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SLP WISCONSIN STATE FAIR OUTLAW BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

August 8, 2011 West Allis, Wisconsin

BENCH PRESS - RAW - WOMEN

teenage women 16-17 132 Selina Amborn 70*

master women 45-49 132 Sheryll Bezio 105*

open women 148 Maria Colletti 180*

Best Lifter - MARIA COLLETTI

BENCH PRESS - RAW - MEN

novice men 181 Carl January 285*

teenage men 13-15 181 George Medrek 125

junior men 198 Wayne Thomas 335 shw Alex Stonehouse 460*

submaster men 220 Randy Fry 465*

master men 50-54 220 Jeffery Wooldridge 360 308 Scott Hammond 405

master men 55-59 148 Kevin Dietrich 260*

p&f/45-49 220 George Larson 360*

open men 198 Wayne Thomas 335 220 Randy Fry 465*

Best Lifter - RANDY FRY

BENCH PRESS FOR REPS

novice men 181 Carl January 165 x 24

master men 55-59 148 Kevin Dietrich 140 x 29*

DEADLIFT

novice women 123 Heather Wesenberg 265*

teenage men 13-15 181 George Medrek 215

junior men 198 Wayne Thomas 515 242 Cameron Gonring 655* 275 David Langer 625

master men 50-54 242 Chris Tibbals 500

master men 55-59 198 Tom Glembin 630*

master men 60-64 242 Richard Sadowski 460

open men 148 Brian Helgert 435* 198 Wayne Thomas 515 220 Brendon Gonring 565

2-man/18-19 165 Alex Dellis/Ryan Lepkowski 900*

Best Lifter - TOM GLEMBIN *Son Light Power Wisconsin state record

The Son Light Power Wisconsin State Fair Outlaw Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held August 6, 2011 at James E. Dottke High School in West Allis, Wisconsin. Thanks to principal Guy Powell for once again hosting this event and all the hard work he put into it.

All of our benchers were raw, which is a rarity these days. At teenage women 16-17/132, first-time competitor Selina Amborn broke the state record with 70. Sheryll Bezio broke the record at 45-49/132 with 105. Out best lady lifter of the day was Maria Colletti, who broke the state record at open/148 with a strong 180.

For the men it was Carl January with a new state record for his class, novice/181, where he finished with 285. George Medrek won at 13-15/181 with 125. In the junior men's division Wayne Thomas hit a pr 335 for the win there. Then at shw Alex Stonehouse set the state record with 460. Jeffery Wooldridge won at 50-54/220 with 360 while Scott Hammond took the 308's with 405. Kevin Dietrich broke the state record at 55-549/148 with 260 while George Larson, who hadn't competed since 2005, broke the state record at police & fire/45-49/220 with 360. In the open division Wayne Thomas scored his second victory of the day with his win at 198. Randy Fry did the same, capturing the submaster and open/220 classes with new state records of 465 along the way. Randy was also awarded the best lifter trophy for the men.

We had two competitors in the bench for reps category, Carl January and Kevin Dietrich. Lifting in the novice division, Carl finished with 24 reps at 165. Kevin, lifting in the 55-59/148 class, set the state record for the 140 class with 29 reps!

Moving to the deadlift competition, Heather Wesenberg set the state record for the novice women/123 class with 265. George Medrek won again at 13-15/181 with a solid 215 pull. Wayne Thomas won at junior/198 with his personal best 515. Wayne also won at open/198. Cameron Gonring, one of the infamous "Bash Brothers", broke the state record at 242 with 655, a thirty pound pr for him! David Langer, one of the original "Bash Brothers", won at 275 with 625. Chris Tibbals pulled a strong 500 for the win at 50-54/242. Best lifter Tom Glembin looked strong as he pulled his 630 state record second attempt, missing his final with 650 by simply pulling forward out of his groove. Nearing the age of sixty, Tom is still one of the greatest master pullers in the world!

Richard Sadowski won at 60-64/242 with 460, just twenty pounds shy of his own state record there. In the open division Brian Helgert, in just his third deadlift competition, broke the state record at 148 with 435. Brendon Gonring, the final original "Bash Brother", won at 220 with an easy 565. In the two man event Alex Dellis and Ryan Lepkowski set the state record at 18-19/165 with 900, coming halfway up with 1005!

Thanks to my son Joey for all he does and to Guy Powell for loading and spotting. And to my side judges Brian Helgert and Bob Vivier for doing a great job as well. Thanks also to Selina Amborn for her help at the table and to our trophy girl, powerlifting legend Michelle VanDusan.

