American Open PL Championships
15-Dec-02
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
Contest write up below.
MD: Steve Mann
Class Age Squat Bench Dead Total
Women
Jo Ann Clough 114 M2
Johanna Andiorio 114 T1 182 99 259 540
Demeter Picciotti123 M1 248 138 292 678
Caitlin Colesanti123 T1
Ellen Yuscavage 132 Open 154 116 270 540
Sheila Sullivan 148 Open 259 132 292 683
Kayla Coan 165 T3 243 127 226 595
Florette Ruggiero181 M2 231 143 281 656
Men
Steve Snyder 114 M1
Kevin Livingston 123 T1 331 176 408 915
Zachary Simons 123 Junior 248 160 298 705
James Kavernos 132 M1 254 226 375 854
James Kavernos 132 Open 254 226 375 854
Jamal Reeves 132 T3 386 248 391 1025
Mike Battaglio 132 T2 276 165 353 794
Jevon Mateo 148 T2 408 231 502 1141
Anthony Gitto 148 T1 259 165 358 783
Ronald Wade 165 M3
Peter Hubbard 165 M3 77 243 160 480
Mike Cagliola 165 Open
Sean DiCataldo 165 Open 535 347 606 1488
Mark Richmond 165 Open 424 402 138 965
Daniel Dickenson 165 T2
Jim Nuzzo 165 T3 281 204 331 816
Adam Martik 165 T3 391 281 452 1124
Ben Moran 165 Junior 358 270 446 1075
Louie Morrison 181 Junior 557 391 579 1527
Louie Morrison 181 Open 557 391 579 1527
Doug Harney 181 M1 468 320 540 1328
Doug Harney 181 Open 468 320 540 1328
Douglas Chin 181 Open 557 364 540 1461
James Smith 181 Open 524 298 551 1372
Eric Everett 181 T2 408 254 408 1069
Lauren Cohen 198 Junior 579 402 590 1571
Michael Campbell 198 Junior 518 342 535 1394
Jacob Carpenter 198 Junior 402 309 397 1108
Jerry Spence 198 M1 485 331 485 1301
Eliot Feldman 198 M1 358 259 408 1025
Eliot Feldman 198 Open 358 259 408 1025
John Fox 198 M2 303 226 386 915
Bill Schmidt 198 Open 557
Ron Zsido 198 Open
Michael Campbell 198 Open 518 342 535 1394
Jerry Dally 198 Open 513 309 557 1378
Derek Baker 198 T3 573 265 639 1477
Laronzick Sheppar198 T3 435 287 502 1224
Warrren Scott 198 T1 430 303 463 1196
David Stevens 198 T3 474 270 435 1180
James Adams 198 Open 369 237 353 959
Randy Boczkowski 220 Junior
Mike Mullen 220 Junior 513 386 491 1389
Michael Del Signo220 M1 650 391 617 1659
Stan Chatis 220 m3 397 309 507 1213
Ron Pearo 220 Open
Robert Hansen 220 Open 540 342 628 1510
Mike Laiberte 220 Open 573 358 534 1465
Rene Moyen 220 Open 474 336 502 1312
Terry Smothers 220 T2 430 237 513 1180
Steven Tomaszek 220 T2 347 171 397 915
Gabriel Naspinski220 T3 474 298 408 1180
Jeseph Dell'Aquil242 M2 342 320 342 1003
Derrick Thorne 242 Open
Eric Pantaieone 242 Open
Richard Camp 242 Open
Ron Mazza 242 Open 601 402 650 1654
Joe Hirsch 242 Open 573 468 612 1654
Lance Reardon 242 Open 639 369 551 1560
Justin Rogers 242 T2 441 276 408 1124
Carl Hammett 242 T3 375 254 402 1031
Sean Culnan 275 SM
Jesse McCabe 275 Junior 529 364 496 1389
Brian DaCosta 275 Junior 507 303 535 1345
Daniel Wiswell 275 M1 568 347 601 1516
Daniel Wiswell 275 Open 568 347 601 1516
Aaron Utermahlen 275 Open
Samuel Tyler 275 Open 579 419 529 1527
Daniel Ratchford 275 Open 562 375 485 1422
Saul Mickelson 275 Open 463 292 463 1218
Tony Forella 275 Open 419 320 452 1191
Joseph Page 275 T2 408 325 557 1290
Adam Bufone SHW Junior
Michael D'Amore SHW Open 584 424 606 1615
Andrew Miller SHW Open 529 502 584 1615
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2002 American Open - King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
The USAPL American Open Powerlifting Championships, held on December 15, 2002, was an immense success! The contest was a collaborative effort orchestrated by the USAPL - Pennsylvania Association. Co-meet directors Steve Mann, Mike Shirey, and Kim Newman did a marvelous job in coordinating the efforts on such short notice. This contest was proposed, developed and implemented, as a developmental and intermediate level championship, so that lifters from the state and regional level can gain valuable experience on a national level type platform. Moreover, winners of the open category of this contest are automatic qualifiers for the Men's National Championships that Steve Howard will be directing in South Dakota this year. Also, special thanks go to Larry Maile, Rob Wagner, the USAPL coaching committee, and the USAPL executive committee for pushing this concept through. On behalf of the lifters, thank you! Needless to say, the concept and contest proved to be quite successful, and the lifters enjoyed the contest, as well as learned a great deal about what it actually takes to lift at national level event. More importantly, to add to the festive atmosphere, Rob Wagner, 2003 world championships bronze medallist, and Head Strength Coach at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, hosted a Powerlifting seminar on Saturday evening at 7:00 pm, that was attended by some 50-60 lifters. This seminar was extremely informative and was complimentary to all who wished to attend. On that note, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Rob Wagner, for his most generous contribution to the sport. Needless to say, the seminar, was professionally done, and exteemely informative. Awesome! Contest Highlights: In the Women's