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In addition to the Jerry Bejbl Weight Training Center at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium and the Women's Athletic Training Room, all student-athletes at Slippery Rock University have access to the Garry Benford Weight Room in Morrow Field House.
The weight room, which is only available to varsity athletes with coaches supervision, is named in honor of former Slippery Rock University student Garry W. Benford, who has been a champion powerlifter throughout his life.
The weight room features racks, benches, dumbbells and various other training tools and is located adjacent to the basketball court on the lower level of the field house.
About Garry Benford: Garry W. Benford graduated Cum Laude from Slippery Rock University with a B.S. in health and physical education in 1977 and Suma Cum Laude with an M.S. in exercise science and sports medicine in 1979.
The National Strength and Conditioning Association selected Benford as the recipient of the Original Member Founders Award in 1978. He earned his certification from the NSCA in 1988 and was certified as a personal fitness trainer in 1995 by the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Benford, who is the author of Powerlifting: A Guide for Coaches and Athletes (1986), served as the meet director for 11 National and two World Powerlifting Championships.
In 1989, Benford was inducted into the Powerlifting Hall of Fame. He received an elite ranking as a 198-pound powerlifter in 1990 (710 Squat, 445 Bench Press, 600 Deadlift); has a personal best of 733 pound in the squat (American Master's Record), 460 pounds in the bench press (485 American Master's Record) and 606 pounds in the deadlift, for a 1,776-pound total. Since the age of 50, Benford has broken 27 world records in the bench press, competing in five different powerlifting federations, in the age categories of 50-54. 55-59 and 60-64 in the 198-pound bodyweight class. Most recently in April of 2018, he set a new International Powerlifting Association World Record with a bench press of 435 pounds at 63 years of age.
In 2009, Benford was inducted into the SRU Athletic Hall of Fame and in 2012 he was named "Outstanding Alumni of the Year."
Other honors in powerlifting include:
National Masters 198 lb. Powerlifting Champion (1995, 96, 97, 98,99 and 2000)
National Masters 198 lb. Bench Press Champion (2001, 02)
World Masters 198 lb. Powerlifting Champion
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Morrow Field House |
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Used by All Slippery Rock Athletes |
| Directions |
From I-79, take Exit 105 (Slippery Rock). Turn left at the stop sign at the end of the exit ramp and follow State Route 108 north into Slippery Rock. At the traffic light, turn right onto Main Street. Follow Main Street to the second traffic light (Keister Road). Turn left onto Keister Road and proceed to the flashing light, where you will see a main entrance to campus.
Turn left at the flashing light and go onto the SRU campus. At the dead end, turn left. Proceed up the hill. Morrow Field House is the large building on the left. Parking is available in the lots surrounding the building. |
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