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SLP TENNESSEE STATE OPEN BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

October 3, 2009 Lexington, Tennessee

BENCH PRESS - RAW

novice men 220 Clint Clayton 405* shw Geraud Kelly 375* (4th) 385*

teenage men 16-17 181 Michael Fox 275*

teenage men 18-19 shw Blake Ellis 405*

junior men 198 Ryan Acuff 405*

submaster men 198 Jamie Sipes 300* 242 William Armstrong 435*

master men 40-44 242 Bruce Snipes 370* 275 David Creasy 350*

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

teenage men 13-15 165 Adam Powers 185*

teenage men 18-19 shw Blake Ellis 440*

master men 40-44 275 David Creasy 500

open men 181 Brandon Beecham 530* 242 Jeremy Buttrey 465

Best Lifter - BRANDON BEECHAM

CURL

teenage men 16-17 181 Michael Fox 135*

submaster men 198 Jamie Sipes 150*

DEADLIFT

teenage men 16-17 181 Michael Fox 405

teenage men 18-19 shw Blake Ellis 505*

master men 55-59 148 Ricky Fowler 405*

*Son Light Power Tennessee state record

The Son Light Power Tennessee State Bench Press/Deadlift/Curl Championship was held October 3, 2009 at Harvey's Gym in Lexington, Tennessee. Thanks to Harvey's Gym for once again hosting this annual event and a special thanks to Glen Powers for all his help in promoting the competition. In the raw bench press division it was Clint Clayton leading the way in his first competition with the win in the novice/220 class. Clint finished with a new Tennessee state record of 405. Also in the novice division was Geraud Kelly, who won at shw, breaking his own state record with 385. Michael Lee Fox set the state record at 16-17/181 with a new personal best 275. Blake Ellis set the record at 18-19/shw with 405. Ryan Acuff, state record holder at junior/181, moved up to 198 to set the state record there with 405. In the submaster men's division it was Jamie Sipes with a new state record of 300. William Armstrong, state record holder at 242 upped that record to 435 for the win there. For the 40-44 age group it was Bruce Snipes with a new state record of 370. Dave Creasy finished the day with a new state record of 350 for the 275 class. For the assisted lifters Adam Powers broke the state record at 13-15/165 with a personal best 185. Blake Ellis set the mark at 18-19/shw with 440. David Creasy won at 40-44/275 with 500. In the open division best lifter Brandon Beecham broke his own state record at 181 with 530. Weighing in at just 173, this tall and lean lifter has lots of potential. Finishing out the assisted division was 242 champ Jeremy Buttrey, who settled with his 465 opener. In the curl competition it was Michael Fox, again at 16-17/181, setting his second state record of the day with 135. Jamie Sipes, taking the win at submaster 198, set the record there with 150. Michael Fox won his third title of the day at 16-17/181 with his 405 pull. Blake Ellis broke his own state record at 18-19/shw with 505. Our final lifter in the deadlift was Ricky Fowler who won at 55-59/148 with a new state record of 405. Thanks to Glen Powers and others who helped with the loading and spotting duties and to Alexis Ratana for serving as our trophy girl. See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP WESTERN NATIONALS BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT/CURL CHAMPIONSHIP

October 10, 2009 Tulsa, Oklahoma

BENCH PRESS - RAW

novice women 181 Melissa Powell 135*

submaster women 148 Christina McDowell 200* (4th) 205*

novice men 165 Jordan London 325* 181 Clavin Clark 325*

teenage men 18-19 148 Aaron Ramsey 285 148 Matthew Turner 280 (4th) 295*

junior men 242 Rod Wilkins 320 (4th) 330

master men 40-44 181 Curt Rainbolt 240*

master men 45-49 275 Jeff Ribbens 265*

master men 55-59 198 Maurice Lowry 350*

master men 65-69 242 Jim Turner 360*

police & fire/submaster men 181 Mike Peale 275* (4th) 285*

open men 123 Patrick Simmons 255* (4th) 265* 242 David Morris 275 275 Steve Ward 450 (4th) 475