classes, master's 123lb class lifter, Demeter Piccotti lifted extremely well, via a 248lb squat, 137lb bench press, and 292lb deadlift, for a total of 677lbs. What is even more remarkable is that Demeter performed these lifts, all at the ripe young age of 48 years old - great job! Needless to say, she was the overall Champion of Champions for the ladies class. Young collegiate upstart, Kayla "King Cobra" Coan from Slippery Rock University, lifted superbly, with solid attempts of 242lbs in the squat, 126lbs in the bench press, and 225lb in the deadlift for a nice 595lb personal record total. Sullivan, Ruggerio, Yuscavage and Andiorio turned in other notable performances. Great job ladies! In the Men's 114lb/52kg through 148lb/67.5kg weight categories, veteran lifter, Steve Snyder had an off day, and was not able to get a squat in. Steve looked extremely strong with his attempts, but was not able to get low enough. No doubt, he will be back at the state championships to avenge this performance. In the 123lb class, sub-junior lifter, Kevin Livingston from Glen Mills School had a tremendous day. Kevin Squatted 330lb, bench-pressed 176lbs, and deadlifted a huge 407lbs for a grand total of 914lbs. Wow - all at the age of 14 years old. Look out, with thee numbers. In the 132lb class, Livingston's teammate Jevon Mateo lifted confidently, and conservatively to post a nice 1140lb total. Needless to say, these to gentlemen are going to be mighty tough to be at this year's high school national championships. Lastly, masters lifter Jim "chubby chub" Kavarnos from New York lifted quite well, and will won the open class unopposed, and looks forward to his trip to this years national championships. Look for Jim to make some noise at this year's national masters as well. In the 75kg/165lb class, the anticipated match-up between Mike Cagliola of Pennsylvania and Sean DiCataldo of Massachusetts did not materialize. Mike was not able to get a squat in, which allowed Sean to win handily. Sean went a sold 7-9, via a 534lb squat, 342lb bench press, and a super attempt of 606lbs on his final deadlift. Sean was the best lifter of the AM session, and continues to improve consistently with each individual outing. His next two contests include the 2003 IPF North American Cup that will take place in Philadelphia, in March 2003, and the USAPL Men's National Championships in South Dakota in July 2003. In the 82.5kg/181lb class, Louie Morrison of Maine, and Douglas Chin from New Jersey battled for the 181 lb open title. Louis is a junior lifter and lifted quite well, finishing with rock-solid attempts of 556 in the squat, 391lbs in the bench press, and 578lbs in the deadlift. His total of 1526lbs, off his well-balanced lifting paved the way to victory in the class. Other notable achievements include Sub-junior lifter Eric Everett of Pennsylvania and Doug Harney from Indiana. The 90kg/198lb class proved to be just as exciting as the previous classes, with Lauren Cohen winning the junior division with well-balanced attempts of 578-402-589lbs for a total of 1570lbs. Look for Lauren to challenge for this year's collegiate national title. Jerry Spence won the master's category with a sold 1300lb total, and junior lifter Mike Campbell of Rhode Island won the open class with balanced and smart lifting. USA national team assistant coach Jerry Daley lifted quite well, and was one pull from winning this class! Interestingly enough, highlighting this group of lifters was young teen phenom, and this 2002 Sub-junior USA world team member, Derek Baker from Pennsylvania, who pulled a tremendous and clean 639lb deadlift for a new American record deadlift and total. Look for Derek to win this year's nationals, and again challenge for this year's IPF World Sub-junior title in this class. Laronzick Sheppard and Philadelphia's own Warren Scott performed quite well. Look for Warren Scott to challenge for this year's junior national title in Louisiana! Other highlights included former ADFPA and WDFPF world champion lifter, Bill Schmidt, who came to the meet, being coached by long time mentor -- classy Freddy Glassy of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Ron Pearo of New York won the 100kg/220lb open class, in front of some extremely tough competition. Mike Laiberte from Maine was not too far behind, and with another successful attempt would have challenged for the title. Rhode Island state chairman, Randy Moyen continues to improve with each performance and will challenge for this title next year. Veteran lifter, Mike Del Signore of Delaware, convincingly won the master's division and best lifter award for the heavy session - super job! Mike is a class act, and has any more years of great lifting in front of him. Look for Naspinski to improve and challenge for a title in the future. Dell A'quila lifted quite well in the masters 3 division, and will be a factor in Louisiana at this year's masters National Championships. Mullen continues to improve, and used the double-overhand