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SLP VINCE SOTO MEMORIAL OHIO STATE FAIR BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

August 1, 2009 Columbus, Ohio

BENCH PRESS - RAW

teenage women 13-15 148 Elizabeth Ritzler 100*

teenage women 16-17 181 Erica Ervin 100* 242 Amelia Carter 150*

master women 40-44 132 Susan Olds 140

master women 50-54 123 Lynn Muniga 115*

master women 55-59 148 Deb Mitchell 145*

novice men 165 Major Lawrence 295* 165 Bill Eleyet 260 220 Josh Boulter 370*

teenage men 13-15 123 Drew Keenan 140* 165 Mason Harbour 270* 165 Mike Snider 150 181 Josh Lehner 255*

teenage men 16-17 165 Brian Hayman 245

teenage men 18-19 181 Zach Miller 260 308 Chad Small 315*

junior men 181 Steven Lenegar 415 275 Cody Taylor 300*

submaster men 198 Jack Roy 370*

master men 45-49 198 Don Hardesty 315*

master men 55-59 308 Charles Hook 325*

master men 60-64 165 Joe Hollars 230* 181 Don Ladanyi 200* 220 Jim McNeill 290

master men 65-69 220 Sam Glover 270* 242 Mike Brown 365*

master men 70-74 165 Drew Lindsley 205*

master men 75-79 181 Tony Lakatos 155*

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

teenage women 16-17 165 Alison Streacker 295*

teenage women 18-19 165 Tashia Novitski 195*

junior women 123 Brittany Hammons 275*

open women 132 Erin Olszewski 240*

novice men 242 Juan Martinez 450 308 James Wells, Jr. 555*

teenage men 13-15 181 Craig Boling 180

teenage men 16-17 181 Joe Coulson 230 198 Nick Snapp 230

teenage men 18-19 165 Eric Craycraft 300 181 Joe Spriggs 425* 181 Ryan Stewart 235

master men 45-49 148 Joseph Yu 410* 198 Rick Hamsher 420 220 Ross Largent 500 308 James Wells, Jr. 555*

master men 50-54 308 Mike Giese 420*

master men 55-59 220 Greg Langham 470*

master men 65-69 242 Mike Collet 260*

master men 70-74 220 Charles Workman 305*

police & fire/40-44 220 John Pfeiffer 330

open men 198 Brian Thompson 320 220 Dale Menefee 455 275 Josh Maxwell 645 275 Mike Meadows 595 308 Troy Novitski 630

Best Lifter - Women - BRITTANY HAMMONS Best Lifter - Teenage Men - JOE SPRIGGS Best Lifter - Master Men - JOSEPH YU Best Lifter - Open Men - JOSH MAXWELL

DEADLIFT

teenage women 13-15 97 Eleni Ritzler 100 114 Heather Core 245 123 Hillary Jackson 210* 148 Karli Lump 185 165 Victoria Thompson 230 198 Erin Krisher 205*

teenage women 16-17 132 Ashley Jones 195 148 Shana Smith 190 165 Alison Streacker 335* 165 Kelsey Guthrie 240 242 Amelia Carter 320*

teenage women 18-19 165 Tashia Novitski 260

master women 40-44 132 Susan Olds 245*

master women 50-54 198 Jackie Eizensmits 160*

open women 132 Erin Olszewski 325*

novice men 165 Major Lawrence 425* 242 Juan Martinez 620*

teenage men 13-15 165 Mason Harbour 465* 165 Zach Stewart 300 181 Craig Boling 410*

teenage men 16-17 181 Joe Coulson 500

teenage men 18-19 181 Joe Spriggs 500* 181 Ryan Stewart 450

junior men 275 Cody Taylor 480*

submaster men 275 John Miller 560

master men 40-44 165 Omar Holt 440* 220 John Blackstone 605*

master men 45-49 198 Rick Hamsher 525 242 Kirk Bardos 550

master men 60-64 165 Joe Hollars 425* 181 Don Ladanyi 315* 220 Jim McNeill 360

master men 65-69 242 Mike Collet 300

police & fire/40-44 220 John Pfeiffer 365

team champions Fit 1 Power

Best Lifter - Teenage Women - ALISON STREACKER Best Lifter - Open Women - ERIN OLSZEWSKI Best Lifter - Teenage Men - JOE COULSON Best Lifter - Overall Men - JOHN BLACKSTONE *Son Light Power Ohio state record

