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1st Quarter Postal

By Denny Habecker

MEET RESULTS –

2019 1ST QUARTER POSTAL MEET

15 lifters took part in the first postal meet this year, with John Strangeway leading the men and R.J Jackson at the top in the women’s Division.

2019 1st Quarter Postal
January 1st thru March 31st

Lifts- Jerk from Racks, Hack Lift-One Arm, Deadlift- Fulton DB One Arm

Lifters with a certified official:

John Strangeway – Eric Todd & Lance Foster
Aidan Habecker   – Barry Bryan & Denny Habecker
Chris Todd          – Eric Todd & John Strangeway
Lance Foster       – Eric Todd & John Strangeway
Al Myers             – LaVerne Myers
Barry Bryan        – Denny Habecker
LaVerne Myers    – Denny Habecker
Branden Rein      – Al Myers
Denny Habecker  – Barry Bryan
Dean Ross           – Denny Habecker

Lifters with no Certified Official:

John Douglas
Chad Ullom
R.J. Jackson
Sylvia Stockall
Lynda Burns

Women’s Division

Name               Age    Bdwt.      Jerk       Hack                Fulton D.B.      Total         Points

R.J. Jackson      57     106Lbs.   80 Lbs.   135Lbs.- R        57 Lbs. – L      272 Lbs.    446.1

Sylvia Stockall  61     135 Lbs.  105 Lbs.  100 Lbs.-L        80 Lbs. – R      285 Lbs.    398.4

Lynda Burns     44     179 Lbs.   87 Lbs.    87 Lbs.-R        75 Lbs. – L       249 Lbs     248.9

Men’s Division

John Strangeway   40   205 Lbs.    245lbs.    251.5 lbs.-L    168 lbs-R      664.5lbs  591.8

Al Myers               52    235 Lbs.    150 lbs.    280 lbs.-R     165 lbs -L      595 lbs    551

Barry Bryan          61    186.5 lbs.  165 lbs.    187lbs- R      124 lbs. -L     476 lbs.   540.4

John Douglas        55    300 lbs.     205 lbs.    200lbs -R      185 lbs.-L      590 lbs.    497

Chad Ullom          47    241 lbs.      95 lbs.      275lbs.-L      155 lbs.-R    525 lbs.    458.5

LaVerne Myers      74    231 lbs.      95 lbs.      154 lbs-L       155lbs.-R     404 lbs     451

Brandan Rein        23    154 lbs.     130 lbs.     160 lbs.-R     110lbs. -L      400lbs.    419.2

Denny Habecker    76    192 lbs.      99 lbs.     132 lbs.-R      96 lbs.-L       327lbs.     410

Aidan Habecker     15    195 lbs.     110 lbs.     187 lbs.-R     91 lbs. -L      388 lbs.    405

Chris Todd            39    272 lbs.     205 lbs.     214lbs.-R      113 lbs-R       532 lbs.    384

Lance Foster         53    345 lbs.     120 lbs.     151 lbs.-L      108 lbs.-R      379 lbs.   294

Dean Ross            76    243 lbs.      45 lbs.      75 lbs. -L       75 lbs.- R       195lbs     215

 

Grip Championships

By Al Myers

2019 USAWA GRIP CHAMPIONSHIPS

Group picture from the 2019 USAWA Grip Championships

Group picture from the 2019 USAWA Grip Championships

What a great day at the Grip Champs!

Twelve lifters made their way to the platform for the annual USAWA Grip Championships this year.   This has always been a well attended event in the USAWA, and this year was one of the best ever.

Kaela Janzen was the overall Best Womens Lifter. Presenting his award was meet director LaVerne Myers.

Kaela Janzen was the overall Best Womens Lifter. Presenting his award was meet director LaVerne Myers.

There were so many excellent lifts that there’s no way to cover all of them in the meet report.  The overall Womens Best Lifter was newcomer Kaela Janzen.   The overall Mens Best Lifter was the meet director and grip aficionado LaVerne Myers.

