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SLP OHIO STATE BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

November 7, 2009 Hamilton, Ohio

BENCH PRESS - RAW

novice women 148 Danielle Pfister 115*

master women 45-49 148 Elizabeth Morando 125*

master women 50-54 114 Angie Dingus 100* 181 Cindy Kochendorfer 95*

master women 55-59 148 Deb Mitchell 155* 220 Robyn Palmer 135*

novice men 181 Gary Cheesman 275*

teenage men 13-15 198 Josh Lehner 285*

teenage men 16-17 165 Daniel Moorehead 305* 181 Daniel Adams 345* 242 Brandon Rader 360*

teenage men 18-19 275 Rick Moore 320* (4th) 330*

junior men 198 Ryan Rud 285* 220 Matt Flum 280 242 Cody Hedrick 365*

submaster men 181 Ken Coomer 285* 308 Chris Allred 340*

master men 40-44 181 Dan Jeffers 270 220 Shane Fletcher 430 (4th) 450*

master men 45-49 165 Terry Bruce 335* 198 Steve Watts 435* 198 Don Hardesty 305 220 Jim Morando 275 242 Ross Largent 420*

master men 50-54 165 Mike Moorehead 175

master men 55-59 198 Robbin Smith 315

master men 60-64 220 Bob Bean 360*

master men 70-74 198 Robert Campbell 170*

open men 181 Joshua Sams 300

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

master men 40-44 198 Frank Costanzo 475

master men 45-49 165 Joseph Yu 350*

master men 50-54 220 Roy Leedy 400

master men 55-59 181 Darris Sparks 415 242 Roger Adams 365*

master men 65-69 220 Sam Glover 345* (4th) 360*

police & fire/40-44 220 Richard McBee 440*

police & fire/65-69 198 Paul Wilder 300*

open men

shw Jason Leonhardt ----- Best Lifter - Women - DEB MITCHELL Best Lifter - Raw Men - STEVE WATTS Best Lifter - Overall Men - FRANK COSTANZO

