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1996 ADFPA Mid-America Bench Press & Deadlift Championships Dardenne, MO July 20, 1996 Meet Director Mike Cissell (kg) As reported by Rick Fowler, platform manager. The 3rd Annual ADFPA Mid-America Benchpress and Deadlift meet was held on Saturday, July 10. The meet, which primarily attracts local lifters, was held in Dardenne, MO. THE BENCHPRESS In the Women's Benchpress, we had two contestants. In the 58 kg class, Robin Wilson, who was lifting in her first meet, made a successful 99 lb bench. This was a fine performance for her first meet, since the lift gave her a new State Record in that class. Congratulations Robin. Rounding out the Women's Division was Cathy Ramirez. Cathy lifted a 37.5 kg benchpress to take top honors in the 63 kg class. In the Women's Master (38-49), Robin Wilson was edged out by her partner Karen Stephens, who was also lifting in her first meet. Stephens ended with a fine 52.5 kg lift to her credit. Moving on to the Men's Benchpress, Master Lifter 81-year-old Simeone did a 55 kg bench that if I'm not mistaken, raised the record that he previously owned. Congratulations Ed. You are certainly an inspiration to us all. Finishing ahead of Ed was lean and mean Tom wicker, who made an 80 kg attempt to win the 56 kg Men's Class. Hoan Nguyen is a name everybody better get used to hearing. This guy is by far the best 67.5 kg in St. Louis, and quite possibly the best bencher in all of St. Louis, bar none. At the low low body weight of 67.5 kg, Hoan rammed up an awesome 341 lb bench to take the 67.5s, and also Best Lifter in the Open class. He lifts for the famed ``Walley World Benchpress Team,'' coahced by Wally Strosnider. Hoan should fair very well in the Benchpress Nationals to be held this September in St. Louis. Settling for Runner Up was K. Moran, who had a 130 kg lift to his credit. T. Towers and S. Hammond followed close behind. In the 75s, it was another new name in the top spot: Gerard Dolci. Once again, a lifter from Wally World, he performed as Nguyen did, flawlessly. With a 358, the G man is knocking on the door of the State Record Holder, Steve Watcher. Knowing Steve, he will more than likely welcome his new competition on the bench. Another up and coming 75er is R. Furey who nailed 341 lbs to take second place. In the bronze medal spot, it was M. Waller who lifted a nice 308 lb lift for third place. Moving on to the 82.5s, Novice lifter Lance Hunt locked out 286 lbs on his second attempt, which was good enough to secure third place for him. Hunt, who trains at the ancient but venerable Granite City YMCA, was lifting in his first ADFPA meet. We welcome you. 7.5 kgs ahead was Kenny Garrett, who made 303 lbs to snatch second from Hunt. In the top spot, it was Gary Graville, another lifter from the YMCA in Granite City. Gary had a good day with a 347 lb second attempt to his credit. Now, knowing that most lifters bench once or twice a week, this is really going to surprise everyone. Gary, unlike most, benches up to five times a week! That's right. Up to five times a week! Sometimes he even does it twice a day if he doesn't feel it went well enough in the early workout! What strength! In the 90s, we saw a lifter who is not stranger to all in St. Louis. Longtime veteran Keith Ruble and his triceps were on hand to do some benching. If this guy were to walk suspiciously through the supermarket, I'm sure they would search him. . . because he looks like he has a ham shoved up under each arm of his shirt! Ruble took the 90 kg class with an impressive 391 lb lift. Not too far behind was powerfully built Jack Groves, who with his Lex Luger-like appearance, netted a 374 for himself. Finishing out the pack were Rev. Simon, who hails from the Volunteer State of Tennessee; Wally Strosnider, who set a Master State Record by lifting 352 lbs, and G.C. YMCA lifter, Pat ``Hurricane'' Patterson. The 100 kg class saw four lifters battle it out for the three places. Wally World lifter Johnny Mueller won this class by a Margin of 22 lbs, lifting 380 lbs for