I was very impressed with both Junior lifters Cole and Jarod. These two have excellent coaches and mentors with their Dad’s John and Jason.  Also, excellent lifting was had by Scottish Johnny – who was the only one to break a Dino Gym record during the competition (his 185 1arm FB DL topped the gym record of 182 pounds).

Our President Denny Habecker made the longest trip to the event, coming from Lebanon Pennsylvania.  Denny set several new records over the weekend to extend his century club record number and stretch his lead  in the top spot.

It was great to see Ben Edwards back in action. Ben had the top mark in the dumbbell walk with 112 pounds.  LaVerne mentioned this is his opening remarks but I would like to repeat it here.  The Grip Championships only came about because Ben convinced me many years ago to have a grip challenge as he thought it would be well received by the membership.  The first grip meet in the Dino Gym was promoted by Ben and that was the start of the tradition of the Grip Championships.

Lastly, I want to thank everyone who showed up to compete or support this meet.

MEET RESULTS:

2019 USAWA Grip Championships
Dino Gym
Holland, KS
Saturday, February 9th, 2019

Meet Director: LaVerne Myers

Scorekeeper: Al Myers

Announcer: Al Myers

Official (1 official system used): Al Myers

Lifts: Dumbbell Walk, Deadlift – Fulton Bar One Arm, Deadlift – Inch Dumbbells, Deadlift – One Arm No Thumb, Deadlift – Index Fingers

WOMENS DIVISION

LIFTER AGE BWT DW FB1 Inch DL1 IND TOT PTS
Kaela Janzen 24 186 47R 80R 160 85R 0 372 346.2

MENS DIVISION

LiFTER AGE BWT DW FB1 Inch DL1 IND TOT PTS
LaVerne Myers 74 229 97 170R 240 185R 135 827 926.8
John Strangeway 40 196 92 180R 240 190L 230 932 850.3
Chad Ullom 47 239 97 165L 240 200R 225 927 812.5
Ben Edwards 43 219 112 160R 220 195R 225 912 806.1
Cole Janzen 17 181 77 155R 190 160R 120 702 692.2
Denny Habecker 76 193 37 115R 140 120R 100 512 639.3
Brandon Rein 23 154 77 100R 160 130R 115 582 609.4
Jarod Payne 17 288 102 130R 200 145R 120 697 541.6
John Janzen 53 291 67 130R 180 145R 110 632 530.6
Dean Ross 76 243 57 90L 120 110L 90 467 514.9
Lance Foster 53 345 67 110R 140 145R 155 617 478.7

EXTRA ATTEMPTS FOR RECORD:

John Strangeway: Dumbbell Walk 102
Cole Janzen: Dumbbell Walk 102
John Strangeway: Deadlift Fulton Bar Right 185
Jerod Payne: Deadlift Inch Dumbbells 220
John Strangeway: Deadlift No Thumb Left 195
Denny Habecker: Deadlift No Thumb Right 125
Dean Ross: Deadlift No Thumb Left 120
Dean Ross: Deadlift Index Fingers 100

BEST LIFTER AWARDS:

BEST WOMENS SENIOR – Kaela Janzen
BEST WOMENS OVERALL – Kaela Janzen
BEST MENS JUNIOR – Cole Janzen
BEST MENS SENIOR – Brandon Rein
BEST MENS MASTER 40+ – John Strangeway
BEST MENS MASTER 45+ – Chad Ullom
BEST MENS MASTER 50+ – John Janzen
BEST MENS MASTER 70+ – LaVerne Myers
BEST MENS MASTER 75+ – Denny Habecker
BEST MENS MASTER OVERALL – LaVerne Myers
BEST MENS OVERALL – LaVerne Myers

NOTES:  All lifts recorded in pounds.  BWT is bodyweight in pounds.  R and L designate right and left arms. TOT is total pounds lifted.  PTS are overall corrected points adjusted for age and bodyweight.