DEADLIFT

novice men 181 Nick Wise 475* (4th) 500* 181 Cody Moore 430

submaster men 220 John Weigel 585*

master men 40-44 165 Omar Holt 450* 198 Frank Costanzo 560* 198 Rob Hampton 425

master men 45-49 220 Marc Taylor 445*

master men 55-59 242 Roger Adams 540*

master men 65-69 198 Harry Hartman 500* 198 Paul Wilder 360

police & fire/65-69 198 Paul Wilder 360

master men 70-74 148 Russ Dodson 350* (4th) 360*

open men 198 Rob Hampton 425 275 Alan Hibbard 600

Best Lifter - FRANK COSTANZO *Son Light Power Ohio state record

team champion FIT 1

The Son Light Power Ohio State Bench/Deadlift Championship was held November 7, 2009 at Samson Gym in Hamilton, Ohio. Thanks once again to Darris and Kathie Sparks for hosting this annual event. In the raw bench press division we had several fine lady lifters. Starting with the novice division it was Danielle Pfister at 148, finishing with a new Ohio state record of 115. Elizabeth Morando won at 45-45/148 with a new state record of 125. At 50-54 it was Angie Dingus with a new state record of 100 for the 114 class. Cindy Kochendorfer, who came down from Michigan, set the record at 181 with 95. Moving to the 55-59 age group, best lifter Deb Mitchell set the record at 148 with 155. Our final lady lifter was Robyn Palmer, who broke the state record at 220 with 135. Danielle, Angie and Cindy were all first-time competitors. For the raw men it was Gary Cheesman taking the win at novice/181 with a new state record of 275. Josh Lehner broke the record at 13-15/198 with 285. At 16-17 it was Daniel Moorehead at 165 with 305. Daniel Adams won at 181 with 345. Taking the win at 242 was Brandon Rader with 360. All of the lifters in this age group set new Ohio state records for their respective classes. Rick Moore won at 18-19/275 with his state record final attempt of 330. In the junior men's division Ryan Rud set the record at 198 with 285. Matt Flum won at 220 with 280, while Cody Hedrick captured the title and state record at 242 with 365. More records were set in the submaster division; at 181 by Ken Coomer and Chris Allred, who won at 308. Ken finished with 285 while Chris finished with his personal best 340. Moving to the master men it was Dan Jeffers at 40-44/181 with 270. Shane Fletcher broke the state record at 220 with 450. At 45-49 Terry Bruce set the state record at 165 with 335. Steve Watts broke the state record at 198 with 435, taking the win over Don Hardesty who finished with 305. First-time competitor Jim Morando won at 220 with 275. Ross Largent, state record holder at 220, captured the the title at 242 with a new state record of 420. Mike Moorehead, lifting in his first competition, won at 50-54/165 with 175. Robbin Smith took the 55-59/198 class with 315. For the 60-64/220 class it was Bob Bean with a new state record of 360. Our oldest competitor in the bench press competition, Robert Campbell, broke the state record at 70-74/198 with 170. In the open division it was Joshua Sams with 300 at 181. In the assisted division it was Frank Costanzo for the win at 40-44/198 with 475. Joseph Yu won at 45-49/165 with his state record opener of 350. Roy Leedy, nursing a sore elbow, took the 50-54/220 class with 400. In the 55-59 age group Darris Sparks won at 181 with 415, while Roger Adams broke the state record at 242 with 365. Sam Glover, who just keeps getting stronger with age, broke the state record at 65-69/220 with 360. Richard McBee also got the state record in his class, police & fire/40-44/220, with 440. Another great national and world class lifter, Paul Wilder, broke the state record at police & fire/65-69/198 with 300. Our final lifter in the bench was our only casualty, Jason Leonhardt. Jason bowed out with his opener of 700 at shw. The best lifter among the women was Deb Mitchell. For the raw men the best lifter was Steve Watts. Our best overall lifter among the men was Frank Costanzo. Moving to the deadlift competition, Nick Wise showed great form with his win at novice/181, finishing with a new pr and state record of 500. Second place went to Cody Moore, who finished with 430. John Weigel broke his own state record at submaster/220 with 585, just missing a new pr of 600 on his final attempt. In the 40-44 age group, Omar Holt broke his own state record at 165 with 450. Frank Costanzo broke the record at 198 with 560. Second place at 198 went to Rob Hampton, who finished with 425. Marc Taylor broke the state record at 45-49/220 with 445. Roger Adams got his second state record of the day at 55-59/242 with his great 540 pull. Harry Hartman, the "Ageless Wonder", pulled 500 for the first time in a while, taking the win at 65-69/198 and setting the state record there. Second place went to Paul Wilder who finished with 360. Paul also captured the title at police & fire/65-69/198. Probably the most popular lifter of the day, though, was 145 lb. lifter Russ Dodson. Lifting in the 70-74/148 class, each of Russ's pulls were new state records, finishing with a great fourth attempt of 360. In the open division Rob Hampton won at 198 with 425, while Alan Hibbard pulled an easy 600 for the win at 275. Great to see Alan back in competition after bicep surgery in July. Our best lifter in the that competition went to Frank Costanzo. The team award went to Fit 1, with members Robyn Palmer, Omar Holt, Deb Mitchell, Angie Dingus, Robbin Smith, Don Hardesty, Josh Lehner, Elizabeth Morando, Jim Morando and Roy Leedy. Thanks to Bill Sellman and my son Joey for doing a great job loading and spotting, Zach Gorman and others for helping out and to Russ Dodson's sister in law, Francis, for helping at the table and serving as our vivacious seventy year old trophy girl. See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP KENTUCKY STATE BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

