2001 Brother Bennett Award Recipient

2000 & 2007 Billy Jack Talton Coach of the Year Recipient

Hometown: Anchorage, AK

Weight Class: 82.5 kg (181 lbs)

Began Powerlifting: 1977

Best Competition Lifts:

• Squat: 595
• Bench:451
• Deadlift: 595

Titles/Accomplishmetns:

• First USA Powerlifting Head Coach to lead team to Open World Team Title – 2006
• Brother Bennett Award Winner
• USA Powerlifting Coach of the Year, 2000
• “Trainer Champion” Russian National Championships, 2001
• Coach, 2001 World Games
• Coach, Women’s World Team 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• Coach, Jr. World Team, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• Coach, Bench World Team, 1998, 1999
• Coach, U.S. Team in Russian, 2001
• Head Coach, 6x National Champion Alaska Iron Maidens
• Coached:
  • 100+ National Individual Champions
  • 7 Team National Championships
  • 10 IPF World Champions
  • Lifters have broken IPF World Records a total of 44 times.
• 2000 IPF Master World Champion, 82.5 kg. class
• 2003 USA Powerlifting Men’s National Championships, Bronze 82.5
• USA Powerlifting President
• IPF Vice President, North America
• IPF Category I Referee