Tag Archives: USAWA Records

Quiz of the Week

by Al Myers

I did not receive a correct answer for this week’s Quiz of the Week.  The USAWA lifter who currently has the most USAWA records is our one and only USAWA President Denny Habecker. Denny has been setting records since the USAWA Record List started and is still going strong!!! Denny currently has 341 records, but is followed very closely by Art Montini who has 337 records. They both lead the rest of the pack by over 100 records!!!

Denny Habecker added more records to the Record List at this year's National Championships

Top Ten ALL-TIME USAWA Record Holders

(number of current records listed first)


1.    341   Denny Habecker
2.    337   Art Montini
3.    221   John McKean
4.    217   Bill Clark
5.    214   Noi Phumchona
6.    208   Joe Garcia
7.    204   Dennis Mitchell
8.    201   Bob Hirsch
9.    199   Frank Ciavattone
10.   171   Howard Prechtel

The Entry Deadline has PASSED for this year’s IAWA World Championships hosted by Denny Habecker in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.  Any entries at this point require special permission from the Meet Director – so contact Denny and hope that space still exists!!

USAWA Records in the Gardner Lifts

by Al Myers

These are the current overall weight class USAWA records for the Half Gardner and the Full Gardner. John Monk is the only USAWA lifter to have lifted his bodyweight in the Half Gardner – which he did at the 2001 Gold Cup. John has a best Half Gardner of 165 pounds and a best Full Gardner of 111 pounds. These are the top marks ever done in the USAWA.

Half Gardner


Weight Class
 Lifter Pounds Lifted
60kg Mike O’Brien
 71
65kg Izzy Mabrey
 88
70kg John Monk
 154
75kg John Monk
 70
80kg John Monk
 165
85kg John Monk
 143
90kg Denny Habecker
 99
95kg Ed Schock
 110
100kg Chad Ullom
 121
105kg Bill Spayd
 126
110kg Jason Weigle
 143
115kg Ralph Cirafes
 99
120kg Kevin Fulton
 122
125kg Frank Ciavattone
 132
125+kg
 Frank Ciavattone
 96


Full Gardner


Weight Class
 Lifter Pounds Lifted
60kg Mike O’Brien
 45
65kg Barry Pensyl
 65
70kg John Monk
 111
75kg John Monk
 110
80kg Abe Smith
 95
85kg John Monk
 110
90kg Tim Piper
 68
95kg James Foster
 65
100kg Bill Spayd
 100
105kg Ed Schock
 110
110kg Mike McBride
 95
115kg None
 None
120kg None None
125kg Demetrius Davis
 70
125+kg
 Bill Rogers
 70
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