The 10th annual Vince Soto Memorial Ohio State Fair Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held August 1, 2009 at the Buckeye Sports Arena on the fairgrounds. Each year this event is held in honor of Vince Soto, who passed away in 2000. Vince was a champion powerlifter, coach and trainer who touched the lives of so many during his short lifetime. It is in his spirit that we participate in this event each year. The family of Vince Soto was presented a special 10th anniversary plaque, as well a trophy representing Vince's 123 lb. class. In the raw bench press competition Elizabeth Ritzler won at teenage women 13-15/148 with a new Ohio state record of 100. Erica Ervin set the state record at 16-17/181 with 100 as well. Amelia Carter broke her own state record at 16-17/242 with 150. In the master women's 40-44/132 class Susan Olds won with 140. At 50-54/123 it was Lynn Muniga with a new state record of 115. Our final lady lifter was Deb Mitchell, who finished the day with a new state record of 145. Moving to the novice men's division, Major Lawrence broke the state record at 165 with 295. Bill Eleyet was second at 165 with 260. Josh Boulter set the record at 220 with 370. In the 13-15 age, Drew Keenan set the mark at 123 with 140. Mason Harbour broke the state record at 165 with 270. Mike Snider was second with 150. Josh Lehner finished with a new state record of 255 at 181. Our only lifter in the 16-17 age group was 165 winner Brian Hayman who finished with 245. At 18-19 Zach Miller won at 181 with 260, while Chad Small upped his own state record at 308 from 275 to 315. Steven Lenegar won at junior/181 with 415 while Cody Taylor set the mark for the 275 class with 300. Jack Roy got a new state record of 370 with his win at submaster/198. Don Hardesty set the state record at 45-49/198 with 315. Charles Hook broke the record for the 55-59/308 class with 325. At 60-64 Joe Hollars set the state record at 165 with 230. Don Ladanyi broke the record for the 181 class with 200. Our final lifter in that age group was Jim McNeill, who finished with 290 for the 220 class. Drew Lindsley broke the state record at 70-74/165 with 205. Our oldest raw competitor was Tony Lakatos, who won at 75-79/181 with a new Ohio state record of 155. In the assisted bench press competition Alison Streacker won at teenage women 16-17/165 with a new state record of 295. Tashia Novitski set the mark at 18-19/165 with her state record of 195. Best lifter among the women, Brittany Hammons, finished with a big 275 state record at junior/123. Our final lady bencher was Erin Olszewski who won at open/132 with a new state record and personal best 240. Moving to the men, at novice/242 it was Juan Martinez for the win with 450. James Wells, Jr. got a big 555 state record at 308. In the teenage 13-15/181 class it was Craig Boling with 180. Joe Coulson won at 16-17/181 with 230 while Nick Snapp took the 198 class with 230 as well. In the 18-19 age group Eric Craycraft won at 165 with 300. Joe Spriggs got a new state record at 181 with a big 425, taking the win over Ryan Stewart, who finished with 235. Joe also won the best lifter award among the teenage men. For the master men's competition, best lifter Joseph Yu broke the state record at 45-49/148 with 410. Rick Hamsher got a new personal best at 198 with 420. Ross Largent won at 220 with 500. James Wells, Jr., who had previously won his class at novice, won again here at 308, setting the state record at 555. Mike Giese broke the state record at 50-54/08 with a strong 420. Craig Langham looked strong at 55-59/220 with his state record 470. Coming from the Chicago area was Strong Athletes Against Steroids founder Mike Collet, who finished with a new state record 260 for the 65-69/242 class. Charles Workman, who has always been a part of the Ohio State Fair competition, broke the state record at 70-74/220 with a great 305. Taking the win at police & fire/40-44/ 220 was John Pfeiffer, who finished with 330. In the open men's division Brian Thompson won at 198 with 320. Dale Menefee took the 220 class with 455. In the 275 class it was Josh Maxwell over Mike Meadows 645 to 595. Josh also won the best lifter honors among the open men. Our final lifter in the bench press competition was Troy Novitski who won at 308 with 630. For the deadlift competition we had several new young lady lifters, most of which were trained by Scott Stewart, and all of which did a great job of pulling. In the 13-15 age group we begin with seven year old Eleni Ritzler who won at 97 with 100. Heather Core, state recordholder at 114, won there with 245. Hillary Jackson set the state record at 123 with 210. Karli Lump won at 148 with 185, while Victoria Thompson took the 165 class with 230. Our final lifter in the13-15 age group was Erin Krisher, who at 198 finished with a new state record of 205. For the 16-17 group Ashley Jones won at 132 with 195. Shana Smith pulled 190 for the win at 148. The best teenage lady lifter, Alison Streacker, set the state record at 165 with 335. Taking second at 165 was Kelsey Guthrie who finished with 240. Amelia Carter broke her own state record at 242 with a personal best 320. Our final lifter in the teenage women's division was 18-19/165 winner Tashia Novitski, who finished with 260. Susan Olds set the state record at 40-44/132 with 245. Jackie Eizensmits upped her own state record at 50-54/198 to 160. Erin Olszewski pulled a new personal best and state record 325 for the win at open 132. Erin also won the best lifter award for the open women. Major Lawrence won his second title of the day at novice/165 with his second state record of the day, pulling 425. Juan Martinez won at 242 with a big 620 state record. In the men's 13-15 age group it was Mason Harbour over Zach Stewart 465 to 300 at 165. Mason's pull was a new state record for the class. Craig Boling got a new state record of 410 with his win at 181. Joe Coulson got a big 500 at 18-19/181, taking the best lifter award for the teenage men. At 18-19/181 Joe Spriggs also pulled 500, which was a new state record there. Second place went to Ryan Stewart who finished with 450. In the junior men's division Cody Taylor broke the state record at 275 with 480. John Miller got a big 560 with his win at submaster/275. For the master men's division Omar Holt set the state record at 40-44/165 with 440. Best lifter John Blackstone broke the state record at 220 with 605. In the 45-49 age group Rick Hamsher won at 198 with 525 while Kirk Bardos did the same at 242 with 550. At 60-64/165 it was Joe Hollers who finished with a new state record of 425. Don Ladanyi got a new state record at 181 with 315. At 220 it was Jim McNeill who pulled a solid 360. Mike Collet won again at 65-69/242 with 300. John Pfeiffer won at police & fire/40-44/220 with 365. The team championship went to Roy Leedy's Fit 1 from Mansfield, Ohio with members Deb Mitchell, Omar Holt, Zach Miller, Josh Lehner and Don Hardesty. I would also like to thank Scott Vickery, who is recovering from elbow surgery, for all he does for the sport and to Scott Stewart, for all the new young lifters he is introducing to the sport as well. Thanks to my son Joey Latch and Adam Fancher for doing another fantastic job of loading and spotting. With nearly 90 lifters the competition was complete in less than five hours. In the bench press competition the bar never touched any lifter's chest and there was not any miss-loads throughout the competition. That equates to less than a minute between attempts, another reason why Joey and Adam are the best in the sport at what they do. Thanks also to Rhonda Ritzler for taking some great pictures, Jeff Ritzler and Karisa Fonner for helping me at the table and to Eleni, Emily and Elizabeth Ritzler for serving as our trophy girls. Another great meet! See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP WISCONSIN STATE FAIR BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

