2023 World Council Meeting
This year’s World Council meeting was held in Australia in conjunction with the World Championship. Below are the minutes from this meeting:
This year’s World Council meeting was held in Australia in conjunction with the World Championship. Below are the minutes from this meeting:
By Denny Habecker
USAWA 3rd QUARTER POSTAL
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.
JULY 1 THRU SEPTEMBER 30, 2023
The Lifts – HOLDOUT- LOWERED, CIAVATTONE DEADLIFT, CLEAN & PUSH PRESS
ALL LIFTS ARE IN POUNDS- RECORDS ARE MARKED WITH AN *
Name AGE BDWT Holdout Deadlift Push Press Total Points
Abe Smith 41 183 Lbs. 90* 445* 265* 800 762.37
Dan Wagman ? 180.8 Lbs. 80 * 461 * 156 697 660.19
Barry Bryan 65 188.6 Lbs. 61 * 331 * 160* 552 642.87
Dave Hahn 86 140 Lbs. 22 230 65 317 594.44
Wyatt Sawyer 26 206 Lbs. 45 385 245 675 593.46
Randy Smith 68 198 Lbs. 45 315 135 495 587.21
Dave DeForest 63 191 Lbs. 51 * 325 140 516 587.05
Steve Jury 58 230 Lbs. 61* 353 * 171 585 576.76
John J. Carter 64 202 Lbs. 45 * 375 * 100 520 574.40
Travis Luther 30 177 Lbs. 65 * 365 165 595 571.08
Denny Habecker 80 183 Lbs. 39 * 254 * 94 * 387 567.74
Tony Hose 54 223 Lbs. 67 * 325 175 567 549.15
Tony Lupo 57 238 Lbs. 60 * 335 165 560 537.89
Jeff Wenzel 48 227 Lbs. 65 340 165 570 518.41
Eric Todd 48 281 Lbs. 85 * 320 221 626 511.14
Sanjiv Gupta 52 193 Lbs. 45 * 305 145 495 510.13
Barry Pensyl 75 136 Lbs. 19 200 70 289 481.18
Chris Todd 44 275 Lbs. 65 * 320 181 566 450.88
Brady Habecker 14 126 Lbs. 33 * 187 * 88 * 308 445.74
Spencer Wenzel 16 131 Lbs. 45 * 205 85 335 431.47
Lance Foster 57 239.4 Lbs. 35 * 250 85 370 354.34
Everett Todd 10 97 Lbs. 30 * 110 40 * 170 340.48
Bill Clark 91 203 Lbs. 11 * 170 * 22 * 203 320.36
Leroy Todd 12 105 Lbs. 20 * 65 * 40 * 125 232.80
WOMEN :
Sylvia Stockall 65 160 Lbs. 35 265 105 405 521.32
Beth Skwarecki 42 154.5 Lbs. 35 287 110 432 464.58
Kasey Cicero 22 165 Lbs. 44* 303 * 99 * 446 446.76
R.J. Jackson 61 104.6 Lbs. 33 191 85 310 435.70
Kim Van Wagner 56 127.6 Lbs. 25 165 65 255 356.49
Lilly Todd 14 146 Lbs. 30 * 151 * 85 * 266 342.72
Stacy Todd 40 181 Lbs. 35 * 216* 90 * 341 322.76
Phoebe Todd 13 127 Lbs. 22.5 * 131 60 213.5 319.72
Allison Lupo 57 196 Lbs. 30 * 180 * 45 * 255 271.95
Janet Thompson 66 165 LBS. 22 * 155 * 33 * 210 269.25
Crystal Diggs 36 155 Lbs. 30 * 150 50 230 239.71
OFFICIALS :
Abe Smith – Bill Clark, Tony Lupo, Dave DeForest
Dave DeForest – Bill Clark, Tony Lupo, Abe Smith
Travis Luther – Bill Clark, Abe Smith, Dave DeForest
Tony Lupo – Bill Clark, Abe Smith, Dave DeForest
Allison Lupo – Bill Clark, Abe Smith, Dave DeForest
Joohn J, Carter – Bill Clark, Tony Lupo
Tony Hose – Bill Clark, Tony Lupo
Chris Todd – Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Everett Todd – Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Leroy Todd – Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Lilly Todd – Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Stacy Todd – Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Phoebe Todd – Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Dan Wagman – R.J. Jackson
Sanjiv Gupta – R.J. Jackson
Crystal Diggs – R.J. Jackson
Barry Bryan – Denny Habecker
Steve Jury – Denny Habecker
Brady Habecker – Denny Habecker
Kasey Cicero – Denny Habecker
Denny Habecker – Barry Bryan
Jeff Wenzel – Bill Clark
Spencer Wenzel – Bill Clark
Janet M. Thompson – Bill Clark
Bill Clark – Tony Lupo
Eric Todd – Lance Foster
Lance Foster – Eric Todd
LIFTERS WITH NO CERTIFIED OFFICIAL:
Dave Hahn, Wyatt Sawyer, Randy Smith, Barry Pensyl, Sylvia Stockall, Beth Skwarecki,, R.J. Jackson & Kim Van Wagner
Submitted by Bill Clark
LETTER FROM NICK FRIEDERS
