Two Northeasten Lifters Capture Individual National Championship Honors, Team Places Fourth, at Collegiate National Competition.
The Northeastern University Powerlifting team attended the 2010 USAPL Collegiate National Championships in Orlando, Florida this past weekend, the largest attended Nationals ever with 284 lifters from across the country.
The event started well for Northeastern when, it’s first competitor, Adam Matson found his way on the medal stand with a fifth place finish, Friday afternoon. The momentum continued on Saturday when Northeastern had five lifters take the platform. The team had a strong showing from Brad Blaisdell in the 165lbs class and Zac Cohen in the 181lbs class. The team’s three women all competed in the 148lbs class Saturday where Northeastern had its strongest showing of the weekend. Shaina Petit finished in 7th with the class’s heaviest bench of 192.8lbs. Anna Padilla pulled the most in the deadlift but was unsuccessful in her third attempt. Padilla was still able to medal finishing in 4th place. Heather Crocker had the best showing of the three as she took home 1st place, meaning Northeastern occupied 3 of the top 7 places in the women’s 148lb class. Crocker became Notheastern’s first National Champion in Powerlifting.
After a strong first two days of competition at Nationals Northeastern was looking to finish the weekend on a high note. On Sunday morning Scott Caplan, Eli Laipson-Williams, Luis Jaimes and Mike Roncarati all competed in the 220lbs. weight class. All four lifters posted monster improvements and in the end Jaimes placed 5th and Mike came in 3rd in the highly contested class.
In the final session on Sunday afternoon Northeastern had its two big guys lifting, Dan Mason in the 275’s and Joe Cappellino in the unlimited class. Dan had great meet that was capped with a 672lbs deadlift but finished just off the platform in sixth place. Finally Joe Cappellino stole the show with a record setting performance. Cappellino’s 661lbs bench press broke the National Collegiate and American Junior records by 110lbs. This press also broke the American Junior record that was held by Brian Siders who currently has the men’s open record at 777lbs. Joe’s 2,143.9lbs total was also good for the National Collegiate and American Junior Records as well. He finished the meet in first place, giving Northeastern its second National Champion of the meet.
Of the 12 lifters from Northeastern 6 walked away with medals and 2 of them earned National Championship gold. The men’s team finished the meet in fourth place which is a major feat in its self considering they didn’t even have enough lifters to fill out a full roster. This was the most successful Nationals Competition in the history of Powerlifting at Northeastern and the team looks forward to improving next year as they are only losing Adam Matson and Brad Blaisdell to graduation.
Joe Cappellino Breaks Mike Tuchscherer’s Collegiate Record
Last Saturday, at the USAPL Northeast and Raw HS/Collegiate Powerlifting Championships in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Joe Cappellino (shw) bench pressed 584, 606 then 633 pounds to set a new USAPL Collegiate American Record. The press is also the heaviest in collegiate history, regardless of weight class. Trey Jewett (220) held the former mark at 628 pounds. It also broke his own USAPL New York Junior State Record and ranks him twelfth on the Powerlifting Watch Lifter Rankings.
Cappellino added a 749 pound squat and a 650 pound deadlift to set the USAPL Collegiate American Record with a 2,033 pound total. Like his bench press, the total is the largest in collegiate history, beating Michael Tuchscherer’s (275) 2,006 pound record. It also broke Cappellino’s own New York Junior State Record and ranks him eleventh on the Lifter Rankings.
Cappellino is now gearing up for the 2010 USAPL Collegiate Nationals in Disney World.
February 2, 2010
Record Setting Weekend for the Northeastern Powerlifting Team
Last weekend the Northeastern Powerlifting Team lifted in the first Collegiate meet of the year; the USAPL Northeast Collegiate Regional’s, in Scranton, PA. Some of New England’s best lifters made the trip south to compete.
Luis Jaimes made a personal record as well as setting one, Massachusetts 220 Junior Record with a 661squat, while totaling 1570. Daniel Mason, former NU football standout set three Massachusetts Junior State Records with a 500 squat, 622 deadlift and a 1427 total at the 275 weight class. Although Co-captain Adam Matson bombed at a 485 squat attempt, he still pulled an impressive 443 at 148, in the deadlift.
On the women’s side, Anna Padilla in the 148 weight class set Seven Massachusetts Records, squatting 259, benching 154, and pulled 308 for a big PR total of 722 in her second meet ever. She now holds the Massachusetts State Open Records in the squat, deadlift and total while also setting the records for squat, bench, deadlift and total for the Massachusetts Junior Division.
Finally, Northeastern U’s captain and founder set two American Records to highlight the weekend. Joe Cappellino benched 584, 606 then 633 to break his own New York Junior State Record and set the Collegiate American Record for SHW bench. This is also the heaviest bench in collegiate history, regardless of weight class. He added a 749 squat and a 650 deadlift to break his own New York Junior State Record and to set the Collegiate American Record for SHW total at 2033.
Northeastern now has a dozen lifters gearing up for 2010 nationals in Disney World. In total there were seven club records broken, thirteen State Records and Two American Records broken by the Northeastern Powerlifting Squad last weekend, marking the meet as one of the most successful in their three year history.
November 28, 2009
Debut at the Massachusetts Rhode Island State championships
This year’s debut at the Massachusetts Rhode Island State championships will be a great test for the team’s novice lifters. The meet has 80 lifters slated to compete and two other collegiate teams. Northeastern will be sending 8 of their best novice lifters: Heather Crocker, Anna Padilla, Raquel Guss, Liam Krahe, Zac Cohen, Michael Roncarati, Adam Lewandowski and Scott Caplan. This meet not only has the pressure of placing well but the opportunity to join the rest of their teammates and qualify for Collegiate Nationals.
November 4, 2009
This year’s debut will be 12/12/2009
The team will do their first meet of the ‘09-’10 school year at Next Level in Johnston Rhode Island. A few new faces will be getting their first platform experience, as they try to make the roster for collegiate nationals in April.
