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06/05/10 - Cameron Medford had a great meet at Metroflex's APF Show of Strength in Plano, TX. Cameron took first place in the Teen 16-17 198 class, ending his day with a 523.6 lb. squat, 402.3 lb. bench, 501.5 deadlift, and a 1427.5 lb. total. Cameron also set new Texas state records in the bench and total.
04/24/10 - Congratulations to Clint and Cameron Medford for their accomplishments in the APF/AAPF Texas Classic, held in Austin. This father-son duo had an incredible meet. Cameron, after having a rough High School State meet, came back with a vengence. He won the 198 APF Teen 16-17 division with 551.2/352.74/479.5 totaling 1383.4. He was close to getting his 402.3 bench and 501.6 deadlift. Cameron also set new Texas state records in the squat, bench and total for his division. He is currently training for the Metroflex's APF Show of Strength being held June 5, 2010, in Plano, TX. Clint waited until he was 50 to get back into powerlifting, and what a meet it was. Clint not only won 220 AAPF Master 50-54 division, but he also won Best AAPF Equipped Lifter. Clint went 650.4/407.9/529.1 totaling 1587.3. All of Clints lifts set new Texas State records for his division. Amazing job, Clint!! Clint is going back to the basics for a bit, work out some "kinks" and then plans to make another appearance at the APF/AAPF Texas Cup this winter.
03/27/10 - Congratulations to Terry Lancaster, Jeremy Brinkley, Katie Menzer and Heather Tillinghast. They all traveled to Baton Rouge to compete in Garry Frank's APF Louisiana State Championship, and all of them had a great meet. Terry Lancaster received first place for his 407.7 bench press in the 220 Master 60-64 bench only division. Jeremy Brinkley got third place in the 242 Open division and totaled elite with 788/512.5/666.7 totaling 1967.2. This was Katie Menzer's first meet in gear. She went 9 for 9 finishing first in the 132 division with a 308.5 squat, 165.2 bench, and 270 deadlift, totaling 744. Katie also set a new Texas state record with her squat. And, this was Heather Tillinghast's first meet. She received first place in the 198+ bench only division with a 369.2 bench, also setting a new Texas state record.
03/20/10 - Congratulations to the Alpha lifters that competed in the SPF Longhorn Classic. This was Collin Deadman's first powerlifting meet. He has only been training for 4 months and only about 3 weeks in gear. He had a great day going 8 for 9 with 470/365/450 totaling 1285, and taking first place in the single ply 198 division. Erik Stark also had a great meet finishing first in the 242 raw division with 505/340/560 totaling 1405. Great job, Alpha lifters!!
03/13/10 - Congratulations to Cameron Medford. He competed in the Region 6 Division 3 Regional meet in Ponder, TX. Cameron Medford (181) went 510/385/455 totaling 1350, qualifying him for the state meet being held March 27, 2010, in Abilene. Cameron also won "Best Heavy Weight Bench". Way to go, Cam!! Show them what you're made of at State!!
02/20/10 - Congratulations to Cameron Medford. He competed in another high school powerlifting meet, held in Howe, TX. Cameron went 480/320/460, totaling 1260 in single ply gear. He just missed a 505 squat and 360 bench. Next time... Cameron has 3 weeks to prepare for Regionals, which is being held in Paradise, TX.
02/06/10 - Congratulations to Logan Lacy and Matt Brown. They competed in The Best of the Best in the Midwest held in Lenexa, Kansas. Logan Lacy (SHW) went 1014.1/804.7/683.2 totaling 2502 (see the Videos page for footage), and Matt Brown (275) went 595.2/413.4/760.6 totaling 1769.2 raw. Well done both of you! Way to represent Alpha Power & Strength.
02/06/10 - Congratulations to Cameron Medford. He's currently competing with his high school powerlifting team. At an impromptu meet, Cameron, at 16 years of age and usually competing as a 181, went 410/365/450 in single ply gear. Way to go, Cameron!!