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Who's on your
Executive Committee?
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President
Steve Denison
Executive VP & Referee Chairman
Alan Aerts
VP of Raw
Antony Pastorello
VP of Multi-ply
Ken Wheeler
Technical Chair
Gordon Santee
Secretary/Treasurer
Shelley Denison
EC Members
Alan Aerts
Brian Burritt
Steve Denison
Scott Layman
Darren Matsumoto
Ron Moormeister
Anthony Pasterello
Gordon Santee
Mike Tronske
Ken Wheeler
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Records Chairmen
Raw
Jose Hernadez
Single-ply
John DeLuca
Multi-ply
Lisa Wheeler
Military
George Rocheny
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Director of Business Development
Mike Tronske
Western Regional Business Development Representative
Tracie Marquez
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Western Regional Chairman
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A Special
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To Our Sponsors!
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SPONSORSHIP
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Are you interested in becoming a sponsor or exhibiting your products at a USPA event?
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Hello lifters!
We have had a tremendous year so far with many great meets across the United States! The USPA has had over 20 meets thus far, and have another 20 meets over the next three months! Congratulations to all of you who have lifted and congratulations to the meet directors on your successful events!
The USPA is continuing to grow nationwide! From novice to experienced lifters, I feel that the USPA has a lot to offer with our local meets, National, World and Expo invitationals.
I want you to be proud to lift in the USPA. Although I may not implement each idea initially, I do appreciate your emails and phone calls and want to thank each of you for reaching out to me!
There has been a lot going on this year, in front of and behind the scenes. One bit of exciting news is that Anthony (Tony) Pastorello of Las Vegas, NV and host of Las Vegas Power Hour, has accepted the position as Raw Vice President. Tony comes to the USPA with a wealth of knowledge and we are pleased to have him on the Executive Committee.
We also have also added the new position of Military Chairman, which George Rocheny has generously accepted to represent! George is a teammate at Orange County Strength Club and is also serves in the United States Coast Guard stationed in Long Beach, CA. George will be in charge of all military records as well as the liaison and go between for all military branches. George is a great guy and will be an asset to the USPA!
We have had an overwhelming response from lifters who are interested in participating in and representing the USPA in their respective state! We have added five new states as affiliates and two new chairman in TX and WA. We have a total of 22 states being represented! Please welcome the following new State Chairmen to the USPA!
Illinois-Matt Houser
Kentucky-Brandon Lilly
Mississippi-John Micka
Ohio-Chris Smith
Pennsylvania-Dave Barth
Texas-Robert Gallegos
Washington-Don Goldsworthy
As always, a big THANK YOU to our dedicated referees', supportive EC members, fantastic meet directors and the hard-working spotters and loaders!
And, thank you to to all of you for your continued support! The success of the USPA, and the success of powerlifting, is because of you!
Train hard, train smart!
Steve Denison
USPA President
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Past Meet Results
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USPA
NATIONAL POWERLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS!
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THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS...
We are three months away from the USPA National Powerlifting Championships at the lovely Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino!
Because of the growth of the National meet, and the request of lifters, we decided to move the event to Las Vegas to be more of an affordable "destination" spot and great for the whole family! Last year was absolutely awesome, and this year is going to be even better! We're expecting 250+ lifters from across the nation!
Qualifications to compete at Nationals:
Lifters must have a total from a local USPA meet in order to qualify to lift at Nationals. The qualifying period is July 2012 thru June 2013.
Many more details will be made available, but we wanted to share some important information. Updated information will be sent out on Facebook, as well as in next months newsletter.
When: July 12th - 14th (Friday-Sunday)
Room Rates:
Standard $42-$82 (Double beds)
Gold Tower $62-$105 (Double or King) Limited # of rooms
Rush Tower $72-$115 (King bed) Limited # of rooms
Reservations: Must be made directly through the Golden Nugget Hotel Casino by calling 1-800-634-3454. Mention GSAUSPA or through this link: Golden Nugget reservations
ALL RESERVATIONS ARE FULLY REFUNDABLE if cancelled within 48 hours of arrival.
Parking: FREE valet or FREE self parking for lifters and guests (for daily visitors, parking tickets will need to be stamped-see ticket table at event)
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Vendors:
Anderson Powerlifting - If you would like to pre-order any items or have items custom made, please contact
I-am-Beast Apparel - If you would like to pre-order any items or items custom made, please contact David Douglas at I-am-beast.com
USPA apparel
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Kids Corner:
This year we will have an area inside the ballroom designated for kids where they can color, do puzzles, play-do, etc. If you have any items that you would like to donate to the kids area, please contact Shelley Denison at (714) 308-2556 or send an email to shelley@ironrebel.com.
