We are just over 8 weeks away!
March 20, 2010, we need powerlifters to step up and take the
challenge to lift at the Battle on the Border! The last three
years were HUGE successes with the last year blowing up with
over 100 lifters competing. In addition to having an open
powerlifting and bench championship, lifters will be
representing their home States in competition for bragging
rights and a Battle on the Border plaque that will be passed on
from year to year to the State that wins. North Carolina has
beaten South Carolina and Virginia for three years in a row.
The Battle of the Border plaque with be determined by adding the
top 2 powerlifting WILKS scores (1 lightweight and 1
heavyweight) along with the top bench press score. We will do
this for both the equipped and RAW categories for a total of 6
lifters to represent each State.
Registration is $45
for the Bench press competition and $50 for the full power
meet. This continues to be one of the best bargains going in
powerlifting today! Registration can be competed at the door,
but for those who postmark their registration by March 1st, they
will be given a free Battle on the Border T-shirt. Due to the
large number of lifters competing at last year's event, we had
to increase the venue to a two platform meet. With this being
said, if we cannot find the appropriate help needed to run such
a large meet, we may have to limit the number of lifters this
year. Get your entry in as early as you can to secure a spot in
the meet.
The Battle on the
Border will be awarding newly designed custom medals to all
those who place 1st - 3rd at the meet and Best lifter trophies
will be awarded to the best lifter of the bench press and full
powerlifting divisions in both RAW and equipped categories.
As alluded to above,
there will be a RAW division at the Battle on the Border and RAW
records can now be broken in both North and South
Carolina.
The Battle on the
Border will once again be held at the Dowd YMCA in Charlotte,
North Carolina on March 20th. In the upcoming years, we hope to
expand the meet across the border to Rock Hill, Greenville, or
even Clemson, SC. Sign up and experience a family friendly
atmosphere and talk with and learn among some of the best
lifters across the Carolinas. Also, if anyone would be willing
to help out with this event, please send me an email. It would
greatly be appreciated.