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

teenage men 16-17 165 David Hughes 315 (4th) 325*

submaster men 242 David Willis 635*

master men 40-44 275 Rich McDowell 640* (4th) 655*

master men 45-49 181 Bryan Vandiver 250

master men 50-54 181 Mark Knutson 280

master men 55-59 198 Maurice Lowry 370*

open men 242 David Willis 635* 242 Kevin Loudermilk 535

Best Lifter - Raw Women - CHRISTINA MCDOWELL Best Lifter - Raw Men - STEVE WARD Best lifter - Assisted Men - DAVID WILLIS

BENCH PRESS FOR REPS

novice men 181 Calvin Clark (180) 25*

open men 123 Patrick Simmons (120) 37*

CURL

police & fire/submaster men 181 Mike Peale 140* (4th) 150*

open men shw Daniel Gonzales 150*

DEADLIFT

open women 148 Veronica Barsoun 205*

master men 16-17 165 David Hughes 375 (4th) 385*

master men 40-44 242 Mitch Gentry 565* 275 Bob Dale 675*

police & fire/submaster men 181 Mike Peale 385* (4th) 405*

open men 220 Brandon Stevens 605 shw Daniel Gonzales 550*

Best Lifter - BOB DALE *Son Light Power national record

The Son Light Power Western National was held October 10, 2009 at Platinum Fitness Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Thanks to owners Jim and April Parham for hosting this event and to the staff there who helped in so many ways to keep the competition running smoothly. In the raw bench press competition it was Melissa Powell taking the win at novice women/181 with a new national record of 135. Christina McDowell one of the premier raw lady benchers in the country, set the national record at submaster 148 with a great 205. In the novice men's division it was Jordan London at 165 with 325. Calvin Clark also finished with 325 for the win at 181. Both of these lifters set new national records for their respective classes. At 18-19/148 Aaron Ramsey took the win over Matthew Turner 285 to 280. However, Matthew came back with a successful fourth of 295 to set the national record there! In the Junior men's division it was Rod Wilkins at 242 with a personal best 330. Curt Rainbolt set the record at 40-44/181 with 240. Jeff Ribbens broke his own national record at 45-49/275 by 10 pounds, finishing with 265. Maurice Lowry broke the national record at 55-59/198 with 350. Jim Turner broke his national record at 65-69/242 with his 360 final attempt. Mike Peale set the mark at police & fire/submaster/181 with his 285 fourth attempt. In the open division Patrick Simmons set the national record at 123 with a great double bodyweight bench of 265. David Morris won at 242 with 275. Our final lifter in the raw division was also our best lifter for the raw division, Steve Ward. Steve finished with a new personal best 475 at 275. Christina McDowell won the best lifter award among the women. In the assisted division it was David Hughes setting the national record at 16-17/165 with his 325 final attempt. David Willis got a new personal best at submaster/242 with 635. David also took the open/242 class over Kevin Loudermilk, who finished with his opener of 535. Both of David lifts were new national records for each class. Our biggest lift of the day though, came from Rich McDowell who set the national record at 40-44/275 with a great 655. Bryan Vandiver won at 45-49/181 with 250. Mark Knutson took the 50-54/181 class with 280. Maurice Lowry set his second national record of the day at 55-59/198 with 370. The best lifter award for the assisted benchers went to David Willis. In the bench press for reps category, Calvin Clark got 25 with 180, who finished second to Patrick Simmons who got 37 reps at 120! In the curl competition Mike Peale set the record at police & fire/submaster/181 with 150. Daniel Gonzales, taking the win at open/shw, also finished with 150. Moving to the deadlift competition Veronica Barsoun set the record for the open women's 148 class with 205. David Hughes got a second national record of the day at 16-17/165 with a great 385 final pull. Mitch Gentry set the mark at 40-44/242 with 565. Bob Dale, best lifter in the deadlift competition matched his previous best at 40-44/275 with a solid 675 pull. Mike Peale set his third national record of the day at police & fire/submaster/181 with 405. In the open division it was Brandon Stevens with 605 at 220. Daniel Gonz�lez set the record at shw with 550. Thanks again to all those who helped with the loading and spotting duties and a special thanks to J.J. Warren for all his help. Thanks as well to Maria Hughes for serving as our trophy girl. See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP INDIANA STATE BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

