National Youth Championships Info. Finally!
Last week, USA Weightlifting finally announced where the National Youth Championships will be held. This comes just three months prior to when the meet is scheduled to occur. Dearborn, Michigan is the new site, and it will run from June 22 until the 24th. Beyond that, there is no other information yet, but at least we now know the location and have official dates.
Qualifying totals were also released. They remain the same as the Q-totals for 2011. This is true for all weight classes and age groups. However, two new weight classes were added for the 16-17 age groups. The classes were added on to the lightest end of the lineups, with the 50kg class for men, and 44kg class for women.
Hopefully more details will be coming soon. For now, here all we have:
State Meet Results
The Minnesota High School Weightlifting State Championships were held this past weekend, and the meet was a huge
Trevor Sullivan - State Record Snatch (107kg)
success. For the first time ever, the meet was held at Inver Hills Community College, and Rosemount coach Brian Trussel did an outstanding job serving as meet director.
In total, there were 77 lifters who competed, representing 12 different schools. By the end of the day there were many fantastic performances, from both individuals and teams, highlighted by three new high school state records.
In the varsity boys 77kg weight class, Cannon Falls lifter Trevor Sullivan set a new record in the snatch with 107 kilos.
The record was formerly held by Zach Krych, who has been training at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs for the past few years, and is one of the top weightlifters in the US.
In the junior varsity division, Alex Seuser, from Albert Lea, set records in the 94+ weight class in both the snatch and total. Alex shattered the previous snatch record with 100 kilos. After the clean & jerk, Alex totaled 227kg, establishing a new state record.
Alex Seuser - Two New State Records
Looking at the final team scores, Northfield’s varsity continued its dominance, winning their 6th straight team title scoring a whopping 60 points. Cannon Falls was a distant 2nd, scoring 23 points, edging out Lakeville South’s 18 points. On the JV side, Cannon Falls won their 4th straight team title, with a state meet all-time high, 50 team points. Northfield was second with 30 points. And New-comer Burnsville comes in third, scoring 14.
Complete results can be found on the Minnesota High School Weightlifting website. Congratulations to all lifters and coaches on another successful season!
Map to State Meet
The state meet on Saturday is being held at Inver Hills Community College this year. Here is a link to a map of the college campus. The meet is being held in the Activities building (labeled “A” on the map). Park in the South Parking Lot.
Last Chance Meet Results
The final two regular season meets were held this past weekend in Caledonia and Lakeville. This was the last chance to
qualify for the state meet, and several lifters did just that. For those who had already qualified, this was a great chance to try some big attempts to prepare for the state meet in three weeks. Overall, 39 athletes competed in Caledonia, and another 82 lifted in Lakeville. Caledonia meet results can be found here. Lakeville meet results can be found here. They can also be found on the Minnesota High School Weightlifting website in other formats too.
Entry Forms Available
All entry forms for the remaining meets of the 2012 season are now available to download on the website. Two last chance meets will be held on February 18th. Those meets will be held at Caledonia High School and at Kenwood Trail Middle School in Lakeville. The state meet will be held on March 10th, for those who qualify.
National Juniors Results
Team Minnesota had another successful national meet this past weekend, at the USAW National Junior Championships held in Chicago. Below are the results of our Minnesota lifters, with their best successfull attempts in the snatch and clean & jerk, and final places in their respective weight classes. Congrats to all!
48kg Taran Pickar 36 / 49 (8th Place)
53kg Mari Arneson X /62 (No Total)
63kg Shelby callahan 55 / 65 (10th Place)
63kg Sydra Smith 48 / 65 (13th Pace)
69kg Madasyn Hofstedt 53 / 73 (9th Place)
+75kg Lyndsey Callahan 60 / 79 (6th Place)
+75kg Emmy Miller 57 /73 (8th Place)
Womens Team Standings: Team Minnesota – 5th Place
69kg Joseph Donahoe 77 / 104 (9th Place)
77kg Trevor Sullivan 103 / 120 (9th Place)
85kg Bryan Ehlers 99 / 120 (11th Place)
+105kg Zach Gigstad 95 / 126 (6th Place)
Mens Team Standings: Team Minnesota – 3rd Place
Complete results can be found here.
National Junior Championships This Weekend
The USA Weightlifting National Junior Championships will be held this weekend in Itasca, Illinois, and Minnesota will be well represented at the meet. The lifting starts tomorrow morning, and you can watch the live streaming video HERE.