Raffle:
We will be holding a raffle for some great products, so be sure to check the table! Some of the prizes include: Iron Rebel Power Gear duffle bags, wrist wraps, knee wraps, Cellucor supplements, Vidration Vitamin Water, Worx Energy shots and much more!
Other info: 10 restaurants, 3.5 miles from the Monorail and strip, $6 Double Deuce bus round trip to and from strip.
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2013 IPL World
Powerlifting Championships
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Date: November 6 - 10, 2013
Location: Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
This year we are returning to the beautiful Golden Nugget for our World Powerlifting Championships! We have interest and commitments from over ten countries and are looking forward to a very exciting championships! You can book your rooms through this link:
Great News! One of the USPA/IPL members has generously donated $1500! This donation will be given as prize money to the Best Single Ply Junior Lifter and Best Raw Junior Lifter. Each lifter will receive $750 in honor of Aaron Grissinger.
Here's how to qualify:
All lifters competing in the IPL World Championships must have a "Class 2" total in the category they will be lifting in (ie. Raw, Classic, Single-ply or Multi-ply).
To view the Classification Standards for the above categories, please click on the following link Classification Standards (view items 15 - 20) or
visit www.uspla.org, select Meet Director Resources tab, then Classification Standards.
More details to come!
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Welcome Our Newest Referees!
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State Referee's
Charles Martin-California
Bill Newman-California
George Pessell-California
George Rochey-California
David Muro-California
Marcus Wild-California
Steve Levy-Florida
Anthony Calhoun-Georgia
Ron Fuller-Georgia
Vanessa Gale-Georgia
Matt Houser-Illinois
Ben Tittle-Minnesota
Dustin Phelps-Missouri
Dean Ratcliff-Missouri
Dan Gregory-New York
Jim Phraner-New York
Chuck MacFarland-Oregon
Juli Hiebert-Washington
Lisa Herrera-Washington
Zach Miller-Washington
National Referee's
Tim Sparkes-Arizona
John DeLuca-California
Keith Kanemoto-California
Mike Tronske-California
Dave Matthewson-Georgia
Darren Matsumoto-Hawaii
Roger Ryan-Illinois
Eguene Julien-Maryland
Dan Martin-Nevada
John Bogart-New York
Jon Elick-Ohio
Chris Smith-Ohio
Rick McClung-Oregon
Sam Pecktol-Oregon
Shawn Fransquillo-Texas
Robert Gallegos-Texas
Laura McGuill-Texas
Jon Cunningham-Utah
Dennis Shock-Utah
I'd also like to congratulate the following referees for promoting to International Referee:
Dave Edmundson-USA
Raymond Verdonck-USA
Hermann Harroldsson-Iceland
Valdimar Valdimarsson-Iceland
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Our Meet Directors
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We're always looking for enthusiastic and organized people to run USPA meets! So, if you're interested, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Our current Meet Directors are:
Tim Sparkes-Phoenix, AZ.
Melinda Gustafson, Pheonix, AZ.
Kevin Fisher-Santa Barbara, CA.
Chuck LaMantia-Norwalk, CA.
Steve Mathews-Grass Valley, CA.
Bob Packer-Fresno, CA.
Marcus Wild-San Jose, CA.
Brian Burritt-Port St. Lucie, FL.
Steve Goggins-Atlanta, GA.
Ata Eldralin-Honolulu, HI.
Darren Matsumoto-Honolulu, HI.
Matt Houser-Il.
Brandon Lilly-KY.
Paul Dosen-Bangor, ME.
Rob Muelenberg-Bangor, ME.
Brian Washington-Baltimore, MD.
John Micka-MS.
James Burdette, Minneapolis, MN
Clint Lowe-Springfield, MO.
Jay Shelton-West Plains, MO.
Rodney Wood-West Plains, MO.
Jim Phraner-NY.
Dennis Brochey-Lewiston, NY.
Chris Smith-OH.
Rick McClung-Newport, OR.
Dave Barth-PA.
Robert Gallegos, Austin, TX.
Don Goldsworthy-Kennewick, WA.
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Please welcome My Healty Meal to the USPA!
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