RECORD DAY LIFTS

John Strangeway – Age 40 years, bodyweight 196 pounds
Finger Lift – Index, Right  125
Finger Lift – Middle, Right 160
Finger Lift – Ring, Right 150
Deadlift – Fulton Bar, Left 160

LaVerne Myers – Age 74 years, bodyweight 229 pounds
Finger Lift – Index, Right 95
Finger Lift – Index, Left 95
Finger Lift – Middle, Right 105
Finger Lift – Middle, Left 105
Habecker Lift 185

Denny Habecker – Age 76, bodyweight 195 pounds
Anderson Press 145
Deadlift – Fulton Bar, Left 100
Deadlift – Fulton Bar, Ciavattone Grip 210
Habecker Lift  200
Deadlift – No Thumb, Left 100

Dean Ross – Age 76 years, bodyweight 237 pounds
Bearhug 152
Lurich Lift 220
Habecker Lift 185
Deadlift – No Thumbs, Overhand Grip 215
Deadlift – Fulton Bar, Ciavattone Grip 160

Dino Challenge

By Al Myers

2019 Dino Gym Challenge
“Dale Friesz Memorial Meet”

Group picture from the 2019 Dino Gym Challenge

Group picture from the 2019 Dino Gym Challenge

The weather turned cold and the forecast looked bad, but 5 brave lifters made their way to the Dino Gym Challenge this year.  I’m sure this would have been a very well attended meet this year if not for the bad weather as I had several lifters cancel their attendance because of concerns of the bad road conditions.   I’ve always known that’s a risk I take having this meet in January – but the show goes on!

Best Lifter Chad Ullom (right) receiving his award from meet director Al Myers (left).

Best Lifter Chad Ullom (right) receiving his award from meet director Al Myers (left).

This year the meet was dedicated to the late Dale Friesz.  All the lifts contested were among Dale’s favorites.   It provided a great variety from finger lifting to the Neck Lift.  It gave everyone a challenge for sure!

Chad Ullom won the BEST LIFTER award.  The highlight lift for Chad was his 310 pound Middle Finger Deadlift.  That’s the most he has ever done, and is one of the best MF deadlifts ever done in the USAWA.

I want to thank Chad, LaVerne Myers, Dean Ross, Brandon Rein, and Calvin Heit for competing.  It was another great meet at the Dino Gym!

MEET RESULTS:

Dino Gym Challenge
January 19th, 2019
Dino Gym
Holland, KS

Meet Director: Al Myers

Meet Scorekeeper: Al Myers

Official (1-official system used): Al Myers

Lifts: Finger Lift – Ring, Deadlift – Fulton Bar One Arm, Deadlift – One Arm, Deadlift – Middle Fingers, Neck Lift

MENS DIVISION

Lifter Age BWT RF DLF1 DL1 MFDL Neck TOT PTS
Chad Ullom 47 239 114R 160R 365R 270 500 1409 1235
LaVerne Myers 74 230 100R 170L 204R 172 260 906 1012
Calvin Heit 16 159 100R 120R 204R 192 190 806 909
Brandon Rein 23 153 69R 100R 162R 172 240 743 781
Dean Ross 76 244 74L 95R 152L 132 240 693 762

EXTRA ATTEMPTS FOR RECORD

Chad Ullom: Middle Finger DL 310
Dean Ross: Finger Lift Ring 84L

NOTES: BWT is bodyweight in pounds.  All lifts recorded in pounds.  R and L designate right and left.  TOT is total pounds lifted. PTS are overall adjusted points.

RECORD DAY LIFTS

Al Myers – 52 years old, 232# BWT
Pinch Grip DL Right Hand 125#
Pinch Grip DL Left Hand 125#
Pinch Grip Strict Right Hand 55#
Pinch Grip Strict Left Hand 55#
Deadlift Fulton Bar Right Arm 182#

LaVerne Myers – 74 years old, 230# BWT
Pinch Grip DL Right Hand 125#
Pinch Grip DL Left Hand 125#
Pinch Grip Strict Right Hand 55#
Pinch Grip Strict Left Hand 55#
Finger Lift – Ring Left 100#

Postal Series 2018

By Al Myers

The USAWA has 4 postal meets per year (March, June, September, and December), with the last one being designated as the Postal Championships. All these together make up the Postal Meet Series. Each postal meet a lifter competes in generates points for him/her, that total up for the final Postal Series Ranking.