With twenty-eight competitors, this represents a drop of nearly one hundred competitors of two years ago, when we were forced out of the Wisconsin State Fair. I had worked for nearly ten years to build that meet up to be the largest of its kind in the nation then dismissed through the politics of the special events director. Claiming we took too long for the competition, we ran the meet, compete with awards and loaded and ready to go in less than six hours. I challenge anyone, anywhere to match that! Now the fair event, that which I worked so hard to build, that which the fair should have used as a major event, is run by the same people who I had been asked to replace from the beginning. Go figure!

Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP MISSOURI STATE FAIR BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

August 14, 2011 Sedalia, Missouri

BENCH PRESS - RAW

master women 45-49 165 Tina Fisher 100

novice men 148 J. D. Crowder 205 198 Michael Wood 215

teenage men 13-15 114 Conner French 140*

junior men 220 Max Miller 350

submaster men 220 John Rau 315

master men 40-44 198 Darrell Barfield 345 220 Mark Runyan 405* 220 Gary McCloud 345

master men 50-54 181 Terry Carlisle 245 198 Gene Bauer 355*

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

novice men 165 Josh Smith 355* (4th) 360* 220 Leonard Fitzwater 325

master men 40-44 275 Chuck Mabie 415

master men 45-49 165 Mark Veirs 345* (4th) 365* 220 Bruce Stevens 600* 242 Keith Parrish 640* 308 David Beversdorf 655*

master men 50-54 220 Curtis Evans 400 shw Dennis Reed 480

open men 165 Mark Veirs 345 (4th) 365* 220 Tiral Luke 630 275 Kevin Flick 525

Best Lifter - TIRAL LUKE

DEADLIFT

master women 45-49 165 Tina Fisher 190 (4th) 200

novice men 220 Stephen Kirkbride 550*

junior men 220 Max Miller 515

master men 50-54 220 Curtis Evans 450* (4th) 500*

p&f/submaster men 181 Craig Hontz 525*

open men 181 Rodney Brown 380 220 Kiel Ragan 580

Best Lifter - CRAIG HONTZ *Son Light Power Missouri state record

The 2011 Missaouri State Fair Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held at the VIP Tent on the fairgrounds on August 14, 2011 in Sedalia, Missouri. Thanks once again to the Special Events team who always provide us with a great sight for this event. A special thanks to our intern, Whitney Plunkett, who was always there when we needed something extra. Whitney also helped me with the awards and served as our official trophy girl.

In the raw bench press competition first-time competitor Tina Fisher won at 45-49/165 with 100. Conner French, also a first-timer, broke the raw state record at 13-15/114 with 140. J. D. Crowder won at novice/148 with his opener of 205. Michael Wood won at 198 with 215. Max Miller won at junior/220 with 350 while John Rau took the submaster/220 class with 315. For the master men 40-44, Darrell Barfield won at 198 with 345 while Mark Runyan broke the state record for the 220 class with 405. Gary McCloud finished second there with 345. At 50-54 it was Terry Carlisle with 245 for the win at 181 while Gene Bauer set the state mark at 198 with 355.

For the assisted lifters Josh Smith had a great day, breaking the state record at novice/165 with 360! Leonard Fitzwater won at 220 with 325. In the 40-44 age group Chuck Mabie won at 275 with 415. Our 45-49 age group was full of assisted lifters, all of which set new state records for their respective classes. At 165 it was Mark Veirs who finished with 365. Mark also set the record for the open class was well. At 220 it was Bruce Stevens with 600 while Keith Parrish hit 640 @ 242 and David Beversdorf finished with 655 @ 308. Curtis Evans hit a strong 400 @ 50-54/220. In the open division Tiral Luke hit an all-time personal best 630 @ 220, giving him the best lifter award as well. Kevin Flick had been out of competition for a while but came back with a pr 525 and the win at 275.

In the deadlift event Tina Fisher pulled a great 200 pr for the win at 45-49/165. Stephen Kirkbride won at novice/220 with a new state record of 550 while Max Miller won again at junior/220 with 515. Curtis Evans broke the state record for his class, 50-54/220 with a solid 500. Best lifter Craig Hontz broke the state record at p&f/submaster/181 with a great 525 pull! In the open division Rodney Brown got a new pr at 181 with 380 while Kiel Ragan pulled the biggest lift of the meet with 580.

Thanks to my son Joey and WeeMan for doing a great job loading and spotting and to our guest judges, Herb Strange and Tom Tuttle, both of which are official USPA judges.

