USAWA

By Eric Todd

As you can see, this is not the first time Lance has won this award.

The Sportsmanship award reads as follows:

This goes to an individual who possesses and shows great sportsmanship within the USAWA. The act of sportsmanship may be by conduct at all events, or by a specific example of exceptional sportsmanship.

This year, the award goes to Lance Foster.  This probably comes as no surprise, as this is Lance’s fourth win in a row in this category.  Lance competes often and is a stalwart of the KCSTRONGMAN club.  He is quick with a joke and a kind word.  If he hears you need something, Lance will go out of his way to see that you get it.  If you see a newby at a meet, you can bet that Lance will be by their side helping them with pointers and fine tuning to help them be successful, even if they are competing against him.  It is going to take a pretty special member to dethrone the king of this category.  Congratulations Lance!  Well deserved!!

By Eric Todd

Eric Todd receiving the leadership award

This award is given the following description:

This is for an individual that has shown exceptional leadership qualities within the USAWA during the past year. Things that should be looked at are: going above the level expected of an Officer position, promoting sanctioned events with emphasis being on promoting National or World Competitions, promoting the USAWA by developing a strong club, writing articles for publications about the USAWA, or through other means.

I was honored to have been chosen by the membership for this award.  It has been a pleasure serving as the Secretary/Treasurer and Website director.  It was also fun having my mini-me present it to me.