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2007 Metropolitan Championships
Held October 27 2007 at the Lost Battalion Hall in Rego Park NY

MEN

Name	Status	YOB	Body Wt.	Club	Sn 1	2	3	C&J 1	2	3	Total
*69 kg*
Peter Musa*	J	1992	66.26	ME	98	102	106	122	126	131	228
David Osorio		1984	66.60	LBH	45	55	62	70	75	84	139


15-year-old Peter Musa, the top school-age lifter in the country, took 1st in the 69 kg.

*77 kg*
Dave Boffa		1980	76.14	ME	105	110	115	132	140	145	250
Lou Mangiaracina		1982	71.90	ME	107	~~112~~	~~112~~	135	~~140~~	~~145~~	242
Mike Basciano	J	1988	70.10	TNY	85	90	95	115	122	~~131~~	217
Mike Ulloa*	J	1988	70.98	MB	70	76	80	84	88	88	168
Chris Matsui		1981	74.18	LBH	60	65	65	85	94	100	165
Don Nussbaum	M	1944	74.62	LBH	55	58	61	62	68	70	123
Estabon Sanchez	M	1953	74.08	LBH	40	42	43	45	45	46	89
Gerry Dunne	M	1947	72.78	LBH	58	58	58	68	71	73	---


Powerful Lou Mangiaracina took 2nd place in the 77 kg.

*85 kg*
Peter Madow		1985	84.96	ME	125	132	132	150	165	165	275
Dominick Zanot		1977	84.08	TNY	100	105	~~110~~	130	135	140	245
John Alston		1976	81.00	LBH	87	87	91	~~107~~	109	~~115~~	196
Dave Bruzzi	M	1957	80.58	LBH	70	75	77	87	92	97	174
Myles Astor	M	1954	81.76	ME	53	61	63	80	88	90	149
Joe Caraccia*	J	1990	83.16	MB	47	52	55	75	80	84	131
Mark Louros		1987	79.36	MB	97	~~102~~	102	120	~~120~~	~~120~~	---
Frankie Murray	J/EX	1988	84.24	ME	115	120	~~125~~	150	~~156~~	~~156~~	270
Mike Shoretz	J/EX	1987	81.26	LBH	80	85	87	110	115	~~120~~	195
Bryant Simmons	J/EX	1987	84.8	FDU	55	60	63	75	80	85	140
*94 kg*
Oskar Novakovsky		1974	93.40	LBH	90	100	---	110	120	---	220
Tom Hughes	M	1949	88.60	LBH	75	80	85	95	100	~~105~~	185
Chad Becker	EX	1983	91.22	TNJ	~~130~~	~~130~~	~~132~~	150	157	~~160~~	---


LBH lifter Oscar Novakovsky shows his stuff to take 1st in the 94 kg.

*105 kg*
Josh Peters		1976	96.88	ME	80	87	92	130	136	141	228
Jeff Scott	M	1959	98.22	LBH	85	90	93	115	120	122	208


Team New Jersey's super-strong Chad Becker racked 160kg but missed the jerk.
*105+ kg*
Chris Smith	M	1972	128.04	LBH	95	100	100	113	120	120	213
Leonard Bacino	M	1957	111.0	LBH	80	85	100	100	111	---	196
Dan Boland	M	1956	110.20	LBH	75	87	87	95	102	108	195
Mike Mongillo	M	1971	114.51	LBH	50	55	65	60	70	85	150
Mark Pottak*	J	1990	156.84	MB	40	46	50	67	73	78	119


LBH 105+ lifter Dan Boland improves his totals every contest.

Commentary by Len Bacino

Men
The 69 kg class was dominated by American School Age Champion lifter Peter Musa, who after recovering from an elbow injury still managed to total 228kg. Peter is getting closer to a double bodyweight c&j. If you want to learn how to lift, then just watch Peter Musa. His explosive and efficient lifting technique imparted by Coach Pete Roselli is a pleasure to watch. Second place went to David Osorio in his first weightlifting contest going 5 for 6. David works as personal trainer in Manhattan and will no doubt be spreading the Olympic lifting gospel throughout the city.

The 77 kg class was won by Dave Boffa, who also won the 2007 Metropolitan Association Best Men's Lifter of the Year. Dave is coached by Nick Curry in NJ. At the Metropolitan Awards Dinner, which followed the contest, Nick mentioned that Dave is a PhD student who teaches art history at FDU in NJ. Second place went another Nick Curry lifter, the popular Lou Mangiaracina. Third place went to Mike Basciano, who is skillfully coached by former Metropolitan area lifter Mark Chasnov. Basciano has been steadily improving and along with Dominick Zanot are the backbone of Team New York. Mike Ulloa a Junior lifter coached by Chris Smith did a respectable 168kg total getting 4th in the open and 1st place as a junior. Right behind Mike was Lost Battalion Hall's Chris Matsui who made an impressive lifting debut in his first contest coming through with a big 100 kg c&j. Way to go Chris!

85 kg Peter Madow, coached by his dad and former lifting great Bob Madow, won his class with a fantastic 275 kg total that catapulted him to win the Best Male Lifter. Dominick Zanot was second with a powerful 245 total, which included 5 for 6 with a big 140 c&j that wowed the crowd. In third was LBH's John Alston.

94 kg class was won by Oskar Novakovsky, who took what he needed to win and then passed on his third attempts. The irrepressible Tom Hughes took second in the open and first in the masters, and also won Best Men's Master. What made Tom's lifting even more special was the fact that earlier this year he was battling a major illness which he successfully overcame. In fact, not only was Tom training and squatting while undergoing invasive treatment for cancer, but also Tom's was the first entry received for the 2007 American Masters. In my experience in Olympic lifting, I rate Tom as the most competitive-minded master lifter I know of -- and that's a fact! Lifting as an extra lifter, Chad Becker was without a doubt the strongest lifter in the contest, Unfortunately for Chad, he started a little too high in the snatch with 130 which he missed twice before taking 132 for his third snatch which he also missed. His snatches were all lost behind, but within his capability. What Chad missed in the snatch he made up in the c&j with a successful 150 and 157, and a close miss with 160. I believe Chad will be totaling over 300kg in the near future.

105 kg class winner was Josh Peters who came through with his big 2nd attempt c&j of 136 kg. Jeff Scott was second, and made a 93 kg personal record in the snatch. Jeff Scott was awarded the Best Men's Master Lifter Award at the Annual Metropolitan Weightlifting Association Dinner, which followed the competition.

Jeff Scott receiving the Metropolitan Weightlifting Association Best Men's Master Lifter Award from Coach Joe Triolo.

Metro Elite team members at the 2007 Metropolitan Weightlifting Association Dinner (l-r) JP Nicoletta, Coach Artie Drechsler and wife Joanne, Pete Nickless, Erica Dice, Frankie Murray, Josh Peters, and Vanessa DeChiara.

(l-r) Metropolitan Barbell Club's Chris Smith, Samantha Smith, Mark Lorous, and Team NJ Coach Nick Curry.

WOMEN

Name	Status	YOB	Body Wt.	Club	Sn 1	2	3	C&J 1	2	3	Total
*53 kg*
Beth Terranova*	J	1990	52.4	LBH	35	35	40	44	48	50	85
VanessaDeChiara		1972	52.98	ME	50	52	55	60	60	60	---

2007 Metropolitan Championships Held October 27 2007 at the Lost Battalion Hall in Rego Park NY

2007 Metropolitan Championships
Held October 27 2007 at the Lost Battalion Hall in Rego Park NY