See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP INDIANA STATE FAIR OUTLAW BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

August 11, 2011

New Castle, Indiana

BENCH PRESS - RAW

teenage men 16-17 148 Nick Cross 185

junior men 198 Conner Lawson 315 (4th) 325

submaster men 198 Derek Brown 385

master men 40-44 220 Tony Hampton 320 242 Juan Dodson 415* (4th) 425*

master men 55-59 275 Jon Willis 310

master men 60-64 181 John Riddle 300*

police & fire/open men 220 Jamie Edwards 400 (4th) 410*

Best Lifter - DEREK BROWN

BENCH FOR REPS

junior men 198 Conner Lawson 185 x 22*

CURL

teenage women 13-15 181 Kiersten Robertson 55*

junior men 198 Conner Lawson 135* (4th) 140*

master men 40-44 242 Juan Dodson 150* (4th) 165*

police & fire/open men 220 Jamie Edwards 160* (4th) 170*

DEADLIFT

teenage women 13-15 181 Kiersten Robertson 245* (4th) 255*

novice men 220 Sean Doyle 560

master men 40-44 242 Juan Dodson 475 (4th) 500

master men 55-59 275 Jon Willis 540 (4th) 560

open men 242 Brian Berryman 640 (4th) 650 275 Josh Brunner 705*

Best Lifter - JOSH BRUNNER *Son Light Power Indiana state record

The Son Light Power Indiana State Fair Outlaw Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held August 20, 2011 at B&G Gym in New Castle, Indiana. Thanks to owner Jeremy Boling for hosting this event and to Kevin Piper for all the hard work he did organizing this competition.

In the bench press event all of the lifters competed "raw". At 16-17/148 it was Nick Cross, lifting in his first meet, finishing with 185. Conner Lawson won at junior/198 with a personal best 325, to the cheers of the crowd. Derek Brown only got in his opener of 385, but that was good enough for the win at submaster/198 and the best lifter award as well. Tony Hampton won at 40-44/220 with 320 while Juan Dodson broke the state record at 242 with 425. Jon Willis got a new pr at 55-59/275 with his 310 final attempt. John Riddle moved up to the 60-64 age group, and lifting at 181 he broke the state record with 300. Our final lifter was open police & fire lifter at 220, Jamie Ewards. Jamie who was lifting for his wife, who is recovering from recent surgery, finished with a new state record of 410.

Conner Lawson also competed in the bench for reps competition, setting the state record for the junior/198 class with 185 for 22 reps.

Kiersten Robertson set the state record in the curl competition for the women's 13-15/181 class with 55. Conner Lawson continued his winning ways at junior/198 with 140 while Juan Dodson hit a state record at 40-44/242 with 165. Our biggest curl of the day came from Jamie Edwards who finished a new state record of 170 at p&f/open/220.

In the deadlift competition Kiersten Robertson got a new pr and state record at 13-15/181 with 255. Sean Doyle set a personal record for his class, novice/220, with 560. Juan Dodson became a three time winner at 40-44/242 with 500 while Jon Willis pulled a new pr at 55-59/275 with 560. In the open division Brian Berryman won at 242 with 650. Best lifter honors went to Josh Brunner, who got a new pr and state record of 705 @ 275.

Thanks to WeeMan and Jim Harvey for their help on the platform and to Kevin Piper and Brian Berryman for serving as our side judges. Thanks also to Cedee Covault for serving as our trophy girl. See you all again next year.

Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP ILLINOIS STATE FAIR BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

August 21, 2011

Springfield, Illinois

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

teenage men 16-17 242 Jared Kull 325 (4th) 355

master men 60-64 198 Richard Carlson 335 275 Clay Barnett 450 (4th) 460*

master men 65-69 198 Jim Hussey 320 (4th) 335

BENCH PRESS - RAW

disabled men 165 Ricky Fryman 245 (4th) 260*

master women 55-59 165 Chris Ward 85* (4th) 90*

master women 60-64 198 Nancy Stevenson 65*

novice men 198 Chris McCormick 300 242 Patrick Jeffries 445* 275 Kenneth Erewele 455 (4th) 470

teenage men 18-19 275 Shaquille Perkins 285

junior men 148 Derek Borjon 275 181 Preston Russell 275 220 Tyler Van Doren 385

master men 45-49 220 James Bunch 440 220 Woody Barbee 330

master men 50-54 181 David Mabon 300 (4th) 315 275 Dan Beler 470

master men 55-59 242 Larry Ward 250 (4th) 260

master men 60-64 shw Bruce Stevenson 375

police & fire/65-69 220 John AndrIs 275

police & fire/open shw Vince Fisher 510*

open men 198 Phil Rogers 340 (4th) 345 242 Patrick Jeffries 445 242 Dr. `Rob Huigens 315 (4th) 335 275 Dan Beler 470

