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(Click here for results from Missouri State Powerlifting meet) (Click here for results from Ozark Benchpress Meet results) (Click here for meet photos) Ozark Womens: Womens Open, Teenage Ozark Mens Open: 123 | 132 | 148 | 181 | 198 | 220 | 242 | SHW Ozark Masters: Masters Ozark Novice: Novice Ozark Teenage: Teenage Other links on this site: Menu of past meet results USAPLNATIONALS.COM |
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| The Ozark competition had quite a few empty gaps in it, as is expected when holding two separate meets. With more divisions it dilutes the competition, but for out of state lifters, it gives them the chance to compete. I'll touch on some of the highlights of this portion of our meet instead of list all classes and winners. In the Womens 97lb. class, Erin Dickey of Plainwell, MI, lifted some enormous numbers for a girl of her weight. Just a teenager, she squatted 192 lbs., benched 110 lbs, and pulled a whopping 264 lb. deadlift. Her sum of the day was 567 lbs, which nearly netted her the best lifter award. Veteran lifter Cathy Martin from up around Macomb, IL, missed just one lift the entire day en route to her total of 931 lbs. Cathy lifts in our meets pretty often and makes a habit out of completing her lifts. She was the Ozark best lifter for the Women's division. 6 time National Champ Allen Whigham came from Jackson, Mississippi to move some iron in the 123 lb. class. Unable to complete a deadlift, he'll go back to the drawing board and get the deadlift in order. His attempt was 507 lbs. and although I didn't see it, I'd bet that he lifted it, but just couldn't get it past the refs. Over the years, the folks of Missouri have been blessed with witnessing some of the top names in powerlifting. Names like Mike Bridges, Anthony Clark, Benemerito, Gillingham, Rosciglione and going way back, Jim Cash and probably even the great Larry Pacifico. Well gang, we can now add one more to the list. Dan Austin came up from Oklahoma to qualify for the Nationals and to try out his new weight class. Up from the 165's, Austin is a light 181 lber. and had no trouble qualifying. When you've won 9 world titles qualifying isn't the question; what kind of records you set is the question. After making a nice 705 lbs. squat and 352 lbs. in the benchpress, Dan opened at 644 lbs. in the deadlift. Up it went, with precision and perfection. On his 2nd attempt, he jumped to 705 lbs. and once again a good lift made to look easy. For his third, he selected 338 kg's, which is 745 lbs. His goal was to break Ray Benemerito's 6 year old American Record deadlift set in the 95 Nationals. After a careful and methodical setup, he began pulling and up the bar went, all the way nearly to completion. At the top though he couldn't quite get his right leg locked before the bar slipped out. Folks, he was a hair away from breaking the record and looked good for it. Count on him doing it in Nebraska. Austin was by far the Ozark meet's best lifter and gave a great interview after the meet was over. Congratulations to Dan Austin on a fine meet! In the 220's, we saw Rodney Lawary, who has yet to be beaten in our area. The Hot Rod repeated as the Ozark champ, complete with a nice 699 lb. deadlift. His weight was finally up near the 220 lb. class and his lifts showed it. In the 275's, Mike Werges won this one by quite a bit over Brian Mitchell. But I have to say, Brian Mitchell has made some nice progress in just a year and a half. He's managed to put 150 lbs. on his total and has room to grow. With his frame he will handle much more in the future. Hats off to Lance Bargatze as well. Lance made 8 out of 9 lifts and ended with a 457 lb. deadlift. I'm not sure, but this has to be one of his best meets yet. These guys just keep getting better with age. A few final notes….I'm pleased with the influx of new lifters. We saw a lot of new faces, and I'm glad to see that. However, there are quite a few weight classes where state titles are left up for grabs with no competitors entered. If you have a lifter that can compete, by all means have them compete. It would be an honor to on the list that includes names like Sample, Mafuli, Krockenberger and others. Rolla Power's George Heleine looked like a completely different person from when I last seen him at Cape. He is one of the few that do powerlifting AND bodybuilding, and lost 33 lbs. in the last 5 months. No wonder his BP shirt fit like a windbreaker. The Missouri team title was won by the Bodyworks/Universal Fitness/Universal Physique powerlifting team. Heck, the guys from Cape have changed their names so many times, I'm not exactly sure what they go by these days. It was a close one though. The Above All team has re-emerged and should give the crew from Cape G some trouble next year. Jerry Pledger indicated that in all the years of the state meet, they've never been beat. Thanks to the crew that spotted and loaded. They were Jim Bell, Justin Newsome, Josh Anderson, Bob Scott and a host of other I'm sure I missed. This is by far, the hardest job of the meet. Thanks to the Cissell family who keeps on putting out a great product for the lifters. Dr. Mike could easily have generic plates printed for the awards that say only "1st Place", etc. , but he likes to make it a bit nicer and include the weight class and division along with the placing. That's why it sometimes takes longer to get the awards presented at the end. Everything is ordered ahead of time, counting on the lifters being in certain weight classes. But when they fail to make weight, it throws a wrench into things. So, thanks for bearing with us when we figure the results. And to wrap it up, Dr. Mike pulled a fast one on this author. We present the Leroy Marsh award annually to a lifter, coach or staff member that goes out of their way to promote the sport. Each year Mike and I decide and agree on who it should be. After the benchpresses, we planned on presenting the award while the house was still full. Since I was close to Leroy, I usually announced who the winner was, and followed it with a brief speech on the person. Well, was I ever in for a surprise. Dr. Mike had the award and started announcing it, so I thought, "Cool, Mike's going to present it this year". What I didn't know, was that he was presenting it to me. The award means a lot to this author because we try to put so much into making our meets better for the lifters sake. So essentially, in my eyes, it's a "By the lifters, for the lifters" situation. Thanks again. Next stop? The Steeler HS powermeet on May 19th. Bring your kids, it'll be a great meet! For more info, contact us at www.USAPLNationals.com . Rick Fowler |
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| Mens Open 56kg/123lb results | |||||||||||||||
| Lifter | SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | BP1 | BP2 | BP3 | DL1 | DL2 | DL3 | Total | Place | ||||
| A. Whigham | 205 | -220 | -220 | 102.5 | 115 | 120 | -230 | -230 | -230 | - | |||||
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| Mens Open 60kg/132lb results | |||||||||||||||
| Lifter | SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | BP1 | BP2 | BP3 | DL1 | DL2 | DL3 | Total | Place | ||||
| K. Womack | 165 | 172.5 | 182.5 | 80 | -85 | 85 | 165 | 172.5 | 185 | 452.5 | |||||
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| Mens Open 67.5kg/148lb results | |||||||||||||||
| Lifter | SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | BP1 | BP2 | BP3 | DL1 | DL2 | DL3 | Total | Place | ||||
| R. Accardi | -147.5 | 147.5 | 165 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | -177.5 | 197.5 | -205 | 562.5 | |||||
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| Mens Open 110kg/242lb results | |||||||||||||||
| Lifter | SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | BP1 | BP2 | BP3 | DL1 | DL2 | DL3 | Total | Place | ||||
| K. Slaughter | 207.5 | -220 | -220 | 147.5 | 155 | -162.5 | 240 | -255 | -255 | 602.5 | |||||
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| Teenage results | |||||||||||||||
| Teenage 18-19 division, 67.5g/148 lb. | |||||||||||||||
| Lifter | SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | BP1 | BP2 | BP3 | DL1 | DL2 | DL3 | Total | Place | ||||
| R. Accardi | -147.5 | 147.5 | 165 | 92.5 | 97.5 | 100 | -177.5 | 197.5 | -205 | 562.5 | |||||
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Best Lifters
Open Women: Cathy Martin
Open Men: Dan Austin
Teenage Women: Wendy McKelvey
Teenage Men: Ross Accardi
Novice Men: Ryan Snelling