WPA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

April 24 & 25, 2010 – Corpus Christi, Texas

Name/Age/Bwt	Class	Equip Cat	Category	Squat	Bench Press	Deadlift	Total	DT or NT
Lanie Dubose/7/82	86	RAW	Female Youth	30 40 45	15 25 30	30 50 65	135	DT
Jaci Gomez/8/62.6	86	RAW	Female Youth	30 40 45	15 25 30	30 40 50	125	DT
Melissa King/23/139.2	148	Gear	Female Junior	205 225 240	185 205 235	280 310 310	725	DT
Olivia Harrington/17/161.1	165	Gear	Female Teen 17-17	350 350 370	180 190 200	330 350 360	900	DT
Josie Jackson/46/162	165	Gear	Female Master I.	205 225 240	160 170 pass	280 310 325	735	DT
John Vasquez/8/47	86	RAW	Youth	30 40 50	20 30 30	65 80 95	175	DT
Tyler Albrect/12/88	97	Gear	Youth	120 130 140 4th: 150	70 75 80	115 130 160 4th: 170	375 395 RT	DT
Brandon Ortiz/12/101	105	Gear	Youth	115 115 135	65 70 75	115 135 165	370	DT
Travis Jones/13/101	105	RAW	Youth	190 200 200	110 125 130	165 185 195 4th: 235	515 555 RT	DT
Zachary Ellis/17/120	123	RAW	Teen 16-17	135 200 255	100 135 160	275 345 360	680	DT
Dakota Sanchez/13/117.8	123	RAW	Teen 13-15	125 135 140	55 65 70	165 180 190	400	DT
Armando Cortez/23/131	132	Gear	Junior	275 300 330	175 225 235	380 415 440	980	DT
Qualian Bryant/14/128.6	132	Gear	Teen 13-15	225 300 330	125 135 180	255 320 380	835	DT
Noah Lisk/12/128.8	132	Gear	Youth	210 225 240 4th: 295	115 130 130	215 pass pass	585 640 RT	DT
Carter Shelton/12/127.6	132	Gear	Youth	190 200 210	95 105 120	200 pass pass	515	DT
Isaiah Clay/13/139	148	RAW	Teen 13-15	280 280 305	175 190 210	215 230 260	755	DT
Aaron Rosales/13/140.6	148	RAW	Teen 13-15	180 200 215	150 160 170	185 200 240	560	DT
Sam Valenzwela/13/138	148	Gear	Teen 13-15	190 200 pass	130 140 150	215 230 250	590	DT
Eduardo Pichardo/19/154	165	UNL Gear	Teen 18-19	505 505 505	315 335 345	425 455 500	1305	DT
William Dixon/24/165	165	RAW	Open	405 425 450	275 275 300	475 510 525	1250	DT
David Barrios/12/154	165	Gear	Youth	185 200 210	95 105 115	125 145 150 4th: 255	465 570 RT	DT
D.J. Rios/13/149.2	165	RAW	Teen 13-15	170 200 215	130 130 145	250 275 315	645	DT
Paul Hedrick/29/179.4	181	RAW	Open	315 350 370	225 245 265	425 465 500	1100	DT
Nick Cheesman/12/168	181	Gear	Youth	200 215 235	60 pass pass	195 215 240	535	DT
Noah Delgado/11/166.4	181	Gear	Youth	120 135 150	50 55 65	115 135 150	335	DT
Cameron Handy/15/174	181	RAW	Teen 13-15	385 405 435	225 235 240	405 420 450	1125	DT
Thomas Swann/14/180	181	Gear	Teen 13-15	280 300 320	200 225 260	275 320 355 4th: 370	900 915 RT	DT
Samuel Silva/13/172.1	181	Gear	Teen 13-15	215 225 240	140 145 150	225 240 270 4th: 280	660 670 RT	DT
Daniel Boyardo/14/179.8	181	Gear	Teen 13-15	240 255 265	135 145 165	185 200 215	625	DT
Jerry Saldana/29/194	198	Gear	Open	605 670 700	450 480 500	550 600 630	1770	DT
Juan Montez/35/197	198	RAW	Submaster	425 445 445	315 335 335	425 450 475	1235	NT
Tony Nava/38/197	198	UNL Gear	Submaster	315 350 415	315 315 315	0	0
Rolando Espinoza/46/193	198	Gear	Master I.	315 pass pass	365 405 405	465 500 520	1200	DT
Paul Wilder/69/197	198	UNL Gear	Master III.	370 415 415	290 290 290	0	0	DT
Devante Gipson/13/186.6	198	RAW	Teen 13-15	225 245 275	145 165 175	290 330 350	790	DT
Barry Foster/17/192	198	Gear	Teen 16-17	275 315 345	270 305 320	390 415 440	1055	DT
John Sullivan/46/214	220	RAW	Master I.	515 535 555	315 325 325	515 550 575	1410	DT
Bill Ellis/52/213	220	RAW	Master II.	375 425 475	295 315 325	405 500 525	1300	DT
Mauro Flores/55/214	220	Gear	Master II.	275 315 345	205 250 320	390 415 450	1115	DT
Jaime Salazar/13/200	220	Gear	Teen 13-15	260 280 300	155 165 175	225 250 275	750	DT
Jorge Pillado/22/240	242	Gear	Junior	750 810 835	540 585 585	700 750 775	2145	DT
Preston Turner/17/239	242	Gear	Teen 16-17	715 760 800	500 550 585	565 600 650	1900	DT
Leroy Gutierrez/36/236	242	RAW	Open	525 550 565	390 405 420	525 560 585	1530	DT
Michael Pompa/15/229	242	Gear	Teen 13-15	280 280 300	155 170 190	260 310 320	770	DT
Robert Quinonez/14/236	242	Gear	Teen 13-15	240 255 300	135 150 160	260 310 350	725	DT
Leroy Gutierrez/36/236	242	RAW	Submaster	525 550 565	390 405 420	525 560 585	1530	DT
Randy Abendroth/54/274	275	Gear	Master II.	550 625 625	400 400 420	500 515 575	1465	NT
Cody Colchado/46/240	242	Gear	Master I.	480 505 550	380 410 430	480 520 550	1510	DT
Enrique Molina/49/239	242	RAW	Master I.	435 450 470	335 350 375	435 460 500	1345	DT
Tim Sweet/45/236	242	RAW	Master I.	385 420 440 4th: 510	375 385 400	385 420 440	1280 1330 RT	DT
Preston Turner/17/239	242	Gear	Teen 16-17	715 760 800	500 550 585	565 600 650	1900	NT
Preston Turner/17/239	242	UNL Gear	Teen 16-17	715 760 800	500 550 585	565 600 650	1900	DT
Preston Turner/17/239	242	UNL Gear	Teen 16-17	715 760 800	500 550 585	565 600 650	1900	NT
Chris Pappillion/30/252	275	Gear	Open	830 855 900	570 600 700	670 725 725	2125	NT
Fernando Garcia/39/271	275	Gear	Open	735 750 pass	595 595 630	540 570 600	1950	DT
Ron Sanborn/29/261	275	RAW	Open	405 475 485	315 335 350	465 500 525	1350	DT
Chris Pappillion/30/252	275	UNL Gear	Open	830 855 900	570 600 700	670 725 725	2125	NT
Fernando Garcia/39/271	275	Gear	Submaster	735 750 pass	595 595 630	540 570 600	1950	DT
David Hernandez/39/273.8	275	RAW	Submaster	525 585 615	435 484 510	450 500 575	1700	NT
Harby Limon/36/262	275	RAW	Submaster	450 500 500	405 405 425	500 550 575	1355	DT
Chris Goldsmith/37/251	275	RAW	Submaster	320 330 340	220 220 220	0	0	DT
Javier Granados/12/254.6	275	Gear	Youth	225 240 300	100 120 135	225 245 260	620	DT
David Ortiz/30/280	308	UNL Gear	Open	800 800 865	520 565 625	550 600 600	1915	DT
Joe Veliz/26/289	308	RAW	Open	500 550 600	315 350 385	500 565 600	1515	DT
Raul Gonzalez/33/282	308	RAW	Submaster	405 475 525	365 410 435	500 550 600	1485	DT
Victor Cadena/43/297	308	RAW	Master I.	500 535 565	315 340 pass	585 pass pass	1465	DT
Steven Cornell/22/283	308	Gear	Junior	515 545 590	405 415 420	380 425 425	1435	DT
Matt Craig/38/329	341	Gear	Submaster	425 pass pass	565 585 585	425 500 530	1520	DT
Bradley Click/24/317	341	Gear	Open	315 405 450	315 365 405	315 450 550	1180	NT