The Westin Chicago Northwest - National Junior Venue
Minnesota Lifters:
Competing Friday
Taran Pickar, 48kg – 12:00pm
Mari Aarneson 53kg, 4:00pm
Joe Donahoe 69 kg – 6:00pm
Competing Saturday
Sydra Smith 63 kg – 2:00pm
Shelby Callahan 63 kg – 2:00pm
Bryan Ehlers 85 kg – 4:00pm
Madasyn Hofstedt, 69kg – 6:00pm
Competing Sunday
Trevor Sullivan, 77kg – 12:00pm
Lyndsey Callahan 75+kg – 4:00pm
Emmy Miller, 75+kg – 4:00pm
Zach Gigstad, 105+kg – 6:00pm
Kendrick Farris Details
Here is the official info. Kendrick Farris will be speaking at the MN NSCA Winter Clinic this coming Saturday at the U of MN, in the Bierman building. Check-in/registration begins at 7:30 AM with the State Director, Ryan Johnson (Wayzata High) opening the Clinic at 8:00 AM. Kendrick is scheduled to speak from 8:15-10:00 AM, and again from 2:30-4:00 PM. For those of you who are not members of the NSCA, I encourage you to join, or renew your memberships – however a special clinic rate has been authorized for our USAW group in MN. This is an incredible opportunity for our Group to have access to an Olympian, as well as American Record holder. Coaches bringing Athletes will have access for $20 for the morning session and $30 for both of Kendrick’s sessions. Each athlete you bring will be $10 each if they show their USAW card (Coaches also). Chris Rousemiller is the guy to contact with questions regarding this opportunity – and he will be at the check-in table on Saturday. We hope to see as many of you on Saturday as possible.
Email Chris Rousemiller: clrousemiller@isd194.k12.mn.us
Southern Minnesota Results
The second regular season meet is now in the books, and what a meet it was! Nearly 130 lifters showed up in Cannon Falls on Saturday to compete in what is one of the biggest meets in the country. Results have now been posted on the website. The 2012 rankings, through two meets, and also been posted. You can find those here. If anyone has pictures or videos that you would like to share on the website, blog, and/or Facebook page, please send them to smeier@farmington.k12.mn.us.
Kendrick Farris Presentation
If you want a chance to see America’s best weightlifter, come to the Minnesota-NSCA State Clinic on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the University of Minnesota. Olympian and American Record Holder Kendrick Farris is the keynote speaker at this year’s clinic. There will be more details to come shortly, it looks like a 8:30 speak time and if a coach brings down an athlete for the day – it will be a $10 cost if they show their USAW card. Stay tuned…
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Southern Minnesota Entry Form
The entry form for the Southern MN High School Open meet has now been posted on the website. You can also download it HERE. This is the second meet of the 2011-2012 high school season. It is being held in the new fieldhouse at Cannon Falls High School on Saturday, January 14th. After the success of last year’s first ever three-platform meet, it will be returning again for 2012! All JV lifters will compete starting at 9:00am, with the Varsity athletes scheduled for 12:00 noon. The entry deadline is Jan 9th. Don’t miss out on competing in this outstanding high school event!
National Junior Qualifier
If you are close to qualifying for the USAW National Junior Championships, you have another chance to get your required qualifying total. Team Spartacus will be hosting a small meet at noon 10:00am on Dec 31, for those lifters who are close to getting their Q-total. Because 2012 is an Olympic year, the USAW national competition schedule gets changed to adjust for the trials and the Olympic Games themselves. This will be the last opportunity to get a Q-total for the junior meet. You won’t be able to qualify at any other high school season meets, like most years in the past. Please contact Brian Derwin at AEDERWIN@yahoo(dot)com if you are interested in competing or for more information.
South Metro Results
The results from the South Metro Meet held in Northfield on Saturday have been posted on the Minnesota High School Weightlifting website. There were some impressive lifts, and it was great to see the new-comers as well. And a special thanks to all referees and meet workers who volunteered their time!