the victory. Not too far behind was my training partner and lifetime friend, Terry Stanley. Terry, who recently became a genuine Steeler for G.C. Steel, was finally able to get into a meet. Finishing third and fourther were Norris Johnson and K. Hammond, respectively. Next we head up to the 110 kg category. Once again we had four competitors. In the fourth place slot, Matt McDonough made a 330 lb lift, but it wasn't enough to crack the top three. In third, Greg Chrun made a personal best of 418 lbs and looked good for more. Greg is coached by C.S.C.S. Curt Mathes, also known as the Guru of Grunt and Groan. An interesting note is that Mathes, who has been around the St. Louis lifting scene probably longer than this author has been alive, will be relocating in sunny Florida. He will certainly be missed. Runner up for the 110s was my ``Melancholy Uncle,'' Mark Seago. Seago, who has a head like a melon, and the face of a collie, is another one of the Mathes' training partners. Our winnah' for the 110s was another of Wally's Men, Brian Dolan, who lifted an awesome 468 lb attempt that was the second highest bench of the meet. In the 125s, there as yet another Wally World lifter Bill McDonough. Bill put on quite a show lifting a whopping 473 lb bench for first place. At 125+, T. Van Vleck who also was unopposed, took the big guy's first place trophy by lifting 341 lbs. In the Juniors, we had only one lifter, Jack Groves who I mentioned earlier. Groves not only placed in the 90 kg Open class, but won the 90 kg Junior class as well. In the Master (40-49) division, there were six entrants. Unfortunately, though, we only gave 3 spots in this class. But for the benefit for all involved who did their best, they will all be mentioned. Novice lifter Wayne Childers, who hails from beautiful Granite City, IL lifted 319 lbs in just his second meet. Ahead of Childers, was Norris Johnson, who lifted the same 319, but managed to edge Childers out for fifth. In fourth, it was Wally Strosnider, the 1996 Lee Marsh Memorial Award Winner. Strosnider, always the Master of many lifters, is finally a Master lifter himself. In third, it was Cape Girardeau native, Lindsay Sample. Sample has been a permanent fixture in Missouri Powerlifting dating back to the early 1980s. Look for him to do well this year in the Master Nationals. Just ahead of Sample was Greg Chrun, who I mentioned above. And, last but not least, the winner of the (40-49) group, Art Kisrow. Art has had some pretty good lifts as of late, with any luck, he will dodge the back surgery he is weighing heavily. In the Master (50+) Benchpress division, the elder statesmen all lifted impressively. Taking third was Lakeside Fitness lifter Dana Livesay. In the second place slot stood Paul Westling. Paul, who was all decked out in yellow, was dressed to kill, complete with a yellow ``Cat Hat.'' And, finally, the winner of the (50+) class was Pat Patterson, a training partner and close fiend of mine. Pat had the distinction of lifting 341 lbs on his second attempt, giving him the first place trophy. Had he been on time and not had his bench shirt on backwards for his first attempt he may very well have bneched 352 lbs that day. Nonetheless, this is a 57-year-old lifter who proclaims often that he can whip his weight in wildcats. Knowing Pat, this is something I do not doubt. Our Best Lifters were, in the Women's class, once again Robin Wilson. For her first meet, she lifted very well taking a State Record and four trophies. In the Juniors, Jack Groves was our Best Lifter and in the Open, as I said before, Hoan Nguyen was the star of this class. In the Team Division we had a showdown that was similar to those of the past between these two teams. The two teams entered were Wally World, who is coached by Wally Strosnider, and the team from the team from the Granite City YMCA. It was just a few years back that Wally's team and our team from the East Side had a pretty good rivalry going, most of the time battling it out each year for the biggest BP in the Midwest Team Title. On this day, I'm glad