August 8, 2009 West Allis, Wisconsin

BENCH PRESS - RAW

teenage women 16-17 148 Dessa Karl 85*

master women 40-44 148 Pamela Harris 120 165 Brenda Hermann 185*

open women 105 Molly Ullenberg 110

novice men 148 Derek Krejci 140* 165 Ben Mohr 265* 275 Mitch Clark 425* 275 Mark Ellerbrock 300

teenage men 13-15 165 Joe Mundelius 250*

teenage men 16-17 132 Nikolas Peters 195* 181 Logan Grap 195 198 Tyler Hizerman 245* 275 Ryan DeWelt 215*

teenage men 18-19 165 Mike Mundelius 255* 220 Zach Cervantes 415*

junior men 181 Terry Timmons 345* 181 Dan Zimmerman 300

master men 45-49 148 C. Michael Cooley 235* 181 Bob DeWelt 345* 220 Dave Leslie 405 shw John Wojciechowski 425

master men 50-54 165 Dan Busch 280* 308 Steve Fronk 415*

master men 55-59 148 Dan Zager 200* 220 Timo Wiemero 290

master men 60-64 242 Richard Fischer 315*

police & fire/45-49 181 Bob DeWelt 345*

open men 165 Andre Adams 350* 198 Adam Staver 360 220 Randy Fry 410 242 Dan Strandt 320 275 Ryan DeWelt 215*

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

teenage men 16-17 198 Dan Markey 325

junior men 220 David Langer 395

submaster men 308 Guy Powell 600*

open men 220 Brendon Gonring 425

bench for reps 220 Cef Arndt (205) 15*

Best Lifter - Women - BRENDA HERMANN Best Lifter - Master Men - DAVE LESLIE Best Lifter - Open Men - GUY POWELL

DEADLIFT

teenage women 16-17 148 Dessa Karl 225*

master women 40-44 148 Pamela Harris 235

novice men 114 Jason Sowinski 170* 148 Derek Krejci 265

teenage men 13-15 114 Jason Sowinski 170 165 Joe Mundelius 465*

teenage men 16-17 181 Logan Grap 405

teenage men 18-19 181 Kaleb Grap 445 181 Dan Wick 400 220 Zach Cervantes 550

junior men 220 David Langer 565

submaster men 148 Todd Miller 455 181 Jeff Vallis 605* 275 Rudy Stowers 645* 308 Guy Powell 610

master men 45-49 220 Dave Leslie 455 242 Chris Tibbals 500

master men 50-54 220 Stuart Coogan 510

master men 55-59 148 Dan Zager 430 275 Richard Sadowski 500

master men 70-74 181 Jim Sodolski 360*

open men 165 Bryan Adams 575 165 Andre Adams 505 181 Derron Bohne 615 198 Rob Gripentrog 560 220 Brendon Gonring 620 242 Joe Trent 640 242 Dan Strandt 520

man/woman 198 Al Williamson/Brenda Hermann 750*

Best Lifter - Teenage Men - ZACH CERVANTES Best Lifter - Lightweight Men - BRYAN ANDREWS Best Lifter - Heavyweight Men - BRENDON GONRING Best Lifter - Overall Men - DERRON BOHNE *Son Light Power Wisconsin state record

