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SLP TENNESSEE STATE BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT/CURL CHAMPIONSHIP

October 4, 2008 Lexington, Tennessee

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

wheel chair men 220 Darrell Huskey 280*

open women 148 Denise Timbs 230*

teenage men 16-17 198 Cody Self 275

submaster men 220 Glen Powers 405 242 David Creasy 425 275 Harley Timbs 750*

master men 40-44 220 Jeff West 405 275 Jeff Weaver 630

master men 45-49 242 Marty Akins 365

master men 50-54 242 Eddie Akins 405*

master men 65-69 220 Charles Green 340*

open men 242 Jeremy Buttrey 425

Best Lifter - HARLEY TIMBS

BENCH PRESS - RAW

master women 55-59 148 Fannie Taylor 185*

novice men shw Geraud Kelly 360*

teenage men 13-15 114 Mark Billman 115* (4th) 125* 165 Adam Powers 150 181 Michael Fox 265*

teenage men 16-17 220 Brandon Plunk 285*

teenage men 18-19 198 Will Davis 275

junior men 220 Chris Franklin 275

master men 40-44 198 Michael Bright 355* (4th) 365* 242 Trey Neely 365*

master men 50-54 198 Joe Coll 340*

master men 70-74 198 Dale Radford 220*

open men 148 Tintsey Coats 320* (4th) 325* 165 John Miller 285

Best Lifter - TINTSEY COATS

DEADLIFT

teenage women 13-15 148 Sarah Franks 250* (4th) 260*

teenage men 13-15 181 Michael Fox 370*

teenage men 16-17 220 Brandon Plunk 405* (4th) 425*

junior men 220 Chris Franklin 525

master men 45-49 242 Marty Akins 520

master men 50-54 242 Eddie Akins 505*

Best Lifter - CHRIS FRANKLIN

CURL

teenage men 13-15 181 Michael Fox 110*

master men 50-54 242 Eddie Akins 150*

*Son Light Power Tennessee state record

The Son Light Power Tennessee State Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held October 4, 2008 at Harvey's Gym in Lexington, Tennessee. Thanks to the staff there for hosting this event. In the assisted bench press competition it was Darrell Huskey for the win at wheel chair 220, breaking his own Tennessee state record by five pounds to finish with 280. Three hundred is just around the corner! Denise Timbs, state record-holder in the open women's 148 class, broke the record there with a strong 230. A fourth with 240 came within inches of locking out as well! Our only teenager, Cody Self, won at 16-17/198 with 275. For the submaster division it was Glen Powers at 220 with 405 while David Creasy finished with 425 @ 242. Up next was the best of the best in the state of Tennessee, Harley Timbs! Weighing in at 270 and lifting in the 275 class, Harley finished the day with an amazing 750! No question here, a good call at the chest, a solid press to lockout, a great lift! Not only a new state and personal record, but the best lifter as well! At 40-44 it was Jeff West with 405 for the win and the great Jeff Weaver with 630 for the title at 275. Marty Akins won at 45-49/242 with 365, just missing a final state record attempt with 485. Brother Eddie Akins did break his own state record at 50-54/242, finishing with 405. Charles Green broke his Tennessee state record at 65-69/220 with a new personal best 340! Our final assisted lifter was 242 open winner, Jeremy Buttrey, who finished with his opener of 425. For the raw division it was Fannie Taylor for the win at 55-59/148, finishing with a great 185! By far, one of the best raw lady master benchers in the country! At novice shw it was first-time competitor Geraud Kelly with a new state record of 360. Mark Billman, also lifting for the first time, set the state record at 13-15/114 with 125. Adam Powers won at 165 with 150 while Michael Fox broke the state record at 181 with 265, making just his opening lift. Brandon Plunk, a young lifter with lots of potential, broke the state record at 16-17/220 with 285. Taking the win at 18-19/198 was Will Davis who finished with 275. Chris Franklin won at junior 220 with 275. For the master men's 40-44 age group it was Michael Bright with 365, breaking his own state record by fifteen pounds! Trey Neely finished the day tying the state record at 242 with 365. Joe Coll continues to get stronger with age, as he breaks again the state record at 50-54/198 with his 340 final attempt. Dale Radford also did well, breaking the raw state record at 70-74/198 with a solid 220. In the open division it was Tintsey Coats for the win at 148 with 325. Weighing in at just 145, Tintsey also won the best lifter award for the raw lifters as well. Our final bencher was John Miller who won at 165 with 285. Moving to the deadlift competition, newcomer Sarah Franks set the state record for the 13-15/148 class with a new personal best 260! Michael Fox won his second title of the day with his second state record by finishing with 370 @ 13-15/181. Brandon Plunk got his second state record of the day at 16-17/220 with a great 425 final pull! Both Michael and Brandon played in high school football games the night before, so by the time the competition was over they were two tired little boys! Winning his first ever best lifter award was 18-19/220 winner Chris Franklin. Chris finished with a personal best 525. Marty Akins won at 45-49/242 with 520, just missing a final attempt with a state record 540. Eddie Akins rounded out the pullers with a new state record of 505 for the win at 50-54/242. In the curl event it was Michael Fox with 110 @ 13-15/181 and Eddie Akins with 150 @ 50-54/242. Both were new Tennessee state records for their respective classes. Thanks to Glen Powers for helping to promote this event, to our two spotters and loaders, Billy Cupples and Jamie Sipes, and to Dana Fox for serving as out trophy girl. See you all again next year! Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP OKLAHOMA STATE BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