Schedule Update for South Metro Meet:
SCHEDULE UPDATE for the South Metro Meet on Saturday: Varsity Boys 77kg has been moved to Session #3. Here is the new lifting schedule as it stands right now:
Session 1 Platform 1 (20 lifters)
All Girls 44-58 KG
JV 63 Girls
Session 1 Platform 2 (19 lifters)
Varsity 63 kg girls
All Girls 69 and above
Session 2 Platform 1 (22 lifters)
All Boys 50-62 kg
JV Boys 69 KG
Session 2 Platform 2 (19 lifters)
Varsity 69 kg boys
JV 77 kg boys
Session 3 Platform 1 (18 lifters)
Varsity 77 kg boys
All 85 kg boys
Session 3 Platform 2 (21 lifters)
All boys 94 kg and above
Start List for the State Championships
Here is the Start List for the 2011 High School State Championships in Lakeville on Saturday. Please note, this is not the final list, but it does include all entries. Weight class changes could still occur.
| Lot | Start | Wt | |||||
| No. | No. | Sex | Div | Class | Name | YOB | School |
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JUNIOR VARSITY GIRLS |
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| 28 | 1 | F | JV | 44 | Taran Pickar | 97 | CannonFalls |
| 30 | 2 | F | JV | 48 | Alyssa Tornio | 95 | Northfield |
| 47 | 3 | F | JV | 48 | Molly Thomforde | 96 | CannonFalls |
| 51 | 4 | F | JV | 48 | Sydney Farmer | 95 | Northfield |
| 42 | 5 | F | JV | 53 | Mari Arneson | 95 | Northfield |
| 19 | 6 | F | JV | 58 | Lauren Lecy | 96 | CannonFalls |
| 31 | 7 | F | JV | 58 | Katie Noble | 98 | CannonFalls |
| 38 | 8 | F | JV | 58 | Madison Heydt | 96 | Hayfield |
| 40 | 9 | F | JV | 58 | Bernie Soderlund | 95 | Northfield |
| 50 | 10 | F | JV | 58 | Andrea Bartz | 58 | PlainviewEM |
| 17 | 11 | F | JV | 63 | Rachel Tuma | 96 | Northfield |
| 55 | 12 | F | JV | 63 | Maddy Mullins | 95 | Caledonia |
| 43 | 13 | F | JV | 69 | Trece Frank | 97 | Caledonia |
| 53 | 14 | F | JV | 69 | Allie Clark | 95 | Northfield |
| 66 | 15 | F | JV | 69 | Allison Egge | 96 | CannonFalls |
| 67 | 16 | F | JV | 69 | Madysyn Hofstedt | 96 | CannonFalls |
| 3 | 17 | F | JV | 69+ | Anesha Jones | 95 | Lakeville So |
| 44 | 18 | F | JV | 69+ | Jordyn Thornton | 95 | Lakeville So |
|
VARSITY GIRLS |
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| 62 | 1 | F | V | 48 | Annie DeSutter | 94 | Northfield |
| 34 | 2 | F | V | 53 | Rowan Munson | 94 | Armstrong |
| 59 | 3 | F | V | 53 | Katie Roster | 94 | Northfield |
| 32 | 4 | F | V | 58 | Chelsea Nelson | 93 | Lakeville So |
| 52 | 5 | F | V | 58 | Clara Drew | 94 | Northfield |
| 72 | 6 | F | V | 58 | Sydra Smith | 94 | Northfield |
| 12 | 7 | F | V | 63 | Jen Baldwin | 93 | Lakeville So |
| 26 | 8 | F | V | 63 | Shelby Callahan | 94 | Northfield |
| 49 | 9 | F | V | 63 | Annie Weinrich | 94 | PlainviewEM |
| 63 | 10 | F | V | 63 | Nancy Mahdy | 92 | Fridley |
| 14 | 11 | F | V | 69 | Erin Melzer | 93 | Northfield |
| 37 | 12 | F | V | 69 | Chinyere Okwulehie | 92 | Fridley |
| 45 | 13 | F | V | 69 | Kaitlyn Bicek | 94 | Northfield |
| 79 | 14 | F | V | 69 | Maria Fruechte | 94 | Caledonia |
| 5 | 15 | F | V | 75 | Alexandra Fromme | 93 | Rosemount |
| 7 | 16 | F | V | 75 | Bette Benson | 92 | Northfield |
| 9 | 17 | F | V | 75 | Monica Turner | 93 | Lakeville So |
| 13 | 18 | F | V | 75+ | Emmy Miller | 93 | CannonFalls |
| 20 | 19 | F | V | 75+ | Breon Jones | 94 | St P Central |
|
JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS |
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| 4 | 1 | M | JV | 50 | Mason Hofstedt | 99 | CannonFalls |
| 65 | 2 | M | JV | 50 | Jackson Bahr | 97 | CannonFalls |
| 74 | 3 | M | JV | 50 | Nicholas Lorentz | 97 | CannonFalls |