Good morning Bill, and happy Sunday. I apologize for the lack of correspondence these last couple months, but I have been working through an extremely transitional period in my life. In summary, since graduating I have done the following:
Traveled to Wyoming with my father to hike the Tetons,
Traveled to Gulfport, Mississippi, with my childhood friends to celebrate our college graduations.
I returned to my old beer distribution job in Aurora to save money,
I landed a different beer distribution job as a relief salesman on the North side of Chicago.
Now, as of this month, I have moved to the northwest neighborhood of Albany Park in Chicago (I’m sure you ran a training camp here no doubt) and I have been training with the sales team in preparation for taking over my own sales route in the city.
Throughout all of the transition I am sure you would be happy to hear, that I am still lifting heavy and am currently looking for opportunities to compete in weightlifting up here.
I have not yet forgot about the USAWA and I hope to return for the deadlift dozen so I may defend my title.
Again, I apologize for my absence these last few months, I have had a lot of life to live following graduation. I hope you and your wife are doing well, and I look forward to coming back to visit soon. Be sure to catch me up on the happenings of the USAWA. How has participation been these last couple postals? Is membership continuing to climb? I look forward to hearing about it.
Best wishes to you,
Nick
By Eric Todd
Meet Announcement
Our honorable president, Denny Habecker has sanctioned the Memorial Record Day. This meet honors our former USAWA members who have passed over the years. Some that immediately come to mind are our friends Art Montini, Mike Murdock, Dean Ross, and John McKean. I know there are many others, and too many to list for our purposes here. At any rate, it is a great way for us to honor those who have come before us in the organization. Here are the meet details:
Date: December 16, 2023
Location: Habecker’s Gym, Lebanon, PA
Please contact Denny if you plan on attending to remember these great people and set or break some USAWA records. You can email him at liftingliar@comcast.net
By Eric Todd
So, it has come time for another “Lift for Leroy” record day. It has come to my attention that my brother Leroy’s holiday “episodes” were a mere ruse to garner attention from friends and family. He would throw himself down the stairs, lie there moaning and wailing for hours, and then call us on it when no one came to check on him. He would lay down in a snow drift to quietly fade into oblivion, only to loudly verbally accost us for not being concerned. He would wander down a lonely path of loneliness after a strongman meet, feigning heat stroke merely in hopes that someone would come along, pat him on the little tushy, and call him special. We fell for this tomfoolery for years. We were concerned about his diminutive ego and self worth, thus raising funds for him year after year to bolster his confidence, spirit, and holiday cheer. Well, no more. This year’s installment of Lift for Leroy will serve as an intervention. We invite all USAWA members to join with us at the House of Iron and Stone to call Leroy out for his subterfuge, break up to five records, and air all the grievances we have with Leroy for how he has made our lives miserable with his countless webs of lies.
Date: November 18, 2023
Weigh Ins: 10:00
Lifting Starts: 10:30
Please just let me know you plan on coming. Email is SalGuimino@yahoo.com
No Awards. We will do the 4th quarter postal this day as well. Choose up to 5 lifts to set or break the existing record in. And please, choose as many items of contention that you have to bring to Leroy, or feel free to just insult him. We all know he deserves it.