USAWA

By Bill Clark

Nick Frieders rolled to a defense of his Deadlift Dozen Plus One title, slipping past John Carter, Dave DeForest and Lucas Hardie in a tight battle that involved only Clark’s Gym Team members.

Colorado’s Kim Van Wagner, also a gym team member, was the only female entrant and she continued to show both interest and ability, though she cannot set records at the current time because she is isolated in the Denver area.

Nick, a senior majoring in theater at the University of Missouri, continues to improve as a deadlifter in every aspect of the pulling part of the sport. He needed all he could muster to stay ahead of 63-year-old John Carter who continues to challenge in the non-chain events – and remains a tough customer in the chain lifts – which are coming up in a month when Clark’s Gym sponsors the Steve Schmidt Backbreaker Pentathlon.

All lifts are listed in pounds.  Weights are listed in pounds.  The three official system was used.  Officials were Tony Lupo, Dave DeForest, and Bill Clark.  

** Denotes lifters who are not eligible for records.

*Denotes lifts that set or broke US records.

Results are as follows:

The third quarter postal had good participation again with 23 men and 7 women competing. Abe Smith topped the men again and R.J. Jackson led the women this quarter.

3rd Quarter Postal- July 1 Thru September 30

Records are marked with an *

Lifters marked with a # sign are Canadian, thus not eligible for USAWA records

The Lifts- Curl-Cheat, Press from Racks, Deadlift- Ciavattone-One Hand

MEN’S DIVISION:

Abe Smith         – 40 – 184 Lbs.  – 205 Lbs.* – 220 Lbs.* – 240 Lbs.*-L – 665 Lbs. – 629.40
Randy Smith      – 67- 197.5 Lbs – 150 Lbs. –  115 Lbs. –   205 Lbs.* -L- 470 Lbs.  -549.77
Anthony Hose    – 53 –  225 Lbs.  – 175 Lbs. – 165 Lbs.* –  230 Lbs R   -570 Lbs. – 544.72
John Carter      – 63  – 216 Lbs.  – 150 Lbs.* – 120 Lbs.* – 230 Lbs R  – 500 Lbs. – 530.96
John Strangeway – 42 – 214 Lbs.  – 170 Lbs. – 175 Lbs.* – 240 Lbs* L- 585 Lbs. – 518.91
Matt MacNeil #     – 37  -269 Lbs.  – 205 Lbs. – 225 Lbs. –  225 Lbs R   – 655 Lbs. – 501.14
Denny Habecker  – 80 – 182 Lbs.   – 88 Lbs.   – 99 Lbs     – 148 Lbs R   – 335 Lbs. – 490.93
Lucas Hardie #   – 38  – 191.8 Lbs. -175 Lbs. – 135 Lbs.  – 205 Lbs L  – 515 Lbs.  – 471.22
Eric Todd        – 47  – 270 Lbs. – 210 Lbs.* – 200 Lbs.* -160 Lbs R – 570 Lbs.  – 470.26
Dave DeForest    – 62 – 196 Lbs.  -130 Lbs.   – 120 Lbs.  – 172 Lbs R  -422 Lbs.  – 469.12
Barry Pensyl       – 74 – 142 Lbs.   – 88 Lbs.   – 78 Lbs.    – 128 Lbs R – 294 Lbs.  – 467.93
Nick Frieders     – 21 – 153.5 Lbs. – 130 Lbs.  – 120 Lbs.  – 190 Lbs R – 440 Lbs.  – 461.56
Dave Hahn       – 85  – 141 Lbs.   – 75 Lbs.    – 45 Lbs.    – 125 Lbs L  – 245 Lbs.  – 451.47
Anthony Lupo   – 56 – 230.5 Lbs. – 120 Lbs. – 165 Lbs.* – 180 Lbs L  –  465 Lbs.  – 450.25
Dan Wagman   – ?    – 174.5 Lbs. – 216 Lbs.*   –  0        – 241 Lbs*-L – 457 Lbs.  – 442.28
Sanjiv Gupta   – 51  – 187.6 Lbs.  – 101 Lbs.  – 130 Lbs. – 185 Lbs L   – 416 Lbs.  – 431.81
John Gordon # – 28 – 179.6 Lbs.  – 132.3 Lbs. – 125 Lbs. – 185 Lbs L – 442.3 Lbs. – 420.45
Jarrod Fobes   -45  – 209 Lbs.     – 135 Lbs.    – 135 Lbs.  – 175 Lbs.-R -445 Lbs. -388.04
Chris Todd      – 43  – 276 Lbs.     – 165 Lbs.   – 135 Lbs.  – 180 Lbs* L – 480 Lbs. –  377.30
Everett Todd   – 9   –  80 Lbs.     – 32.5 Lbs.  – 30 Lbs.*   – 50 Lbs*-R- 112.5 Lbs. – 366.52
Bill Clark     –   90   – 202 Lbs.   – 38 LBS.*   – 28 Lbs.*   – 125 Lbs*R  – 191 Lbs.  – 298.75
Leroy Todd  – 11   –  84 Lbs.     –  35 Lbs.    –  30 Lbs.*   –  55 Lbs*-R-  120 Lbs.   -278.88
Joseph Caron – 77 – 184 Lbs.   –   0            –   0          – 175 Lbs.*- R  – 175 Lbs. –  248.64

