I max out at 355 and I weigh 191lbsthese lightweights make me look like a "chump"

Bench America Lineup

Bench America will bring together lifters from 14 different sanctions. Lifters generally stick to their sanctions because each sanction has its own rules and each lifter has their own beliefs. Because of this, there are 14 different national records. But now, at Bench America, with all the lifters coming together under one roof, one bench, one set of rules, we will determine the best. Some lifters are saying this meet will be the pinnacle of their career while others say it a chance for their competition to, "Put up or shut up". It took 6 months to get the lifters together and now - come July 5, 2003, all the years of talk will end. Once and for all, Bench America will deliver the strongest, most powerful lifters in America.

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* Because of different rules for different sanctions, the asterisk denotes a lift that was weighted to best fit the lifter in the rules for Bench America.


114 Pound Class
1 318.2* Pham, Hung Tran Anaheim, CA
2 240 Faraone, Janet Schenectady, NY
3 220 Hrencher, Andrew Hartford, AK
4 TBA
5 TBA
Alt TBA

123 Pound Class
1 346.5* Petrencak, Steve Sagamore Hills, OH
2 318.1 Jasper, Chad Kansas City, MO
3 283.1* Fellows, Sean Cortland, OH
4 260 Hile, Phil Columbus, OH
5 235 Leone, Rob Chicago, IL
Alt TBA

132 Pound Class
1 358.7* Knight, Eric Charleston, SC
2 358.2 Rinehart, Tina Chillicothe, OH
3 346.5* Smith, Joe Findlay, OH
4 341.7 Hatch, Nick Omaha, NE
5 TBA
Alt TBA


148 Pound Class
1 460 Manfredi, **** Schenectady, NY
2 455 Mukite, Joe Elgin, IL
3 441* Myszka, Allan Edgar, WI
4 435.4 Tom, Taylor Kaneohe, HI
5 424.4 Schwab, Brian Orlando, FL
Alt Heath, Doug


165 Pound Class
1 501.5 Clark, August Folsom, LA
2 500 Mazza, Joe Bangor, PA
3 485 Kirchner, Lance Janesville, WI
4 473 Palmer, Ron Indianapolis, IN
5 453 Luther, Joseph Outlook, WA
Alt TBA


181 Pound Class
1 600 Lynch, Will Rocky Mt., NC
2 549.7* Harrington, Phil Wilmington, NC
3 549.7* McCormick, Leonard Decatur, GA
4 530 Kilts, Jim Whitesboro, NY
5 529.1 Spires, Kent Homestead, FL
Alt 500 Reinman, Dean Elk River, MN


198 Pound Class
1 573.2 Gallagher, Bill Sparland, IL
2 565 McVicar, **** Glen Burnie, MD
3 562.1 Coleman, Arnold Columbus, OH
4 560 Webb, Steffan Marquette Heights, IL
5 Palazola, Ken Harahan, LA
Alt Spinelli, Steve


220 Pound Class
1 600.7 Albano, Scott Marietta, GA
2 600.7 Carter, Mark Knoxville, TN
3 600.7 Young, Ralph West Lafayette, OH
4 570 Parish, Keith Independence, MO
5 565 Bossi, Paul Elizabeth City, NC
Alt 551 Kelly, Bart Easley, SC


242 Pound Class
1 720 Fields, Robert Tatamy, PA
2 715 Capozzolo, Rob Munhall, PA
3 671 Carpenter, Bill Dubuque, IA
4 650.3 Kelly, Brad Greer, SC
5 644.8 Jackson, Jason Eufaula, OK
Alt TBA


275 Pound Class
1 715 Fiedler, Andy Eau Claire, WI
2 705.4 Obradavich, Jerry Columbus, OH
3 700 White, Ben Albany, NY
4 682.8 Springer, Paul League City, TX
5 661.4 Ladnier, Joe Vancleave, MS
Alt 650 Smith, Scott Bloomington, IL


308 Pound Class
1 740.6 Meeker, Tiny Humble, TX
2 730 Dizenzo, Vincent Monroe, CT
3 715 Riley, Brian Hanover, PA
4 677 Manno, Tom Sedona, AZ
5 670 Rogers, Travis Lackawanna, NY
Alt TBA


SHW Class
1 821 Mendelson, Scot Valley Glen, CA
2 750 Rychiak, Eugene Bangor, PA
3 722.1 Frank, Garry Baton Rouge, LA
4 700 Skiver, Tom Cadillac, MI
4 700 Galligan, John Amsterdam, NY
4 700 Miller, Mike Tatamy, PA