The Son Light Power Wisconsin State Fair Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held August 8, 2009 at James E. Dottke High School in West Allis, Wisconsin. Many thanks to Guy Powell for providing us with this facility and for all he did to promote this event. After 10 years of promoting and building this event at the state fair into the biggest event of its kind in the nation, the administration felt we had grown too large for their venue. With 125 lifters and 600-700 spectators, how can that be a bad thing? Just think of the money we were bringing to the fair. Politics! In the raw bench press division it was new lifter Dessa Karl winning at 16-17/148 with a new state record of 85. Pamela Harris won at 40-44/148 with 120. Best lifter among the women, Brenda Hermann, broke the state record at 40-44/165 with a new personal best 185. Our final lady lifter was Molly Ullenberg, who won at open 105 with 110, tying her own state record there. In the novice men's division Derek Krejci set the state record at 148 with 140. Ben Mohr set the record at 165 with 265. Mitch Clark, "Mr. Sandbagger" himself, won at 275 with an easy 425. Second place at 275 went to Mark Ellerbrock who finished with 300. Joe Mundelius broke the state record at 13-15/165 with 250. Nikolas Peters set the mark at 16-17/132 with 195. Logan Grap also finished with 195, taking the 181 class. Tyler Hizerman broke the state record at 16-17/198 with 245, while Ryan DeWelt did the same at 275 with 215. For the 18-19 age group, Mike Mundelius broke the state record at 165 with 255. Taking the win at 220 was Zach Cervantes, who finished with a huge 415 state record. Terry Timmons set the state record at junior 181 with his 345. Dan Zimmerman finished second at 181 with 300. Moving to the master men's division, it was C. Michael Cooley at 45-49/148 with his new state record of 235. Bob DeWelt, who returned to competition after several years off, broke the state record at 181 with 345. Dave Leslie won at 220 with his personal best 405. Dave was also awarded the best lifter trophy for the master men. John Wojciechowski finished with 425, using a reverse grip, for the win at shw. Dan Busch set the state record at 50-54/165 with 280. Steve Fronk won at 308 with 415, establishing the state record there as well. For the 55-59/148 class it was Dan Zager with the win and a new state record of 200. Timo Wiemero won at 220 with 290. Richard Fischer upped his own state record at 60-64/242 to 315. Bob DeWelt set his second state record of the day at police & fire/45-49/181 with his 345 final attempt. In the open division Andre Adams broke the state record at 165 with a great 350. Adam Staver won at 198 with 360. Randy Fry finished with 410 at 220 while Dan Strandt took the 242 class with 320. Our final lifter in the open division was 275 winner Ryan DeWelt, who set the record there with 215. In the assisted bench press division Dan Markey won at 16-17/198 with 325. David Langer took the junior/220 class with 395. Guy Powell got a big 600 state record with his win at submaster/308. Being a new personal record for Guy, it also earned him the best lifter award for the open men. Brendon Gonring finished out the lifters with his 425 win at 220. A new event for this meet was a "bench for reps" competition, where the lifter does his body weight for the most of reps. Taking the win here was Cef Arndt, who at a 205 bwt. completed 15 reps. In the deadlift competition Dessa Karl won her second event of the day at 16-17/148 with her second state record of the day, finishing with 225. Pamela Harris won at 40-44/148 again with her 235 pull. Jason Sowinski won at both novice and teenage 13-15/114, in his first competition, finishing with 170. Jason set the state record for the novice class. Derek Krejci took the win at novice 148 with 265. Also at 13-15 was 165 winner Joe Mundelius, who broke the state record there with a great 465 pull. Logan Grap won at 16-17/181 with 405. Caleb Grap took the win at 18-19/181 over Dan Wick 445 to 400. Our best lifter in the teenage division, Zach Cervantes, locked out a solid 550 to take the title at 18-19/220. David Langer won at junior 220 with his 565 pull. In the submaster division Todd Miller won at 148 with 455. Jeff Vallis broke the state record at 181 with 605. Big Rudy Stowers got the biggest pull of the day at 275, finishing with his 645 state record. Guy Powell won again at submaster 308, pulling 610. Dave Leslie, who always lifts raw, won at 45-49/220 with his personal best 455. Chris Tibbals locked out 500 for the win at 242. Ever-consistent Stuart Coogan, won again at 50-54/220 with 510. Dan Zager took the 55-59/148 class with 430. Another lifter who is always dependable at 55-59, Richard Sadowski, won at 275 with 500. Our final master lifter was Jim Sodolski, who won at 70-74/181 with a new state record of 360. In the open division it was Bryan Adams over Andre Adams 575 to 505 at 165. Andre's lift was a new personal record for him. Bryan was awarded the best lifter for the lighter classes. Our best overall deadlifter, though, was Derron Bohne, who finished with 615 at a 174 bwt. for the win at 181. Rob Gripentrog won at 198 with 560. Brendon Gonring pulled a big 620 at 220 for the best lifter trophy among the heavier lifters. Joe Trent was a close second with his 640 at 242. Second place at 242 went to Dan Strandt, who finished with 520. We also had a man-woman team, consisting of Al Williamson and Brenda Hermann, who pulled a new state record of 750 at 198. Thanks once again to my son Joey Latch and Adam Fancher for doing a great job loading and spotting and to Karisa Fonner for helping at the table and taking pictures of the meet. Hope to see you all at the Atlas Gym Open in Kenosha on September 27. Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP MISSOURI STATE FAIR BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

August 16, 2009 Sedalia, Missouri

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

novice men 198 Eric Miller 350*

junior men 198 Seth Mendenhall 330 242 Nathan Gentges 700* shw Jessen Wade 455*

submaster men 242 Steven Clark 245 275 Mark Austin 520

master men 40-44 308 David Beversdorf 630*

open men 198 Jonathan Musco 420 198 Chris Flick 400 220 Tiral Luke 605* 220 Mike Alexander 465 242 Keith Parrish 675 242 Jamie James 505 242 Bobby Boothe 500 242 Brad Mann 425 308 Bryan Mann 550

Best Lifter - Open Men - NATHAN GENTGES

BENCH PRESS - RAW

teenage women 16-17 181 Christina Mackey 120*

open women 198 Jamie Wynn 250*

novice men 181 Jimmy Fiizer 275 220 James Stiller 325* 308 Andrew Routon 340*

teenage men 13-15 132 Lucas Miller 175* 165 Chuck Fitzgerald 135 165 Richard Spahr 105 181 Dustin Metcalf 165

teenage men 16-17 165 Josh Livingston 280* 181 Sean Evans 240 275 Zack Slater 305* 275 Scott Fitzgerald 280

teenage men 18-19 148 Tory Burns 240* 181 Andrew Laske 280

submaster men 165 Rick White 350

master men 40-44 220 Melvin England 370* 220 Gary McCloud 350 308 John Sappington 450* shw Michael Greene 450*

master men 45-49 181 Terry Carlisle 250

master men 50-54 220 Gene Bauer 360*

master men 65-69 198 James Stovall 220*

open men 132 Brandon Procter 200* 198 Jonathan Musco 415* 220 Caleb Frakes 375 275 Kevin Ballenger 410* 308 Keith Caton 460 308 Mike Haile 455

Best Lifter - Raw Women - JAMIE WYNN Best Lifter - Raw Men - JONATHAN MUSCO

DEADLIFT

novice men 275 Austin Taylor 300*

teenage men 13-15 165 Chuck Fitzgerald 315 165 Richard Spahr 200 181 Dustin Metcalf 310

