USA Masters Records
USA National Masters records can only be set at the USADA drug tested National and International competitions. These meets are: USA National Masters, Pan Am Masters, World Masters, and American Masters (American Master records can only be set at the American Masters as these are considered meet records). International Competitions that are not sanctioned by the IWF will not count for records unless specifically mentioned for a particular year. World Records can be broken at the World Masters and Pan American Masters Championships and any sanctioned Continental Championships.
The Grand Slam Award
The Grand Slam Award awards those athletes who have competed in and won all 4 major Masters events in ONE calendar year. These events are: National Masters Championships, Pan American Masters Championships, World Masters Championships, and American Masters Championships.
Athletes who achieve the Grand Slam receive a patch and a plaque.
Grand Slam Award Winners
2023 Grand Slam Award Winners
Michael Cohen
David Ethier
Zachary Chavez
Peter Mentz
Stella Ladao (2)
Heather O'Daniel
Kim Douglas
Kristina Teel
Janet Chow
Deborah Hanscom
Marni Thurston (2)
Renee Ferguson
2022 Grand Slam Award Winners
Ben Nowotny
David Meltzer (2)
Barry Myers (2)
Rob Arroyo (2)
Jared Coon
Christopher Douglas
Caleb Johnson
Brett Andrus
Matthew Blankenship
Lauren Goldenburg
Rose Marie Moore
Lynn Paskiewicz
Stella Ladao
Margaret Franklin
Katherine Brown (2)
Holly Arrow (2)
Grand Slam Award Winners 2021
Noel Hernandez
Tom Hughes
Katherine Brown
Jim Randall
Sheryl Cohen
Cathy McCloskey
Bob Bondiman
Jenny Clouse
Jennifer Banning
Eric Kupperstein
Grand Slam Award Winners - 2019
Sara Contente
Amanda Cook
Carol Adams
Marni Thurston
Jim Storch
Dionne Dunham
Rob Arroyo
Holly Arrow
2021 Bill Clark Perseverance Award
Introducing the 2021 Bill Clark Perseverance Patch. This patch was given to Masters who competed in all 4 Master events in 2021. Beginning with the National Masters (March in Orlando), World Masters (Virtual), Pan Am Masters (August in Orlando), and HC American Masters (November in Reno). To be eligible, you must have entered and attended. Totals and placement do not matter, encouraging us all to keep lifting and hoping for a better 2021. Patches were awarded to: Jennifer Banning, Katherine Brown, Jenny Clouse, Sheryl Cohen, Cathy McCloskey Bob Bondiman, Tom Hughes, Jim Randall, Eric Kupperstein, Noel Hernandez, Kirstin Boddy, Kim Douglass, Alise Enriquez, Laura McCall, Michelle Picking, Marissa Sterrett, Amanda Whiting, Zara Williams, Walter Warren, David Meltzer, Kurt Leverett, Steven Powell, and David Ehresmann.