| 27 | 4 | M | JV | 56 | Bailey Neumann | 95 | Northfield |
| 68 | 5 | M | JV | 56 | Alex McKennell | 95 | Lakeville So |
| 8 | 6 | M | JV | 62 | Braylon Temte | 96 | Rosemount |
| 18 | 7 | M | JV | 62 | David Mattia | 95 | Lakeville So |
| 21 | 8 | M | JV | 62 | Seth Shuster | 95 | Northfield |
| 48 | 9 | M | JV | 62 | Josh Tipka | 95 | Lakeville So |
| 54 | 10 | M | JV | 62 | Josh Friederichs | 95 | Lakeville So |
| 24 | 11 | M | JV | 69 | Evan Stoffregen | 97 | Lakeville So |
| 35 | 12 | M | JV | 69 | David Schoff | 95 | Armstrong |
| 46 | 13 | M | JV | 69 | Preston Anderson | 95 | Lakeville So |
| 76 | 14 | M | JV | 69 | Spencer Bernauer | 95 | Lakeville So |
| 11 | 15 | M | JV | 77 | Will Karan | 95 | Northfield |
| 57 | 16 | M | JV | 77 | Hunter Hoyne | 96 | Albert Lea |
| 60 | 17 | M | JV | 77 | Nathan Melhouse | 97 | CannonFalls |
| 61 | 18 | M | JV | 77 | Corey Narveson | 96 | Rosemount |
| 69 | 19 | M | JV | 77 | Khalid Al-Khatib | 95 | Rosemount |
| 22 | 20 | M | JV | 85 | Gabriel Ehlers | 95 | Rosemount |
| 25 | 21 | M | JV | 85 | Jake Koestler | 95 | Rosemount |
| 58 | 22 | M | JV | 85 | Tyler Melhouse | 95 | CannonFalls |
| 15 | 23 | M | JV | 94 | Collin Coffield | 95 | Caledonia |
| 41 | 24 | M | JV | 94+ | Alex Seuser | 96 | Albert Lea |
| 78 | 25 | M | JV | 94+ | Jacob Thielen | 96 | Lakeville So |
|
VARSITY BOYS |
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| 23 | 1 | M | V | 56 | Khai Phu | 94 | Farmington |
| 1 | 2 | M | V | 62 | Nicholas French | 93 | Lakeville So |
| 71 | 3 | M | V | 62 | Noah Aldes | 92 | Armstrong |
| 2 | 4 | M | V | 69 | Justin Hett | 94 | Farmington |
| 29 | 5 | M | V | 69 | Joe Donahoe | 94 | Northfield |
| 56 | 6 | M | V | 77 | Tucker Meillier | 94 | Northfield |
| 70 | 7 | M | V | 77 | Trevor Sullivan | 93 | CannonFalls |
| 77 | 8 | M | V | 77 | Cole Macejik | 92 | Caledonia |
| 6 | 9 | M | V | 85 | Devin Murphy | 92 | Hayfield |
| 36 | 10 | M | V | 85 | Chase McNulty | 93 | Lakeville So |
| 73 | 11 | M | V | 85 | Andrew Hausmann | 93 | Rosemount |
| 64 | 12 | M | V | 94 | Collin Fossum | 93 | Lakeville So |
| 75 | 13 | M | V | 94 | Tom Pfahning | 92 | Northfield |
| 10 | 14 | M | V | 105 | Nick Liska | 93 | Rosemount |
| 33 | 15 | M | V | 105 | Jordan Wenborg | 93 | CannonFalls |
| 16 | 16 | M | V | 105+ | Ryan McMorrow | 94 | CannonFalls |
| 39 | 17 | M | V | 105+ | Josh Corbin | 92 | Northfield |
Updated Blog
While I like how the new website has turned out, I have been disappointed with the blog feature part of the software I’ve been using. It is very basic and I have found some major limitations after using it for the past few months. As a result, I have moved the blog to WordPress instead. WordPress is one of the biggest blog hosts in the world, and its tools and capabilities are much greater than what was available before, using the website software. One of the major improvements is that there can be multiple contributors to the blog. If you are interested in blogging and want to add to our content, just let me know. All you need to do is register with WordPress, and then send me the e-mail address that you registered with. I can then add you as an author for our blog.
Scott
smeier@farmington.k12.mn.us
A Record Setting Day
The Southern Minnesota High School Open, that was held in Cannon Falls on the 15th, was a record setter in itself. It was the first ever 3-platform meet held in Minnesota. There is also a very good chance that it will be the biggest single-day meet in the country thus year, with over 150 lifters competing.
