Number Thirty-Six, August 2007  -  COACHES CORNER
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Men's USA Team Selection Criteria / 2007 IPF World Powerlifting Championships - Soelden, Austria

The criteria for selection to this year's USA Men's Team are as follows:

1] Winners are automatically selected to the team, pending the outcome of their drug test.
2] Alternates are ranked in accordance to the Carpino Formula.

Currently, as it stands now, the winners of this 2007 Men's Nationals in St. Louis, pending the outcome of DTs, are as follows:
Athlete             Wt. Class
Ervin Gainer        56.00
Damarrio Holloway   60.00
TJ Hoerner          67.50
Wade Hooper         75.00
David Ricks         82.50
Mike Bridges        90.00
Jason Beck          100.00
Tony Harris         110.00
Tony Cardella       125.00
Brad Gillingham     125+
Ranked alternates, in accordance to the Carpino Formula, are as follows:

2007 Calculated Carpino Formula
Wt Class       Avg/kgs   Avg/lbs              
123lb/56kg     567.50    1251.11              
132lb/60kg     602.50    1328.27              
148lb/67.5kg   683.00    1505.74      
165lb/75kg     752.00    1657.86              
181lb/82.5kg   765.50    1687.62              
198lb/90kg     835.50    1841.94              
220lb/100kg    869.50    1916.90              
242lb/110kg    917.50    2022.72              
275lb/125kg    983.50    2168.22              
SHW/+125kg     1004.50   2214.52  
Top 20 Alternates Ranked by the Carpino Formula
Athlete             Wt. Class   Total @ Nats   Carpino Total    Pct. +/-
Michael Mastrean    110         967.5          917.50           1.0545
Jeff Lewis          125+        1040           1004.50          1.0353
Nick Tylutki        110         942.5          917.50           1.0272 
Jeremy Hartman      100         892.5          869.50           1.0265
Eric Kupperstein    60          615            602.50           1.0207
Daniel Williams     90          837.5          835.00           1.0030 
Eriek Nickson       75          747.5          752.00           0.9940
John Pena           90          830            835.00           0.9940
Jeff Douglas        110         907.5          917.50           0.9891
Steve Mann          110         905            917.50           0.9864 
Jason Christus      125+        987.5          1004.50          0.9831
Tyson Greene        90          820            835.00           0.9820
Gregory Jones       90          815            835.00           0.9760
Josh Rohr           82.5        745            765.00           0.9739
Darren Matsumoto    67.5        665            683.00           0.9736
Scott Lade          125         955            983.50           0.9710
Craig Terry         90          810            835.00           0.9701
Charr Gahagen       100         842.5          869.50           0.9689 
David Hammers       75          727.5          752.00           0.9674
Al Fritz            110         882.5          917.50           0.9619
If the alternate pool is used for this year's team, per IPF Rules, only two [2] lifters are allowed to be nominated per weight class.

I, along with the USA Team Coaches, administration and membership congratulate those members selected for this year's USA Men's Team that will travel to Austria for the IPF Mens/Womens World Powerlifting Championships -- Great success to each of you!

Sincerely,

Robert Keller
Technical Advisor
USAPL Coaching Committee