The way the points are generated is pretty simple. I take the overall placings of the meet and then reverse “the count” for the points earned for each lifter. I.E – if three lifters compete lifter number 1 gets 3 points, lifter number 2 gets 2 points, and lifter number three gets 1 point. The Postal Championships is worth “double points”. Obviously then, as more lifters enter more points can be earned for winning the meet, and ALL lifters earn points regardless where they place overall. Just entering will earn points toward the Postal Series Ranking.

Overall there was good participation in the USAWA Postal Meets last year. A total of 28 lifters competed in the various postal meets, which is more lifters than competed last year. The first Postal Meet had 12 lifters, the second had 15 lifters, the third had 16 lifters, and the Postal Championship drew 26 lifters. Several lifters competed in ALL of the postal meets last year and they deserve to be recognized.  These lifters are the GRAND SLAM WINNERS:  RJ Jackson, Chad Ullom, John Douglas, Stephen Santagnelo, Chris Todd, Eric Todd,  Aidan Habecker, Denny Habecker, and Lance Foster.

Now for the overall rankings for the 2018 USAWA Postal Series!

WOMENS DIVISION – TOP FIVE

PLACING LIFTER MEETS ENTERED POINTS
1 RJ Jackson 4 14
2 Kim Lydon 1 6
3T Crystal Diggs 3 4
3T Amorkor Ollenuking 2 4
3T Sylvia Stockall 1 4

MENS DIVISION – TOP TEN

PLACING LIFTER MEETS ENTERED POINTS
1 Chad Ullom 4 66
2T Al Myers 3 61
2T John Douglas 4 61
4 Barry Bryan 3 50
5 Stephen Santangelo 4 48
6 Jeff Ciavattone 1 44
7 Denny Habecker 4 43
8 Dravin Barcia 1 38
9 John Strangeway 2 37
10 Chris Lester 1 36

This has been a great year for our USAWA Postal Series.  The overall Champions for the 2018 USAWA Postal Series are WOMEN – RJ JACKSON and MEN – CHAD ULLOM. A big congrats goes out to these two lifters!  I was glad to see a few “first timers” entered in our Postal Meets this past year.

I want to thank everyone who participated in our Postal Meet Series.  This partipation is what keeps our Postals going every year. I also want to mention and give credit to our Postal Meet Director Denny Habecker who makes all this happen.  A full historical archive of the past Postal Meet Series is kept on the website, under “history”.

Postal Championship

By Denny Habecker

MEET RESULTS –

USAWA Postal Championship

I believe this is the most participation in a USAWA  postal  that we have ever had. We had 22 men and 4 women take part in this postal. Jeff Ciavattone edged out Chad Ullom in the Men’s Division and R.J. Jackson toped the women’s Division.

RESULTS:

2018 USAWA Postal Championships
October 1st Thru December 31st, 2018

Meet Director: Denny Habecker

Lifts: Lateral Raise-Lying, Deadlift- No Thumbs, Overhand Grip, Continental to Belt

Lifters with a certified official:
Christopher Lestan   – Rocky Sullivan, Frank Ciavattone, Jeff Ciavattone
Jeff Ciavattone        – Rocky Sullivan, Frank Ciavattone
John Strangeway     – Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Barry Pensyl            – Barry Bryan, Denny Habecker
Eric Lestan               – Rocky Sullivan, Frank Ciavattone
Chris Todd                – Eric Todd, Lance Foster
Chad Ullom             – Al Myers
Al Myers                 – Chad Ullom
Deaven Barcia         – Al Myers
Barry Bryan            – Denny Habecker
Cody Lokken           – Al Myers
Denny Habecker      – Barry Bryan
Laverne Myers        – Al Myers
Brandon Rein         – Al Myers
Dean Ross             – Al Myers
Frank Ciavattone    – Rocky Sullivan
Lance Foster          – Eric Todd
Aidan Habecker      – Denny Habecker
Eric Todd                – Lance Foster
Cale Dunlap           – Al Myers
Kimberlyn Lyden     – Frank Ciavattone
Crystal Diggs          – R.J. Jackson

