APA / TMSPA Patriot Open

Texas Record = t
American Record = a
World Record = w

Another successful powerlifting meet goes down in the books thanks to all the great lifters and the great people who gave their time to work at this meet.  Thanks to judges Joe Dalton, Josh Ash, Thane Harrison,  loaders/spotters Brian Propst, James Evans and Steve Burtschell, and score keeper Maria McCullough.  A special thanks to Houston ISD and Principal Ken Estrella of Revere Middle School for supporting this sport and giving us the facilities to have this contest.  Thanks also to HISD Police Officer Joe Rodriguez for working as security for the day.

The Patriot Open started off with the teen men's divisions.  Many of these lifters had just entered the sport of powerlifting 4 weeks ago and this was their first meet ever.  In the 123's Patrick Moore totaled 315 and 165 pounder James Ecford totaled 540.  Eighteen year old Daniel Cogbill had an outstanding day going 455, 240, 450 for a total of 1145 in the 198's.  Masters lifter Brian Kline had yet another great meet with going 540 and 560 all for world records.  Brian came came a little short in the bench ending with his 350 opener.  In the deadlift Brian finished going 520 and 535, both Texas records and giving him a new world record total of 1445.

In the men's bench press only meet 105'er Jessie Paris went 110 and 125 both Teen 13-15 world records.  Justin Keys set 2 Texas records with his 140 and 175 bench in the 132, 16-16 year old division.  Junior lifter Trey Werner ended up with a 525 bench, while Dan Flunker ended up with his 400 opener in the 242's.  Thirteen year old Thomas Moore walked out of his first ever meet with a 100 pound bench.  In the 308 masters,  Pete Lattanzi opened missing a 500, 3 times while  Steve Burttchell  opened at 510.  Burttschell finally got 525 on his 3rd attempt for a Texas record and came back to just miss 550 on his 4th.

In the men's deadlift only 105'er Jessie Paris pulled 225, just missing 255 on his 4rd attempt.  Justin Kees lifting in the 132's went 225, 275, 425 and 340 all for Texas records.  His 325 and 340 deadlift ended up as new world records.

In the women's 123's Martha Yberra lifting in her first meet went 300, 130 and 185 for a Texas records total of 715.  Yberra also set Texas records with her 2nd squat of 275 and 3rd of 300.  She set yet another Texas record with her 130 bench press. Ferleshare Starks lifting in the 148's went 225, 120, 300 for a 648 total.  Starks just missed a 300 lb. squat. 

In the women's bench press only division, 96 pound Cindy Gary opened with 125 mailing it, but came back to just miss 135 in both her 2nd and 3rd attempts.

A very special thanks to  Inzer Advance Designs who support for our lifters, the sport, and our meets is deeply appreciated.  Also a special thanks to Mike Lambert and Powerlifting USA who has been there supporting us all for almost as long as the sport has been around.  The great companies have worked hard to help us enjoy the great sport of powerlifting.