Best Lifter - DAN BELER

BENCH PRESS FOR REPS

novice men 198 Chris McCormick 200 x 14*

junior men 198 Nick Goett 190 x 31*

open men 198 Markus Snyder 185 x 10*

DEADLIFT

master men 45-49 242 Andy Look 480

master men 50-54 198 Mike Raya 540 275 Dan Beler 625*

master men 60-64 220 Tom Roberts 455*

open men 242 Dr. Rob Huigens 500

man-woman 123 Chris/Laurellyn Weihmeir 275*

2-man 105 Chris/Chip Weihmeir 275*

Best Lifter - DAN BELER *Son Light Power Illinois state record

The Son Light Power Illinois State Fair Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held August 21, 2011 at Barn 26 on the Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois. Thanks once again to Dennis Morris, Special Events Coordinator, for hosting this annual event.

In the assisted bench press competition Jared Kull won at 16-17/242 with 355. Richard Carlson got a new pr at 60-64/198 with 335 while Clay Barnett had his best day ever, breaking the state record at 60-64/275 with 460. Jim Hussey won at 65-69/198 with 335.

Moving to the raw competitors, it was Ricky Fryman with an incredible 260 state record at disabled men/165. Chris Ward set the state record at 55-59/165 with 90 while Nancy Stevenson did the same at 60-64/198 with 65. Both of these ladies were first-time competitors. For the novice men it was Chris McCormick for the win at 198 with 300. Patrick Jeffries, a successful bodybuilder, competing in powerlifting for the first time, broke the state record at 242 with a solid 445. Our final novice competitor was Kenneth Erewele, who won at 275 with 470.

Shaquille Perkins won at 18-19/275 with 285. At junior men, Derek Borjon won at 148 with 275 while Preston Russell did the same at 181. Tyler Van Doren won at 220 with 385. James Bunch only got in his opener of 440, but was good enough for the win at 45-49/220. Second place at 220 went to Woody Barbee, who finished with 330. David Mabon the "Meadowlark Lemon" of Bunch's Gym in Decatur, won at 50-54/181 with 315. David was very helpful throughout the meet and a great inspiration to everyone. Best lifter Dan Beler won at 275 with 470. Larry Ward took the 55-59/242 class with 260. Bruce Stevenson broke the state record at 60-64/shw with 375. John Andris also got a new state record, as he moved up to a new weight class, 220, taking the win at 65-69 with 275. A new lifter, Vince Fisher broke the state record for the police & fire/open/shw class with the biggest lift of the meet, 510.

In the open division Phil Rogers won at 198 with 345 while Patrick Jeffries took the 242's. Dr. Rob Huigens, who is currently doing cancer research at the U of I, hit a new pr of 335 for second place at 242. Our final lifter was Dan Beler, who won his second title of the day at 275 with his 470 pr.

We also had a bench press for reps competition with three entrants, all of which set new state records for their respective classes. At novice/198 it was Chris McCormick with 14 reps at 200. Nick Goett got 31 reps with 190 @ junior/198 and Markus Snyder hit 10 reps with 185 @ open/198.

In the deadlift event Andy Look won at 45-49/242 with 480. Andy has twenty-seven years service in the military! Mike Raya won at 50-54/198 with 540 while best lifter Dan Beler pulled a state record 625 for the win at 50-54/275. Tom Roberts set the state mark at 455 for his class, 60-64/220. Dr. Ron Huigens won at open/242 with a new personal best 500. We also had two pulling teams, represented by father/daughter Chris and Laurellyn and father/son Chris and Chip Weihmeir. Chris and Laurellyn set the state record at 123 while Chris and Chip set the mark at 105, both pulling 275 and both establishing new records there.

Thanks to my son Joey Latch and WeeMan for doing a great job loading and spotting and to my side judges, which included Les Cramer, multi-world champion in both olympic and powerlifting sports. See you all again next year.

Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP KENTUCKY STATE FAIR BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

August 27, 2011 Louisville, Kentucky

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

special olympics men 198 Sam Chapala 300

junior men 198 Dillon Armstrong 365

master men 40-44 275 Randy Wheeler 475 shw Michael Fabian III -----

master men 70-74 275 Tom Chapala 350*

open men 275 Patrick Maupin 685*

BENCH PRESS - RAW

special olympics men 198 Steven Currey 235 275 Danny Hendrick 190

teenage women 13-15 181 Kiersten Robertson 105*

teenage men 16-17 123 Nick Conway 170* 220 Nic Kemper 285

teenage men 18-19 165 Reid Speed 260*

submaster men 220 Raphiem Mason 425* 242 Shawn Jones 500*

master men 40-44 242 Mike Harrod 385

master men 45-49 165 Chris Flowers 330*

master men 55-59 132 Mark Evans 215*

master men 70-74 181 Dorran Vogler 245* (4th) 250*

open men 132 Mark Evans 215* 275 John Phillips 370

Best Lifter - Special Olympics - SAM CHAPALA Best Lifter - Raw - SHAWN JONES Best Lifter - Assisted - PATRICK MAUPIN

DEADLIFT

teenage women 13-15 181 Kiersten Robertson 270*

novice men 220 Thom Stowe 645* (4th) 655* 242 Jamison Richardson 550 (4th) 560

junior men 198 Bruce Felty 430

master men 55-59 132 Mark Evans 415*

master men 70-74 181 Dorran Vogler 450*

open men 132 Mark Evans 415 198 Jeffery Su 550 198 Brick Rudolph 535 220 Rajat Chauhan 440 242 John Groves 545 (4th) 585 308 Michael Reschke 600

Best Lifter - THOM STOWE *Son Light Power Kentucky state record

The Son Light Power Kentucky State Fair Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held August 27, 2011 at the Fitness Factory in Louisville, Kentucky. Thanks to the owner at Fitness Factory and to the Kentuckiana Power Team for all their support of this competition.

In the assisted bench press event Sam Chapala looked strong at special olympic/198, hitting an easy 300 for the win. Dillon Armstrong won at junior/198 with his personal best 365. Randy Wheeler came close with 500 but settled for his 475 second attempt at 40-44/275. Big Michael Fabian III, state record holder at 40-44/shw, failed to get in his opener of 535. Tom (Coach) Chapala moved up to the 70-74 age bracket, hitting a strong 350 state record at 275. Our final assisted lifter was Patrick Maupin, who won at open/275, hitting a new state record 685, weighing in at just 246. Lifting in a new shirt, Patrick gave a run at 700, which will go once he has broken in the shirt. Patrick also won the best lifter award among the assisted lifters.

For the raw lifters Steven Currey won at special olympic/198 class with 235 while Danny Hendrick won at 275 with 190. Our only female competitor, Kiersten Robertson, broke the state record at 13-15/181 with her personal best 105. First-timer Nick Conway broke the state record for his class, 16-17/123 with 170. Nic Kemper won at 220 with 285. Our only other teenager was Reid Spreed, who set the state record at 18-19/165 with 260.

In the submaster division it was Raphiem Mason with a new state record of 425 @ 220 while our best raw lifter Shawn Jones hit a solid 500 @ 242. Mike Harrod took the 40-44/242 class with 385 after coming close with a state record 415 on his final attempt. Chris Flowers, who recently hit an assisted 440 at a 159 bwt., set the raw state record at 45-49/165 with 330. Mark Evans worked his way down to 131 and hit new state records for the 55-59 and open 132 classes with 215. Dorran Vogler came down from Indianapolis, Indiana to break the state record at 70-74/181 with 250. In the open division John Phillips won at 275 with 370. Best lifter among the special olympic lifters went to Sam Chapala.

Moving to the deadlift competition, Kiersten Robertson set her second state record of the day at 13-15/181 with her personal best 270 pull. Newcomer Thom Stowe pulled a state record 655 at novice/220 for the win there and the best overall lift award. Jamison Richardson won at 242 with 560. Bruce Felty took the junior/198 class with 430 while Mark Evans again won at 55-59 and open 132. Mark's 415 was a new master record. Dorran Vogler continued his record-breaking ways at 70-74/181 with a great 450 state record pull at age 71! In the open division Jeffery Su won out over Brick Rudolph at 198, 550 to 535. Rajat Chauhan, a doctorate student from India, won at 220 with 440. John Groves pulled a pr 585 at 242 while Michael Reschke, using an overhand grip, pulled 600 @ 308.

Thanks to my son Joey Latch and Brad Kemper for doing a great job loading and spotting and to James Robinson, Kay Brose and Mark Evans for serving as our side judges. Great to see Steve Matzek again, who we will continue to pray for as he recovers from his bought with cancer. Thanks to Rachel Vickers for serving as out trophy girl. See you all again next year!

Dr. Darrell Latch