October 17, 2009 Beech Grove, Indiana

BENCH PRESS - RAW

teenage men 13-15 198 Stephen Wellman 315* (4th) 320*

submaster men 198 Scott Baker 315

master men 40-44 198 Troy Sheahan 365 308 Joe Dibert 540*

master men 45-49 198 Kyle Gray 270 (4th) 275

master men 50-54 275 Kevin Hutchinson 435*

police & fire open men 198 Dave Gibson 340* (4th) 360* 242 Jamie Wilson 455*

open men 220 Steve Lannon 315

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

master men 65-69 181 Dorran Vogler 265*

open men shw James "Hick" Allen 425

Best Lifter - JOE DIBERT

DEADLIFT

open men 220 Steve Lannon 455

* Son Light Power Indiana state record

The Son Light Power Indiana State Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held October 17, 2009 at Leo's Black Iron Gym in Beech Grove, Indiana. Thanks to owner Beth Starker for once again hosting this competition. In the raw bench press event Stephen Wellman broke his own Indiana state record at 13-15/198 by twenty pounds with a great personal best 320! This kid is one of the best young lifters anywhere, who always lifts with near perfect form! I am very proud of his accomplishments, as well as his attitude towards the sport. Taking the win at submaster/198 was Scott Baker. who finished with 315. Scott, who was going head to head with his little buddy Stephen, wasn't quite able to lock out this final attempt with 320. Lifting in the 40-44/198 class,Troy Sheahan came close with a new state record of 400 twice, settling with his opener of 365 there. Also at 40-44 was 308 winner Joe Dibert. Joe finished with a new state record of 540, claiming also the best lifter trophy for the competition. Kyle Gray won at 45-49/198 with a new personal best 275. Kyle recently opened his new gym, The Musclehead Gym in Celina, Ohio, and we wish him well. Returning to competition after some time off, Kevin Hutchinson broke the state record at 50-54/275 with a solid 435. Taking the win at police & fire/198 was Dave Gibson, who finished with a new state record of 360. This was Dave's first competition! Jamie Wilson set the state record at police & fire/242 with a personal best 455. Last, but not least, was our winner at open/220, Steve Lannon. Steve finished the day with 315. Steve, who was our lone deadlifter, took the win there as well with 455. In the assisted division Dorran Vogler came back strong from his third attempt miss with 265 to get that weight for his fourth! This broke Dorran's own state record by five pounds! Our final bencher was open/shw winner James "Hick" Allen. Hick, who supposedly is under contract with Slim Fast, had dieted down to 393 for this competition. But that weight reduction took its toll on Little Hick, who only got in his opener of 425. When asked about his mediocre performance, Hick's only reply was, "I'm hungry!" Thanks again to my son Joey Latch for doing a great job loading and spotting. But an even greater thanks goes out to Mike Wolf (?), one of the greatest benchers of all time, for all his help loading and spotting and encouraging every lifter. Mike, who is taking a break from competing, is now concentrating on coaching others. Thanks also to Heather Huser for taking some great pictures of the meet and serving as our trophy girl. See you all again next year! Dr. Darrell Latch