October 11, 2008 Tulsa, Oklahoma

BENCH PRESS - RAW

novice men 242 Dennis Cornelius 500* 275 Jeff Ribbons 245* (4th) 255*

teenage men 13-15 132 Deven Hawkins 165* (4th) 170*

submaster men 181 Darrell Barfield 315*

master men 40-44 220 Gary McCloud 345

master men 50-54 242 John Alaniz 380 (4th) 390

police & fire/45-49 181 Mark Facey 315*

open men 242 Dustin Kirby 280 (4th) 290 275 Todd Robinson 475*

Best Lifter - DENNIS CORNELIUS

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

teenage women 16-17 123 Lacee Sanchez 155*

master women 45-49 165 Cyndi Crossland 260* (4th) 275*

novice men 198 K. W. Stanley 405* 308 Adam Carey 420 (4th) 430

master men 40-44 165 Chris Chenoweth 340* 198 Sammy Smith 435

master men 45-49 181 Roger Rodich 325* (4th) 330*

open men 198 Luke Ellsworth 550 242 David Willis ----- 275 Steven Trotman 540 275 Donnie Gragg -----

Best Lifter - LUKE ELLSWORTH

DEADLIFT

novice men 242 Dennis Cornelius 655*

master men 40-44 165 Chris Chenoweth 425 (4th) 435

open men 275 Steven Trotman 550

*Son Light Power Oklahoma state record

The Son Light Power Oklahoma State Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held October 11, 2008 at Platinum Fitness in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thanks to owner Jim Parham for once again hosting this event. In the raw bench press division it was first-time competitor Dennis Cornelius for the win at novice 242. A lifter who trains at home, Dennis finished with a great 500 state record which also gave him the best lifter award for the raw lifters! Also at novice was 275 winner Jeff Ribbons, who broke the state record there with 255. Deven Hawkins, sporting a cast on his right foot, a broken foot from football, came through with a new state record at 13-15/132 with 170. Darrell Barfield, who continues to improve with each new competition, got a new pr and state record at submaster 181 with his 315 final attempt. At master 40-44/220 Gary McCloud won, making just his opener of 345. For the 50-54 age division John Alaniz won at 242 with a strong 390. Mark Facey set the record at police & fire/45-49/181 with 315, just missing a third with 325. In the open classes it was another first time competitor, Dustin Kirby, who finished at 242 with 290. Todd Robinson broke the state record at 275 with a strong 475. Moving to the assisted division, it was state record-holder Lacee Sanchez moving up to the 16-17 age group, setting the state record at 123 with 155. Cyndi Crossland broke the state record at 45-49/165 with an easy 275, as she moves down to that class. K. W. Stanley, a great young lifter with a lot of potential, broke the state record at novice 198 with 405, which I made him take over, to correct some of the form problems he was having. This kid had lost fifteen pounds in bodyweight recently, was lifting with a loose shirt, and still put about fifty pounds on his bench in the last few months. Newcomer Adam Carey won at novice 308 with 430. For the master men's 40-44 age group Chris Chenoweth had a great day, breaking his own state record at 165 with 340. Sammy Smith, who was a little off on this day, won at 198 with 435, where he holds the state record with 480. Roger Rodich moved down to the 181 class where he broke the existing state record by fifty-five pounds, finishing with 330. In the open division we had some what of an oddity, where two of our strongest lifters failed to get in their openers. David Willis failed with 675 @ 242 and Donnie Gragg bowed out at 275 with his attempt at 630. Both of these lifters are dangerously close to 700, but just couldn't quite pull it together on this day. That left Luke Ellsworth, who is always an impressive lifter, winning the best lifter award after making his 550 opener at 198. Luke, who definitely had 600 within his grasp, failed with 585 twice. Taking the win at 275 was Steven Trotman, who finished with 550. Steve's lifting is doubly impressive, since he has been able to maintain his strength after losing nearly seventy-five pounds in the past few years. In the deadlift event it was Dennis Cornelius for the win at novice 242, pulling an impressive state record of 655! Chris Chenoweth finished up his best day ever by pulling a personal best 435 @ 40-44/165. Steven Trotman pulled a strong 550 @ open 275, just ten pounds shy of the state record of 560. Thanks to our spotters/loaders Tyler Kuoke and D. Smith, who did a great job, and to Terry Putman, who furnished his Forza Bench and Texas Power Bar for the meet. A big thanks also to Regina Johnson, who took some great pictures of the competition. And always a big thank you to my Oklahoma buddies, Jim Parham,Tom Barth and Cyndi Crossland who always helps with the meets in so many ways. See you all again next year! Dr. Darrell Latch

