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By Sanjiv Gupta
By Sanjiv Gupta
By Eric Todd
Lilly Todd completes a Deadlift-2 dumbbells on way to earning the designation of a GRAND SLAM WINNER in this year’s postal championship.
The 2022 Postal series had great participation again! Over the 4 Postals we had 36 men and 12 women that competed in at least one postal. This year, the results of the postal series was done differently. The name of the last postal was changed from the Postal Championship to the fourth quarter postal. The championship was determined by total points from all four postal competitions. The overall placing in the meet determines your points. I.E.- if three lifters compete, lifter number one gets 3 points, lifter number 2 gets 2 points and lifter number three gets 1 point. Obviously then, as more lifters enter, more points can be earned for winning and all lifters earn points regardless of where they place overall. Just entering will earn points toward the Postal Series Ranking. While in the past the last postal was deemed the championship and was worth double points, this year it was scored the same as all of the others.
Several lifters that competed in all the Postal meets last year and they deserve to be recognized. These lifters are the GRAND SLAM WINNERS: Beth Skwarecki, R.J. Jackson, Stacy Todd, Kim Van Wagner, Lilly Todd, Phoebe Todd, Janet Thompson, Dan Wagman, Abe Smith, Randy Smith, Dave Deforest, Barry Bryan, Dave Hahn, John Carter, Tony Hose, Denny Habecker, Tony Lupo, Jeff Wenzel, Wyatt Sawyer, Travis Luther, Barry Pensyl, Chris Todd, Sanjiv Gupta, Bill Clark, Leroy Todd, and Everett Todd. that is a pretty stout group of Grand Slam lifters!
Now for the overall ranking for the 2022 USAWA Postal Series!
Dan Wagman’s 503-pound deadlift—2 dumbbells sets a new all-time USAWA record in the 80 kg class. He repeated that all-time record-breaking feat in the other two contested lifts as well.
This quarter postal had it’s largest number of entries yet. We had 28 men and 10 women compete in this meet. Dan Wagman led the men’s division, while Kasey Cicero topped the hotly contested women’s division.
October 1 thru December 31, 2023
The Lifts -Snatch from Hang, Deadlift-2 Dumbbells, Pullover and Press All lifts are in pounds – Records are marked with an*
LIFTERS WITH 3 OFFICIALS – Steve Jury, Everett Todd, Kasey Cicero, Lilly Todd, Stacy Todd, and Phoebe Todd. -LIFTERS WITH 2 OFFICIALS – Barry Bryan, Eric Todd, Dan Jones, Denny Habecker, Spencer Wenzel, Frank Ciavattone, Nils Larson, Chris Todd, Wade Marchand, Carl Puzin, Lance Foster, Leroy Todd, Allison Lupo, LIFTERS WITH ONE OFFICIAL – Dan Wagman, Dave DeForest, Tony Hose, Anthony Lupo, Jeff Wenzel, John Carter, Aaron Luther, Wyatt Sawyer, Bill Clark, and Janet Thompson. LIFTERS WITH NO CERTIFIED OFFICIAL – Abe Smith, Randy Smith, Dave Hahn, Barry Pensyl, Sanjiv Gupta, Beth Skwarecki, R.J. Jackson, Sylvia Stockall, and Kim Van Wagner.
By Al Myers
MEET ANNOUNCEMENT – 2024 USAWA GRIP CHAMPIONSHIPS
The new year is now upon us and with that comes the announcement for the annual Grip Championships! The Grip Championships have always been the first Championship event in the USAWA every year.
This competition has been a popular one in the USAWA throughout the years. At times it has been one of the largest events attended for the year in the USAWA. I always try to “mix things up” with the chosen lifts, but have always kept them to official lifts of the USAWA.
MEET DETAILS:
Meet Director: Al Myers email: amyers@usawa.com
Meet Date: Saturday, February 17th, 2024 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Dino Gym, 1126 Eden Road, Abilene, KS 67410
Sanction: USAWA – Membership required
Weigh-ins: 12:00-1:00 PM the day of the meet
Divisions: Juniors, Women, Masters, and Open
Awards: None
Entry: None – But please give advance notification if attending
Lifts:
Pinch Grip – Strict
Vertical Bar Deadlift – 1 Bar, 1″, One Hand
Deadlift – Fingers, Index
Deadlift – Fulton Bar, Ciavattone Grip
Rim Lift