COLUMBIA — Muscled men and women surround the stage in Lange Middle School cafeteria waiting their turn to bench press. The attention of the audience comes and goes as competitors slide under the bar and pump out one press of their chosen weight, gaining a judge's approval before the lift is counted. But when Dave Quevreaux takes the stage the crowd stops talking. The 78-year-old powerlifter grabs everyone’s attention.
Show-Me State Games powerlifting not just for the young
Saturday, July 17, 2010 | 9:29 p.m. CDT
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