Besides this, there were also two individual high school state records set at the meet. Madasyn Hofstedt (Cannon Falls) established a new junior varsity record in the clean & jerk, in the 69kg weight class. Madasyn successfully lifted 68kg and 70kg in her first two attempts. The old record, as it stood, was at 72.5kg, so Madasyn made a three kilo jump on her final attempt to try to beat the record. It was a great lift and she moves the new record to 73kg. The previous record was held by former Cannon Falls lifter Cori Safe, who still holds 11 state high school records.
In the varsity division, Collin Fossum (Lakeville South) also set a new clean & jerk state record in the 94kg weight class. Collin opened with a good lift at 138kg, but missed his second attempt at 143. Having already won the weight class, he moved to 148 on his final attempt, to try to break the record, which was previously held by Paul Gronvall (Red Wing) at 147.5kg. Collin had a great lift and pushed the new record to 148.
2011 Southern Minnesota Open
A message from Scott Safe, meet director and Cannon Falls coach:
I must say that this was a National level effort by everyone involved. Hats off to all of you everybody! 154 lifters from Minnesota, Wisconsin and Iowa on 3 platforms!!!! We had all Junior Varsity lifters go at 9:00 am and we had all Varsity lifters go at 12:00. We finished lifting at 3:30 pm. I can tell you for a fact that the national office is not going to believe we pulled that off in 6.5 hours. Just a fantastic effort. Pretty incredible what a bunch of folks can accomplish if they work together. I am very thankful to have a group like you guys to work with. Have a great day!
Scott
Reminders for the Cannon Falls Meet
Here are a few things from meet director Scott Safe:
Just a couple of notes for the upcoming Cannon meet.
1. * Please fill out entry forms completely. It is best if you (the coach) personally check them before they are mailed.
2. * Weight classes need to be entered
3. * Birth dates need to be entered.
4. * Please note to Schoolage lifters(JV) That after Jan 1st, they may now be a Junior lifter. (all 1994 birthdates)
5 We are going to enforce the weigh in rules at this meet. So, if a lifter registers in a weight class and does not make weight, they can still lift, but as an extra. I know on the first meet, a lot of lifters struggle with this, but by the 2nd meet, they should have a handle on their weight class.
As always, the earlier the better on entry forms. (www.mnweightlifting.org) If you are going to mail them late, send me an email with the lifters name, weight class AND DATE OF BIRTH ahead of time. This helps us organize who will be lifting on which platform. Also, please enter the middle school or high school you are presently attending. I am still in need of some referees. Otherwise, things are coming together nicely. Remember, all JV-Schoolage Lifters lift at 9:00 am. ALL Varsity-Junior lifters lift at 12:00. We are excited to give this a go and hope to have a fun meet. Let me know if questions and see you on the 15th! Thanks and have a great day!
New Age Group Terminology
Several years ago, the IWF made a slight change in the age groups. The “schoolage” age group was considered 16 years old & younger, while the “junior” age group was 17-20 years old. The change increased school age to 17 & younger, making juniors 18-20. USA Weightlifting then followed suit and changed the schoolage classification to 17 & under also.
In our high school meets in Minnesota however, we decided to keep schoolage at it’s original 16 and under, and junior age group at 17 and older. It provided a much more even split in the number of lifters when it came to running meets. Everyone was used to it at that point, so it was easy to just keep it the same. The issue became some confusion, mainly for 17 year olds, when it came to qualifying for state meets and national meets. They were competing as juniors here all season long, but still schoolage for nationals. It also caused some errors in membership with USAW, and with national meet registrations.
This year, we are trying to fix the problem be re-naming the age groups for our high school meets. The “Junior” age group will now be referred to as “Varsity”. “Schoolage” will be known as “VJ” or “Junior Varsity” This also puts weightlifting in line with other high school sports, in terms of levels kids are already familiar with.
Here is the decision as it comes from the minutes of the last coaches meeting:
MN School age, 16 and under, will be renamed: Junior Varsity or JV (16 and under)
Welcome to the Weightlifting Blog!
The original plan for this page was entitled “Weightlifting Education”, but changing it to a blog format seems like it might be more useful to people. Yes there will still be posts regarding learning about weightlifting related items, but it will also contain a more expanded version of the News & Announcements section of the main page. And putting it into a blog format to be more familiar to readers, rather than a website with links to different topics. All the information will be in one spot, and with the tags, it is search-able. You can also subscribe to the blog, so new information gets sent right to you RSS reader. My hope is that different coaches will be able to contribute to the information that is shared on the blog. Again, as the technology improves, so can our website.
