Congratulations to Carl Paulhus and Randy Luzny from Moose Jaw who competed at the Special Olympic National Championships in London, Ontario on July 17th. Carl competed in the 90kg weight class, finishing second, with a squat of 137.5kg, bench press of 85kg, and deadlift of 155kg. Randy competed in the 60kg weight class, finishing second, with a squat of 82.5kg, bench press of 72.5kg, and deadlift of 115kg. Although the contest was not sanctioned by the Canadian Powerlifting Union, both Randy and Carl have competed in SPA sanctioned events, and we are very proud of all of their hard work preparing for this contest!
Congratulations to Aaron and Melanie (Durrant) Ziffle who were married on July 3, 2010. Aaron has been a Saskatchewan Powerlifting Association member since 2004, and Melanie has been a Saskatchewan Powerlifting Association member since 2006. They have both represented Saskatchewan at multiple National Championships, and both competed at the 2007 World Championships in Solden, Austria. Melanie also competed at the 2008 World Championships in St. John's, Newfoundland.
Pictured above is the happy couple entering their reception.
Pictured below is Saskatchewan Powerlifting Association members who attended the wedding.
Saskatchewan Provincials 2010 will be held on Saturday October 16th in Moose Jaw at the Golden Nugget Centre on the Moose Jaw Exhibition Grounds. More information and entry forms will be posted as it becomes available.
For more information, contact Aaron or Melanie Ziffle by phone at (306) 972-7981 or (306) 690-9128, or by email zif7344@hotmail.com
We have changed our e-mail address! For future correspondence with us, please e-mail saskpowerlifting@gmail.com
Taunia Stevens and Connor Lutz both competed as guest lifters at the Alberta Provincial Championships on June 12 in Medicine Hat.
Taunia (75kg Female Open) squat 192.5kg, benched 142.5kg, and deadlifted 177.5kg for a total of 512.5kg, a personal best of 12kg! Taunia's total is the third biggest total ever by a Female in the CPU!
Connor (75kg Male Junior) squat 182.5kg, benched 140kg, and deadlifted 215kg, for a total of 537.5, a personal best of 17.5kg! Connor also competed in bench only, benching 147.5kg in that event. Connor broke his own provincial record by 7.5kg in the bench only event.
Congratulations to Taunia and Connor!
Pictured below is Connor locking out 200kg on his opening deadlift.
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Our next newsletter will be published in December 2010. Please feel free to contact us if you wish to write an article for the next edition.
Rhaea Fowler and Ryan Stinn returned last week from IPF Bench Press World Championships in Killeen, Texas. Rhaea competed in the 75kg Women's Junior class, and finished with a bench press of 155.5kg, good to win her class, set a new Junior Bench Press World Record, and also to win best female junior lifter of the competition! Ryan decided not to compete after battling a shoulder injury for some time, and acted as a team coach for the majority of the week. It is wonderful to see Saskatchewan being represented so well at world competitions. Congratulations to all of Team Canada!
The SPA is excited to announce that we are one of the first provinces (to my knowledge) to be able to hire someone to work solely for the powerlifting provincial governing body on a full time basis. Rhaea Fowler has been hired as a summer employee on a Service Canada grant. This position is for the advancement and promotion of the sport of powerlifting in Saskatchewan, and is an exciting step towards bigger and better things in the province. I want to thank the hiring committee for their work (I was not involved in the hiring in case anyone out there wants to make any acqusations) and I want to congratulate Rhaea on being hired on as the Program Co-ordinator for the Saskatchewan Powerlifting Association for the duration of the summer.
Ryan Fowler