WOMEN:

R.J. Jackson       – 60 – 103 Lbs.  –  86 Lbs.   – 80 Lbs.    – 111 Lbs R    – 277 Lbs. – 394.59
Beth Skwarecki –  41 – 146.8 Lbs. – 117 Lbs. – 88 Lbs.   – 128 Lbs R     – 333 Lbs.  -367.53
Kim Van Wagner -55  – 129 Lbs.   – 70 Lbs.   – 70 Lbs.   – 95 Lbs. L      – 235 Lbs.  -322.81
Phoebe Todd     – 12  – 121 Lbs.   – 55 Lbs.*  – 45 Lbs.* –  85 Lbs-R      – 185 Lbs.  -306.28
Stacy Todd       – 39  – 180 Lbs.   – 110 Lbs.* – 65 Lbs.*  – 141 Lbs*R  – 316 Lbs.  – 300.17
Lillian Todd      – 13   – 130 Lbs.  – 60 Lbs.    – 50 Lbs.*    – 75 Lbs*R  – 185 Lbs.   – 272.46
Janet Thompson – 65 – 160 Lbs.  – 55 Lbs.*  – 28 Lbs.*   – 100 Lbs*L  – 183 Lbs.   -235.56

OFFICIALS:

Randy Smith        – Bill Clark, Abe Smith, Dave DeForest
Abe Smith           – Bill Clark, Dave DeForest
John Strangeway – Eric Todd, Chris Todd
Everett Todd       – Eric Todd, Chris Todd
Leroy Todd         – Eric Todd, Chris Todd
Joe Caron          – Bill Clark, Abe Smith
Phoebe Todd     – Eric Todd, Chris Todd
Stacy Todd      – Eric Todd, Chris Todd
Lillian Todd       – Eric Todd, Chris Todd
Anthony Hose  – Bill Clark
John Carter      – Bill Clark
Eric Todd         – Chris Todd
Dave DeForest – Bill Clark
Nick Frieders    – Bill Clark
Anthony Lupo  – Bill Clark
Dan Wagman – R.J. Jackson
Chris Todd      – Eric Todd
Bill Clark        – Dave DeForest
Janet Thompson – Bill Clark

LIFTERS WITHOUT CERTIFIED OFFICIALS:
Matt MacNeil, Lucas Hardie, Barry Pensyl, Denny Habecker, Dave Hahn, Sanjiv Gupta,  John Gordon, R.J. Jackson, Beth Skwarecki,   Kim Van Wagner. Jarrod Fobes

By Eric Todd

Fantastic group of lifters at this year’s Old Time Strongman Championship

Today, the USAWA saw the 11th installment of the Old Time Strongman Championship hosted by KCSTRONGMAN in the megalopolis of Turney, Missouri.  It was the perfect day for such a championship, and the lifting was top shelf.  We had a few competitors drop out for various reasons the week prior to the meet, but luckily, we had a good number of entries, so we had decent numbers even after they withdrew.  We also saw the largest group of lady lifters that this championship has seen.

This championship event started off with the Thor’s hammer.  This one can certainly be a fickle mistress.  You really have to hit the sweet spot to get it to stick at the top.  I cannot tell you how many times I was about to give the down command when the lifter lost control at the top.  Some were able to come back and hit it and some were not.  Dave Deforest had an attempt where he missed it what seemed to be around 400 times at the top, only to hit a good lift with about 3 seconds left.  The cream of the crop was Greg Cook, 2017s OTMS men’s champion, who nailed a lift of 52.5 pounds, which is a mere stone’s throw away from the best lift ever. Chris Todd came in at 40 pounds for a successful 4th attempt for a record.

We then moved on to the Lurich Lift.  This lift is named for Old Time Strongman George Lurich and has not been contested within the OTSM Championship before.  It was run as an exhibition lift in 2017 before being officially accepted as a USAWA lift at the 2018 national meeting.  This one can offer the same challenges for some lifters as the hack lift, which is the bar can get bound up on the hamstrings.  Our two younger ladies, Phoebe and Lilly Todd both went 200 and more on this discipline, while Stacy Todd hit the high mark of 360 for the women’s division.  In the men’s class it was all Chad Ullom, who broke his own all-time record mark with a 610 pound effort. Dave DeForest had what appeared to be his very top end pull at 430 before passing away briefly on the platform.  Everett Todd hit a personal best 190 at only nine years old.  Leroy Todd hit a successful 175 on a fourth attempt.

Chad Ullom breaks the all-time Lurich Lift record with a pull of 610

We then broke for lunch where we dined on barbeque pork sandwiches, which were prepared by Stacy Todd, and potato chips.

After the lunch break, the lifting resumed with the Anderson Press, which is named after Paul Anderson.  In the Women’s division Lilly and Phoebe Todd hit an impressive 85 pounds apiece.  Stacy hit a record 4th attempt of 110.  Chris Todd edged Greg Cook for the top lift in the men’s division with a 220 pound effort before hitting 240 for a record fourth attempt.   Leroy Todd also hit a successful 70 pounds as a fourth attempt.

Our last lift of the day was the Dinnie Lift.  This lift is named after Donald Dinnie and the lifting stones he supposedly carried.  The top lift in the women’s division was 360 by stacy Todd.  She then went on to take a successful 4th attempt at 400.  Lilly Todd also had a successful fourth attempt with 225.  Chad was again the top lifter with a successful pull at 800 pounds, which is well above what the real Dinnie Stones weigh.  Side note-Chad has successfully lifted the Dinnie Stones on more than one occasion. Lance Foster came in lean and mean, having lost over 60 pounds, and hit a successful 475 on a fourth attempt.

The lifting was fantastic, and many records were broken.  The following lifters set records in all four disciplines:

Everett Todd

Leroy Todd

Phoebe Todd

Lilly Todd

Stacy Todd

Chris Todd

Dave DeForest

Greg Cook

Official results are as follow:

Old Time Strongman Championship
ET’s House of Iron and Stone
Turney, MO
September 10, 2022

Meet Director: Eric Todd

Meet Announcer: Eric Todd

Score Keeper: Chris Todd

Maker of barbeque: Stacey Todd

The One Official system was used for all lifts

Official: Eric Todd

Loaders: Eric Todd and all lifters

All lifts are recorded in pounds, as is the total. Adj is the adjusted score after Lynch and Age adjustment.  All records are denoted with an asterisk *

Lifts: Thor’s hammer, Lurich Lift, Anderson Press, and Dinnie Lift

Results are as follows:

With her third overall win, Phoebe Todd ties Heather Gardner/Tully as the winningest female in these championships.  With his third win, Chad Ullom steps out all by himself as the winningest male in these championships.