USA RAW BENCH PRESS FEDERATION FALL NATIONALS & SLP MICHIGAN STATE BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

October 18, 2008 Holland, Michigan

USA RAW BENCH PRESS FALL NATIONALS

novice women 148 Jennifer Rasmussen 145*

master women 50-54 165 Lynne Boshoven 245

novice men 220 Jerome Morgan 340

teenage men 18-19 198 Luigi Franciosi 260

submaster men 275 Buddy Gainey 365

master men 40-44 181 Brad Doane 255 198 Ted White 260

master men 45-49 181 Terry Bruce 340 198 Alan Perkins 340 (4th) 350 198 Mike Ward 325

master men 50-54 220 Tom Denis 315 275 Jack Shults 455 (4th) 475* 275 Ray Zimmerman 410

master men 55-59 220 Tim Sheehan 315 220 Timo Wiemero 275

master men 60-64 181 Dr. Pete LaRouech 205

police & fire/submaster men 242 Bryan Stanton 405*

police & fire/50-54 220 John Johnson 240*

police & fire open men 220 Aaron Denis 415

open men 132 Calvin Kalka 260* 198 Brian Breuker 325 198 Josh Shults 320 275 Nathan Barre 365 (4th) 375

Best Lifter - Men - JACK SHULTS *USA Raw Bench Press Federation national record

SLP MICHIGAN STATE BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

BENCH PRESS - raw

submaster women 148 Jennifer Rasmussen 145*

BENCH PRESS - assisted

master men 45-49 198 Mike Ward 325*

master men 50-54 220 Dan Goble 510*

DEADLIFT

submaster women 123 Tonia Ward 200* 148 Jennifer Rasmussen 235*

master women 40-44 148 Shelly Adamczak 265* (4th) 270*

master women 50-54 165 Lynne Boshoven 500*

submaster men 275 Buddy Gainey 490*

master men 50-54 275 Ray Zimmerman 485*

Best Lifter - LYNNE BOSHOVEN *Son Light Power Michigan state record

team champions TRI-GYM POWER

The Usa Raw Bench Press Federation Fall Nationals, combined with the SLP Michigan State Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held October 18, 2008 at Flex Fitness in Holland, Michigan. Thanks to owners Shawn and Amy Miller for once again hosting this annual event. In the USA Raw division it was Jennifer Rasmussen with a new national record in the novice 148 class with 145. Lynne Boshoven, probably the greatest female powerlifter of all time, won at 50-54/165 with 245. At novice 220 it was Jerome Morgan with 340 while our only teenager, Luigi Franciosi, won at 18-19/198 with 260. Buddy Gainey upped his personal record at submaster/275 to 365 with his win there. For the 40-44 division Brad Doane won at 181 with 255 while Ted White captured the title at 198 with a personal best 260. At 45-49 it was Terry Bruce at 181 with 340 while Alan Perkins, who came all the way from Connecticut to compete, broke the Michigan state record at 198 with 350, to beat out Mike Ward, who finished with 325. For the 50-54 age group Tom Denis won at 220 with 315 while Jack Shults took the win at 275 with a new national mark of 475. Finishing second at 50-54/275 was Ray Zimmerman with 410. Just weeks out of surgery, Tim Sheehan won at 55-59/220 over Timo Weimero 315 to 275. Our final master lifter was Dr. Pete LaRouech, who finished at 60-64/181 with a new personal best 205. Bryan Stanton set the national mark at police & fire/submaster/242 with 405 while John Johnson did the same at police & fire/50-54/220 with 240. Aaron Denis won at police & fire open 220 with 415. In the open division it was Calvin Kalka with a new national record of 260 @ 132. At 198 it was Brian Brueker over Josh Shults 325 to 320. Our final raw lifter was 275 open winner Nathan Barre, who finished there with 375. The best lifter award for the raw lifters was master 50-54/275 winner, Jack Shults! For the Son Light Power Michigan State competition we begin with the raw division, in which the winner at women's submaster 148, Jennifer Rasmussen, established a new Michigan state record with 145. For the assisted lifters, Mike Ward won at 45-49/198, setting the state record there with 325. Our second assisted lifter, Dan Goble, upped his own state record at 50-54/220 to 510. Moving to the deadlift event, all six of the participants set new Michigan state records for their respective classes. For the women's submaster classes, Tonia Ward finished with 200 @ 123 while Jennifer Rasmussen won again at 148 with 235. Shelly Adamczak won at 40-44/148 with a new personal best 270. But it was Lynne Boshoven who led all lifters with a great 500 pull at 50-54/165! Best lifter! Buddy Gainey (Diaper Boy) got his record at submaster 275 with 490 while Ray Zimmerman pulled 485 at 50-54/275. Thanks to Jose Mireles and Nathan Barre for doing a great job setting up the platform and loading and spotting. Thanks also to Sasha Sandor for taking pictures and to our trophy girls Cassie and Chanda Miller. See you all again January 24, 2009! Dr. Darrell Latch