Lifters with no Certified Official:
John Douglas
Stephen R. Santangelo
R.J. Jackson
Sylvia Stockall

Women’s Division

Name              Age       Bdwt         Lateral    D.L. N.T.   Cont.       TOT          Points

R.J. Jackson     57      105.6 Lbs     30 Lbs.    150 Lbs.  150 Lbs.   330 Lbs.    543.25

Sylvia

Stockall          60       130 Lbs.       20 Lbs.    175 Lbs.   115 Lbs.   310Lbs.    441.41

Kimberlyn

Lyden           28        152 Lbs.       34 Lbs.    200 Lbs.    150 Lbs.   384 Lbs.   504.50

Crystal

Diggs           31        165 Lbs.       24 Lbs.     75Lbs.       95 Lbs.    194 Lbs.   194.33

Men’s Division

Jeff

Ciavattone        39       240 Lbs.       120 Lbs.    450 Lbs.     402 Lbs.   972 Lbs.   787.8

Chad Ullom       47       242 Lbs.        80 Lbs.    408 Lbs.      408 Lbs.   896 Lbs.   780.6

Al Myers           52       232 Lbs.        70 Lbs.    375 Lbs.      353 Lbs.   798 Lbs.   743.3

Dravin

Barcia             23        180 Lbs.        90 Lbs.    353 Lbs.      308 Lbs.   751 Lbs.   712.8

Christopher

Lestan            22        269 Lbs.       144 Lbs.    403 Lbs.      375 Lbs.   922 Lbs.   705.4

Barry

Bryan             60       187 LBS.        66 Lbs.    330 Lbs.       231 Lbs.   627 Lbs.   703.6

Cody

Lokken           24        163 Lbs.        80 Lbs.     308 Lbs.       308 Lbs.   696 Lbs    702.5

John

Douglas         55        301 Lbs.        80 Lbs.     365 Lbs.        385 Lbs.   830 Lbs.   697.9

Denny

Habecker       76       193 Lbs.         40 Lbs.     264 Lbs.        243 Lbs.    547 Lbs.  683.5

John

Strangeway   40       198 Lbs.          95 Lbs.    370 Lbs.        284 Lbs.     749 Lbs.  679.8

Barry Pensyl  70       152 Lbs.          54 Lbs.    200 Lbs.        193 Lbs.     447 Lbs.  618.4

Laverne

Myers          74       230 Lbs          30 Lbs.      275 Lbs.        209 Lbs.    514 Lbs    574.6

Brandan

Rein            23       153 Lbs.          50 Lbs.      253 Lbs.        225 Lbs.    528 Lbs.   554.9

Stephen

Santangelo  66      162 Lbs.           50 Lbs.      230 Lbs.        140 Lbs.    420 Lbs.    540.2

Eric Lestan   14     137 Lbs.           40 Lbs.      210 Lbs          143 Lbs.   393 Lbs.     534.7

Dean Ross   76      246 Lbs.          50 Lbs.       220 Lbs.        187 LBS.   457 Lbs.     500.8

Chris Todd   39      269 Lbs.          80 Lbs.       314 Lbs.        259 Lbs.    653 Lbs.     499.6

Frank

Ciavattone   63     295 Lbs.           40 Lbs.       220 Lbs         220 Lbs.    480 Lbs.    435.5

Lance

Foster         53     340 Lbs.          40 Lbs.         249 Lbs.       246 Lbs.     535 Lbs.    417.5

Aidan

Habecker    15     190 Lbs.          30 Lbs.         220 Lbs.       143 Lbs.      393 Lbs.     416

Eric Todd    43     259 Lbs.          130 Lbs.       153 Lbs.        203 Lbs.      486 Lbs.    394.1

Cale

Dunlap       23    162 Lbs.            60 Lbs.          0                187 Lbs.      247 Lbs.    250.2

Notes: All weights recorded in pounds. TOT is total pounds lifted.  Points are adjusted points corrected for bodyweight and age.

 

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