teenage men 16-17 275 Scott Fitzgerald 445* 275 Zack Slater 400

teenage men 18-19 181 Anthony Underwood 485* 181 Andrew Laske 425

junior men 198 Seth Mendenhall 430 220 Tyler Letchworth 470 shw Jessen Wade 430

master men 40-44 242 James Foster 460* 308 John Sappington 600*

master men 65-69 198 James Stovall 430*

open men 198 Jonathan Musco 350 220 Caleb Frakes 480

Best Lifter - Open Men - JOHN SAPPINGTON *Son Light Power Missouri state record

The Son Light Power Missouri State Fair Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held August 16, 2009 at the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall on the fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri. We had a great turnout with several fine lifters. Many thanks to the workers from Special Events at the fair for providing a great place for this event and for their continued help in promoting this annual competition. In the assisted bench press division it was Eric Miller taking the win at novice 198 with a new state record of 350. At junior men Seth Mendenhall won at 198 with 330. Taking the win at 242 with a new personal best and Missouri state record 700 was Nathan Gentges. Nathan may now very well be the youngest and lightest lifter to reach that plateau. Nathan was also awarded the best lifter trophy amongst the assisted lifters. Also setting a new state record was superheavy weight lifter Jessen Wade, who finished with 455. For the submaster division it was Steven Clark at 242 with 245 while Mark Austin took the 275 class with 520, making just his opener. Another big lift came from 40-44/308 winner David Beversdorf. David finished with a new state record and personal best 630. In the open division at 198, Jonathan Musco won over Chris Flick 420 to 400. Tiral Luke upped his own state record at 220 to 605. Mike Alexander finished in second place with 465. Keith Parrish came close with 700 on his final attempt, but had to settle with 675 for the win at 242. Second place at 242 went to Jamie James who finished with his personal best 505, just ahead of Bobby Boothe who hit 500. Fourth place at 242 went to Brad Mann who finished with 425. Our final open lifter was 308 winner Bryan Mann who ended with 550. Bryan came dangerously close to locking out 705, but was called for dipping the bar. In the raw division it was Christina Mackey with a new state record of 120 for the women's 16-17/181 class. For the open women's 198 class it was Jamie Wynn with a huge 250 state record. Jamie was also awarded the best lifter trophy for the women. In the novice men's division it was Jimmy Fizer at 181 with 275. James Stiller broke the state record at 220 with 325. Andrew Routon also broke the state record for his class, 308, with his opener of 340. Moving to the teenage men's division, at 13-15 Lucas Miller broke his own state record at 132 with his 175 final attempt. At 165 it was Chuck Fitzgerald over Richard Spahr 135 to 105. Our final lifter in that age group was Dustin Metcalf who finished with 165 at 181. At 16-17/165 Josh Livingston broke the state record with 280. Sean Evans won at 181 with 240. Then at 275 we had a little competition between Zack Slater and Scott Fitzgerald. In the end Zack prevailed, setting the state record there with 305. Scott finished with a close 280. At 18-19 Tory Burns set the record at 148 with 240 while Andrew Laske took the 181 class with 280. Rick White, state record holder at submaster/165, won there with 350. In the master men 40-44 division Melvin England set the state record at 220 with 370. Gary McCloud finished a close second with 350. At 308 John Sappington broke the state record with 450, while Big Michael Greene finished with the same 450 at shw for the record there. Terry Carlisle won again at 45-49/181 with 250. Gene Bauer broke the state record at 50-54/220 with his 360 opener. Our final master lifter was James Stovall who set the record at 65-69/198 with 220. In the open division Brandon Procter broke the state record at 132, making just his opener of 200. Jonathan Musco, who also lifted in the assisted division, set the state record at 198 with 415. This also gave Jonathan the best lifter award for the raw men. Caleb Frakes won at 220 with 375 while Kevin Ballenger broke the state record at 275 with 410. It was a close one at 308 with Keith Caton taking the win over Mike Haile 460 to 455. In the deadlift competition Austin Taylor set the state record for the novice/275 class with 300. At 13-15/165 Chuck Fitzgerald won over Richard Spahr 315 to 200. Dustin Metcalf won at 181 with 310. For the 16-17 age group Scott Fitzgerald took the win over Zach Slater at 275. Scott finished with a new state record of 445 to Zack's 400. Anthony Underwood won his class, 18-19/181, over Andrew Laske by a margin of 485 to 425. Anthony also set the state record for that class. Junior men's 198 winner, Seth Mendenhall, finished with 430. Tyler Letchworth won at 220 with 470. Rounding out the junior division was shw winner Jessen Wade, who finished with 430. In the master men's 40-44 age group James Foster broke the state record at 242 with 460. Best lifter John Sappington pulled a new personal and Missouri state record of 600 for the win at 308. James Stovall, our oldest competitor of the day, broke the state record at 65-69/198 with his final pull of 430. In the open division it was Jonathan Musco with 350 @ 198, followed by Caleb Frakes, who finished with a new personal record 480 @ 220. Thanks to my son Joey Latch and Adam Fancher for doing another fantastic job of loading and spotting and to Gene Bauer for helping to keep the warm-ups running smoothly on the platform. Thanks also to Karisa Fonner for help at the table and taking pictures of the meet. And to our trophy girl Lynzi Miller for helping with the awards. See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP INDIANA STATE FAIR BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

August 22, 2009 Beech Grove, Indiana

BENCH PRESS - RAW- WOMEN

teenage women 13-15 105 Anna Bruner 85*

master women 45-49 132 Tracy Nash 115* 148 Monique Carter 190* 148 Carla Happel 80

master men 55-59 220 Paula Wheeldon 90*

Best Lifter - MONIQUE CARTER

BENCH PRESS - RAW - MEN

novice men 148 Anthony Ortiz 275* 198 John Swann 325 220 Trevyn Maxwell 365 242 Jamie Wilson 480* 242 Joey Cline 425

teenage men 13-15 198 Stephen Wellman 300*

teenage men 16-17 165 Daniel Moorehead 265* 181 Daniel Adams 325* 181 Ian Fox 245 220 Justin McKee 290 220 Ryan Hammond 150

teenage men 18-19 181 Bryan Bowlin 320* 198 Jake Philpot 350* 198 Nick May 350*

junior men 132 Aaron Johnson 275* 165 Michael Mohr 255 181 Buster Brown 300 181 Adam Griffin 275 220 Luis Ruiz 395* 220 Mark Munro 375 shw Kenneth Eldred 350*

submaster men 198 Troy Sheahan 390* 198 Scott Baker 305

master men 40-44 220 Tim Walls 335

master men 45-49 220 Mark Rice 240

master men 50-54 198 Kurt Lee 345* 242 Kevin Piper 355*

master men 60-64 220 Henry Conway 280* 242 Ed Geiger 385

master men 75-79 220 Gaylord Good 265

police & fire 220 Luis Ruiz 395* 242 Jereme Howery 375*

open men 220 Tony Taylor 355 242 James Walton 500* 242 Keithan Phillips 440 242 Dassan Spires 425 shw Jason Orick 460*

