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Weightlifting News: Issue 132
Sam Holmes

Upcoming National Meets

February 18-21- 2016 Junior National Championships and Senior Trials (Philadelphia, PA)
May 5-8- USAW National Championships and US Olympic Team Trials (Salt Lake City, UT)
June 23-26- 2016 National Youth Championships (Austin, TX)
 
Upcoming International Meets
 
June 4-11 Pan American Championships (Barranquilla, Colombia)
June 24- July 2 IWF Junior World Championships (Tbilisi, Georgia)
August 5-16 Olympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
October 20-25 IWF Youth World Championships (Penang, Malaysia)
November 13-17 FISU World University Championships (Merida, Mexico)
 
 
Catalyst Athletics Certifications
 
February 20-21 Palm Springs, CA Registration
March 12-13 Allen, TX Registration
April 23-24 Richmond, VA Registration
May 28-29 New York, NY Registration
June 18-19 Madrid, Spain Registration
June 25-26 Kingston, Canada Registration
July 9-10 Manchester, England Registration
August 6-7 Noordwijk, Netherlands Registration
September 17-18 Johannesburg, South Africa Registration
October 1-2 Omaha, NE Registration
 
USAW Certifications
(all certifications are level 1 SPC unless indicated “ASPC” before course instructor’s name)
 
January

8-9 La Crosse, WI (Scott Safe)
9-10 Agonquin, IL (Roger Nielsen)
9-10 Broomall, PA (Michael McKenn)
9-10 Brownsville, TX (ASPC Ursula Papandrea)
9-10 Cincinnati, OH (Chris Cleary)
9-10 Greeley, CO
9-10 Greensboro, NC (Dan Rose)
9-10 Keller, TX (ASPC Richard Flemming)
9-10 Morganton, NC
9-10 San Leandro (Jim Schmitz)
9-10 St. Louis, MO (Derrick Crass)
9-10 Tustin, CA (Sean Waxman)
16-17 Augusta, ME (Chris Polakowski)
16-17 Federal Heights, CO
16-17 Franklin, MA (Ellyn Robinson)
16-17 Garden City, NY (Peter Roselli)
16-17 La Verne, CA
16-17 Orange, CA
16-17 San Antonio, TX
16-17 Shelby Township, MI
16-17 St, Louis, MO
16-17 Westlake Village, CA (Mark Cannella)
16-17 Jupiter, FL (Daniel Camargo)
16-17  San Antonio, TX (Richard Flemming)
16-17 Wake Forest, NC (ASPC Alex Koch)
22-23 Plains, PA (Michael McKenna)
22-24 Savannah, GA
23-24 Austin, TX (Ursula Papandrea)
23-24 Clearwater, FL
23-24 Hunt Valley, MD (Michael McKenna)
23-24 Los Angeles, CA (ASPC Sean Waxman)
23-24 Louisville, KY (Ben Carter)
23-24 Pembroke Pines, FL
23-24 Radord, VA
23-24 Santa Cruz. CA
23-24 Suwannee, GA
30-31 Clarksville, TN (T.J. Greenstone)
30-31 Jupiter, FL (Danny Camargo)
30-31 Summit, NJ (Peter Roselli)
30-31 Victoria, TX (Ursula Papandrea)
 
February

6-7 Carlsbad, CA
6-7 Cherry Hill, NJ (Michael McKenna)
6-7 El Paso, TX
6-7 Forked River, NJ
6-7 Grand Rapids, MI
6-7 Huntington Beach, CA
6-7 Loveland, OH (Chris Cleary)
6-7 Portland, OR (Jay Tieder)
6-7 Salt Lake City, UT (ASPC)
6-7 Savannah, GA
6-7 Springfield, VA
6-7 Warrenville, IL (Mark Cannella)
6-7 Yokosuka, Japan
9-10 Okinawa, Japan
13-14 Baton Rouge, LA (Gayle Hatch)
13-14 Rocklin, CA
13-14 Salt Lake City, UT
13-14 Spartanburg, SC (Dan Rose)
13-14 Spokane, WA
19-20 Olathe, KS
20-21 Colorado Springs, CO
20-21 Cranberry, PA
20-21 Glen Burnie, MD (John Filippini)
20-21 Huntington Beach, CA (Danny McDermott)
20-21 Keller, TX
20-21 Redmond, WA (Michael Reams)
20-21 Seguin, TX (Ursula Papandrea)
20-21 Shelby Township, MI
20-21 Wakes Forest, NC
27-28 Ann Arbor, MI (Chris Cleary)
27-28 Costa Mesa, CA
27-28 Franklin, NC
27-28 Little Rock, AR (Daniel Camargo)
27-28 Myrtle Beach, SC
27-28 Pullman, WA
27-28 Rockaway, NJ
27-28 San Francisco, CA (Jim Schmitz)
27-28 Waukee, IA
 
March

5-6 Brooklyn, NY
5-6 Fort Mill, SC
5-6 Hillsboro, OR
5-6 Memphis, TN
5-6 San Diego, CA (ASPC)
12-13 Bethlehem, PA (Michael McKenna)
12-13 Columbus, OH
12-13 Mesa, AZ (ASPC Pat Cullen-Carroll)
12-13 Windsor Locks, CT
18-19 Fort Bragg, NC
19-20 Arcata, CA (Jim Schmitz)
19-20 Brooksville, FL (Daniel Camargo)
19-20 Forest City, IA (Jed Smith)
19-20 Franklin, MA (Ellen Robinson)
19-20 Greensboro, NC
19-20 Mansfield, TX (Ursula Papandrea)
19-20 San Diego, CA
19-20 Waukesha, WI (David Miller)
25-28 Colorado Springs, CO (OTC and R/B available)
26-27 Louisville, KY (Ben Carter)
28-29 Fort Bragg, NC
 
April

2-3 Miami, FL
2-3 Raleigh, NC
2-3 Rockaway, NJ
9-10 Bryn Mawr, PA
9-10 Fayetteville, NC
9-10 San Juan, Puerto Rico
9-10 Schaumburg, IL
16- Farmville, VA
16-17 Brooklyn, NY (ASPC)
16-17 Chicago, IL (ASPC)
16-17 Omaha, NE
23-24 Fort Mill, SC (ASPC)
23-24 Fresno, CA
23-24 MCAS Cherry Point, NC
23-24 Philadelphia, PA (ASPC)
30- May 1 Davie, FL (ASPC)
30- May 1 San Francisco, CA (ASPC)
30- May 1 Tampa, FL
 
May

7-8 Baltimore, MD
14-15 Augusta, ME (ASPC)
14-15 Chicago, IL
14-15 Franklin, MA
14-15 Spartanburg, SC (ASPC)
21-22 Lake Placid, NY (OTC with R/B available)
 
June

3-4 Philadelphia, PA
3-6 Colorado Springs, CO (ASPC at OTC with R/B available)
4-5 Miami, FL
11-12 Brooklyn, NY
11-12 Rockville, MD
18-19 Brooklyn, NY (ASPC)
18-19 Palmetto, FL
 
July

9-10 St. Petersburg, FL
16-17 Royal Palm Springs, FL (ASPC)
16-17 Wappingers, NY
 
August

6-7 Newtown Square, PA
27-28 Brooklyn, NY
 
September

24-25 Brooklyn, NY
 
 
New American Records
 
From the 2015 American Open:
 
Kelly Rexroad Williams (48kg) – Masters –Snatch
Megan Seegert (48kg) – Junior and Youth –Snatch
Emma Nye (48kg) – Youth – Snatch, Clean and Jerk, Total
Charis Chan (53kg) –Senior- Snatch
Melanie Roach (53kg) – Masters – Snatch, Clean and Jerk, Total
A’Leah Ross (53kg) – Youth – Snatch, Clean and Jerk, Total
Jourdan Delacruz (53kg) – Junior and Youth – Snatch
Jessica Lucero (58kg) – Senior – Snatch
Juliette Chang-Fane (58kg) – Youth – Clean and Jerk, Total
Kate Wehr (58kg) – Youth – Snatch, Total
Jo Ann Aita (58kg) – Masters – Snatch, Clean and Jerk, Total
Jessie Bradley (75kg) – Junior – Snatch
Jerrone Wynn (56kg) – Youth – Clean and Jerk, Total 
Terry Roberson Jr. (56kg)– Youth – Snatch, Clean and Jerk, Total
Harrison Maurus (77kg) – Youth – Snatch, Clean and Jerk, Total
 
From the 2015 World Championships:
 
Jenny Arhtur (75kg)- Senior- Clean and Jerk and Total
Mattie Rogers (69kg)- Junior- Clean and Jerk
 
Alex Lee (69kg)- Senior- Snatch (x2), Clean and Jerk, and Total (x2)
 
From the 2015 IWF Grand Prix and Russian Federation Presidents Cup
 
Norik Vardanian (94kg)- Senior- Snatch and Total
 
Doping Violations
 
IWF Public Disclosures from 2015 World Championships 

Latest Meet Results

2015 World Championships
2015 IWF Grand Prix 5th Annual Russian Presidents Cup
2015 American Open


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