POUNDSTONE TAKES SECOND IN TULSA

[nukepower13]

GREAT JOB DEREK. YOU TRAINED HARD AND DESERVED IT. IT'S AWESOME TO SEE SOMEONE I'VE TRAINED W/ DO AWESOME. AGAIN GREAT JOB BRO AND HOPE TO TRAIN WITH YOU SOON. CHRIS:D

[ben moore]

Nice work!!! That was a tough field to take second in.

[ben moore]

From ASC:

Sunday, May 21, 2006


TULSA - Derek Poundstone racked up 45 points on day two of the "World Strongman Challenge" to claim second place - overtaking Jon Andersen, who seemed to have the runner-up spot sewed up after his remarkable performance in the Car Squat on day one.

IFSA World Champion Zydrunas Zavickas cruised to the 19-point win that included three event wins and four second-place finishes.

After the second event Poundstone actually trailed Andersen by 12 points.

"I try to be consistant in every event," Poundstone said. "I don't think I place lower than third in any event. The squat I got zero but so did everyone else but Jon and Zydrunas."

Andersen was hurt by his results in the Farmer's Walk/Power Stars Medley and the Car Deadlift (tied for 4th).
The police officer from Naugatck, Connecticut said he impressed even himself on how well he did.

"I never thought I'd come in here and do as well as I did today," Poundstone said. "I would say I always go out and do the best I possibly can, like everyone else."

Andersen was third, Tommi Lotta of Finland staged a comeback of his own and took fourth while Van Hatfield finished fith, Walt Gogola sixth and Matt Wanat seventh (Gogola and Wanat were tied with 40 points but Gogola takes sixth on event finishes).

Darren Sadler of Great Britain cruised to the 105k championship winning four of the seven events, tying for first in another and finishing second in another.

Maris Rosenthal took second and Kirk Nowack finished third.

A full story to follow.

Final Heavyweight finish
1. Zydrunas Savickas 87
2. Derek Poundstone 68
3. Jon Andersen 67.5
4. Tommi Lotta 56.5
5. Van Hatfield 53
6. Walt Gogola 40
7. Matt Wanat 40
8. Marshall White 38
9. Jim Glassman 33
10. Gerard Beneroth 29
11. Travis Ortmayer 19 (injured)
12. Chad Coy 10 (injured)
13. Milan Jovanovic 0

Final 105K Finish
1. Darren Sandler 92
2. Maris Rosenthal 80.5
3. Kirk Nowack 75
4. Mike Johnston 67.5
5. Skeet Dunn 59.5
6. Kevin Nowack 58
7. Rusty Kier 47
8. Marko Jankovic 46.5
9. Jared Spybrook 40
10. Rick Freitag 40
11. Scott Brengel 33
12. Eric Todd 14 (injured)
13. Alvidius Brazdzdius injured
14. Chris Bogart injured

[Blondell]

BRAVO!!! :clap:

[danegarreau]

Great job Derek. That is awesome. I bet your super pumped right now.

[edoggpower]

Nice job!

[XIII]

Good job Derek!! Very solid!

[herDOC2005]

AWesome shit bruh!!!

HOly fuck!!
Peace

[ironbound]

Congrats to you!

[Harman]

CONGRATS!!!! :clap:

[XXXLTRP]

THAT IS SOME SERIOUS SHIT THERE...LOOKING AT THE COMPETITOR LIST

GREAT JOB DEREK!

GOOD THING YOU PACKED YOUR FRUIT PUNCH..LOL

[CJB]

Hell yeah! Good shit, Poundstone!

[Grant Buhr]

Awesome finish! Congrats, Derek.

[ritz600]

congrats

[C_Monster]

GOOD THING YOU PACKED YOUR FRUIT PUNCH..LOL

LMAO......That's freakin' awesome Derek! I can't wait to read the entire write up. Congratulations! :clap:

[Sappho]

Incredible - excellent work!

[johnnytang24]

That's quite a list of competitors you beat there.

[RJohyeah]

I knew that some serious shit would be going down after seeing all those PRs lately

[Poundstone]

THANKS EVERYONE!! I got back to Connecticut around noon after leaving the hotel at 4:30 this morning. We didn't finish the contest until around 11:00 P.M Saturday night and I didn't get back to the hotel until after midnight because of the awards ceremony. I did end up going out and having a few drinks so I haven't got any sleep yet but short nap once I got home. The show was unbelievable and there was a great group of very capable competitors. I didn't really shine in any event but as the ACS site said I placed no less then third in any event and placed first in the tire flip sled drag medley. This contest was freaking heavy and I ended up getting a few small hemorrhages in both my eyes from the very heavy squat. I got the implement off the ground a few times but the ROM was very awkward. I so badly didn't want to take a zero and didn't think I could afford too. I was extremely pleased with third place after the first day and once I saw I was gaining on Anderson I couldn't help but leave it all out there. I'll have a complete write up with some pics and video (hopefully) in the next day. Thanks again everyone! Now I need to go Ice myself and take tons of Advil!!

[Matt B]

Damn Derek, great job.. I cant wait to see where this leads you too. Time to become a super freak!!

[C_Monster]

Go get some rest bro. Once again great job man. Can't wait to see all the pics/vids and get your write up. :)

[9thouse]

alright derek! way to go on 2nd--what a group of athletes too. you have been training very hard in CT, and it all paid off. hope to see you soon.

[TEXAS STONEMAN]

Awesome job Derek!! It's good to see you hitting your groove again. I can't wait to compete with you again.

By the way, how's the skin on your low back??? :nana:

[Poundstone]

Awesome job Derek!! It's good to see you hitting your groove again. I can't wait to compete with you again.

By the way, how's the skin on your low back??? :nana:
Hey Travis, what time did you guy finish boozing it up?? I liked Jenny's comment to Georgette about her boobs in the elevator!! That was awesome, I guess you weren't the only boob person in Tulsa!! BTW, that Equi-block fucking killed. Before the opening cerimony I was hopping around like a mad man from the burning. I hope your pec tear is doing better. You need to PM me you contact info if you dont mind. Also, Georgette isn't scared of you anymore!!

[BiggT]

Congratulations, man. I haven't posted much on IT, but I check in on a few journals, yours is one in particular, for motivation to train hard. That was an absolutely loaded field in Tulsa and you've got lots to be proud of. You most definitely made a name for yourself beating some of the best in the business.

[Uruz]

great job

[straitshooter]

way to go, Poundstone....from one 2nd placer to another! :) "HIGH FIVE"

[DeathTouch]

Very fitting last name for what you do Derek.

[mwesten]

Congrats Derek that has to be an awesome feeling to storm back like that, I can only imagine.

Travis, what happened man?? Sorry to hear you hurt yourself (pec from what I gather) that sounds like it was an incredible show.

[Poundstone]

Nice job straightshooter!

To everyone-- For a full write-up check out the Poundstone in Tulsa w/video post and again thanks for all the nice words. Its still sureal for me! http://www.irontrybe.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43900