November 14, 2009 Louisville, Kentucky

BENCH PRESS - RAW

open women 165 Nickie Stine 200*

novice men 308 Brian Gilmore 245* (4th) 255*

teenage men 16-17 165 Andrew DiSalvo 275 (4th) 285 165 Justin Jacobsen 250

junior men 220 Marc Barnett 380* 220 Meissan McDaniel 360 (4th) 370

submaster men 220 Clint Poore 415*

master men 40-44 308 Wayne Hall 500*

master men 50-54 148 Mark Evans 230 198 Jeff Layman 305 (4th) 320*

master men 55-59 148 Marvin Huber 270* (4th) 280*

open men 220 Clint Poore 415* 242 Adam Bolog 335

Best Lifter - Raw Men - WAYNE HALL

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

special olympic men 181 Sam Chapala 285 (4th) 300

submaster men 275 Chad Breeden 550*

master men 40-44 165 Chris Flowers 400 (4th) 415*

master men 50-54 220 Joe McDonald 380

master men 65-69 275 Tom Chapala 380*

open men 198 Jason Figg 425 220 Clint Poore 515 308 John Phillips 425

Best Lifter - Assisted Men - CHAD BREEDEN

CURL

master men 50-54 148 Mark Evans 110*

open men 148 Mark Evans 110* 198 Jeff Smalley 165*

DEADLIFT

open women 165 Nickie Stine 305* (4th) 330*

novice men 308 Brian Gilmore 510* (4th) 530*

teenage men 16-17 165 Andrew DiSalvo 440* 165 Justin Jacobsen 350

junior men 198 Dominique Vigiano 450

open men 242 William Baity 660

Best Lifter - Men - WILLIAM BAITY Best Overall Lifter - Women - NICKIE STINE *Son Light Power Kentucky state record

The Son Light Power Kentucky State Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held November 14, 2009 at the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky. This event was part of the Kentucky Muscle Car and Muscle Expo hosted by Brent Jones, which included a classic car show, an arm wrestling competition and a bikini and bodybuilding competition. Also performing was The Omega Force Christian Power Team. In the raw bench press event Nickie Stine broke the Kentucky state record for the women's open 165 class with her first official 200 bench! Brian Gilmore, back from elbow surgery, got a new personal best and state record at novice 308 with 255. For the teenage men's 16-17/165 class we had quite a battle between Andrew DiSalvo and Justin Jacobsen. Andrew finished with his own personal best 285 for the win, while Justin finished with 250. At junior/220 was another close one between Marc Barnett and newcomer Meissan McDaniel. In the end it was Marc for the win with a new personal and state record 380. Meissan finished with 370. Taking the win at submaster 220 with another state record was Clint Poore, who finished with 415. Our best lifter in the raw bench press competition went to Wayne Hall, who finished with a big 500 bench at 40-44/308. This also established a new state record for the class. At 50-54/148 it was Mark Evans with 230 for the win there while Jeff Layman won at 198, breaking his own state record with 320. Marvin Huber broke the state record at 55-59/148 with each of his attempts, finishing with 280. In the open division Clint Poore set his second state record of the day with his win at 220. Adam Bolog took the 242's with 335. In the assisted division Sam Chapala tied his own state record at special olympic/181 with a strong 300. Chad Breeden finally got the state record he had been looking for at submaster/275, finishing with 550. Chad also won his first best lifter award in competition. For the 40-44/165 class Chris Flowers got his first official 400 bench, following that up with a successful fourth of 415! This was not only a new personal best for Chris but a new state record as well! Joe McDonald, who hasn't benched in two years, won at 50-54/220 with a solid 380. Not bad! Another great lifter, Tom Chapala, hit a new state record at 65-69/275 with a strong 380. In the open division it was Jason Figg with 425 @ 198, Clint Poore with 515 @ 220 and John Phillips with 425 @ 308. In the curl event Mark Evans got the win at both the 50-54 and open 148 classes with 110. Both were new state records for each class. Another state record was established for the open 198 class with Jeff Smalley's great 165 curl. For the deadlift event once again it was Nickie Stine with a great personal best and state record 330 pull at open 165! Even tought Nickie was our only woman's competition, she was very deservingly awarded the best lady lifter of the day. Brian Gilmore continued his winning ways at novice/308, finishing with a new state record of 530. At 16-17/165 it was Anthony DiSalvo and Justin Jacobsen again. And once again Andrew came out on top with a new state record of 440 while Justin finished with a personal best 350. At junior/198 it was Dominique Vigiano with 450 for the win. Our best lifter in the deadlift competition was William Baity, who finished with his 660 opener @ 242. Thanks to Tracy Barnett for taking some great pictures again and to Ashley Flowers who helped me at the table and served as our trophy girl and to Alex Gilmore and Clayton Allen who helped with the presentations. Thanks also to my sons D. C. and Joey Latch for doing a great job loading and spotting. A final thank you to The Fitness Factory and to the Kentuckiana Power Team for supplying our equipment and for all their help setting up and tearing down the equipment, and for helping in the meet in so many ways. See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch

USA RAW BENCH PRESS FEDERATION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

November 21, 2009 Tuscola, Illinois

BENCH PRESS - WOMEN

teenage women 13-15 132 Janelle Allen 115*

junior women 198 Jean Hermanson 95*

master women 40-49 123 Sarah Taylor-Finegold 145* (4th) 150* 165 Molly 'B' Tolson 115* (4th) 120* 220 Laura Muraro 120*

master women 60-69 114 Marty DeWelt 50*

open women 165 Teresa Nelson 125*

Best Lifter - Women - SARAH TAYLOR-FINEGOLD

BENCH PRESS - MEN

novice men 242 Robert Gray 275* (4th) 290* 275 Ryan DeWelt 225* (4th) 235*

teenage men 13-15 242 Spencer Tolson 260* (4th) 270*

teenage men 16-17 275 Ryan DeWelt 225* (4th) 235*

submaster men 242 Richard Brown 470*

master men 40-49 165 James Wyatt 265* (4th) 285* 181 Bob DeWelt 320* 220 Dave Leslie 400* 220 Benny Hutchinson 260 242 Terry Cox 370* (4th) 380* 242 Robert Gray 275 (4th) 290 275 Tony Nixon 455* shw Keith Tolson 370* (4th) 380*

master men 50-59 220 Gene Bauer 390 242 Henry Collins 420* (4th) 435* 308 Brent Cribelar 375 (4th) 385

master men 60-69 165 Robert DeWelt 115* (4th) 125* 220 Mike Collet 245 242 Jim Turner 345* 275 Robert Winstead 285*

police & fire/40-49 181 Bob DeWelt 320*

open men 198 Mike Mueller 255 220 Dave Leslie 400* 242 Robert Gray 275 (4th) 290 308 Zach Butkus 520*

team champions Strong Athletes Against Steroids

Best Lifter - Master Men - TONY NIXON Best Lifter - Open Men - ZACH BUTKUS *USA Raw Bench Press Federation world record

The USA Raw Bench Press Federation World Championship was held November 21, 2009 at Son Light Power Gym in Tuscola, Illinois. We had a good turnout with thirty-three entries from Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois and Mississippi. In the women's division Janelle Allan set the world record for the teenage women 13-15/132 class with 115. Jean Hermanson, lifting in her first competition, set the world mark at junior/198 with 95. In the master women's 40-49 age group Sarah Taylor-Finegold broke the world record at 123 with a great 150 final attempt. Sarah was also awarded the best lifter trophy among the ladies. At 165 it was Molly 'B' Tolson with her world record 120. Laura Muraro set the world mark at 220 with 120. In the 60-69 division newcomer Marty DeWelt set the world record at 114 with 50. Marty represented the first of three generations of her family competing on thius day. Not only was her husband Robert competing, but also her son Bob and grandson Ryan. Our final lady lifter was Teresa Nelson who set the record for the open/165 class with 125. Teresa was our only returning champion from last year. Still we had a great group of lady lifters. In the men's division Robert Gray set the world mark for the novice/242 class with 290. Ryan DeWelt set the record at 275 with his personal best 235. Ryan also captured the title at 16-17/275, setting the record there as well. Spencer Tolson got a great new personal best of 270 at 13-15/242, setting the world record for that class. Coming up from Missouri, Richard Brown hit a great 470 world record at submaster/242. For the master men 40-49 age division, newcomer James Wyatt set the mark at 165 with his 285 final attempt. Bob DeWelt set the world record at 181 with his 320 opener. Bob also set the record for the police & fire/40-49/181 class. Dave Leslie won at 220, as well as the open/220 class with new records in both with 400. Second place at 220 went to Benny Hutchinson, who finished with 260. Terry Cox set the world record at 242 with 380. Taking second at 242 was Robert Gray with 290. Best lifter among the masters was Tony Nixon who finished with a new world record of 455 @ 275. Our final lifter in the 40-49 age group was Keith Tolson who set the record at shw with 380. Moving to the 50-59 age group, Gene Bauer won at 220 with 390. Henry Collins broke the world record at 242 with a great 435 final attempt. Brent Cribelar won at 308 with 385. At 60-69 Robert DeWelt, competing for the first time ever, set the world record at 165 with 125. Mike Collet won at 220 with 242. "Po Ole" Jim Turner, a refugee from Conway, Arkansas, broke the world record at 242 with 345. Robert Winstead, hailing from Kentucky, broke the record at 275 with 285. For the open division newcomer Mike Mueller got a new personal best 255 for the win at 198. Robert Gray won his second title of the day at 242 with his 290 final attempt. Our final lifter was also our best lifter among the open men, Zach Butkus. Zach tied the current world record at 308, which is held by the great Bill Reagan. Thanks to my sons D. C. and Joey Latch for doing another great job of loading and spotting. Thanks also to Keith Tolson who always helps out so much at these meets, Benny Hutchinson for all his help, Molly 'B' Tolson who always takes some great pictures for me and to Kabrena Johnson for serving as our trophy girl, along with her helper Jaquiz Collins. The team championship went to the Strong Athletes Against Steroids, a great organization created by Mike Collet, with fellow members Teresa Nelson, Sarah Taylor-Finegold, Mike Mueller and Jean Hermanson. See you all again next year! Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP MICHIGAN STATE BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

