8/25/14 Barbell Rodeo in Waimea a FIRST USAW Weightlifting meet for the Big Island!

Written by KC

Barbell Rodeo 2014 Photos by Elin Kalaniopio

Christopher Matute, originally from Oahu now living on the Big Island and working at Environet. He's the Lead Coach of the Hawaii Island Barbell Club(HIBBC), a USAW Weightlifting Club at CrossFit AllStar in Waimea. The HIBBC hosted the Barbell Rodeo in conjunction with CrossFit AllStar's 3rd Anniversary Grand Re-Opening Party on August 16th, 2014, to celebrate the recent expansion of the gym.

Heather 'Leihiwa' Campbell, 16 year old female lifter from Kona and part of Oahu Barbell Club remotely. She also founded her own non-profit organization called 'We Empower Youth' which provides the means for children to attend CrossFit classes to help fight childhood obesity.

​Group photo of all the participating athletes from all over the Big Island and Oahu. Congrats to all the athletes! Wayne Hess and Christopher Matute represented our gym! Way to go!

Matthew Mantooth, from Oahu Barbell Club, ended up setting a personal record and qualifying for the American Open National Meet at the Barbell Rodeo. He also had the largest Sinclair Total at the Barbell Rodeo.

Dionne Kaneshiro, female lifter from Oahu Barbell Club, with the largest load of the day going up, an impressive 98kg Clean & Jerk (216lbs!) Below, she stands the lift

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Above: Jessica McMillan from Oahu Barbell Club pracitces in the Warm Up area while coach Michelle Downs (Left) and teammate Leihiwa Campbell (Right) look on

Michelle Downs from Oahu, lifting a 76kg (167.5lbs) Clean & Jerk as the crowd looks on.

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More photos will be posted this week! Stay tuned!