Meet Results
2001 USAPL West Coast Open
Northridge, CA
November 3, 2001
John Planas, Lance Slaughter
Name Div. Wt. Squat Bench Deadlift Total
Combined Push/Pull
Women
Disa Hatfield O 198 248 363 611
*#Vicky Hembree O/M1 198+ 303 440 744
Men
Travis Sullivan O/J 165 303 451 755
#Henry Brownstein O/M5 181 253 440 694
*Allen Funtanilla O 198 424 523 947
Bob Evans O/M4 220 385 462 848
Riccardo Magni O 275 402 584 986
Chuck McGuire O/M1 275 330 507 837
Bench Press Only
Women
*#Beatrice Maullin O/M9 123 66
Men
*Hung Pham O 123 303
Bryan Williams O/J 181 231
#Alvin Waldon O/M3 242 473
Danny Herrera O/M5 275 352
Women’s 3-Lift Qualifier
Disa Hatfield O 198 424 248 363 1036
Vicky Hembree O/M1 198+ 429 303 440 1173
* = Best Lifter
# = Master Best Lifter
The USAPL West Coast Open
Push/Pull, marking the return of USAPL to Southern California in several years,
was held in an exceptional venue on the campus of California State University,
Northridge. The spacious site, combined
with the warm, sunny autumn weather, provided an exceptional setting to present
powerlifting to the general public and a great environment for the lifters to
compete in.
Athletes, upon completion of
gear check and weigh-in, received a goodie bag loaded with samples of health
and fitness products and an official meet T-shirt. Refreshments, T-shirts and various powerlifting apparel was also
available in the vendor expo area.
The women's competition
featured two lifters who both happen to come from strong powerlifting
pedigrees. Disa Hatfield, daughter of
the legendary Dr. Fred Hatfield, elected to compete in the 3-Lift Qualifier, in
addition to the Push/Pull, to establish a qualifying mark for USAPL Women's
Nationals. Disa did the family name proud going 3 for 3 and finishing with a
424 squat. She then went on to add a 248 bench and 363 to contribute to an
impressive 1036 total. All three lifts,
including her total, established new California State Open powerlifting
records.
We were excited and honored
to welcome Vicky Hembree to the USAPL platform. Vicky, under the tutelage of
her father and well-known powerlifting coach, Bernie Gagne, established her
well-earned credentials back in the 80's.
After taking a sabbatical
from competition for several years, Vicky returned to the platform about four
years ago, putting on up some of the top lifts among all women in the USA. I had heard a rumor last year she was considering
entering Women's Nationals but
apparently it turned out to be nothing more than that- a rumor. Needless to say, when she called to inquire
about competing in the Qualifier, I know we would be in for a treat. And Vicki,
now also competing as a master in addition to the open division, didn't
disappoint at all delivering an 8 for 9 performance for an astonishing 1173
total. Oh, I forgot to mention, she
lifted without tight suits and a bench shirt.
Just wraps and a belt. She plans
on getting back into gear for Women's Nationals where she and Disa should have
an excellent opportunity to earn a spot on the Women's World Team.
Perhaps the most remarkable
performance of the meet may have been provided by Beatrice Maullin. With a vibrant healthy look that belies her
eighty years, this 123 lb. lady came to bench!
Beatrice has won numerous bench press titles while competing in the
Senior Olympics and this day she made easy work of 66 lb.
The Men's Combined
competition began with 23 year old Travis Sullivan who demonstrated impressive
power in his first meet with a 303 Bench and 451 deadlift with for a 755
total. 61 year old Henry Brownstein,
181, lifted well with a 5 for 6 performance finishing with a 253 bench and a
440 deadlift for Best Lifter honor among Men's Masters. 198 lb. Allen Funtanilla, who has been well coached
by 1999 Men's World Team member Chris Turner, also went 5 for 6 with a strong
424 bench and a well fought 523 deadlift.
Allen's two lift total also earned him Best Lifter in the Men's Open. Bob Evans, 220, finished with a 385 bench
and 462 deadlift after passing on a third attempt at 501. At 275, Riccardo Magni posted a 402 bench
and finished with a 584 deadlift after two misses with 622. Riccardo's 986
total finished ahead of Chuck McGuire who had to satisfied on this day with
opening attempts of 330 and 507.
The Bench Press Only
competition featured a strong performance by five time 114 lb National Bench
Champion Hung Pham. Weighing in at 116,
Hung competed in the 123 lb. class and went 3 for 3 finishing with an easy and
impressive State record lift of 303.
Hung also earned Best Lifter honors in the Men's Open. Bryan Williams, a student at Cal State
Northridge, came out to compete in his first powerlifting competition and
posted a 231 bench. 242 lb. Alvin
Waldon established a new 50-54 Masters State record with an impressive bench of
473 and also earned Best Lifter for Masters Men in the Bench Press. Danny Herrera competed while fighting off an
awful cold but still made easy work of 352 at 275.
The meet directors would
like to all of the businesses and individuals who contributed to the success of
this meet: John Inzer at Inzer Advance
Designs, Rick Brewer at
House of Pain, Joe and Nance Avigliano at Los Angeles Lifting Club, Dr. Jay
Bayles at Chiropractic Sports Institute, Mike Lambert at Powerlifting USA,
Wesley Kampen and Jake Jones at PowerMag, Steve and Lisa Denison, Kevin Meskew,
and Jason Burnell.
Referees:
Scott Layman
Gary Ridgeway
Lance Slaughter
Spotters/Loaders:
Dan DeSolva
Rudy Martinez
Rob Meulenberg
Justus Owens
John Planas
Score Table and Expo:
Diana Fuhrman
Rachelle Planas
Nanou
Meet Directors:
John Planas
Lance Slaughter