USAWA

by Al Myers

2015 USAWA GRIP CHAMPIONSHIPS

I know the reporting of this is a little late – but with the recent website upgrade in process many things have been delayed in getting reported. I am working hard to get everything “caught up”, but I only have a couple of extra hours per day to work on this project.  So this report will be extremely brief.

This had to be one of the best USAWA Grip Championships the USAWA has ever had.  There was lots of excitement in the Dino Gym all day long.  Veteran lifter Mary McConnaughey made her return to the USAWA after a few years of absence.  It was a great pleasure having her at the meet, as meets when Mary is present make for a fun time.  She is so full of enthusiasm and encouragement that it seems everyone lifts better.  She brought along young Christian for his first USAWA meet, and he lifted outstanding placing 4th overall.

Seasoned grip master LaVerne Myers topped the field of great lifters in total points in an extremely tough group of grip lifters.  He lifted superb – and had the top total lift of the day in two lifts. His 116# Index Finger Lift and his 182# one arm Fulton Bar Deadlift were the top lifts.  A newcomer from the Dino Gym, Kyle Jones, placed second overall. Kyle had the top Bearhug with a very great lift of 305 pounds.  Scott Tully was the only lifter to exceed 400 pounds in the VB deadlift with a best of 404 pounds. Ben Edwards placed third overall and was at the top of the list in each lift.

It is always great to see new lifters. Young Calvin Heit also made his USAWA debut.  Calvin is only 13 years old but shows great promise as a lifter. It was nice to see the mixture of new lifters with the mix of veterans such as Dave Glasgow, Chad Ullom, and Dean Ross.

Meet Results:

2015 USAWA Grip Championships
February 14th, 2015
Dino Gym
Abilene, KS 67410

Meet Promoter: Al Myers

Official (1-official system used): Al Myers

Scorekeeper: Al Myers

Lifts: Finger Lift – Index (Right and Left), Deadlift – Fulton Bar, One Arm, Bearhug, Vertical Bar Deadlift – 2 Bars, 2″

WOMENS DIVISION

Lifter	Age	BWT	FingerR	FingerL	DLFB1	Bear	VBDL2	TOT	PTS
Mary McConnaughey	55	300	75	80	83R	130	184

MENS DIVISION

Lifter	Age	BWT	FingerR	FingerL	DLFB1	Bear	VBDL2	TOT	PTS
LaVerne Myers	70	241	116	110	172R	200	274	872	923,2
Kyle Jones	27	238	115	115	165R	305	354	1054	857.5
Ben Edwards	39	229	115	105	154R	255	354	983	815.9
Christian Schimpf	16	149	75	75	93R	180	254	677	797.2
Dave Glasgow	61	260	110	105	143R	185	294	837	794.2
Alan English	31	230	115	115	154R	205	364	953	789.2
Chad Ullom	43	258	110	100	166R	205	364	945	767.4
Dean Ross	72	258	65	75	113R	205	254	712	739.4
Scott Tully	39	343	110	100	176R	205	404	995	678.9
Calvin Heit	13	128	55	55	53R	105	134	402	598.9
Lance Foster	49	317	90	90	121R	185	274	760	591.4

EXTRA ATTEMPTS FOR RECORDS

Christian Schimpf: Finger Lift -Index, Right 80#
Christian Schimpf: Finger Lift – Index, Left 80#
Mary McConnaughey: Finger Lift – Index, Left 90#
LaVerne Myers: Deadlift-Fulton Bar, Right Arm 182#
Calvin Heit: Bearhug 130#
Alan English: Bearhug 255#

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