2010 Battle at the Barn II
January 30, 2010

L to R: Sean, Jon, Brett, Craig and Rob


Somerville defends Barn title
Published:
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 2:13 AM

EST COXSACKIE — It may have been cold outside in Coxsackie, but fierce competition heated up The Barn quickly last Saturday as strongman competitors flocked to compete in the second annual Battle at The Barn.

The event kicked off at 10 a.m. and lasted six hours with participants hauling some of the heaviest objects you could think of. “It wasn’t really that long for a strongman competition. I like mine to run in four hours, but none of the competitors complained,” stated event coordinator Curtis Lake in a release. “The trick is to have good events that will bring the athletes out and to also be able to run two competitors per event or two
events simultaneously. I’ll do it faster next year.”

Despite the low temperatures, Lake felt the event drew a decent amount of fans to the area. “I think the cold weather kept some people from coming, but I did better at advertising it so we had as many if not a few more than last year,” he said. “I like to get a good crowd and let them know what is going on and the weights being lifted, it definitely helps the lifters when a crowd is cheering them on.” To start things off, competitors headed to the Press Medley. This event consists of six implements including a regular dumbbell, a two-inch thick handle dumbbell, two “freakishly huge” circus dumbbells, a chainand-sand-filled keg and a block.

In the 200-pound class, Steve Engels pressed all six in 64 seconds for the win; in the Masters over-40 class, Mike Beyers put five implements overhead in 47 seconds for the win; at 231 Cory Clark pressed five implements for the win; In the 265 class Craig Phisterer got five for
the win; in the open heavyweight (HW), or heavies class, defending champ Brett Somerville pressed all six in a time of 61 seconds for the win.
 
With one event down, everyone headed to the Yoke. The weights for the yoke were 650 pounds for the 200 class and lightweight (LW) Masters; 700 for 231s and HW Masters; 750 for the 265s; and 800 for the heavies.
In the 200s, Steve Engels took another win with a time of 12.75; in the LW Masters.

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