NEWENGLAND LWC
HALL OF FAMB AND AWARDS CEREMONY
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Saturday
May 16,2015 12:00-5:00PM
Sheraton Springfield Hotel
1 Monarch Place, Springfield,
Phone: 413-781-1010
Social
Buffet
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Reception &
Lunch
Introduction & Recognition
Induction & Award Ceremony
12:00 pm
- 1:00 pm
*
2:30 pm 1:00 pm
2:30 pm
3:00 pm
3:00 pm
$50.00 per person (must be purchased/ordered NO LATER
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HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE
CARISSA GORDON GT}MP
The Hot Lunch Buffet will Include:
Tossed Garden Salad with Choice of dressings
London broil with Mushroom Demi
Chicken Marsala with Portabella & Porcini Mushrooms
Roasted Red Bliss Potatoes
Tortellini Alfredo
Mixed Vegetables
Chefs Choice of Dessert
Warm Rolls and Butter
Regular & Decaffeinated Starbucks Coffee & Tazo Teas
In addition there will
be a cash bar featuring:
Ultra-Premium Brands Martinis & Mixed Drinks
Chardonnay & Cabernet Wine by Robert Mondavi
Soda, Juice, and Mineral Water
Prices ranging from $2.50 - $12:00
Tickets may be ordered from North Shore Weight Lifters Club: 50 Folly Pond Road Apt. #34,
Beverly, MA 01915 Tel.(781)-307-5 L67 or download order from at:
www.facebook.corn/northshore weightlifting or The New England LWC website.
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Carissa Gordon Gump
Carissa began her weightlifting career competing at the Montreal
Development meet on December 6, 1996 at the age of 13. At that first
contest Carissa snatched 30kg and clean & jerked 42.5k9; giving her a 72.5kg
total; placing her l$ in the 50kg class.
That modest start lead to a l3year career (competing mostly in the 58kg
and 63kg classes) in which she qualified for 18 International Teams,
competing in 17 of those as a member of Team USA. She was a Junior
World's Team Member (4 times); Senior World's Team Member (3times); Pan
American Team Member and Olympic Team Member.
She is a 5 time National Junior Champion, 6 time American Open
Champion and 2 time National Champion. She was the bronze medalist in
Junior World Championships.
Carissa was USA Weightlifting 2004 Junior Athlete of the Year and
Achieved All American Status lra20A4,2005 and2007. Carissa's best lifts
were done at the 2007 American Open held on December 2. Carissa snatched
92kg, clean & Jerked l20kg (a national record) for a National Record total of
212 inthe 63kg class.
During her career Carissa set 12 (Junior and Senior combined)American
Records, 6 of which still stand (as of 614114); most notably her Junior
American Records of 83kg snatch, 105.5 clean and jerk and l87.5kg total in
the 58kg class as well as many New England LWC Junior & Senior Woman's
Records in multiple age divisions and weight classes.
Carissa retired from active competition after representing the lJnited
States in the 2008 Olympic Games placing l4'h in the 63kg class, but Carissa
is still involved with USA Weightlifting serving as Director of Corporate
Services at USA Weightlifting's National Office.
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