ANPPC NATIONAL POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP

October 25, 2008 Tuscola, Illinois

POWERLIFTING

name/division/class squat bench deadlift total

junior women 132 Kristin Vaziri 320* 135* 250* 705*

master women 45-49 181 'E' Girl Reeves -----

teenage men 165 Parker Shields 285 195 385(400) 865(880)

junior men 198 Chase Karnes 435(450) 340(350) 520 1295(1320) 308 Barzeen Vaziri 810* 525*(545*) 625* 1960*(1980*)

submaster men 275 Joe Carter 840* 575* 725* 2140*

master men 40-44 220 Steve Beccue 500 365(380) 560 1425(1440)

master men 45-49 181 Manuel Riviera 575 400*(420*) 530* 1505*(1520*) 198 Tom Carnaghi ----- 420 565 985 275 Mike Goldman 800* 500 650* 1950*

master men 50-54 198 John Dougherty 500 350 530* 1380 220 Bernie Ferro 510 365 600 1475

master men 55-59 165 Marty Caliendo 465*(500*) 380* 470* 1315*(1350*) shw John Magee -----

master men 70-74 198 Ernie Frantz 575* 55* 470* 1100*

open men 148 Justin Stratton 550 360* 540 1450 165 Louis Ruiz 465 245 410(430) 1120(1140) 181 Phil Halverson 460(480) 380 450 1290(1310) 198 Tom Carnaghi ----- 420 565 985 220 Steve Wagner 750 540* 550 1840 275 Joe Carter 840 575* 725* 2140*

Best Lifter - Master Men - ERNIE FRANTZ Best Lifter - Open Men - JOE CARTER

BENCH PRESS

teenage men 181 Joe Johannes 375*

master men 40-44 308 Terry Cox 350* (365*)

master men 45-49 220 Gene Bauer 435*

master men 60-64 198 Floyd Ouderkirk 360*

master men 65-69 198 Wayne Williams 185 (195)

master men 75-79 165 Harold Hager 210*

Best Lifter - GENE BAUER TEAM CHAMPION - FRANTZ POWER TEAM *ANPPC national record