grip to pull an impressive 490lbs in the deadlift. In the 110kg/242lb class, Ron Mazza of New York, and Joe Hirsh of Glenside, Pennsylvania battled all the way until the last deadlift, with Mazza winning this class with an impressive pull of 650lbs. Joe Hirsch benched impressively with a solid 468lb on a third attempt, but could missed his first two squats, which cause the upset. Not too far behind in third place, was Maine state chairman, Lance Reardon, who squatted impressively, but lost ground in the bench press, which he could not make up by the time the deadlifts rolled around. Great job guys - very good competition, and sportsmanship between these three lifters! In the 125kg/275lb class, lean and trip, Sean Culnan, down from a previous 340lbs, came in at a svelte 275lbs, and could not get a squat passed. He appeared off-balance and not yet comfortable at this weight. Once settled in, he will go on to again challenge for the national title - Go get them Sean! Junior lifter Jesse McCabe of Slippery Rock University lifted well and will be ready to go for this year's national collegiate championships. He battled Brian DaCosta, and won off well-selected attempts, by coach Jason Beck. In the open class, teammates Samuel Tyler and Daniel Wiswell of Maine battled all the way down to the last deadlift, with Tyler just edging Wiswell by a scant 11lbs. Daniel Ratcheford and Saul Mickelson, placed 3rd and 4th respectively -- Super competition in the class. Finally, in the 125kg+/SHW class, Mike D'Amore of Allentown, Pennsylvania pulled the last deadlift of the meet, with 611lbs, to win the SHW, and a ride to the national championships this year. Andrew Miller of Maine, who benched impressively with a 501lb attempt for a large sub-total lead, had to go to his last deadlift in order to get one in, which left the door open for D'Amore to pull the winning deadlift. Interestingly enough, this was a competition PR by some 40lbs for Mike, and was more than he has ever deadlifted before. The power guru himself, Fred Glass, coached Mike to the win -- Congratulations gentlemen, great lifting! Finally, a contest like this does not come together unless you have an administrative staff that makes things operate efficiently. Special thanks go to the following people for volunteering their time. They are; Steve Mann as the director of operations, Jeff Hill, who did a marvelous job of announcing, Seth Abrams for handling the admissions, to Kim Newman, Don Wilson, Sean Hanley, Theresa Kunsman, and Jeff Finkelstein for scorekeeping at the table, and to Niko Huslander for jumping in to spot and load. Moreover, I would also like to acknowledge Mike Shirey and his colleagues of the Collegeville Police department who did a magnificent job of spotting and loading all day. There were no injuries, and no misloads at all - Great job gentlemen! Special thanks to referees; Bill Clayton - IPF Cat II, Larry Maile - IPF Cat II, Ray Benemerito - IPF Cat II, Jules Pelligrino - National, Eric Steiner - National, Steve Mann - National, and Theresa Kunsman - State officials. All did an excellent and consistent job. Last but not least, I would like to thank the Slippery Rock University Powerlifting Team and Chris O'Brien for assisting with the breakdown and loading of the equipment at the end of the show. Needless to say, it is much appreciated! I would also like to acknowledge the assistance of Ryan Stills and John Maccanelli, who traveled all the way from Wisconsin to assist with the contest. Ryan will be next year's American Open contest director, so give him a shout, and see when it will be held. Wisconsin during December must be beautiful! During the awards presentation, Steve Mann was presented with a plaque by Kim Newman for his last two years of service as State chairman for Pennsylvania. Steve will be stepping down at this year's state championship, to pursue both his professional and family obligations. Under Steve's leadership, he resurrected USAPL Powerlifting in the State of Pennsylvania --Wonderful job and we will miss you a great deal Most important and key, this competition would not have been possible without the direct sponsorship and kind contribution by Kim Newman of MoveIt Fitness, who funded a large part of the contest. She provided door and cash prizes to the competitors. Much appreciated, and thanks you for your significant contribution. Last but not least, I would like to take this opportunity, to a special thanks to Peter Thorne and Inzer Advance Designs for their sponsorship of this event as well - Much appreciated! To close, I would like to take this opportunity to send my thanks to all the lifters, for their support of this contest. We enjoyed having you, and look forward to seeing you at the USAPL Pennsylvania State Championships on Saturday and Sunday, March 1 & 2, 2003. See you there! Robert H. Keller Chief Technical Officer and Co-Director 2002 USAPL American Open Powerlifting Championships Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |