lifts being contested. There were many outstanding performances to mention. This was Charlie Carabott’s 2nd time on the platform and he performed very well, breaking the 2” vertical lift record in his division twice. Edmund Patterson (son of John Patterson) was the only Open lifter on the day and wow he is strong. He finished in 2nd place overall which is a very tough thing to achieve for an Opens division lifter at the worlds. Tom Davies has still got it. He finished the day with 3 world records. Big Sam Trew is still as strong as ever. Sam finished with the 2nd heaviest total of the day. Peter Phillips just keeps on amazing everyone with his ability to grind through a deadlift no matter how much pain he is in. The stand out performance of the meet came from David Reeve. David broke the work record in every single lift and took out the overall champion title by a substantial margin. With all said and done this was another fantastic world championship. Everyone involved ensured the day ran smoothly and all the lifters put in a top quality performance.
The inaugural BUFFVILLE PUSH/PULL by far exceeded all my wildest expectations,!
A full meet report is forthcoming, but we must begin with the sublime performances of Chip Hultquist, Francis Hegel, Holland Millsaps & Brian Gardner. These four men pushed each other mightily in a competition that came down to who could make their final attempt. The heavens opened this glorious day and gave us a competition of resplendent glory. Let us now begin our amazing journey about the legends of strength we were blessed to witness on September 23, 2023!
Brian Gardner is a massive man and former Tennessee Strongest man. He had the highest Hackenschmidt Floor Press of the day with a mighty 365 lb lift. It came down to his final People’s Deadlift attempt where he missed a 550 lb pull. If Brian had pulled his final deadlift he would have been the Grand Champion. Regardless, he finished in 4th place with a total of 776.55 points. He was so close to winning the title and I expect even greater lifts from him at the OLD TIME STRONGMAN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP on December 9, 2023.
Holland Millsaps is strapping fellow who competes in Highland games and is an excellent Blacksmith. Holland brought his vigorous deadlift with him to Buffville in Albany, Ky. His second deadlift was a whopping 650lbs! On his third attempt Holland went for an enormous 700 lb attempt, but the Deadlift said NO! The 700 lbs was more than bar would allow this day. If Holland had succesfully conquered the 700 lb deadlift he would have easily won the title this day! At any rate, this meant Holland finished in 3rd place overall with 788.67 points. He too is returning to Buffville in December and look for even more glorious deadlifting from the enigmatic Holland Millsaps!
Francis Hegel was a man on a mission, He flew from Arizona to Kentucky just to set the Barbell Bent Press record, which he succeeded in doing so with his left hand! He had no intentions of lifting in the Push/Pull competition but the plan of the Divine cannot be denied! He performed admirably and was very consistent going 6 for 6 on the day, not missing a lift in competition. His final People’s Deadlift was a sight to behold as he set a new USAWA National Record in the All divison, 80 kilo weight class with a gargantuan deadlift of 536 lbs! What an amazing lift to witness! All this led to Francis’ mammoth third deadlift vaulting him from 6th place into 2nd place with 789.15 points! I hope I get the honor to see Francis lift again in the near future!
Our Grand Champion is 73 years young, Chip Hultquist! Chip is the Tennessee Special Olympics Powerlifting State chair & meet director, Cancer Survivor & an IPF Category 2 International Referee. I have met no more deserving of a man to win the over title than Chip Hultquist! To be honest, I was completely in awe as we were tallying the results, then lo and behold…. Chip Hultquist beat everyone with 793.56 points! His lifting was phenomenal, and he put on a clinic of how to win a meet. He taught all of us younger guys the definition of meet strategy and consistency. Chip went 6 for 6 for the day with impeccable form and technique. At 73 years young, he Hackenschmidt Floor Pressed 225 lbs and People’s Deadlifted 365 lbs. I personally think he had more pounds in the tank. It was superb performance by one of the greatest human beings I have ever known……….CHIP HULTQUIST!
Francis Hegel preforms a bent press during the record day portion
Official results are as follow:
Buffville Push/Pull
Buffville Gym
Albany, KY
September 23, 2023
Meet Director: Clint Poore
The One Official system was used for all lifts
Official: Clint Poore
Loaders: all lifters
All lifts are recorded in pounds, as is the total. Bodyweight in kilos. Adj is the adjusted score after Lynch and Age adjustment. Clint’s lifts are not considered for records since he was lifting without a certified official. All records are denoted with an asterisk *
