LIFTER OF THE MONTH, APRIL 2025 – JEFF WENZEL

April was an exciting month with meets being held in Colorado and Missouri. Jeff Wenzel earned lifter of the month with some incredible lifts in the Club Championships and winning the Bench Press Heptathlon. His 250-pound Reg Park Bench Press was good for an all-ages record at 110kg.

Jeff has been enthusiastically competing and setting records since 2023 in the 45-year-old age category and since the 50th Birthday Bash in the 50-year-old age category. Jeff is a member of the Century Club and was honored as 2024 Newcomer of the Year.

All-Round weightlifting is a family sport in the Wenzel household. Spencer (17), Logan (10) and Riley (20) quickly in Jeff’s footsteps. They tend to favor the obscure and currently all four athletes hold records in the Anderson Squat, Jackson Press, Roman Chair Sit-up, Pinch Grip Deadlift and Bench Dip.

Congratulations Jeff!

Reminder to vote for awards and fill out the Future of USAWA Survey!

Our Awards Director, Tony Lupo, would like to ask everyone to vote for the 2025 USAWA Awards if you haven’t already. You can find all the information you need here about the awards and how to vote. You just need to send an email, and votes are due by May 31, 2025.

Also, the survey about the future of USAWA is about to close—the deadline was April 30 but I will allow a few more days for any stragglers to submit their responses. Here is more information about the survey, which includes a link to fill it out. It should only take a few minutes of your time. Current, past, and potential future members are all invited to respond.

Results – Q1 2025 Postal

We had thirty-seven lifters compete in this year’s first postal.  Abe Smith was the top lifter this quarter.

January 1 thru March 31, 2025

The Lifts –  CONTINENTAL SNATCH, PRESS FROM RACK BEHIND NECK, TRAP BAR DEADLIFT

ALL LIFTS AND BDWTS. ARE IN POUNDS- RECORDS ARE MARKED WITH AN *

LIFTERS WITH NO CERTIFIED OFFICIAL-  Dave Hahn, Dave Glasgow, Barry Pensyl, Randy Smith, Jerome Licini and Bill Clark.

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Record day results – April 12-13 at Clark’s Gym

(alongside the Bench Press Heptathlon)

RECORD DAY – APRIL 12-13, 2025

CLINT POORE.  AGE – 51.  BWT – 241. 

Peoples deadlift – 515.

Deadlift – Ciavattone – left – 185.

Deadlift – 3-inch bar – 251.

Curl, cheat -dumbbell – left – 50.

LYNNE HOMAN.  AGE – 62.  BWT – 131.

Holdout – lowered –   28.

Holdout – raised – 28.

Curl, strict – 48.

Bench dip – 70.

Bench press – two dumbbells – 90.

JEFF WENZEL.   AGE – 50.  BWT – 236.

Deadlift – Inch Dumbbell – right – 127.

Deadlift – Inch dumbbell – left – 117.

James lift – 120.

Squat – overhead – 165.

Bear hug – 266.

RILEY WENZEL.  AGE – 20.  BWT – 152.

Deadlift – Inch Dumbbell – right – 67.

Deadlift – Inch Dumbbell -left – 67.

Deadlift – two Inch Dumbbells – 2×67 – 134.

Deadlift – three-inch bar – 245.

Bear hug – 236.

LOGAN WENZEL.  AGE 10.  BWT – 72 LBS.

Deadlift – Inch dumbbell – right – 22.

Deadlift – Inch dumbbell – left – 22.

Deadlift – Inch dumbbell – both – 2×19.5 – 39 lbs.

Roman chair bench – 5 lbs.

Bearhug – 51.

WILL HOSE.   AGE – 21.  BWT – 165.

Vertical bar – one-inch – right – 127.

Vertical bar – one inch – left – 127.

Vertical bar –  two-inch – right – 145.

Vertical bar – two-inch – left – 145.

Vertical bar – two inch – both – 2×120 -240.

LISA GORE.  AGE – 59.  BWT – 216.

Deadlift – Inch dumbbell – left – 77.

Deadlift – Inch dumbbell – right – 77.

Deadlift – Inch dumbbell – both – 2 x 77 – 154.

Pinch grip – 60.

Bear hug   – 115.

DAVE DEFOREST.     AGE – 65.  BWT – 173.

Vertical bar – 0ne inch – left – 157.

Vertical bar – one inch – right – 157.

Vertical bar – one inch – two hands – 2 x 133 – 266.

Press from rack behind neck – 90.

Press from rack – 105.

TONY LUPO.  AGE – 59.  BWT – 237.

Middle fingers clean and jerk – 70.

Middle fingers press – 80.

Pinch grip – left – 111.

Pinch grip -strict – left – 56.

Deadlift – Inch dumbbell – left – 92.

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