to see, a team has emerged once again from Wally World. With seven weight classes filled, it was no mystery who would take this one. Wally's team of benchers won the whole shooting match in the Team Division. They should remain one of the premier teams for some time to come. THE DEADLIFT Though there were fewer lifters competing in the deadlift competition, the quality of lifting was still superb. In the Women's class, we had only one competitor. She was Cathy Ramirez, who lifted in the 63 kg class. Ramirez ended with a successful 209 lb deadlift to take first in this class. In the Men's 56 kg class, it was Master lifter Ed Simeone who stood tall once again. Ed finished with a strong 176 lb deadlift on the day. In the 67.5 kg class, T. Towers pulled 490 lbs to take the 67.5 kg title all by his lonesome. Though he was unopposed, it would have been hard to find someone to beat this man, since this is well over a triple bodyweight lift. In the 75 kg class once again there was only one contestant. M. Waller was victorious as he yanked up 468 lbs for the big trophy. Moving onto the 82.5s, we finally had some competition. With five lifters in this class, it was a pretty tight battle for all but the top spot. Lance Hunt got his second attempt at the weight of 440 lbs, but was unable to muster up the strength for the 473 lbs he needed for third place. In fourth, just 7.5 kilos ahead of Hunt, was T. Piper, who pulled 457 lbs. Ahead by an even smaller margin of 2.5 kilos was Ben Turner, who also sports the ``Melancholy Baby'' look with the ultra short hair cut. Ben ended with a fine 462 lb deadlift, and should lift later this year in the National Masters to be held in November. Lifting the weight of 501 lbs, Ken Garrett stood in and accepted the runner up award. But there is no shame in placing second to the man who won it all in the 82.5s. Our champion in the 82.5s was Jack ``The Back'' Cribbin. Jack, I'm told, is a lifter from the old days of powerlifting. Being around the meets since about 1986, I've been fortunate enough to watch many lifters leave the sport and then return to compete once again. This was the first time I had seen Jack Cribbin lift, since he was well before my time. I have to say he lived up to everything Dr. Cissell had told me. With the perfect genetics for deadlifting, Jack methodically hauled up each of his attempts, ending with 600 lbs. This I'm sure is real close to the record, that is if it is still held by Lindsay Sample at 622 lbs. Jack, we welcome you to the ADFPA. In the 90s, they had a pretty good battle of their own. W. LeMire took third place with the deadlift of 617 lbs, but was edged out by Jack Groves at 622 lbs. Ahead of the pack, was the Rev. T. Simon, who pulled 644 lbs to earn him first place in the 90s, as well as Best Lifter in the Open Division. Our biggest class in the deadlift competition was the 100s, which had 6 lifters entered. In sixth place, pulling 501 lbs, was Johnny Mueller. Just 2.5 kilos ahead was Terry Stanley, who pulled 507 lbs. In fourth, it was M. Urbantke, with 523 lbs to his credit. For third place, lifting 622 lbs, it was Norris Johnson. Norris travels reguarly to our meets from Tennessee, and if I'm not mistaken, has lifted in a few of the central USA meets. Pulling for all he was worth to just surpass Johnson, was Mark Slivinski. Mark pulled an amazing 633 lbs to take second. The lift, which was probably the hardest lift of the day, took at least 5 seconds, if not more. And the 100 kg Deadlift King was Lindsay Sample. Lindsay, who is not stranger to first place, pulled 661 lb to lead the pack. In the 110s, once again there was only one lifter. The lifter was Mark Seago. SEago, who performs the squat and bench very well, has been steadily biting away at the elusive 600 lbs deadlift. Today it was just not to be, as he ended up with his opener of 573 lbs. In the Junior class, Jack Groves was the lone lifter, but he still lifted extremely well by himself. Winning the Master (40-49) class was Norris Johnson pulling 633 to take the title. In second place, Wayne Childres