USAPL South Dakota

Hall of Fame

Steve Howard -  Rapid City SD  April 2008

Life Long Rapid City resident

Education: Bachelors degree Industrial Technology Black Hills State University

Certifications & Experience Pertaining to Strength & Fitness Training

• 1984 first employed as fitness trainer by local fitness center
• 1986 began training for & competing in bodybuilding & Powerlifting events
• 1996 Appointed South Dakota state chairman for USA Powerlifting
• 1998 Achieved certification as Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
  (Certification through National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA))
  (CSCS Examination proctored by Black Hills State University)
• 1998 Referee at national powerlifting championships (1998 to present)
• 1999 Elected to USA Powerlifting national board of directors
• 2001 Appointed as an assistant coach to 2001 world masters bench press team
• 2001 Registered with International Powerlifting Federation as category II international referee
• 2001 Owner operator Steve Howard Strength & Fitness 2001 to present
• 2002 Attendee Sioux Valley Hospital Strength & Conditioning Clinic
  Completed clinics by:
  (Boyd Epley, Co-Founder of University of Nebraska strength program)
  (Dave St John, sprint coach Augustana College)
• 2003 Attendee Sioux Valley Strength & conditioning clinic
  Completed clinics by:
  (Jim Kramer: Coordinator of strength & conditioning US Olympic training center)
  (Roger Shewmake: Ph.D. LN, clinical nutritionist USD School of medicine)
• 2003 Appointed assistant coach to 2003 masters world bench press team
• 2003 Rapid City Red Dogs NIFL football, strength & conditioning coordinator
• 2003 Producer & Director of USA Powerlifting National Powerlifting Championships
• 2003 Re-Elected to USA Powerlifting national board of directors
• 2004 Elected to USA Powerlifting masters committee
• 2005 Attendee Sioux Valley Hospital strength & conditioning clinic
  Completed clinics by:
  (Pat Borkowski: strength & conditioning coordinator US Olympic training center)
• 2005 Appointed to USA Powerlifting coaching committee
• 2005 Certified as sports performance coach by USA Weightlifting at US Olympic Training Center, Colorado Springs, Colorado
• 2005 Attendee National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA) national conference
  Attended clinics by:
  (Mark Verstegen of Athletes Performance Institute Tempe AZ)
  (Juan Carlos Santana of Institute of Human Performance, Boca Raton, FL
• 2005 Certified Club Coach by USA Weightlifting, Denver, CO
• 2006 Attendee Sioux Valley Hospital Strength & Conditioning clinic
  Completed Clinics by:
  (Paul Robbins: Athletes Performance Institute, Tempe, AZ)
  (Jim Snider: Assistant director of strength & conditioning, University of Minnesota)
• 2006 Elected to serve third three-year term on USA Powerlifting national board of directors
• 2007 Attended Sanford Health / USD School of medicine strength & conditioning clinic
  Completed clinics by:
  Scoot Moody: Center for Athletic Performance, Overland Park, KS
  Mitch Hauschilt: St Johns Sports Medicine Health Tracks, Springfield, MO.
• 2007 Attended three-day Perform Better functional training summits in Chicago, IL and Providence, RI
• 2007 Opened Steve Howard Strength & Fitness Training Studio at The Weight Room

Misc. -
Current record holder of 4 SD State Masters USAPL Powerlifting State records
Past record holder spanning 18 years of over 12 SD State masters/submasters powerlifting records
Current record holder of 6 SD USAWeightlifting state records
Current USAPL Squat Nationals record holder (275# 45-49 masters division)
2002 USAPL Masters National Powerlifting Champion, Charlottesville, VA. (275# 45-49 division)
Officiated over 20 world powerlifting records
D* re-certified with distinction 2005 by the NSCA

Brenda Howard -  Rapid City SD  April 2008

Larry Robinson  - Pierre SD  February 2009

1. Began Olympic Weightlifting in the 1967 at the age of 13.

2. Currently holds 32 SD State records on Olympic Lifting in weight classes 148 through 242!!

3. Is one of two SD lifters who has won Championships in Local, State, Regional, and National contests in Olympic lifting, Bodybuilding, and Powerlifting.

4. Has sponsored and hosted a "multitude" of contests in SD, in Powerlifting, Olympic lifting, and Bodybuilding.

5. Has competed in six (6) USAPL National "Master's" Championships.

6. Past AAU-SD Powerlifting Chairman.

These are only 6 of Larry's accomplishments of 13 listed. You can review the others upon receipt of same.

Mike J. Berg  - Mission SD  February 2009

1. B.S. in Secondary ED., NSU 1976: M.S. Degree in Education Administration, SDSU, 2004.

2. Held up to 20 positions in various community, state, and civic

organizations.

3. Held teaching, coaching, administrative positions, in SD School Districts in Hamlin County , Canistota, Spearfish, Winner and Dupree.

4. ADFPLA (now USAPL) SD State Chairman 1980-'85

5.      "            "          "         Regional (SD, ND, WY, MT) Chairman 1981 - '86.

6. USAPL National "Master's" Champion 2002.

7. Sponsor & Meet Director of Canistota, SD Teenage Powerlifting contests from 1978-'86.

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