Hi everyone,
Attached are the results of the survey that was done earlier this year. I’d especially like to invite anyone who will be attending the Annual Meeting on June 18 to take a look at these results, as they indicate what our members (and a few past/future/potential members) want to see in the organization going forward. Thank you to everyone who participated, and to the survey committee for organizing this.
The El Paso meet originally planned for June 30, 2025 in Colorado has been postponed until further notice.
by Clint Poore
| # | Lifter | Club | Gender | Birth Date | Age |
| 1 | Lynne Homan | Buffville Gym | F | 62 | |
| 2 | Alexandria McDonald | Iron Palace Podcast | F | 18 | |
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| 4 | Mark Evans | M | 69 | ||
| 5 | Michael Hanlein | M | 31 | ||
| 6 | Ashley Stearns | Buffville Gym | M | 45 | |
| 7 | Kyle Agre | Iron Palace Podcast | M | 18 | |
| 8 | Jarrod Gaddis | Buffville Gym | M | 47 | |
| 9 | Allen Fagg | Iron Palace Podcast | M | 47 | |
| 10 | Chris Henderson | Body Max Barbell | M | 35 | |
| 11 | Bret Newcomb | M | 42 | ||
| 12 | Kenneth Viktora Jones | M | 36 | ||
| 13 | Michael Cotney | Iron Palace Podcast | M | 52 | |
| 14 | Cole Bersaglia | Iron Palace Podcast | M | 20 | |
| 15 | James Hall | Buffville Gym | M | 54 | |
| 16 | Randy Richey | Body Max Barbell | M | 62 | |
| 17 | Brian Guffey | Body Max Barbell | M | 39 | |
| 18 | Tim Paul | Buffville Gym | M | 65 | |
| 19 | David Paul | Buffville Gym | M | 29 | |
| 20 | Charles Mullenex | M | 33 | ||
| 21 | Clint Poore | Buffville Gym | M | 51 | |
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A mighty day of strength to you!
The 2025 USAWA Nationals is less than one month away and things are looking great for a fantastic meet.
I wanted to say a massive THANK YOU to everyone who has registered so far, all memberships are current and we are excited to see old friends and meet new ones as well. Here are 5 quick points to remember as we inch closer to Nationals.
1. First a HUGE THANK YOU too our sponsors of the 2025 USAWA Nationals!
Arm Assassin Strength Shop for sponsoring the Saxon Deadlift event, Cerberus Strength USA for sponsoring the Dinnie Lift event and Weight It Out for providing weights for the platform! Thank you to each of these companies and we greatly appreciate it. Lifters please remember these fine companies when making your strength equipment purchases, they are supporting us and let’s support them with our business.
2. JULY 1 is the deadline to enter the 2025 USAWA Nationals, that’s just a few short days. If you are considering lifting in the meet, it will be phenomenal and we would love to have you lift with us.
Don’t wait SIGN UP TODAY! Just click on the link to enter right away….
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3. Referees at Nationals! We currently have 12 referees signed up to register at the Nationals. If you are a current USAWA referee and would like to referee at the meet, please let me now ASAP. All referees will need to wear a blue polo shirt with shorts or pants. Thank you to all referees for being willing to support the USAWA with your time and effort.
4. Awards at the 2025 Nationals will be given by weight class first and then age groups. The best lifter awards came in this week and look nice. We will have a Best Lifter award for Overall, Junior (20 & under), Senior (20-40) and Masters (40 and over). Plus, we will be awarding the USAWA NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONS!. We currently have 8 teams(USAWA clubs) signed up for Nationals, this looks like a record turnout for teams lifting at Nationals. The scoring will be done by taking the top 3 from each team and adding their total points together. Teams can only score with present members. As an example, if a team has 2 members present at Nationals they will have 2 scoring lifters. We have a very nice Eagle sculpture to award to the winning Team at the 2025 USAWA Nationals.