ANPPC NATIONAL POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIP

October 24, 2009 Tuscola, Illinois

powerlifting name/division/class squat bench deadlift total teenage women 18-19 132 Leezaira Thompson 215 100 280* 595

teenage men 16-17 220 Tyrone Adamore 435 225 520 1180

junior men 165 Chris Dungeon 245 205 325 775 198 Austin Clark 435 275 450 1160

submaster men 165 David Horner 490 325* 505* 1320*

master men 45-49 220 Tom Carnaghi 750 440 575 1765

mster men 50-54 198 John Dougherty 530* 315 485 1330

master men 55-59 165 Marty Caliendo 450 315 425 1190

open men 220 Tom Carnaghi 750 440 575 1765 308 Britt Fulk -----

best lifter open men - TOM CARNAGHI

BENCH PRESS

master women 40-44 165 Molly "B" Tolson 110*

teenage men 13-15 242 Spencer Tolson 245*

master men 40-44 242 Terry Cox 370* shw Keith Tolson 370*

master men 50-54 275 Mike Price 260*

master men 65-69 198 Wayne Williams 205*

master men 75-79 165 Harold Hager 230*

police and fire submaster men 220 Chuck Barth 345*

best lifter - men - TERRY COX

DEADLIFT

teenage men 13-15 148 Nico Davis 330 242 Spencer Tolson 405*

teenage men 16-17 181 Eric Ziegler 300 220 Tyrone Adamore 520*

master men 40-44 shw Keith Tolson 245*

master men 65-69 181 Billy Watts 320

best lifter - men - NICO DAVIS *ANPPC national record

The ANPPC National Powerlifting Championship was held October 24, 2009 at Son Light Power Gym in Tuscola, Illinois. Many thanks to all the competitors, the helpers and the spectators who came to support the lifters once again. In the powerlifting event Leezaira Thompson won at teenage women 18-19/132 with a new personal best total of 595. LeeLee also got a new personal best in the squat (215) and the deadlift (280), which was also a new ANPPC national record as well. First-time lifter Tyrone Adamore won at teenage men 16-17/220 with a 435 squat, 225 bench and a 520 deadlift for great 1180 total. In the junior men's division Chris Dungeon won at 165 with a 775 total. This was by way of a 245 squat, 205 bench and a 325 deadlift. Austin Clark, also lifting in his first full meet, won at 198 with 1160. Austin finished with a 435 squat, 275 bench and a 450 deadlift. All of Austin's lifts were far from his max. David Horner had another great day of lifting beginning with his 490 squat. David's 325 bench, 505 deadlift and 1320 total were all new national records as well as new prs for him. Tom Carnaghi, who struggled in the beginning with his squats, finally got in his opener of 750. Tom's 440 bench and 575 deadlift gave him a great 1765 total. Tom, who won at 45-49/220 and at open/220, also took home the best lifter award once again. John Dougherty broke the national record in the squat at 50-54/198 with a great 530. John's 315 bench and 485 deadlift gave him a 1330 total. One of these days, when everything just falls into place, John will total 1500. It was great to have Marty Caliendo back in competition after a few years off. Marty won at 55-59/165 with his 450 squat, 315 bench and 425 pull for great 1190 total. Moving to the bench press competition, new lifter Molly "B" Tolson set the national record at 40-44/165 with 110. Molly's son Spencer, set the record at 13-15/242 with 245. Taking the win at master men 40-44/242 was Terry Cox, who finished with a national record 370. Keith Tolson also finished with a national record of 370 with his win at 40-44/shw. Newcomer Mike Price set the mark at 50-54/275 with 260. Wayne Williams, who came all the way from Hot Springs, Arkansas, won at 65-69/198 with 205, setting the national record there. Our oldest competitor, Harold Hager (who no one really knows how old he is), broke his own national record at 75-79/165 with a great 230. Our final bencher was Chuck Barth who won at police & fire/submaster/220 with a new national record of 345. All of the bench records, with the exception of Harold Hager (wouldn't you know it) were raw ANPPC national records. The best lifter award went to Terry Cox. In the deadlift competition, best lifter Nico Davis matched his all-time best 330 with his win at 13-15/148. Spencer Tolson, who finished second to Nico in the best lifter category, set a new ANPPC national record at 13-15/242 with 405. Eric Ziegler, lifting in his first competition, won at 16-17/181 with his final pull of 300. Tyrone Adamore's 520 pull at 16-17/220 set the record there as well. Keith Tolson got his second national record of the day at 40-44/shw with his 245 opener. Our final puller in the deadlift was another Arkansas native, Billy Watts, who won at 65-69/181 with 320. It was great having Ernie and Diane Frantz at the meet, who worked with all of the competitors, giving them advice and helpful hints on their lifting. This gave the younger lifters a chance to meet two true legends of the sport and learn from the masters. It's always an honor to have Ernie at one of my meets, but it was an even greater honor to have Diane there as well. My only real concern was that the boys from Arkansas (Harold Hager, Wayne Williams and Billy Watts) get out of town before sundown. They had only been in town a few hours before getting into trouble with the local police and my concern was that if they got locked up in Douglas County, Illinois, no one would go their bail and we'd be stuck with them indefinitely. Thanks to my sons D. C. and Joey Latch for doing a great job loading and spotting, to my side judges Linda Middleton and the legendary Ernie Frantz, and all the others who helped with the spotting and judging. A special thanks to Molly "B" and Laurie Horner for taking some great pictures. Laurie also served as our trophy girl. See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch

SLP NORTHEN GRAND NATIONAL BENCH PRESS/DEADLIFT CHAMPIONSHIP

October 31, 2009 Baraboo, Wisconsin

BENCH PRESS - RAW

teenage women 16-17 148 Dessa Karl 95* (4th) 100*

novice men 114 Mike Chadwick 105* 148 Jake Nordman 145*

teenage men 13-15 123 Blake Fry 55* 181 Nick Thoma 105 242 Dan Brown 145

teenage men 16-17 181 Logan Grap 205 198 Fred Brudos 235 198 Tyler Hiserman 225

junior men 181 Dan Zimmerman 300

submaster men 242 Dan Zeiter 295

master men 50-54 148 Kevin Dietrich 240* 275 Mo Mawhinney 275*

master men 55-59 275 Terry Turner 360* 308 Bill Reagan 450*

open men 165 Andre Adams 325 181 Scott Grade 350 220 Randy Fry 375 242 Chris Grimm 460 242 Dan Strandt 325 308 Bill Reagan 450

Best Raw Lifter - CHRIS GRIMM

BENCH PRESS - ASSISTED

teenage men 16-17 198 Danny Markey 330*

submaster men 275 Charles Broadway 390

master men 40-44 132 Dave Surita 210*

master men 45-49 242 Bob Hanson 400

master men 50-54 220 Gary Koch 260

master men 55-59 275 Terry Turner 360* 308 Bill Reagan 505*

open men 308 Bill Reagan 505

Best Assisted Lifter - BILL REAGAN

CURL

master men 45-49 220 Kevin Spirek 145*

open men 165 Andre Adams 175*

BENCH FOR REPS

junior men 181 Dan Zimmerman (170) 27*

master men 55-59 308 Bill Reagan (290) 22*

open men 220 Randy Fry (205) 26*

DEADLIFT - RAW

teenage women 16-17 148 Dessa Karl 245*

novice men 114 Mike Chadwick 245* 198 Jeff Thoma 355*

teenage men 13-15 165 Derek Krejci 285* 181 Nick Thoma 305* 242 Dan Brown 315*

teenage men 16-17 198 Danny Markey 500*

junior men 181 Logan Grap 385* 198 Kaleb Grap 455*

master men 50-54 220 Kevin Grap 505* 275 Mo Mawhinney 430*

open men 165 Andre Adams 510*

DEADLIFT - ASSISTED

submaster men 275 Rudy Stowers 615 275 Charles Broadway 550

master men 55-59 308 Bill Reagan 145*

master men 70-74 148 Richard Lee 260*

open men 242 Dan Strandt 525

2-man/50-54 242 Bob Hanson/Stuart Coogan 900*

Best Lifter - Deadlift - ANDRE ADAMS

TEAM CHAMPIONS Neillsville Power

Best Overall Teenage Woman - DESSA KARL Best Overall Teenage men - DANNY MARKEY *SLP national record

The Son Light Power Northern Grand National Bench Press/Deadlift Championship was held at the Ho-Chunk Nation in Baraboo, Wisconsin on October 31, 2009. Thanks to the Ho-Chunk Nation for sponsoring this event and to Joe White Eagle for all his help promoting the competition. Starting with the raw bench competition it was Dessa Karl for the win at teenage women 16-17/148 with a new national record 100. In the novice men's division Mike Chadwick set the mark at 114 with 105. Jake Nordman won at 148 with his national record 145. At 13-15 Blake Fry set the record at 123 with 55. Nick Thoma won at 181 with 105 while Dan Brown took the 242's with 145. Logan Grap finished with 205 at 181 for the 16-17 age group. Also there was Fred Brudos who won over Tyler Hiserman at 198, 235 to 225. Dan Zimmerman finished with 300 at junior/181. Dan Zeiter took the win at submaster/242 with 295. In the master men's 50-54 division Kevin Dietrich set the record at 148 with 240. Mo Mawhinney got the record at 275 with 275. Terry Turner set the national mark at 55-59/275 with 360. Bill Reagan got the next to the biggest raw lift of the day with his 450 national record at 55-59/308. In the open division Andre Adams won at 165 with 325. Scott Grade won at 181 with 350, while Randy Fry took the 220's with 375. At 242 best lifter Chris Grimm finished with 460 and the win over Dan Strandt, who finished with 325. Our final open lifter was Bill Reagan who finished with 450 at 308. In the assisted bench press competition Dan Markey broke the national record at 16-17/198 with a new personal record of 330. Charles Broadway won at submaster/275 with 390. Dave Surita broke the record at 40-44/132 with 210. Bob Hanson got his first official 400 bench with his win at 45-49/242. Gary Koch won at 50-54/220 with 260. At 55-59/275 Terry Turner broke the national record with 360. But our best lifter in the assisted division went to Bill Reagan who won both the 55-59 and open/308 class with 505. Bill set the national record for the master's class. In the curl competition Kevin Spirek set the mark at 45-49/220 with 135, while Andre Adams hit 175 @ open/165. In the bench for reps competition Dan Zimmerman got 27 reps at a 170 bodyweight. Bill Reagan finished with 22 reps @ 290! For the open 220 class Randy Fry got 26 reps @ 205. For the raw deadlift competition Dessa Karl won her second national title of the day at 16-17/148 with another national record of 245. Mike Chadwick also won his second title of the day and second national record of the day at novice/114 with 245. Jeff Thoma set the national record at 198 with 355. In the 13-15 age group Derek Krejci set the mark at 165 with 285. Nick Thoma won his second title at 181 with his national record pull of 305. Dan Brown was our final lifter at 13-15, where he broke the national record at 242 with 315. Dan Markey finished a great day of lifting in the 16-17/198 class with an amazing 500 national record pull. At junior/181 Logan Grap set the record with 385 while brother Kaleb broke the record at 198 with 455. Dad Kevin Grap set the national record at 50-54/220 with 505. Mo Mawhinney won his second title of the day at 50-54/275 with his fine 430 pull. Our final raw deadlifter was also our best lifter, Andre Adams. Andr� finished with a new national record of 510 @ open/165. For the assisted pullers Rudy Stowers got the biggest lift of the day at submaster/275 with 615. Charles Broadway finished second to Rudy with 550. Bill Reagan, who was suffering from some cramps (probably from the poor lift-offs he got in the bench), pulled a token 145 for the win at 55-59/308. Richard Lee, who hails from the town of Baraboo, broke the national record at 70-74/148 with 260. Dan Strandt got in some good pulls at 242, finishing with 525. Our two-man team of Bob Hanson and Stuart Coogan finished with a new national record of 900. The team title went to Neillsville Power, headed by Kevin Grap. Thanks to Joe White Eagle and my son D. C. Latch for doing a great job loading and spotting throughout the competition. Thanks also to my wife Susie and Bob Vivier for doing a great job of judging and to Tammie Grade for taking some great pictures of the meet. Thanks also to my help at the table and my trophy girls Kayla and Stephanie Broadway. See you all again next year. Dr. Darrell Latch