Topic: Shreveport: 6 Weeks from now!

[Terry Thompson]

~~ I see our most formidable competition coming from these 4 countries:  Columbia, Venezuela, Ecuador, & Cuba.  What if EVERYBODY makes the trip and sends their BEST?  Here's what it MIGHT be like, going from their Totals at the 2004 PanAms AND 2004 Olympics...

2004 Totals ....................PanAms........Olympics

W58s:  ECU - A. Escobar....215..............215
..........CAN - M. Turcotte....207.5
.......DOM - Y. Contreras....187.5
.......Bombed: VEN - Gretty Lugo
W63s:
..........VEN - S. Villasmil.....202.5
..........MEX - L. Acosta.......202.5
..........PUR - S. Francisco....197.5
W69s:  COL - U. Valoyes.....235.............232.5
..............CAN - J. Lassen....202.5
...........CAN - P. Dorcelus....202.5
W75s:  COL - A. Medina.....247.5............245
............ARG - N. Koppel.....242.5...........237.5
............DOM - W. Rijo.............................237.5
............ESA - E. Dimas......225...............230
W+75s: COL - C. Delgado..280..............270
............ECU - S. Nieves.....252.5
.........DOM - M. Carvajal....232.5
2 Women totalled 220:  CAN - Dandenault, and PER - Rejas
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M69s:  VEN - A. Pernia....315
........CUB - Y. Borrero....307.5
..........ECU - J. Idrovo....292.5...............295
M77s:  VEN - O. Mejias....340.................342.5
..........CUB - J. Boulet.....330
..........COL - C. Andica....322.5..............322.5
.......ARG - C. Espeleta....315
M85s:  
....COL - H. Ballesteros....360.................355
......CUB - J. Sotolongo....350
......COL - O. Ruiz............345
2 men totalled 335:  VEN - Marquez, and ARG - Gontcharenko
M94s:  VEN - J. Luna.......382.5...............390
.CUB - C.Y. Hernandez....380.................375
........ARG - D. Lecman....365..................340
........COL - J. Cossio.......355
M105s:
CUB - *Batista DeMoya....387.5............395
...........ECU - B. Burov......387.5
.......CUB - R. Martinez.....375
.......COL - W. Solis..........367.5
* Cuba used DeMoya as a Shvy. at 2004 PanAms, but he weighed only 105.4 kgs.
M+105s:  
.......CHI - C. Escalante.....362.5
.......COL - L. Santamaria..362.5
.......GUA - J. Bran ............362.5..............370

[Terry Thompson]

~~ I have a list of our PanAm Lifters and where I'd expect them to place, given the above-mentioned Scenario.  According to the USAW website, here's our PanAm Team:
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Class......Lifter......................................Total (?).................Place (?)

W58........J. Berube.............................187.5-192.5...............3
W63........N. Woolfolk..............................200........................2-3
..............C. Gordon................................195.........................4
W69........D. Rue.....................................215.........................2
..............E. Okonek................................205.........................3
W75........C. Heads..............................220-225....................4-6
W-Shvy. C. Haworth............................275-280....................1-2
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M77........L. Frye.....................................330.........................2-3
..............M. Bruce.................................322.5........................4-5
M85........C. Vaughn................................345........................3-4
..............I. Ukpong.................................335.........................5-6
M94........R. Murphy.................................355.........................4-5
M105......P. Kelley................................375-380.....................3-4
M-Shvy. .S. Hamman............................415-425.....................1
..............C. Burgener...........................370-380.....................2

[Butch Curry]

Predictions are fun, but now that we have the results of the Canadian Nationals, some things have changed:
 
Turcote is a 53, not 58 and did 195.0
McGerrigle did 200.0 as a 63
Lassen did 222.5 as a 69, not 202.5
 
Luckily, none of their Men have put up totals that should affect Team USA.
 
Another point I think you're mistaken in is predicting that the Cubans will send a full team, if any at all.
 
I'd also be surprised to see VEN, COL, ARG, CHi and ECU to all sand more than "token"  teams.