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2026 IAWA World Postal Championship – The Andy Goddard Memorial

By Paul Barette

There is a new process for entry submissions – see below…

Honouring our IAWA friend Andy Goddard:

As in previous years the contested lifts are those of Day 1 of the IAWA World Championships:

Entries to be submitted by 31st August 2026 using the online form

More information including the rules for the competition and the entry form can be found on the IAWA website here.

250 to Honor the 250th

Date: 28 June – 11 July 2026

Location: Clark’s Gym, Columbia, MO and Remote

Meet Director: Jeff Wenzel

The Rules:

  • A lifter can choose any lift with any number of repetitions and weight in a 24 hr period. Any combination of lifts could be used as long as the number 250 is involved.
  • Examples: This could be 1 set of 10 reps at 25 pounds all the way up to 250 repetitions with 250 lbs. Let your interest and imagination guide you.
  • For those who’d like a challenge we encourage you to do 250 repetitions at 250 lbs including some combination of bench press, squat, and deadlift.
  • Please enjoy this one of a kind meet!  We would love to see all USAWA member submit a lift for this meet. 
  • Record Day – lifters can submit five record lifts in addition to the challenge above or as part of the challenge.

How to enter: OPEN TO THE WORLD – All competition in Clark’s Gym is hybrid. You may compete in your local gym or in the friendly confines of Clark’s Gym in Columbia, MO. You must send all results to Clark’s Gym via e-mail to Jeff Wenzel or Bill Clark only at hzwst27@gmail.com or yeoldclark@gmail.com not later than 10 p.m. Tuesday 14 July 2026.

Please send to us the lifts chosen, the number of repetitions, and the total time taken. Included on the reporting form must be the name of the official(s) involved if any. DO NOT send your remote results to the USAWA. They must be approved by the meet director first. If you have no officials, your results will be included in the final tabulation of the competition and be eligible for meet awards. Your honesty is the key to all competitions.

OFFICIALS – Must accompany remote results to be eligible for records*.

Remote lifting: To compete remotely, you must enter by 5:00 pm Sunday 21 June 2026 or your results will not be accepted. 

Memberships: You must be a USAWA Member, membership applications will be accepted at the meet. 

Awards: There will be certificate of completion for all lifters and a best lifter award for men and women. The best lifters will be chosen by a three-member panel including John Carter, Bill Clark, and Jeff Wenzel.  

Contact: Clark’s Gym, email: hzwst27@gmail.com or yeoldclark@gmail.com 

*Records on repetition lifts will be kept by the record keeper in accord with USAWA Rules under Section V.8 and Section XII.K.

2026 IAWA World Championship

2026 IAWA World Championships
October 3 & 4, 2026

Venue:
Acernus CrossFit
440 South 9th Street
Lebanon, PA 17042

The Lifts (IAWA Reference Number):
Day 1
– 2 Hands Snatch from the Hang (B3)
– Pullover and Push Press with Bridge (B43)
– Clean and Press Behind Neck (B2)
– Two Hands Ciavattone Deadlift (C13)
Day 2
– One Hand Deadlift (C7)
– Stiff Arm Pullover (E11)
– Two Vertical Bars (1 in each hand) – 1 inch rods (F32)

Meet Director:
Denny Habecker
637 North 11th Avenue
Lebanon, PA 17046
liftingliar@comcast.net
Contact: (717) 272-5077 or (717) 450-6648

Weigh In: 7:30-8:30 AM on Both Days, Lifting will start at 9:30 AM

Divisions: All Divisions will be contested. Juniors, Women, Masters and Open

Entry Fee: $75.00 (includes meet shirt). Entry deadline is September 2, 2026 (overseas lifters pay on arrival). Please make the check out to Denny Habecker.

Banquet: Blue Bird Inn – 2387 Cornwall Road, Lebanon, PA 17042. 7 PM Sunday – Order from the menu and pay your own.

Entry Form

Carnival in the Cul-De-Sac

Date: Saturday, June 6, 2026
Address: Greeley, Colorado
Weigh-Ins: 9:30 AM; Lifting Begins: 10 AM
The Lifts:
-Steinborn Squat (C7)
-Dinnie Lift (H6)
-Goerner Stroll (H8)
Non-USAWA Exhibition Lift: Press – Fulton Dumbbell – One Arm (Rules for the Press – Dumbbell – One Arm (E16) apply except a Fulton Dumbbell is used)
Non-USAWA Exhibition Lift: Old-Timey Nail Bending
Entry Fee: $15
To Enter: Please reach out to Joshua Guerin directly at the below address.
Meet Director: Joshua Guerin (j.t.guerin@gmail.com)
USAWA Membership Required
Awards: Onsite medals will be presented to winners in each class. Josh will be constructing four awards for the top man and women in nail bending (a mounted, gold colored nail) and Fulton DB press (a small, gold colored dumbbell) and will mail these out at no charge (to the continental US) to the winners in each category.
Hybrid: Remote lifting allowed. Please submit scores within 48 hours of the meet for tabulation.

Old-Timey Nail Bending:
Tiers (easiest to hardest):
– Der Fiegel – Ace Hardware 20D 4″ Galvanized Box Nails (~29 lbs.)
– El Jefe – Grip Rite 60D 6″ Timber Ties (~53 lbs.)
– The Centurion – Hillman Fas-n-Tite Common Nails, 6″ Galvanized (~63 lbs.)
Full details in document

Diaper Day Meet and Record Day

Clark’s Championship Gym is hosting a new meet to celebrate a milestone for one of their members. The meet is a celebration of the birth of the first child for Travis Luther and his wife which is scheduled for April 25. The lifts included are patterned after the various lifts required by the newborn.

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
Address: Clark’s Championship Gym and Remote
Weigh-Ins: 8:00 AM
The Lifts:
– Full Gardner (D13) – Getting up and down with the newborn – but at arm’s length here
– Holdout, Raised (D17) – As if holding a full diaper at arm’s length
– Habecker Lift (H10) – A common lift to gather up a baby in your arms
– Goerner Stroll (H8) – The common practice of slowly walking a baby to quiet the whimpers – more or less
Entry Fee: A box of diapers if lifting at Clark’s, no entry fee if Remote
Meet Director: Bill Clark, contact by phone 573-4764-4510 or email yeoldclark@gmail.com
USAWA Membership Required
Awards: Certificates; The last place finisher will be awarded a dirty diaper

Lifts may be done on-site or remote and records may be established only with at least one registered official in attendance. If lifting remotely, entry must be received by the meet director via e-mail or telephone not later than April 22.

This meet creates and interesting doubleheader withe this meet dedicated to the newborn and the Diamond Jubilee open only to those 70 and older. A record day is being held with each competition – so you can do 10 records regardless of your age by entering both.

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