5. The Bourbon Distillery tour at 2 pm on Friday at Southern Kentucky Distillery has close to 20 people attending so far. If you would like to see and taste a little Kentucky Bourbon please let me know ASAP, so we can add you to the distillery tour. It’s a beautiful location less than 15 minutes from the Baymont Inn.
Following the distillery tour will be the USAWA National Meeting at Angie’s Family Restaurant in Albany, Kentucky. Please be at Angie’s Restaurant between 5 and 5:30 pm to get your order in or eat from the buffet. All attendees are responsible for their own food costs. The National meeting will begin at 6 pm, please come to the national meeting and support the USAWA.
Updated
2025 USAWA Nationals
30 confirmed lifters
Chris Frappier
Kyle Frappier
Jerry Wilson
Jeff Bankens
Isaac Bankens
Clint Poore
Ashley Stearns
Randy Richey
Brian Guffey
Jarrod Gaddis
Beth Skwarecki
Sanjiv Gupta
Nisha Gupta
Diya Gupta
Lisa Gore
Allison Lupo
Tony Lupo
Randy Smith
David DeForest
Chad Ullom
Toby Ortega
Frank Ciavattone
Dan Jones
Jessica Hopps
Wade Marchand
Nils Larson
Dennis Habecker
Larry Traub
Dave Glasgow
Chris Henderson
BE STRONG
Clint Poore
by Clint Poore
A mighty day of strength to you!
We are now a short 5 weeks away from the 2025 USAWA Nationals in Albany, Kentucky. I wanted to pass along a massive THANK YOU to all the lifters who are attending this year’s Nationals. It will be a great event and a lot of fun. As of today, all registered lifters for the 2025 USAWA have current memberships… THANK YOU. This is always a huge burden for any meet director and having all the lifters have current memberships will make things go smoothly. Here are a few items I would like to share bout the upcoming 2025 USAWA Nationals.
1. We currently have the largest USAWA Nationals field since 2003 with 27 lifters(see roster below). We lost a couple of lifters for various reasons. A breakdown of the lifters shows we currently have lifters from 10 states and 2 countries, this should be very exciting. If you know of anyone who would like to lift at the 2025 USAWA Nationals please have them register ASAP. The entry deadline is July 1st and will be enforced. I would love to see this meet go over 30 lifters. We are heading the right direction and let’s keep moving forward.
2. CALL FOR REFEREES! If you are interested in refereeing at the 2025 USAWA Nationals please let me know ASAP. All referees will be required to wear a blue polo while officiating, shorts or pants are fine. The blue polos do not have to have a logo on them, just be blue for uniformity of officials. We want this to be as professional as possible. Referees will not be lifting in the flights they are officiating. This will help streamline the meet. Please let me know ASAP if you want to referee at nationals and THANK YOU!
3. There will be over 40 chairs available to sit in at the meet location, but if you want to bring your own chair, please feel free to do so.
4. The local newspaper, the Clinton County News, will be doing a pre-Nationals and post-Nationals article about the 2025 USAWA Nationals! Also, if you would like to have your hometown/local news paper do an article about your participation at the 2025 USAWA Nationals, please let me know. I will make you sound great and write a flattering article for your paper or have your local newspaper give me a call @ 606 688-2600 and we can do an interview about your tremendous lifting at Nationals!
5. On Friday, July 18, the Southern Kentucky Distillery Tour is set for 2 pm and the national meeting is set for 5:30 pm at Angie’s Family Restaurant. Please let me know if you are attending the national meeting and distillery tour so we can have an accurate head count, thank you.
The next update will include flights and award divisions. At the moment, awards will be given in weight classes and age group winners. The Men’s & Women’s Overall Best lifter will be awarded as well. Men’s & Women’s Overall Master and Junior Best Lifter will be recognized as well. All lifters will be receiving medals for lifting at the USAWA Nationals.
Updated Roster for the 2025 USAWA Nationals
27 confirmed lifters
BE STRONG
Clint Poore