USAWA

By Christopher Lestan

ANDERSON WINTER CLASSIC RECORD BREAKERS

Meet Recap:

What a meet that was filled with excitement, heavy lifts, and an excellent atmosphere. We had the competition held at the Athletic Republic which is where I used to work and my former boss gave us a great rate that allowed us to test the waters in holding a meet in the facility. We had 14 lifters. We originally had 15 lifters, unfortunately, I had to pull out of the meet due to tearing my bicep 2 weeks before.  However, it was still a great show! We had 10 men and 4 women participate in the lifting.

The first lift of the day was the Anderson Squat. This was a show stopper. In the women division newcomer, Ani Kaleshian squatted 500 pounds on her third attempt making it look like a second attempt. Then we had Sarah Gibbons put up a beautifully executed 400-pound squat! Then, of course, we had Frank nieces who both put up massive numbers for their age and as usual became the stars of the meet with everyone coming by to support them!

In the men’s division, we had a long battle of who could lift the most. In the lower weight class, we had Raj Dasrath at 135 pounds squatting 620 pounds! Everyone was shocked by the display of strength which was soon followed by applause. Then we had Zach, and Travis all lift 500 like nothing. Next Carter Fisher, the young bull in the competition, comes out of the left field and squats 700 pounds easy! After seeing this Shane Blass shouts “I want that weight” and then walks over to the barbell to lift it with tremendous power. Again applause was followed. Zach comes to the squat rack to squat 600 pounds to hold his own ground. Longtime USAWA member Mark Raymond also displayed massive strength with his 275 squat and Frank Ciavatonne with 225!

The second lift of the day was the Ciavatonne Deadlift. Multiple people displayed their grip strength as well as power here as well. In the women’s division, we had Ani come again and lift 285! Then we had the girls Natalie, and Olivia pick up the weight just like their uncle Frank… WITH EASE!! Sarah made 205 like nothing displaying her grip strength.

In the men’s division, everyone was showing their power with the deadlift! Mark Raymond was able to pull 300 with more in the tank. We had Zach with a massive 430-pound deadlift and two attempts at the national record in which both he had at the top but couldn’t hold it! He definitely has it at this year’s nationals! The young stallion Ryan Bingham pulled a 440-pound deadlift to end the event, and he still had more in him!

The last event of the day we had the Clean and Press. As usual Frank’s nieces displayed their ability to lift anything with a 40 and 45 pound clean and press! Rising star of the meet Ani showed her ability her upper body power with a 120 clean and press! Then we had Zach and his brother display their beautiful technique and press with Mahmud with an easy 165 and Zach with 185! Shane Blass was impressive moving 165 as it was nothing! Carter Fisher who refused to be not behind them attempted a 165 pound clean and press which was successful!

It was a great meet! Filled with a competitive atmosphere that couldn’t be rivaled. The best part about these local meets is the ability to display the beauty of what this sport brings! Between lifts, every lifter was being social, making new friends and acquaintances. Everyone was cheering on each other, and helping with loading the weights.

The audience was amazing. We had close to 20-25 spectators with all of them cheering and being entertained by the displays of strength. My former boss Jason even came by and started cheering.

Big congrats on Carter Fisher winning BEST OVERALL LIFTER in his first meet with USAWA. He was followed close behind by Raj Dasrath! One lift gone bad or good would have turned the whole placing of the top two. Big Congrats on Sarah being the Open winner, and Ani being the Junior Winner. I really hope to see these two in the future at another meet!

MEET RESULTS:

Anderson Winter Classic
December 28th, 2019
Norwood, Massachusetts

Meet Director: Christopher Lestan

Host: Athletic Republic

Meet Announcer/ Scorekeeper: Christopher Lestan

Officials(1 official system used): Frank Ciavatonne and Christopher Lestan

Lifts: Anderson Squat, Ciavatonne Deadlift (2H), Clean and Press

All lifts were recorded in pounds:

Female Division:

Name	Age	Weight	Class	Division
Ani Kaleshian	18	165	75kg	Junior (18-19)
Sarah Gibbons	21	156	75kg	Open
Natalie Collins	12	109	50kg	Junior (10-13)
Olivia Collins	10	114	55Kg	Junior (10-13)

Men Division:

Name	Age	Weight	Class	Division
Shane Blass	25	212	100kg	Open
Raj Dasrath	22	135	65kg	Open
Carter Fisher	19	186	85kg	Junior (18-19)
Eric Lestan	14	160	75kg	Junior (14-15)
Travis Szetela	23	180	85kg	Open
Frank Ciavatonne	64	310	125kg+	Masters (60-64)
Mark Raymond	56	250	115kg	Masters (55-59)
Ryan Bingham	19	315	125kg+	Junior (18-19)
Mahmud Marhamo	26	183	85kg	Open

Name	Age	Weight	Class	Division
Zach Marhamo	22	230	105kg	Open

Female Final Standing:

Name	Anderson	C.Deadlift	C+P	Lynch
Ani Kaleshian	500	285	120	927.74
Sarah Gibbons	400	205	70	698.28
Natalie Collins	181	125	45	632.78
Olivia Collins	150	90	40	485.83

Mens Final Standing:

Name	Anderson	C.Deadlift	C+P	Lynch
Carter Fisher	700	350	165	1154.03
Raj Dasrath	620	250	135	1147.50
Shane Blass	700	330	165	1032.59
Zach Marhamo	600	430	185	1006.62
Mahmud Marhamo	500	365	165	967.89
Travis Stzelela	500	335	155	939.01
Eric Lestan	315	260	115	845.13
Ryan Bingham	445	440	155	759.87
Mark Raymond	275	300	100	626.66

Name	Anderson	C.Deadlift	C+P	Lynch
Frank Ciavatonne *	225	370	50	585.50

*Frank Opted to do the Thumbless Deadlift and use that as a National record for the 60-64 Age group and Open.

Overall Best Lifter: Carter Fisher

Overall Best Female Open: Sarah Gibbons

Overall Best Female Junior: Ani Kaleshian

Overall Best Male Open: Raj Dasrath

Overall Best Male Junior: Carter Fisher

Overall Best Male Masters: Mark Raymond

 

NATIONAL RECORDS:

Anderson Squat: 

Natalie Collins: 181 for the 50kg class.

Ani Kaleshian: 500 for the Junior class and Open in the 75kg.

Raj Dasrath: 620 for Open class in the 65kg class.

Shane Blass: 700 for the Open class in the 100kg class.

Frank Ciavattone: 225 for the Masters 60-64 group in the 125kg+ class.

Carter Fisher: 700 for the Junior 18-19 in the 85kg class.

Ryan Bingham: 455 for the Junior 18-19 in the 125+kg class.

Eric Lestan: 315 for the Junior 14-15 in the 75kg class.

Ciavatonne Deadlift (2H):

Ani Kaleshian: 285 for the Junior 18-19 and Open in the 75kg class.

Olivia Collins: 90 for the Junior 10-13 in the 55kg class.

Ryan Bingham: 440 for the Junior 18-19 in the 125kg+ class.

Carter Fisher: 350 for the Junior 18-19 in the 85kg class.

Clean and Press

Ani Kaleshian: 120 for the Junior 18-19 and Open in the 75kg class.

Carter Fisher: 165 for the Junior 18-19 and the Open in the 85kg class.

Zach Marhamo: 185 for the Open in the 105kg class.

Frank Ciavattone: 50 for the Masters 60-64 in the 125kg+.