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New Officials at Clarks

By Al Myers

Clark’s Championship Gym is back in action in the USAWA! Bill has sanctioned two meets this spring – the Goerner Deadlift and the Backbreaker Pentathlon.   Our Official’s Director Joe Garcia has confirmed the status of two officials at Clark’s Gym for Level 2 Lifetime Status  – Steve Schmidt and James Foster.  Both Steve and James were two of the first to ever take the officials exam in the USAWA.   They have both officiated at Clark’s Gym for many years and had no problem meeting the 25 meet minimum.   I do want to mention that it is the person’s responsibility to REQUEST official’s status (if they have meant the criteria), thus the reason they have been added just now.  There’s no point in the USAWA  adding officials to the Official’s List if they do not plan to officiate.

Also – Clark’s Gym member David DeForest has just passed the Rules Exam and is now added to the list “Official in Training”.   Once David has completed his three practical officiating events he will become a Level 1 Official.

Congrats to Steve, James and David!!!

 

Lance Foster – New Official

by Al Myers

Lance Foster completing the Dumbbell to Shoulder at the 2011 OTSM Championships.

I want to welcome Lance Foster to the “growing list” of USAWA Officials.  Lance just recently passed the Officials Test and now is certified to officiate within the USAWA for the next three years.  Lance has been very involved this past year with the Old Time Strongman Competitions that have been promoted by the USAWA.  He competed at my Dino Gym Strongman Challenge last January, and then again at the OTSM Championships hosted by Thom Van Vleck in Kirksville, MO.

Delaware Valley Postal

Results of the Delaware Valley Open Postal Meet

by Al Myers

John Monk performing a One Arm Hack Lift at Worlds.

The Best Lifters of the latest Postal Competition are Men – John Monk, Jr. and Women – Kari Landis. Congratulations to Kari and John on their victories!!

This Postal Meet was directed by John Wilmot. Postal Meets provide great opportunities to compete without ever leaving your own gym. All you need to do is complete the lifts, under USAWA Rules, and send in your results. However, certain things need to be followed in order for your lifts to be official and eligible for records. For this Postal Meet, I didn’t receive any information whether the lifters had their lifts judged by Certified Official/Officials or not.

The following is from the Rule Book:

Section V.4. of the Rule Book states:

Records may be established in any USAWA sanctioned competition or event provided that one certified USAWA official is present to officiate and approve the lift. If three USAWA officials are used to judge the lift, the lifter must receive the approval of two.

Section V. 12. of the Rule Book states:

All results submitted for records must include the names of the certified officials that judged the record lifts.

The new Rule Book became effective August 1st, 2009. There are several things that are outlined in more detail than in the previous Rule Book. This is one of those things – that is why I am bringing attention to it now. The website is now the source of meet information for the Records Chairmen (Joe Garcia of the USAWA and Chris Bass of the IAWA). It is my responsibility to make sure the proper and correct information is available to them – so they will know if lifts are eligible for the Record List or not. Emphasis is now being put on having Certified Officials if you want a record. Regarding Postal Meets and Record Days, I will list in the results the name/names of the Certified Officials present for each lifter, and whether the One or Three Official System was used. Remember, only one Certified Official is needed for USAWA Records but three Officials are needed for IAWA Records (Or just two if both deem the lift good).

This is the time to take the Rules Test and become an USAWA Certified Official!

FULL MEET RESULTS:

2009 Delaware Valley Open Postal Meet
September 1st – 30th, 2009

Meet Director:   John Wilmot

Lifts:  Bench Press Feet in Air, Squat 12″ Base, Deadlift Heels Together

Lifter and Certified Official/Officials:
Kari Landis – John Monk
John Monk, Jr. – No Certified Official
Denny Habecker – No Certified Official
Dennis Vandermark – John Monk
John Wilmot – No Certified Official
Bill Crozier – No Certified Official
Nate Shelly – No Certified Official

Results:

Lifter Age BWT Class Bench Squat Deadlift Total Points
Kari Landis
 27 175 80 95 100 225 420 405.85
John Monk, Jr.
 43 175.5 80 280 390 425 1095 1098.83
Denny Habecker
 66 190 90 176 222 281 679 793.77
Dennis Vandermark
 56 205 95 210 250 290 750 773.78
John Wilmot
 62 210 100 150 225 325 700 749.07
Bill Crozier
 72 224 105 160 210 260 630 704.25
Nate Shelly -extra lifter
 20
 154
 70
 215 275 300 790 827.13


BWT – bodyweight in pounds
Points are bodyweight and age adjusted.

Best Lifters:    Women – Kari Landis   Men – John Monk, Jr.