Name of Event: AAU North American Powerlifting, Bench, Deadlift and Pushpull (International meet) &
AAU RAW Nationals
Martin Drake will combine the Raw Nationals with the North Americans June 21-22 in Vista.

You will enter the North American Powerlifting and get a FREE CROSSOVER to the Raw Nationals. In the Raw Nationals the awards will be the AAU National medals.

If you choose both you will get the trophy/plaque plus the medal. Raw Nationals only will be the medal. North Americans only will be the trophy/plaque. In any of the options you need to only pay for one.

If your entry has been mailed, it will be loaded automatically.

For those who now need to make last minute flight arrangements, call me at 310-955-8120 ASAP. Entry deadline is still 5/16/08 with a consideration given to the few extra people making last minute arrangements again please call if that fits your situation.


Location of Event: Rancho Buena Vista Performing Arts Center, Vista Calif (San Diego area)
Date of Event: June 21-22
Contact: Martin Drake
Phone: 951-928-4797
Email: naturalpower@earthlink.net
Entry: Entry Materials

Name of Event: AAU US-Canada International
Locations of Event: South Burlington, VT
Date of Event: August 16, 2008
Contact: Bret Kernoff
Phone: 802-865-2747
Email: bret@vermontpowerlifting.com

The first AAU Powerlifting meets began around 1963 under the auspices of the Weightlifting program, but Powerlifting was soon recognized as a separate sport. It remained so until Powerlifting officially left the AAU in 1981 as a result of restructuring in the AAU, promoted by the Amateur Sports Act of 1978. With the tremendous interest that this sport has generated over the past thirty-plus years, Powerlifting returned to the AAU in 1995.

During this time period, the AAU program has registered several thousand athletes, recruited over 50 meet directors, sanctioned over 110 meets including several national and world invitational championships, and conducted the first-ever Powerlifting competition at the prestigious AAU Junior Olympic Games.