Schedule of Meets

WABDL _®- SCHEDULE OF MEETS – 2008 All sanctioned meets are Bench Press and Dead Lift Only.

the first and second place winners of the 2007 World Championships in Anaheim CA automatically qualify for the 2008 World Championships to be held November 12-17, 2008 in Las Vegas NV. All other lifters will need to qualify at one of the following WABDL_® - sanctioned meets.
LIFTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO BOOK FLIGHTS TO LAS VEGAS EARLY AS TICKET PRICES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE EVEN MORE!

Date	Meet	Location	Contact
February 9	WABDL® - Power Station Bar Bending State Open	Humble TX	Tiny Meeker 832-423-7662
February 9	WABDL_® -- New York-Pennsylvania-Ohio Regional Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Holiday Inn Beaver Falls PA	Charles Venturella 724-654-4117
February 23	WABDL® - Karl Tyler Montana State Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Ruby’s Inn Missoula MT	Gus Rethwisch 763-545-8654 or 503-901-1622
March 1	WABDL_® - California State Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Holiday Inn Chico CA	Gus Rethwisch 763-545-8654 or 503-901-1622
March 8	WABDL® - Iron Gladiator World Record Breakers	Red Lion Hotel Pasco WA	Gus Rethwisch 763-545-8654 or 503-901-1622
March 15	WABDL_®National Teenage Championships	This meet was cancelled due to a mix up in hotel scheduling
April 12	WABDL® - Northwest Regional Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Medford OR	Dan Guches 541-890-3258 or Sam Pecktol 541-210-2026
April 12	WABDL_® -Heart-of- America Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Gateway Center Collinsville IL	Erica Haislar 618-530-5402
April 19	WABDL® - Florida State Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Lakeland FL	Louis Baltz 863-687-6268
April 19	WABDL_®- River Country Classic	Gadsden AL	Brant Bishop 256-390-4436
May 3	WABDL® - Washington State Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Sam Benn Gym Aberdeen WA	Don Bell 360-533-6620
May 10	WABDL_®-- Texas State Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	This meet has been moved to June 22
May 17	WABDL® USPLabs National Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Chula Vista Resort Wisconsin Dells WI	Gus Rethwisch 763-545-8654 or 503-901-1622
May 31	WABDL_® - Golden State Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Doubletree Hotel Modesto CA	Mike Womack 209-303-4105
June 7	WABDL® - National Push-Pull	Sheraton Crescent Hotel Phoenix AZ	Gus Rethwisch 763-545-8654 or 503-901-1622
June 14	WABDL_® -Rocky Mountain Regional Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Hampton Inn Salt Lake City UT	David Edgell 801-721-5438
June 21	WABDL® -Northeastern Regional Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	This meet has been cancelled because of the serious illness of the meet director. Fees will be returned to all lifters who registered earlier.
June 22 (Sunday)	WABDL_®-- Texas State Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Humble Civic Center Humble TX	Tiny Meeker 832-423-7662

June 28	WABDL® -12th Annual Alki Beach Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Alki Beach Seattle WA	Bull Stewart 206-725-7894
July 6 (SUNDAY) This is a change in date!	Sonny’s 4^th Annual WABDL Push-Pull Championships	Sheraton Waikiki Hotel Honolulu , HI	Mike Saito – meet issues 808-221-0129 Jocelyn Ronolo – coordinating issues 808-387-8776 Levana Furtado – entry issues 808-368-6727
July 12	WABDL_® - Midwest Regional Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Marriott Hotel Minneapolis West MN	Gus Rethwisch 763-545-8654 or 503-901-1622
July 12	WABDL_® - Mid-Atlantic Invitational Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Liberty University Football Operations Center Lynchburg VA	Bill Gillespie Manny Rojas (contact) 434-582-2106
July 19	WABDL® - Great Lakes Regional Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Holiday Inn South Lansing MI	Gus Rethwisch 763-545-8654 or 503-901-1622
July 26	WABDL® USA World Cup	Holiday Inn Express Manchester Convention Center Manchester TN	Ken Millrany 931-962-1596
August 2	WABDL_® - Iron Gladiators Great Northern Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Red Lion Hotel Olympia WA	Gus Rethwisch 763-545-8654 or 503-901-1622
August 9	WABDL® - Southern Regional Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Crown Plaza Hotel Dallas TX	Gus Rethwisch 763-545-8654 or 503-901-1622
August 9	WABDL® - Nevada State Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	This meet is cancelled because of a conflict for the meet director. It will return next season.

August 9-10

WABDL® World Cup

Tampere Finland
(120 miles NW of Helsinki)

Sakari Selkainaho
011-358505354106

August 30	West Coast Open Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Marriott Hotel Rancho Cordova ( Sacramento ) CA	Jody Woods 916-524-0914
September 7 (Sunday)	Southwest Classic Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Humble TX	Tiny Meeker 832-423-7662
September 13	WABDL® - Hawaii State Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Kamilioki Elementary School Waimanalo HI	Keith Ward 808-375-8700
September 13	Pacific Open Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Valley Athletic Club Tumwater WA	Bull Stewart 206-725-7894 Richard Schuller 206-280-8122
September 14 (Sunday)	United We Stand Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Beaver Falls PA	Charles Venturella 724-654-4117
September 20	National Collegiate Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Gateway Center Collinsville IL	John Hudson 217-377-4640
November 12-17	WABDL® -World Bench Press and Dead Lift Championships	Riviera Hotel Las Vegas NV	Gus Rethwisch 763-545-8654 or 503-901-1622