November 22, 2009 Saranac, Michigan

BENCH PRESS - RAW

elite novice 148 Vic Denis 180*

submaster women 165 Tera Kropf 150

submaster men shw William Darnell 325*

master men 40-44 165 Rick Reynolds 250*

master men 50-54 275 Ray Zimmerman 400

master men 55-59 220 Tom Denis 335

master men 70-74 308 Al Andrews 200*

police & fire/submaster men 275 Bryan Stanton 400*

open men 220 Tom Denis 415

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

submaster men 198 Jeff Cory 500*

Best Lifter - JEFF CORY

DEADLIFT

master men 50-54 275 Ray Zimmerman 510*

master men 60-64 181 Robert Batko 470*

master men 70-74 308 Al Andrews 245*

open men 148 James Zwar 430

Best Lifter - JAMES ZWAR *Son Light Power Michigan state record

The Son Light Power Michigan State Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held November 22, 2009 at Iron Mike's & Mary's Fitness Factor in Saranac, Michigan. Thanks to owner Mike Lamphere for hosting this event and to Bryan Stanton and Dan Stebbins for supplying the bench and weights. In the raw bench competition Vic Denis broke his own state record at elite novice/148, finishing with 180. Tara Kropf, state record holder at submaster women/165, won there with 150. Great to see Tera again, who has returned after surgery of the past year. William "Cheeseburger" Darnell broke the state record at submaster/shw with 325. Rick Reynolds got a personal best and Michigan state record 250 at 40-44/165. Ray Zimmerman, always a consistent master lifter, won at 50-54/275 with 400. Tom Denis got a new personal best 335 at 55-59/220. Al Andrews broke the state record at 70-74/308 with 200. Bryan Stanton set the state record at police & fire/submaster/275 with 400. Our final bencher in the raw division was Aaron Denis who won at open/220 with 415. Our only assisted bencher was Jeff Cory who broke the state record at submaster/198 with his first official 500 bench. Jeff was also awarded the best lifter trophy amongst all the benchers. In the deadlift competition Ray Zimmerman broke the state record at 50-54/275 with a personal best raw lift of 510. Robert Batko broke the state record at 60-64/181 with 470. Taking his second win of the day at 70-74/308 was Al Andrews who finished with the state record of 245. Our final puller was James Zwar who finished with 430 @ 148. James was also awarded the best lifter trophy for the deadlifters. Thanks to my son Joey Latch and Dan Stebbins for doing a great job loading and spotting, to Penny Playford for taking some great pictures and to Letha Zimmerman who served as our trophy girl. See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch