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Sept. 18, 2000
BP Nationals Results!
Here are the numbers, broken down by each session...
Women Men 114-148 Men 165-181
Men 198-220 Men 242-SHW
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Altizer, Perron & Ferrel repeat as champs!
The Nationals were kicked off Saturday with some fine lifting females. Bettina Atlizer was able to knock off an impressive 259 lb., double bodyweight lift weighing less than 132. The lift won her class putting her in front of runner up Jennifer Thompson, who only made her 253 lb. opener. At 165 lbs, Sandra Perron from West St. Paul, MN was another repeat champion. Perron netted 2 out of 3, ending with a fine 242 lb. lift. In the unlimited category, Deb Ferrell, traveled all the way from Alaska to defend her crown, and what a performance it was. Deb was perfect on the day, ending with a superb 363 lb. lift to edge out Altizer for best lifter in the open class.
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242's go down to final lifts! |
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One of our more competitive clases on Sunday, the 242's mixed it up pretty good. We had quite a fight for the 242 lb. braggin' rights between Dwayne Meeks, Collin Rhodes, Dave Doan & last year's champ, Raoul Donati. With the highest opener of the class, Meeks struggled to get the 540 lb. opener he chose. Doan also missed, opening at 534 lbs. Rhodes & Donati played it safe opening a bit lighter with each making thier first lifts. In round two, Meeks still failed to make the 540 lb. lift he missed in round 1. Rhodes took the same weight and was successful; while Doan and Donati both made 545 lbs. On to third attempts. With Meeks still unable to get a lift on his first two lifts, he chose to stay at 540 lbs. and pulled through under the gun to stay in the meet. Rhodes made the jump to 551 lbs, as did Donati and Doan. As the ball bounced, all three were close to 551 lbs. but all missed it. When it was over, Meeks and Rhodes had tied at 540 lbs, and actually had to be re-weighed since they weighed exactly the same Sunday morning. Meeks was lighter and took third place over Collin "Pooh Bear" Rhodes. First and second was also decided on a bodyweight decision between Doan and Donati. With Donati being a bit heavier Doan took top honors over last year's champion from Osceola, Indiana. As tight as this class was, any one of the top four or five would be great selections for the world team. All were well within range of each other. |
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Best lifters: Take a look at our best! |
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Womens: |
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Open - Deb Ferrell |
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Teen - Tanya Lea Rosencrantz |
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Junior - Jennifer Robertson |
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Master - Cathy VanDyke |
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Lifetime - Deb Ferrell |
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Police & Fire - Elizabeth Peterson |
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Mens, Day 1: |
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Open - Mike Hara |
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Teen - A.J. Harris |
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Junior - Jonathan Clingenpeel |
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Master - Dr. Larry Miller |
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Lifetime - Mike Hara |
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Military - Benito Hibbert |
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Police & Fire - Jason Thomas |
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Raw - John Rennish |
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Mens, Day 2: |
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Open - Robert Decourt |
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Teen - James Townsend |
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Master - Thomas Scott |
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Lifetime - Misi Inoki |
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Military - Gene Bell |
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Police & Fire - Dave Doan |
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Raw - Ovalta Bell |
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Junior- Michael Allocio |
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Other Stories |
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M & M seminar goes well! |
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On Saturday evening spectators were treated to a top notch BP seminar from two of the top USAPL benchers. Larry "Dr. Benchpress" Miller & Joe McCauliffe gave a large crowd inside info on several different aspects of the lift. Among the topics discussed by Miller, were a detailed explaination of training with rubber bands along with tips on how to properly fit your BP shirt. The high strung McCauliffe gave listeners pointers on setting up a program from top to bottom as well as info on using the rubberbands. Appearing with them was Dick Hartzle, originator of the rubberband training system. Hartzle gave several demonstrations on using the bands for both strength and flexilbility. |
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Hara moves up to 165; does 3x! |
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| Story..... |
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Dogfight at 181! |
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| Read about Cieri vs. McCormick.. |
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Cissell outdoes himself again |
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Here's the lowdown on these unique awards by co-meet director Steve Cissell.... Story |
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Eric Curry: Handoff Specialist! |
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| You gotta check this guy out! |
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King Louie, SHW champ!  |
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| Get the lowdown on this ultra-intense lifter named Jeff Lewis from St. Louis, Mo. Story..... |
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| To cut down on space upload time, some are in black & white. Pictures.. |
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Thanks to our referees! |
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| It's easy to sit back and criticize, but most people don't realize that refereeing is sometimes hard work. We appreciate the following refs for thier help. Thanks goes to Jim Hart, Sue Hallen, Ruth Welding, Bruce Levine, Dennis Brady, Sam Greco, Greg Page, and Ernie Surrel. |
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Team Champions |
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| 1st Place - Team Titan |
| 2nd Place - Team Nebraska |
| 3rd Place - Team California |
| 4th Place - Salomon Smith Barney |
| 5th Place - Team Indiana |
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Thank You |
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| Thanks to all the competitors and spectators who came to our meet. And not to be forgotten, special thanks to our wonderful staff. Without them, the show doesn't go! |
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What's Next? |
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| Be sure to check out the 2000 Central USA Powerlifting Meet. November 4th in Cape Girardeau, Mo! |
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Back to |
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USAPLNATIONALS.COM |
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| The Official Site of the Missouri USAPL! |
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