Lifter of the Month: Dale Friesz
by Al Myers
Dale Friesz (center) at the 2012 USAWA Nationals in Las Vegas. He is surrounded by Dennis Mitchell (left) and the meet venue owner John Broz (right).
The choice for the lifter of the month of August was a pretty simple one – DALE FRIESZ. In the month of August he won the prestigious Presidential Cup, the premier of the USAWA Record Days. Dale has been involved with the USAWA from the very early days, and at the USAWA Nationals was “one of four” awarded the special award of Top Participation Award of past USAWA Nationals. I consider Dale one of the “founding members” of the USAWA. He has a passion for All-Round Weightlifting and the USAWA that very few others have. Despite having endured MANY physical hardships that would have put other lifters “on the sideline”, he continues to make a presence at meets, and in turn gives inspiration to any lifter that is facing a physical obstacle themselves. Because no matter how bad you may think your issue is – it is NOTHING compared to what Dale has been faced with, and yet he continues to work out and compete. That puts things in perspective. In fact, I have NEVER met anyone like Dale who has such a underlying passion for weightlifting. He is a true champion and very deserving of winning this month’s LIFTER OF THE MONTH.