deadlifted 418 lbs. Coming in third place was B. Sammelman by completing a deadlift of 369 lbs. In our Master (50+) group, Paul Westling was the only lifter doing a nice 352 lb deadlift. In the Two-Person deadlift, the awards were separated into Light and Heavy divisions. In the Light division, the team of the Trospers, Chuck and Carla, won on a body weight decision. Their lift of 1003 tied that same lift by Jack Groves and Kenny Garrett, who were somewhat heavier. In the Heavy division, Mark Alexander and Irv Obermark together managed to lift 1146 lbs. But with the bodyweight factored into play, the Slivinskis, Mark and his brother Al, stole the title with a lift of 1127 lbs. Best Lifters for the deadlift meet were Rev. T. Simon for the Open division; and in the Junior division it was Jack Groves. Congratulations goes out to Lance Bargatze, James Bell, and Wally Strosnider, who recently passed the State Referee's test. Also, thanks to National Referee Sam Greco and International Referee Bob Triphan for providing their services on the platofrm. Also doing a great deal of work was Karma Lamping and Bridget Bell. These lovely ladies had the dreaded task of taking the lifters' attempts at the overhead projector. Not to be forgotten, are the Hubers, George and Denise. This husband and wife team have been working the meets for a long time. George is the always personable announcer that has the subconscious wish that he lived in my home town, beautiful Granite City, IL. Denise is his right hand woman who does a great job of keeping the lifter cards, as well as keeping George in order. And last but not least, to the Cissells, Mike Sue and Steve. Without the work of these three there would be no powerlifting in Missouri worth mentioning. Just a note to the lifters who competed, since you all have purchased your ADFPA cards, you should consider lifting in the Benchpress Nationals to be held in September. This is the highest quality of Benchpress Meet you'll ever see, not to mention there will be plenty of the usual local lifters attending. See you in September! -- Results and write up by Rick Fowler BENCH PRESS BP WOMEN OPEN 58.5 Wilson_R 45* 63 Ramirez_C 37.5 MASTER 58.5 Wilson_R 45 (No Weight Given) Stephens_K 52.5 MEN OPEN 56 Wicker_T 80* Simeone_E 55 60 Wilson_R 45 67.5 Nguyen_H 155* Moran_K 130 Towers_T 125 Hammond_S 102.5 75 Dolci_G 162.5 Furey_R 155 Waller_M 140 82.5 Graville_G 157.5 Garrett_K 137.5 Hunt_L 130 90 Ruble_K 177.5 Groves_J 170 Simon_T 162.5 Strosnider_W 160 Patterson_P 155 100 Mueller_J 172.5 Stanley_T 162.5 Johnson_N 145 Hammond_K 137.5 110 Dolan_B 212.5 Seago_M 202.5 Chrun_G 190 McDonough_M 150 125 McDonough_W 215 125+ VanVleck_T 155 JUNIOR Groves_J 170 MASTER 90 (40-49) Strosnider_W 160 100 (40-49) Johnson_N 145 (No Body Weight Given) (40-49) Kisrow_A 177.5 Chrun_G 190 Sample_L 182.5 Childers_W 145 Turner_B 122.5 (50+) Patterson_P 155 Westling_P 100 Livesay_D 130 DEADLIFT DL WOMEN OPEN 63 Ramirez_C 95 MEN OPEN 56 Simeone_E 80 67.5 Towers_T 222.5 75 Waller_M 212.5 82.5 Cribbin_J 272.5 Garrett_K 227.5 Turner_B 210 Piper_T 207.5 Hunt_L 200 90 Simon_T 292.5 Groves_J 282.5 LeMire_W 280 100 Sample_L 300 Slivinski_M 287.5 Johnson_N 282.5 Urbantke_M 237.5 Stanley_T 230 Mueller_J 227.5 110 Seago_M 262.5 JUNIOR 90 Groves_J 282.5 MASTER 100 (40-49) Johnson_N 287.5 (No Body Weight Given) Childres_W 290 Samelman_B 167.5 (50+) Westling_P 160 2-MAN DEADLIFT LIGHT Trosper_C/Trosper_C 455 Garrett_K/Groves_J 455 HEAVY Slivinski_A/Slivinski_M 512.5 Alexander_M/Obermark_I 520 * = State Record ** = BEST LIFTER BENCH PRESS WOMEN BENCH: R. Wilson MEN OPEN: H. Nguyen MEN JUNIOR: J. Groves DEADLIFT MEN OPEN: Rev. T. Simon MEN JUNIOR: J. Groves Placement by Inter-Weight Class Comparison: BENCH PRESS WOMEN MASTER: K. Stephens R. Wilson MEN MASTER (40-49) A. Kisrow G. Chrun L. Sample W. Strosnider N. Johnson W. Childres B. Turner MEN MASTER (50+) P. Patterson P. Westling D. Livesay DEADLIFT MEN MASTER (40-49) N. Johnson W. Childers B. Sammelman MEN MASTER (50+) P. Westling TEAM: BENCH Wally World, 1st Granite City YMCA, 2nd |