The All Natural Physique & Power Conference National Powerlifting Championship was held October 25, 2008 at Son Light Power Gym in Tuscola, Illinois. We had a good meet with lifters from Arkansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee. A special thanks to everyone who helped with this competition, my wife Susie and daughter Christine, who judged, my son Joey, Adam Fancher and Jesse Stanton, who did a great job loading and spotting, and to Darrell Kibler, who assisted the lifters and shot the video for the meet. And to Big Joe and others who helped out when we needed a hand spotting, thank you all. In the full meet event we saw the return of the Frantz Power Team, headed by the legendary Ernie Frantz. First up, Kristin Vaziri again won at women's junior 132 with all new personal and ANPPC national records, finishing with a 320 squat, followed by a 135 bench and a 250 pull for a great 705 total! Our only other lady lifter was 'E' Girl Reeves, who failed with her 420 opening squat and bowed out of the competition. For the teenage division, fifteen year old Parker Shields set all new national raw records for the 13-15/165 class with a 285 squat, 195 bench and 400 pull for an 880 total. Training partner Chase Karnes did the same at junior 198 with his 450 squat, 350 bench and 520 deadlift, finishing with a 1320 total! Barzeen Vaziri broke all of his previous national records at junior 308, finishing with a great 1980 total. Barzeen's 810 squat, 545 bench and 625 deadlift made up his personal best total. At submaster it was the great Joe Carter. Joe got a strong 910 squat, but was called on depth, then finished with his 840 second attempt. A personal best 575 bench and a 725 deadlift gave Joe a 2140 total. Joe won not only the submaster and open 275 class, but also took the best lifter award for the powerlifting event. For the master's division it was Steve Beccue, who had a great day of lifting, finishing with a 1440 total, by way of a 500 squat, a pr 380 bench and a 560 pull, to take the honors at 40-44/220. At 45-49 it was Manuel Rivera for the win at 181. Manny finished with a 575 squat, got a great national record 420 bench and tied the deadlift mark with 530 for a great record-breaking 1520 total. At 198 Tom Carnaghi had some problems with his squat, failing with 750 three times, but he did finish the competition, hitting a 420 bench and a 565 deadlift for a 985 total. Tom also competed in the open 198 class. Up next was 275 champion Mike Goldman. Mike had a good day, upping his total by 100 pounds from the World Cup in July. Mike finished with a strong 800 squat, which tied the mark set by the great Joe White (the first person to attempt a 1000 squat). That was followed by a 500 bench and a 650 national record deadlift to give Mike at 1950 national record total.At 50-54 it was John Dougherty who went 500-350-530-1380 at 198. John's 530 deadlift matched the national record set by Dave Newman two years ago. It was great seeing Bernie Ferro again, who won at 220. Bernie finished with a 510 squat, followed by a 365 bench and a strong 600 pull for a 1380 total. Our prayers are with Bernie, who, for the past few years has been caring for his aged father. Marty Caliendo dropped down to the 165 class of the 55-59 age division, setting all new national records there! Marty finished with a 500 squat, followed by a 380 bench and a 470 deadlift to create his 1350 total. Also at 55-59 was John Magee, who failed with his 640 opening squat after tweaking his back. Everyone was sorry to not see John lift, who has the greatest squat in the history of the ANPPC (900 at open/shw), though it was great to see John again. Up next was the living legend himself, Ernie Frantz. Ernie upped his ANPPC national records in the squat (575), deadlift (470) and total (1100) at 70-74/198! Still amazing at 74 years of age! (It's always an honor having Ernie present, let along lifting! Many of the young lifters don't even know who Ernie Frantz is! Here is one of the true grandfathers of the sport of powerlifting, a person who was the first to design all of the lifting gears used today, as well as the inventor of the monolift, the power rack and the hyperextension, just to name a few. Ernie is also the founder of the APF, at one time the strongest powerlifting organization in the world. Now, that's someone these younger lifters need to be listening to!) For the open division Justin Stratton came up from Poplar Bluff, Missouri to take the 148 class. Hitting an easy 550 squat and just missing 600, Justin broke the national record in the bench with 360. A strong 540 pull gave him a great 1450 national record total. At 165 it was Louis Ruiz, lifting in his first meet ever! Louis did well, going 465-245-430-1140. Moving up to the 181 class, Phil Halverson had his best day ever on the platform. With personal records in the squat (480), bench (380) and total (1310), Phil has improved his lifts nearly 100 pounds from a year ago. (Phil actually locked out 400 on a fourth attempt on the bench, but was called for slight up and down movement of the bar. ) At 220 Steve Wagner got a big 750 squat along with a strong 540 bench, which actually tied the national record there. His 550 deadlift gave him a great 1840 total. Moving to the bench press event our only teenager, Joe Johannes, won at 18-19/181 with a new ANPPC national record of 375. Also garnering a national record was Terry Cox who won at 40-44/308 with 365. Gene Bauer won at 45-49/ 220 with his 435 national mark, which also gave him the best lifter award as well for the bench competition. Floyd Ouderkirk got a new personal best and national record at 60-64/198 with his 360 final attempt. Stronger than ever, Floyd just turned 60 years of age. Wayne Williams, all the way from Arkansas, broke the Arkansas state raw record at 65-69/198 with 195. Our final bencher, also from Arkansas was Harold Hager, who set the national mark at 75-79/165 with 210. Once it was known that Harold was back in town, Tuscola went on Red Alert, and all women of age were locked away safely in their homes! Thanks again to everyone who helped to make this competition a fun and successful event. See you all again next year! Dr. Darrell Latch