International Armwrestling Federation Newsletter

Bill Cox, President

Newsletter

The AAA Nationals were held in Arlington, Virginia. The hotel was very nice and also very expensive. On Friday night they ran the left hand and master classes. There were about 100 competitors. On Saturday the right hand open classes were held. There were 190 competitors on hand for this part of the Nationals. It was nice to see a lot of old time competitors coming back at this tournament. It was fun to see people like Bob Hopkins, Sam and Jim Battles walk around the competition and over half the people there didn't know who they were. It was nice to see Rhonda Lindley back in competition after about 6 years. There were quite a few classes that came down to 2 out of 3 pulls to decide the winner. The competition was really close for most of the tournament. The match of the day on Friday had to be Bob Hopkins against Bob Buttafuco. They had to pull twice to decide 1st place and both times they ended up in the straps. Bob Hopkins took the win after 2 hard matches.

RESULTS

Men's Right

0 - 110

#1. Lyle Foster

 #2. David Bauer

111-121

#1. Tim Clark

#2. Bill Wilkes

      #3. Jason Vincent

              #4. Gordon Griffith Jr.

    #5. Rocky Ray

122-132

#1. Leslie Whims

   #2. Michael Clarke

  #3. Ray Hendricks

 #4. Benjie Dwyer

#5. Tom Wilson

133-143

#1. Craig Tullier

#2. David Lynn

#3. Marc Gaeta

#4. Rick Laton

#5. Tom Simko

144-154

#1. Matt Harris

              #2. Socrates Fronhoffer

         #3. Michael Surplus

     #4. Jake DeNoon

    #5. Ray Taglione

155-165

   #1. Cobra Rhodes

 #2. Chad Silvers

#3. Bill Millikan

     #4. Mickey Butkus

 #5. Chad Evers

166-176

#1. Bill Sinks

  #2. Greg Helm

          #3. Greg Thompson

    #4. Allen Stilkey

     #5. Bucky Keller

177-187

        #1. Robert Redden Jr.

       #2. Michael Selearis

#3. Fritz Corry

            #4. Scott Chimielewski

  #5. Hugh Hauke

188-198

    #1. Bucky Russell

 #2. Jason Vale

#3. Ed Goble

    #4. Sam Battles

        #5. Vernon Lange

199-220

#1. Ron Bath

    #2. Mitch Cady

   #3. Bill Brzenk

       #4. James Spurlin

     #5. Ken Hoban

221-242

    #1. Jerry Cadorette

#2. Paul Walther

      #3. David Marrocco

#4. Doug Casto

#5. Sam Cooper

243+

  #1. David Randall

         #2. James Walkiewicz

 #3. Dana Gaines

#4. Mike Davis

#5. Dan Victor

Women's Right

0-121

#1. Chrissy Baliko

       #2. Mary Fitzsimmons

      #3. Barbara DiMicco

111-121

#1. Dody Meyer

122-132

#1. Ashley Clow

  #2. Melissa Cook

133-154

#1. Elaine Blik

        #2. Rhonda Lindley

        #3. Karen Curavoo

      #4. Arlene Sargent

155-176

#1. Kathy Riley

      #2. Christina Casto

176+

               #1. Mary McConnaughey

#2. Kathy New

      #3. Sue Livengood

       #4. Justina Hopkins

Men's Left

0- 154

#1. Matt Harris

             #2. Socrates Fronhoffer

#3. Craig Tullier

      #4. Michael Clarke

  #5. Ray Taglione

155-176

 #1. Tim Stinson

      #2. Shayne Ellason

       #3. Chris Anderson

#4. Josh Stark

        #5. Chris Rummage

177-198

        #1. Michael Selearis

 #2. Craig Wirth

             #3. Carlton Bridges Sr.

   #4. Randy Perry

#5. Jim Martel

198+

  #1. Eric Woelfel

  #2. Mitch Cady

             #3. James Walkiewicz

#4. Ron Bath

     #5. Dana Gaines

Women's Left

0 -132

#1. Chrissy Baliko

       #2. Mary Fitzsimmons

#3. Priscilla Bean

133-176

#1. Karen Curavoo

#2. Marsha Eanes

176+

#1. Kathy New

                #2. Mary McConnaughey

      #3. Sue Livengood

Men's Masters

0-154

#1. Junior Hostler

#2. Ray Taglione

   #3. Milt Christmas

#4. Fran Noble

     #5. Doug Fondren

155-176 lbs.

  #1. Gregg Bednarz

 #2. Bob Giannelli

   #3. Richard Boven

#4. Jack Bayner

#5. John Meyer

177-198 lbs.

#1. Gerald Dees

   #2. Arthur Drewes

#3. Ray Darling

#4. Frank Bean

  #5. Ralph Pizzuto

199-220 lbs

 #1. Sam Cooper

    #2. Jimmy Wyand

        #3. Robert Threshor

#4. Jack Arias

   #5. Juan Hughes

221+

#1. Bob Hopkins

       #2. Bobby Buttafucco

      #3. Robert Webb Jr.

  #4. Duke Sarkisian

    #5. Joe Wachter Sr.

Women's Masters

0- 132

#1. Priscilla Bean

132 +

#1Marsha Eanes

Team Champions:

First,   New York

Second,  Maryland

Third,    Pennsylvania

Fourth,   Massachusetts

We would like to congratulate all the competitors and wish the best of luck to all that are going to India for the WAF Championship. We missed a few names and spelled a few names wrong but it was so loud in the hall that we couldn't hear everything.

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