Illinois State Records Frequently Asked Questions

Q:  How can I set an Illinois state record?

A:  1.  Be an Illinois resident.  Lifting in an Illinois meet as a resident of another state does not qualify you for an Illinois record.

If you attend college out of state, or are deployed out of state by the military, but still view your home state as Illinois, you're

probably OK, but I evaluate those situations on a case-by-case basis, and the chairman's call is final.

2.  Break an existing Illinois record in your division and weight class in a NASA-sanctioned meet.

Q:  Is there a form to fill out for an Illinois state record?

A:  Nope.  All you have to do is break the record and wait for me to pick it up on the published results.  For American records,

there is a form you must fill out for Rich, but not for Illinois records.

Q:  By how much must I beat the current record to be credited?

A:  Depends on what unit the weight set at your meet is using.  If it's a kilo set, you must exceed the current record by at least

one kilogram.  If it's a pound set, you must beat the record by 2.5 pounds--not one pound.  This is a NASA rule.

Q:  May I have a fourth attempt in a meet solely to break an Illinois state record (not an American record)?

A:  Ask the director of your particular meet.  If they're allowing "state record only" fourth attempts that day, I will approve them

for inclusion in the records.  Hint:  The bigger the meet and the farther you are from Illinois that day, the less likely it is that

the meet director will approve.  The extra attempts can slow things down at the bigger meets.

Q:  I entered a meet in the Natural division, but I don't see that division on the records site.

A:  Some meet directors refer to the "3 years Anabolic Steroid Free" division as Open, others as Natural.  As both describe the

same division, we had to pick one for the records site, and Open was selected.  All Natural lifts will be evaluated against the

Open division records.

Q:  I set a state record in my last meet but it doesn't show up on the records website.  What gives?

A:  Records will be updated within 30 days of a meet's results being posted.  Usually, I get them up a lot faster than that, but

that's as fast as I'll guarantee their appearance.  If others have told you that records have been updated, but you don't see

yours, try reloading the browser page.  The old version of the page may still be in your browser cache.  Note: Unpleasant

e-mails questioning my speed, my intelligence, my parentage, etc. do NOT make the update process go any faster.

Q:  I set a state record in a meet three years ago.  How can I get it on the records website?

A:  You can't.  Rich's main NASA site, www.nasa-sports.com, maintains all published meet results for one year after the date of

the meet--they roll off the site after that.  If you e-mail me about a lift and:

1.  I can find your lift in the NASA site's currently published results

2.  It's still good for a record (another Illinois lifter might have beaten the lift in a meet for which I haven't yet posted records)

I'll update the site with your lift.  If either of the above conditions fails, I can't post it.

Q:  I had a state record up on the website, but now the previous record's back in its place.  Why?

A:  There was either an issue with your payment for the meet in question or your drug test came back positive.  Records set under

either of these conditions will be removed as soon as the meet director notifies me of the situation.

Q:  A competitor and I, in the same weight class and division, lifted the same record-setting weight on the same day.  Who holds the record?

A:  Like much in this life, the credit goes to whomever struck first.  If the two of you were at the same meet, whichever one of

you lifted the weight earlier in the meet gets the record.  If this occurred at two different meets on the same day, whichever

lifter is listed in the set of results I see published first gets the record.

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