Best Lifter - JAMES WALTON

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

master women 65-69 198 Jan Berry 180*

novice men 165 Lucas Phillips 365* 242 Brian Berryman 460* 275 Jason Jones 350 shw Scott Granstaff 450*

teenage men 18-19 198 Nick May 405*

submaster men 242 Brian Berryman 460

master men 40-44 165 Robert Davis 335 220 Jeff West 420 275 Charles Steenburgen 405

master men 45-49 198 Trace Conner 525

master men 50-54 242 Kevin Piper 445

master men 65-69 181 Dorran Vogler 260*

master men 70-74 220 Chuck Green 330* 275 Tom Dunlap 360*

police & fire/70-74 220 Bill Mehaffey 220*

open 181 Jeff Mustard ----- 275 Harley Timbs 800* 275 Jason Horn 455

Best Lifter - HARLEY TIMBS

DEADLIFT - WOMEN

teenage women 13-15 105 Anna Bruner 180

master women 40-44 165 Rachel Bruner 280*

master women 65-69 148 Eva Reece 310*

Best Lifter - EVA REECE

DEADLIFT - MEN

novice men 165 Lucas Phillips 455* 275 Jason Jones 455

teenage men 16-17 220 Ryan Hammond 300

junior men 242 Ryan Pedigo 495

submaster men 275 Joe Carter 680* 275 David Cunningham 500

master men 40-44 165 Robert Davis 455

master men 45-49 275 Randy Naccarato 560

open 220 Tony Taylor 475 242 Keithan Phillips 745*

Best Lifter - KEITHAN PHILLIPS *Son Light Power Indiana state record

The 2009 Son Light Power Indiana State Fair Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held August 22 at Leo's Black Iron Gym in Beech Grove, Indiana. Thanks to owner Beth Starker for once again hosting this annual event. We had a great turnout of lifters including several new raw competitors. Starting with the raw women, Anna Bruner set the state record at 13-15/105 with 85. At 45-49 it was Tracy Nash with her state record of 115 at 132. Monique Carter won again this year at 148, setting the state record there at 190. Carla Happel, lifting in her first competition, finished second with 80. Our final raw lifter was Paula Wheeldon, who set the state record at 55-59/220 with 90. Monique Carter finished as our best lifter. Moving to the raw men in the novice division Anthony Ortiz broke the state record at 148 with 275. John Swann won at 198 with 325. At 220 it was Trevyn Maxwell, with his personal best 365. At 242 we had a battle between Jamie Wilson and Joey Cline. After the dust settled Jamie came out on top with a new state record of 480. Joey finished with 425. At 13-15/198 Stephen Wellman got his first official 300 bench. This is one of the most promising young lifters out there, so I expect a lot from him. That's why his first attempt at 300 was turned down. I wanted his first 300 pound bench to be good enough to get passed anywhere. And it was. I'm very proud of what Stephen has accomplished so far in his short career, still 15 years of age. At 16-17 Daniel Moorehead broke the state record at 165 with 265. Daniel Adams also got a new state record in his class, 181, finishing with 325. Second place at 181 went to Ian Fox who finished with 245. At 220 it was Justin McKee over Ryan Hammond, 290 to 150. Moving to the 18-19 division, Brian Boland broke the state record at 181 with 320. At 198 Jake Philpot won over Nick May on bodyweight, both finishing with 350. Both will also share state record for that class. At junior 132 Aaron Johnson broke the state record with 275. Michael Mohr won at 165 with 255. Then at 181 there was another battle between Buster Brown and Adam Griffin. Buster finished on top with 300 to Adam's 275. Luis Ruiz moved up to the 220 class, taking the win there with a new state record and personal best 395. Mark Munro finished a close second with 375. Our final lifter in the junior division was Kenneth Eldred, who broke the record at shw with 350. Troy Sheahan broke the state record at submaster/198 with his 390 final attempt. Scott Baker finished second at 198 with 315. Tim Walls took the 40-44/220 class with 335. At 45-49/220 Mark Rice won with 240. Kurt Lee broke the state record at 50-54/198 with 345 while Kevin Piper did the same at 242 with 355. Henry Conway, Sr. broke the state record at 60-64/220 with 280. Ed Geiger, state record holder at 242 finished there with 385. Gaylord Good, lifting in his 538th. competition, won at 75-79/220 with 265. Luis Ruiz set the state record at police & fire/220 with his 395 final attempt. Jereme Howery broke the state record at 242 with 375. In the open men's raw competition, Tony Taylor won at 220 with 355. Our best lifter, James Walton, won at 242 with a new state record of 500. Keithan Phillips finished in second place with 440, followed by Dassan Spires, who ended with 425. Our final raw lifter was Jason Orick, who won at shw with a new state record of 460. Moving to the assisted division our only lady lifter there was Jan Berry. Lifting in the 65-69/198 class, Jan finished with a new state record of 180. For the novice men's classes it was Lucas Phillips with a solid 365 state record, lifting in his first competition. At 242 it was Brian Berryman with a new state record of 460. Bryan also won at submaster/242. Jason Jones won at 275 with 350. Up from Tennessee, in his first competition, Scott Granstaff won at shw with a new state record of 450. At 18-19/198 Nick May set the state record with 405. At 40-44 Robert Davis won at 165 with 335. Jeff West took the 220's with 420. Charles Steenburgen won at 275 with 405. Trace Conner had a good day at 45-49/198, finishing with 525. Kevin Piper won at 242 with 445. Dorran Vogler broke the state record at 65-69/181 with 260. For the 70-74 age group, Chuck Green broke the state record at 220 with 330. Tom Dunlap looked strong at 275, finishing with an easy 360 state record. Our final master lifter was police & fire/70-74 winner at 220, Bill Mehaffey, who broke the state record there with 220. In the open division Jeff Mustard was our only fatality, failing to get in his opener of 510 at 181. But the real show on this day was the lifting of Harley Timbs, bench press extraordinaire from Tennessee. Also an accomplished bodybuilder (having won the NPC Mr. Tennessee Bodybuilding Overall title in 2006), Harley is also ranked as one of the best bench pressers ever at 275. Opening with a solid 750, Harley's third attempt was 800. Under the scrutinizing eyes of three national and international judges, Harley locked out the weight with perfect form. The lift would have passed in any federation, without a doubt! Second place at 275 went o Jason Horn, who finished with 455. Moving to the deadlift competition Anna Bruner won her second title of the day at 13-15/105 with 180. Rachel Bruner broke the state record at 40-44/165 with 280. Our best lifter among the women was Eva Reece who finished with a new state record of 310 at 65-69/148! For the men it was Lucas Phillips with a new state record 455 @ novice/165. Jason Jones won at novice/275 with a solid 455 pull as well. Ryan Hammond won at 16-17/220 with 300 while Ryan Pedigo took the junior/242 class with 495. Joe Carter came up from Tennessee to break the Indiana state record at submaster/275 with his second attempt of 680. David Cunningham finished second to Joe with 500. Robert Davis won again at 40-44/165 with 455. At 45-49/275 it was Randy Naccarato with his opener of 560. In the open division it was Tony Taylor, who lifted as a guest lifter, pulling 475 at 220. Our best lifter in the deadlift competition was Keithan Phillips, who finished at 242 with a new state record of 745. The team award went to Plainfield Gym & Fitness of Plainfield, Indiana with members Robert David, Dave Cunningham, Anna Bruner, Rachel Brunner, Ryan Hammond and Ian Fox. Thanks once again to my son Joey Latch and Adam Fancher for doing a great job loading and spotting and to Karisa Fonner for helping at the table and taking some great pictures of the meet. Thanks also to my great side judges, Jason Orick and Joey Latch. See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP ILLINOIS STATE FAIR BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