Announcer/MC: Paul Barbee

Judges: Shary Barbee, Tony Nava, Jeff Ganem, Josie Jackson, Robert Jackson, Scott Taylor

1^st Place Youth Team: Grant Middle School

1^st Place Individual Team: Extreme Fitness of McAllen

Lightweight RAW Best Lifter: William Dixon

Teenage Lightweight Best Lifter: Eduaro Pichardo

Teenage Lightweight RAW Best Lifter: Cameron Handy

Youth Best Lifter: Noah Lisk

Female Best Lifter: Olivia Harrington

Female Youth Best Lifter: Lanie Dubose

Unlimited Gear Best Lifter: Chris Pappillion

RAW Non-Tested Heavyweight Best Lifter: David Hernandez

RAW Drug Tested Heavyweight Best Lifter: Leroy Gutierrez

RAW Teenage Best Lifter: Devante Gipson

Teenage Heavyweight Best Lifter: Preston Turner

Drug Tested Heavyweight Best Lifter: Jorge Pillado

Overall Best Lifter/Champion of Champions: Jorge Pillado

A very special thanks to our sponsors which included Powerlifting USA Magazine, Pete Alaniz of Titan, Rick Longoria of Vitamin Extreme, Chiropractic Professionals, Tom Brown Middle School, and Rick Brewer of House of Pain. Your sponsorship was much appreciated.

