Saskatchewan Powerlifting

The Saskatchewan Powerlifting Association will be hiring a summer student as the Executive Assistant.  The deadline for applications is May 23.  The employee will be based out of Moose Jaw. 

If interested, the job posting can be viewed here.

The 2012 Unparalleled Open will be held in Moose Jaw on June 23.  As this meet is being held in Unparalleled Performance Training Centre, the number of lifters has been capped at 14.  If you are interested in lifting, get your entry in ASAP to ensure you can compete!  Contact Ryan Stinn at stinndler@gmail.com for more information.  

The entry form can be found here.  

Hope to see you there!

All records and top lifter lists have now been updated to reflect the results from CPU Nationals 2012 in Calgary, AB.  Take a look on the Provincial Records page to the left.

Congratulations to the following Saskatchewan lifters who set records in Calgary (in no particular order):
Ryan Stinn
Connor Lutz
Cydney Arnold
Rhaea Fowler
MiKayla Lohse
Brandon Russell
Thomas Johnson
Mathew Apesland
Alan Block
Tyler Harnett
Brittinay Rowland
Patricia Ashworth
Shantelle Szuch
Jeremy Lundgren
Chris Arnold
Aaron Ziffle
Steve Wiseman
Ryan Fowler

If you see any errors in these results, please report them to rhaea.fowler@gmail.com

Many Saskatchewan athletes returned home last week with new medals from the CPU National Powerlifting Championships, that were held in Calgary, AB April 10 through 14.  Full results of this event can be found here.

Congratulations to all lifters.  You represented your province well!

Listed below are all members of Team Saskatchewan, and their respective results.  

The SPA clothing order form was handed out at the Weyburn Open on February 12.  Since then, we have added track pants to the order form for $65.  The new order form can be found here.  Jackets, pants, and t-shirts must all be pre-ordered.  There are some hoodies and sweat pants in stock that can be ordered directly through Rhaea (limited sizes are available).
Now is the time to place your order, as orders must be received by February 24!  If you have any questions about SPA clothing, please contact Rhaea at rhaea.fowler@gmail.com

The next contest in Saskatchewan will be in Weyburn, SK on February 12, 2012 at the Weyburn Junior Highschool Gymnasium.  This competition is open to all CPU members, both new and old!  This is a great opportunity to try and qualify for Nationals, being held in Calgary April 9-14, 2012.  

The entry form is available below.  Please contact Ryan Fowler with any questions or concerns about this contest.  

Weyburn Open Entry Form

REMEMBER: If you are a new competitor who has never competed in a CPU contest before, your 2012 CPU card is on us!  There are no excuses for not coming and trying it out!

The results from the Last Chance Invitational are now posted online.  The meet was held at Unparalleled Performance Training Centre in Moose Jaw, and the turn out for it was excellent!  It was a great way for the SPA to wrap up the year.  

At Last Chance, Darryl Campbell wrote and passed his Provincial Referee Exam - Congratulations Darryl!  It is great to have another referee in the province.  Any one interested in writing their referee exam in the future should contact Ryan Stinn.  

There were also many records set at Last Chance.  Congratulations to the following Provincial Record setters:
Rhaea Fowler
Melanie Ziffle
Taunia Stevens
Angela Desjarlais
Sarah Wallace
Connor Lutz
Mathew Apesland
Randy Luzny
Josh Glines
Tyler Harnett
Lucas King
Travis Campbell

The records have been updated to reflect these records.  As well, the Top 20 Combined and Top 10 Male and Female Powerlifters have been updated, and Top 20 Combined and Top 10 Male and Female Classic Powerlifters lists have been created (however, this list only dates back to October 29, 2011, as that was the first day that the SPA officially recognized classic lifting).  Click on the records tab to the left to see these records and lists.  Please contact Rhaea Fowler if you see any errors.  

2011 was a great year of growth for the SPA, and we look forward to a successful 2012.  At this point, we are planning to host a meet in February, likely in Weyburn (Remember - if it is your first CPU contest, your CPU membership fee is covered by the SPA, so why not give it a try!).  More details will be available about this meet in the coming weeks.  This will be the last opportunity for anyone wishing to qualify for Nationals 2012, which are being held in Calgary in April.  We hope to send a large team this year as it is so close!

If you have already qualified for Nationals 2012 and require an entry form, please contact Ryan Fowler as you must get a signed entry form from him.

The 2012 CPU Membership Application form is now available on the 'Membership Application' tab to the left.  If you plan on competing in a contest in the upcoming months, please send in your application form asap to allow for adequate processing time.

As of the 2011 AGM, the SPA is trying out a New Member Incentive.  If you are a new lifter competing in your first ever CPU contest in 2012, your CPU membership is on us!

I would like to let everyone know of some changes that have happened recently on the SPA executive.  If you were unaware, Ryan Stinn has been named the President of the CPU, taking over from long time President Jeff Butt.  Stinn will do a great job in that role and I want to wish him all the best in his new role.  Because of the responsibilities required in his new role, he decided to step down from his role as the Vice-President of the SPA.  Stinn will remain on the SPA executive in his role as technical chairman.
 
With Stinn stepping down, it gives me great pleasure to announce that Chris Arnold from Saskatoon has come on board as the new interim Vice-President of the SPA.  Chris will fill this role until we hold an election at the AGM next October.  I am excited to have Chris join the executive in this role and look forward to working with him to continue to grow the sport in Saskatchewan.

-Ryan Fowler
SPA President

It's been a while since anything has been updated here.  Sorry about that!  

We had a successful representation at Westerns.  Congratulations to the following people, who broke Provincial Records:
Rhaea Fowler
Aaron Ziffle
Steve Wiseman
Marc Morris

The records and Top 10 and 20 Lists have been updated, and can be found on the Provincial Records page.

It looks like it is going to be the biggest Last Chance Invitational yet!  As of today, there are 22 people competing in powerlifting (and ten women - I think the most we've had in any Saskatchewan contest!), and 6 in bench only.  If you or someone you know are wishing to compete on December 31 and do not have your entry form in yet, contact Ryan Stinn at stinndler@gmail.com as soon as possible.  The list of lifters is being update on the CPU Forum.

Finally, if you have something you'd like to contribute to the website, email it to rhaea.fowler@gmail.com!  We're always looking for more interesting things to keep the website up to date, and if you have some, feel free to share them!