Postal Series 2019
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 29 lifters competed in the various postal meets, which is more lifters than competed last year. The first Postal Meet had 15 lifters, the second had 20 lifters, the third had 16 lifters, and the Postal Championship drew 20 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: John Strangeway, Al Myers, LaVerne Myers, Denny Habecker, Chris Todd, Lance Foster, Dean Ross, RJ Jackson, Sylvia Stockall, Lynda Burns
Now for the overall rankings for the 2019 USAWA Postal Series!
2019 POSTAL SERIES SUMMARY
Postal Meet Winners
| POSTAL MEET | MEN | WOMEN |
| 1st Quarter Postal | John Strangeway | RJ Jackson |
| 2nd Quarter Postal | Al Myers | Sylvia Stockall |
| 3rd Quarter Postal | Al Myers | RJ Jackson |
| Postal Championships | John Strangeway | RJ Jackson |
GRAND SLAM WINNERS: John Strangeway, Al Myers, LaVerne Myers, Denny Habecker, Chris Todd, Lance Foster, Dean Ross, RJ Jackson, Sylvia Stockall, Lynda Burns
Final Postal Series Rankings
WOMENS DIVISION – TOP FIVE
| PLACING | LIFTER | MEETS ENTERED | POINTS |
| 1 | RJ Jackson | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Sylvia Stockall | 4 | 18 |
| 3 | Lynda Burns | 4 | 13 |
| 5T | Crystal Diggs | 3 | 5 |
| 5T | Phoebe Todd | 2 | 5 |
MENS DIVISION – TOP TEN
| PLACING | LIFTER | MEETS ENTERED | POINTS |
| 1T | John Strangeway | 4 | 66 |
| 1T | Al Myers | 4 | 66 |
| 3 | Eric Todd | 3 | 43 |
| 4 | Denny Habecker | 4 | 39 |
| 5 | LaVerne Myers | 4 | 33 |
| 6 | Barry Bryan | 2 | 30 |
| 7 | Barry Pensyl | 3 | 29 |
| 8 | John Douglas | 3 | 27 |
| 9 | Greg Cook | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Chris Todd | 4 | 23 |
RJ Jackson was the Postal Series Champion in the Womens Division. She barely edged out Sylvia Stockall, who got second. For the first time ever there was a tie for the Overall in the Mens Division. John Strangeway and myself ended in a tie at 66 points.
I want to thank everyone who participated in our Postal Meet Series. This participation 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”.
COMING SOON…. full details regarding the 2020 USAWA Postal Series