August 23, 2009 Springfield, Illinois

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

teenage men 13-15 198 Jarrod Kull 245

junior men 198 Dave Krueger 365 308 Jeremy Alwardt 535*

master men 40-44 198 Casey Jones 320 220 Mike Smothers 575*

master men 50-54 198 John Dougherty ----- 308 Roger Ryan 725*

master men 55-59 198 Randy Egli 440 275 Clay Barnett 435

master men 65-69 198 Jim Hussey 340*

master men 70-74 220 Chuck Green 330*

police & fire/65-69 198 John Andris 280

open men 198 Guerino Bartello 375 275 Mike Moore 470

Best Lifter - ROGER RYAN

BENCH PRESS - RAW

open women 308 Miranda Scott 175

novice men 165 Andrew Park 275 220 Adam Taylor 325

teenage men 13-15 132 Mason Martin 155

junior men 198 Adam Kress 315

submaster men 198 Jason Twitty 325

master men 40-44 275 Larry Kline 335

master men 45-49 220 Dave Leslie 415* 242 Roy Haynes 425

master men 50-54 242 Ron Carich 335 275 Gene Beler 460 275 Jim Boen 350

open men 148 Etim Fisk 265* 165 David Mabon 325 198 Tyris Mathews 425 220 James Bunch 430 308 Andre Johnson 525

Best Lifter - ANDRE JOHNSON

DEADLIFT

special olympics men 198 Thurman Chenault 345*

junior men 198 Dave Krueger 560 198 Adam Kress 500

master men 40-44 198 Casey Jones 400 242 Andrew Look 475

master men 45-49 220 Dave Leslie 435 242 Michael Supilowski 585

master men 50-54 198 John Dougherty 500 198 David Ballance 410 242 Ron Carich 455

