Weightlifting Unlimited 20th Annual Bench Press Meet
Saturday April 24 2010
Women
Weight Class
132- High School – 1st Place Katie Farrell (105)
132 – Open Raw – 1st Place Kerry Self (Best Female lifter) (170)
181 – Master Raw – 1st Place Alisa Farrell (140)
Teen
105 – 13 year old – 1st Place Jakob Lewis (85)
123 – 14 year old – 1st Place Alex Patron (110)
148 – 14 year old – 1st Place Dalton Drummond (200)
148 – 17 year old – 1nd Place Eben Foster (260)
198 – 16 year old - Jesse Stump – 1st Place (200)
220 – 15 year old – Jon Paul Nichols- 1st Place (240)
MEN
148 – Open Raw – 1st Place Eben Foster (260)
148 – Master equipped – 1st Place Brian Rouzer (245)
165 – Master equipped – 1st Place Leo Brown (300)
181 – Open Raw Junior – 1st Place Cody Brown (238)
181 – Open Raw junior – 2nd Place Justin Hart (230)
181 - Open Raw – 1st Adam Crider (380)
181 – Open Equipped – 1st Matt McGraw (435)
198 – Master 40-49 – Assisted – 1st Tony Burgess (405)
198 – Master 50-59 – Assisted – 1st Dave Reid (235)
198 – Mater 60-69 – Raw – 1st Chuck Mulligan (310)
198 – Open Raw – 1st John Self (400)
198 – Open Raw – 2nd Andy Pannone (300)
198 – Open Assisted – 1st Brian Miller (405)
198 – Open Assisted – 2nd Tony Burgess (405)
220 – Master 40-49 – 1st Gary Allen (470) (Best Lifter Raw)
220 – Sub Master Assisted – 1st Place Rusty Pugh (500)
220 – Open Raw – 1st Gary Allen (470)
220 – Open Raw – 2nd Tyler Drake (315)
220 – Open Assisted – 1st Charlie Will (505)
242 – Master 40-49 Assisted – 1st Place Randy Robinson (575) (Best lifter Overall)
242 – Open Assisted – 1st Place Randy Robinson (575)
275 – Master Raw – 1st Scott Kuzma (475)
275- Master Raw – 2nd Walt Cook (370)
275- Open Raw – 1st Walt Cook (370)
308- Master 50-59 Assisted – 1st Place Buck Carmack (410)
308 – Open Novice Assisted – 1st place Mike Mckee (470)
SHW – Submaster Assisted – 1st Jason D’angelo (475)
SHW – Open Assisted – 1st Brad Yonker (480)
SHW – Open Assisted – 2nd Jason D’angelo (475)
Weightlifting Unlimited of Winchester VA held the 20th annual bench press contest this year on April 24th. Weightlifting Unlimited has been around for 30 years. This club held the first VA state USPF meet. First off we would like to thank all of our sponsors this year. Sponsors like Overkill bench shirts, OTL tactical, the Anabolic Doc, Rychlak power systems, Knuckledragger Inc., Leo’s Automotive, JR’s auto, and more all stepped up to support the 20th annual bench meet. Thanks also goes out to the Eagles club in Winchester who have hosted all 20 bench meets. Thanks to John Shifflett and William Thacker who help out every year and help make the meet run smooth. Thanks to Buck Carmack for bringing his crew out to support the meet. Thanks to Carl Seeker for the trophies and help with the judging and thanks to Sheila Brooks for all of your help. Two special guests made it out this year, Donnie Thompson and Gene Rychlak. Donnie was the head MC and Gene was generous enough to be the head judge. Both of these guys traveled to the meet to be a part of the 20th annual event and support lifting at a local level. I can’t say enough about these two guys and how much it says about them to take time out of their schedules and come out and talk to the new lifters and offer their help. Thanks again, you made a lot of fans on Saturday, you are truly ambassadors of this sport.
There was some great lifting as Kerry Self lifted 170 Raw to take best female lifter. Dalton Drummond benched 200 at only 13 years old. Rusty Pugh hit 500 at 220, Randy Robinson benched 575 just weeks after a shoulder procedure to take best lifter. Gary Allen benched a big 470 Raw in the 220 class. The SHW’s battled it out and it came down to a 5 pound difference between Jason D’Angelo and Brad Yonker. Buck Carmack and the Body Shop won the best team award.
Thanks to all the members of Weightlifting Unlimited who helped to move equipment, load and spot during the meet. You guys are the behind the scenes heros of these meets. I know it can be a thankless job but thanks, if it wasn’t for you this would not happen.
Overall the 20th Annual Bench meet was a great success. A lot of good friends got to get together and hit some PR’s and that’s what this sport is all about. We hope to see all of you next year at the 21st Annual Meet.