Approximately 50% of the competitors chose to compete raw and some nice raw totals were achieved at this event. David Hernandez wowed everybody with very impressive raw lifts of 615 squat, 510 bench press, and 575 deadlift for a raw 1700 total.

Several Youth lifters in the 7-12 year old bracket competed in the Youth event and several teenagers beginning at age 13 participated in the Teenage category. The kids registered some awesome lifts. The highest teenage total was 1900 by 17 year old Preston Turner who registered lifts of 800 squat, 500 bench press, and 600 deadlift. This kid was awesome!

17 year old Olivia Harrington competing in the Womens Teenage 165 class registered very impressive lifts with a 350 squat, 200 bench press, and 280 deadlift for a 900 total. Although she didn’t do the lifts she intended to do, she nether less put in some very impressive lifts.

Another very impressive teenager was 15 year old Cameron Handy who competed raw and had the highest total of all the teenagers in the 181 teenage bracket. He squatted 435 raw, benched 240 raw, and deadlifted 450 raw for a 1125 total. This is a very impressive total for a 15 year old but even more impressive was the fact that he was lifting RAW when he did those lifts!

In the 198 class Jerry Saldana put in a very impressive 1770 total with a 670 squat and 700 attempt which was a miss, 500 bench press, and 600 deadlift.

Cody Chochado competed in the Master I. 242 class and put in some very impressive lifts at 46 years old. Separating him from the rest of the lifters is the fact that Cody is also blind. He put in a 550 squat, 410 bench press, and 550 deadlift for a 1510 total.

Lifting raw in the 220 Master I. category, John Sullivan (age 46) put in some very impressive lifts including a 535 squat, 325 bench press, and 550 deadlift for a 1410 raw total while Bill Ellis (age 52) competed raw in the Master II. 220 category with very impressive raw lifts including a 475 squat, 325 bench press, 500 deadlift, for a 1300 raw total.

Some very impressive raw performances were done in the 242 class including Leroy Gutierrez squatting 565, benching 405, deadlift 560 and totaling 1530 raw, while Enrique Molina (age 49 – Master I.) squatted 470, benched 375, and pulled 500 for a 1345 total. Enrique was closely followed by Tim Sweet (age 45 – Master I.) who made a successful record attempt squat of 510 raw, benched 400, and deadlifted 440 for a 1280 meet total and 1330 record total giving him the Texas RAW Master record.

The 242 gear categories were also very impressive with Junior lifter Jorge Pillado (age 22) squatting 810, benching 585, and deadlifting 750 RAW for a whopping 2145 total, and 17 year old Preston Turned squatting 800, benching 500, deadlifting 600, and totaling 1900.

Chris Pappillion totaled 2125 in the 275’s, with a 855 squat and miss with 900, 600 bench press, and 670 deadlift and two 725 misses.

In the 308’s, David Ortiz did a very impressive 865 squat and 565 bench press. He put in a 550 deadlift but his two missed attempts with 600 kept him from the total he wanted. He still ended up with a very impressive 1915 total at the end of the day.

Some very, very impressive lifts took place in the Youth Category. Probably the most impressive form I have seen in the squat and deadlift ironically came from a 7 year old! Lanie Dubose was our youngest competitor in the youth class. She was meticulous on setting up to perform her lifts and had the most flawless form I have ever seen throughout a lift. Kudos to her coach for doing an excellent job. Her training partner and fellow competitor Jaci Gomez had a different lifting style but also had flawless form start to finish.

Many kids participated in the Youth 7-12 category and they all did a fantastic job. Considering the ages, these kids put in some incredible lifts.

All in all it was a great weekend. Special thanks to Victor Cadena and Matt Craig for making all of this possible. Next years event will be even more exciting as the WPA has recently added Russia and Singapore to our umbrella and Russia has already had a WPA Nationals. I am awaiting results from the WPA Russian Nationals. I understand many impressive lifts were done and am sure I will be very busy with record updates.

Once again, a big thanks to our sponsors, referee’s, spotters, loaders, MC Paul Barbee and all else who helped make this a very memorable event which was enjoyed by all.

Scott Taylor – APA President