master men 55-59 165 Gregory Kleyn 555*

open men 165 Ryan Snelling 610* 198 Shaun Smith 585 275 Mike Moore 545

2-man 198 Casey Jones/Thurman Chenault 700

Beast Lifter - RYAN SNELLING *Son Light Power Illinois state record

The Son Light Power Illinois State Fair Bench Press Deadlift Championship was held in Barn 26 on the fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois on August 23, 2009. Thanks once again to Special Events for all their support with this annual competition. Starting with the assisted benchers, it was Jarrod Kull for the win at 13-15/198 with 245. This was Jarrod's first competition. At junior men/198 Dave Krueger won with 365. Jeremy Alwardt broke the state record at 308 with his personal best 535. For the master men 40-44 it was Casey Jones at 198 with 320. Mike Smothers got an all-time best and Illinois state record 575 for the win at 220. In the 50-54 age group John Dougherty failed to get in his opener and bowed out at 198. Roger Ryan, the world's number one master bencher over 50, broke the state record at 308 with 725. His final attempt with a new personal best 750 failed halfway up. Roger was also awarded the best lifter trophy amongst the assisted lifters. At 65-69/198 it was Jim Hussey with a new state record of 340. Chuck Green, who had lifted the day before at the Indiana State Fair Competition, finished with a new state record of 330. Chuck hails from Tennessee. Our final master lifter was state record holder at police & fire/65-69/198, John Andris, who won there with 280. In the open division Guerino Bartello won at 198 with 370, while Mike Moore took the 275 class with 470. In the raw division it was Miranda Scott for the win in the open women's 308 class with 175. For the novice men's division Andrew Park won at 165 with 275. Adam Taylor took the 220's with 325. Mason Martin took the 13-15/132 class with 165. Junior/198 winner Adam Kress finished with 315. Jason Twitty won at submaster/198 with 325. For the 40-44/275 class it was Larry Kline with 335. In the 45-49 age group, Dave Leslie broke the state record at 220 with a new personal best 415. Also in that age group was Roy Haynes who won at 242 with 425. At 50-54 Ron Carich won at 242 with 335. Gene Beler took the win at 275 over Jim Boen 460 to 350. For the open classes Etim Fisk broke the state record at 148 with 265. David Mabon won at 165 with 325, while training partner Tyris Mathews took the 198 class with 425. The leader of Bunch Gym, James Bunch, won at 220 with 430. Our best lifter, though, was Andre Johnson who finished with 525 for the win at 308. In the deadlift competition, first-time lifter Thurman Chenault, won at special olympics/198 with a new state record of 345. Dave Krueger won at junior men/198 with 560, taking the win over Adam Kress who finished with 500. Casey Jones won at 40-44/198 with 400 while Andrew Look took the win at 242 with 475. It was great see Andrew again, who last competed nearly ten years ago, due to military obligations. Dave Leslie won his second title of the day at 45-49/220 with 435. Michael Supilowski won at 242 with a big 580 pull. John Dougherty came back with the win at 50-54/198 with 500. Taking second at 198 was David Ballance, who finished with 410. Ron Carich won again at 242 with his hard-fought 455 final attempt. Ron, who is visually impaired, was a great inspiration to everyone. In the 55-59/165 class it was Gregory Kleyn with a new state record of 555. Gregory is a great WABDL master puller. In the open division it was all Ryan Snelling. Ryan, who is a multi-world WABDL champion, broke the state record at 165 with 610. Ryan, who was also awarded the best lifter trophy, just missed a new personal best 665 on his final attempt, stalling halfway up. At 198 it was Shaun Smith with 585, followed by Mike Moore's 545 at 275. Our two-man team of Casey Jones/Thurman Chennault won at 198 with 700. Thanks to my son Joey Latch and Adam Fancher for doing another fantastic job loading and spotting, and to my helper at the table Karisa Fonner. See you all again next year at the 2010 Illinois State Fair! Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP KENTUCKY STATE FAIR BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

August 29, 2009 Louisville, Kentucky

BENCH PRESS - RAW

novice women 165 Nickie Stine 185*

junior men 198 Daniel Dalonberg 360

master men 45-49 275 James Robinson 385

master men 50-54 148 Mark Evans 225

master men 55-59 shw Steven Matzek 245

master men 65-69 242 Mike Brown 350*

open men 220 Joe Hill 365 308 John Phillips 350

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

novice men 275 John Erxleben 385

junior men 198 Jesse Bumpus 445

open men 198 Brick Rudolph 400 242 Patrick Maupin 600* 242 Jamie James 510 242 John Thomas 500 242 Brad Mann 405

Best Lifter - PATRICK MAUPIN

DEADLIFT

special olympics men 198 Steven Currey 340*

novice men 275 John Erxleben 605*

teenage men 18-19 275 Mike Brown 600*

junior men 198 Jesse Bumpus 630* (4th) 650* 198 Daniel Dalonberg 520

master men 40-44 275 Rob Gilmore 550

master men 45-49 275 James Robinson 665*

master men 50-54 148 Mark Evans 415

open men 148 Mark Evans 415 165 Wes Hemp 500 275 James Robinson 665*

Best Lifter - JESSE BUMPUS *Son Light Power Kentucky state record

The Son Light Power Kentucky State Fair Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held August 29, 2009 at The Fitness Factory in Louisville, Kentucky. A special thanks to Steven Matzek and James Robinson for their help in promoting this annual event. In the raw bench press competition first-timer Nickie Stine broke the Kentucky state record at women's novice/165 with 185. Daniel Dalonberg, lifting as guest lifter, finished with 360 @ junior/198. James Robinson tied his own state record at 45-49/275 with 385. Mark Evans, state record holder at 50-54/148 won there with 225. Steven Matzek, who continues to regain his health (having lost 215 pounds in the past two years), won at 55-59/shw with 225. Coming down from Ohio was master 65-69/242 winner, Mike Brown, who finished with a new state record of 350. In the open division, Joe Hill, lifting in his first competition, finished with 365. John Phillips rounded out the raw lfters with 350 @ 308. In the assisted division John Erxleben won at novice 275 with 385. Jesse Bumpus won at junior 198 with 445. For the open division it was Brick Rudolph with 400 @ 198. Then at 242, where we had a full class, it was Patrick Maupin with his first official 600 bench for the win. Pat also earned the best lifter award for the bench competition. Second place at 242 went to Jamie James at 510 over John Thomas, who finished with 500. Fourth place went to Brad Mann who finished with 405. Moving to the deadlift competition, Steven Currey broke his own state record at special olympic/198 with a hard-fought 340. John Erxleben won his second title of the day at novice/275 with a new state record of 605. Eighteen year old Mike Brown also pulled a new state record for his class, 18-19/275, ending with his first official 600! In the junior division best lifter Jesse Bumpus won at 198 with a new state record of 630 over Daniel Dalnberg, who finished with 520. Jesse also came back with a successful fourth attempt and personal best 650! Rob "The Bear" Gilmore won at 40-44/275 with 550 while James Robinson pulled a personal best raw 665 @ 45-49/275. Jim also won at open 275, setting the record there as well. Mark Evans, who weighed in at only 137, pulled a triple-bodyweight 415 for the wins at 50-54 and open 148. Also at open men was 165 winner Wes Hemp, who finished with 500. Thanks to my sons Joey and D. C. Latch for doing a great job loading and spotting and to Karisa Fonner for taking some great pictures of the meet and helping at the table. A special thanks to our trophy kids, Devon and Destiny Mantilla for helping with the awards. See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch