March Madness Record Breaker postponed
Unfortunately Frank’s Barbell Club has made the decision to postpone the scheduled March madness record breaker meet due to weather impacting training. They will only be holding the Heavy Lift Classic.
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HEAVY LIFT CHAMPIONSHIP (Turney, MO and Walpole, MA)
By Eric Todd
Since 2017, the Heavy Lift Championships have been held exclusively by two clubs, Frank’s Barbell Club and KCSTRONGMAN. Since 2017, all of the champions have been from those same two clubs. Frank reached out to me with the proposal that we run two different locations this year and compile our results into a more comprehensive championship. So, with the blessing of the executive board, lifting for this year’s Heavy Lift Championships will be done at two different locations: Walpole, MA and Turney, MO. Frank and I will compile all the results together, and will ship awards to those winning them.
MEET DETAILS:
Meet name: Heavy Lift Championship
Date: May 10, 2025
Midwest Location: 10978 SW Pueblo Dr, Turney, MO
Northeast Location: 204 East Street, East Walpole, MA 02032
Promoter: Eric Todd and KCSTRONGMAN
Sanctioned by : USAWA-membership is required of all lifters
Lifts: Neck Lift, Hand and Thigh, Hip Lift
Cost: $35 (Checks can be made out to Eric Todd)
Awards: There will be awards for the lifters
This is a drug tested event. Please only enter if you know you can pass a drug test!
LIFTER OF THE MONTH, JANUARY 2025 – TONY LUPO
January is off to a great start and Tony Lupo is Lifter of the Month. He traveled down to Westlake, LA to help launch All-Round lifting in the Pelican State, took 2nd in the Bayou Beast Bash and set 5 records after the competition lifts were completed. He shows up live on the platform and has a jump on the competition for 2025 Road Warrior miles. Tony first appears in the record list starting in 2021 and has since accumulated 155 individual records in 138 different lifts and 9 team records. A true All-Rounder, he has set records in the Phumchaona Lift and the Carter Lift.
He was the 2023 Newcomer of the Year Runner Up and the inaugural recipient of the Al Myers Award presented at the 2024 Old Time Strongman World Postal Meet. Finally, he supports the USAWA as the Awards Director and the Records Director. Maintaining 19,000+ records is a daunting task that he has taken on without fanfare. Congratulations Tony!
Do you know a USAWA member who should be recognized as a future Lifter of the Month? Send nominations to the Secretary at bethskw@gmail.com
2024 Postal Championship
With the Q4 Postal meet in the books, it is time to crown the Men’s and Women’s postal champions. 17 women and 44 men competed throughout the year. 17 women is the largest women’s field the postal has ever had, beating the previous best of 12 entrants set in 2023. 44 women is the largest men’s field the postal has ever had, again a huge jump over the previous best of 36 entrants set in 2023. 61 entrants represented nearly half of the 2024 USAWA members.
Scoring was done the same way it was done last year with points awarded based on number of entrants. RJ Jackson and Sylvia Stockall tied with 33 points each. I don’t think we have a tiebreaker system yet, but with RJ taking the win in Q2 and Q3, versus Sylvia’s Q1 win, I am proposing RJ is the women’s postal champion. Abe Smith had 99 points, narrowly edging out Barry Bryan with 94 points. Congratulations to RJ and Abe. This is RJ’s 8th title and Abe’s 1st title.
Grand Slam winners include Stacy Todd, Allison Lupo, Janet Thompson, Abe Smith, Barry Bryan, Denny Habecker, Randy Smith, Jeff Wenzel, Travis Luther, Tony Lupo, Spencer Wenzel, Sanjiv Gupta, Eric Todd, Bill Clark
Lifter of the Month, December 2024 – Ashley Stearns
by Sanjiv Gupta
December was bustling with All-Round weightlifting, but Ashley Stearns shined by pulling a
318.43 Kg Dinnie Lift and 63.50 Inch Dumbbell Deadlift to be the top USA lifter at the 2024 Old
Time Strongman World Championships. Ashley has been competing out of Buffville since 2023
and quickly joined the Century Club. He currently holds 112 records (across 51 lifts) with 45 of
those being ALL Age class records. Congratulations Ashley.
Do you know a USAWA member who should be recognized as a future Lifter of the Month? Send nominations to the Secretary at bethskw@gmail.com.