2021 NASA POWERLIFTING ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Men's Pure Winner: Rodney Stewart (MO) Men's Open Winner: Ryan Ballard (OK) Men's Junior Winner:Brett Dopona (TX) Men's High School Winner: Chase Bunnell (TX) Men's Intermediate Winner: Justin Jay (KS) Runner Up: Matthew Chapman (WV) Men's Novice Winner: Jake Farris (OK) Men's Teenage Winner: Emmerick Dopona (TX) Runner Up: Hudson Ballard (OK) Men's Submasters 1 Winner: Chris Sutter (OK) Runner Up: Larry Clemon Jr. (TX) Runner Up: William Bransford (NM) Men's Submasters 2 Winner: Richard Yarber (OK) Men's Submasters Pure Winner: Darryl Thomas (OH) Men's Masters 1 Winner: Shawn Sells (TN) Runner Up: David Torrez (NM) Men's Masters 2 Winner: Doug Brown (CO) Runner Up: Ronnie Snowton (TX) Men's Masters 3 Winner: Jim Moody (TX) Men's Masters 4 Winner: Bill Richardson (NM) Men's Masters 5 Winner: Jerry Whitlow (NM) Men's Masters Pure Winner: Derek Whitlow (NM) Runner Up: Joey Gazzo (IA) Men's Police, Fire & Military Winner: Leonard Willison (IA) Women's Pure Winner: Marisa Crisostomo (TX) Women's Open Winner: Britney Baker (OK) Runner Up: Brittany Dorsey (OH) Women's Teenage Winner: Lagertha Overton (TX) Women's Junior Winner: Britney Wheat (OK) Women's Intermediate Winner: Audrey Price (OK) Women's High School Winner: Mia Rabalais (TX) Runner Up: Tessa Kneip (TX) Women's Submasters Winner: Brittany Sebok (WV) Runner Up: Rachel Betts (IA) Women's Masters 1 Winner: Teresa Espindola (NM) Women's Masters 2 & 3 Winner: Theresa Stejskal (OK) Runner Up: Sandra Guzman (NM) Women's Masters 4 Winner: Linda Patterson (NM) Women's Masters Pure Winner: Sonja Schofield (NM) Women's Novice Winner: Jessica Rodriguez (OK) 2021 NASA POWERSPORTS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Men's Pure & Open Winner: Alex Ersing (WI) Men's Junior & Intermediate Winner: Michael Hanlein (KY) Men's Teen & High School Winner: Jacob Potts (NM) Men's Submasters Winner: Jay Lyles (OK) Runner Up: Larry Clemon Jr. (TX) Men's Masters 2 Winner: Ronnie Snowton (TX) Runner Up: Richard Baker (IA) Runner Up: Alton Shields (NM) Runner Up: Michael Webb (OK) Runner Up: Dennis Petersen (CO) Men's Masters 3 Winner: Jeff Miller (CO) Runner Up: Danny Harris (OK) Runner Up: Eddie Akins (TN) Men's Masters 4 Winner: Larry Donahue (OH) Men's Masters 5 Winner: Ken Goad (MO) Men's Masters Pure Winner: Coby Carden (OK) Runner Up: Regal Summers (OH) Men's Police, Fire & Military Winner: Greg Simpson (OH) Women's Pure & Open Winner: Kat Reinier (NM) Women's Teenage Winner: Ayana Parker (OK) Women's Junior & Intermediate Winner: Sarah Panateri (OH) Women's Submasters Winner: Rachel Betts (IA) Women's Masters 1 Winner: Teresa Espindola (NM) Women's Masters 2 Christy Jones (OK) Women's Masters 3 Winner: Terri VandeVegte (MI) Runner Up: Vicky Schofield (NM) Women's Masters 4 Winner: Berenice Gill (NM) Women's Masters 5 Winner: Elaine Waugh (NM) Women's Novice Winner: Gabriela Moffett (WI) 2021 NASA BENCH PRESS ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Men's Pure & Open Winner: Ryan Ballard (OK) Men's Submasters Winner: Sammy Sebok (WV) Men's Masters 1 Winner: Albert Hernandez (NM) Men's Masters 2 Winner: Michael Webb (OK) Runner Up: Randy Van Leuven (NM) Men's Masters 3 Winner: Coby Carden (OK) Runner Up: Jim Moody (TX) Men's Masters 4 Winner: Mel Schuffett (KY) Men's Masters 5 Winner: Jerry Whitlow (NM) Men's Masters Pure Winner: Danny Harris (OK) Runner Up: Michael Veith (TX) Men's Police, Fire & Military Winner: Brian McDonald (NE) Men's Intermediate & Novice Winner: Samson Fletcher (CA) Women's Pure Winner: Krysten Smith (OK) Women's Teen & High School Winner: Courtney Gooch (TN) Women's Masters 2 Emily Mileva (CO) Women's Masters 3 Winner: Terri VandeVegte (MI) Women's Masters 4 Winner: Berenice Gill (NM) 2021 NASA PUSH PULL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Men's Pure & Open Winner: Alex Ersing (WI) Men's High School Winner: Weston Hill (X) Men's Junior & Intermediate Winner: Matthew Chapman (WV) Men's Submasters 1 Winner: James Newman (WI) Men's Submasters Pure Winner: Sammy Sebok (WV) Runner Up: Cody Whetzell (KS) Men's Masters 1 Winner: Greg Simpson (OH) Runner Up: Seth Ford (TX) Men's Masters 2 Winner: Eddie Koon (KS) Runner Up: Sarma Martinez (TN) Men's Masters 3 Winner: Jeff Miller (CO) Runner Up: Eddie Akins (TN) Men's Masters 4 Winner: Bill Richardson (NM) Men's Masters 5 Winner: Jerry Whitlow (NM) Men's Masters Pure Winner: Steve Amburgey (NM) Men's Police, Fire & Military Winner: Leonard Willison (IA) Women's High School Winner: Tessa Kneip (TX) Women's Teenage Winner: Ayana Parker (OK) Women's Intermediate Winner: Gabriela Moffett (WI) Women's Submasters Winner: Diane McClaskey (OH) Women's Masters 1 Winner: Sonja Schofield (NM) Women's Masters 3 Winner: Terri VandeVegte (MI) 2021 NASA SPECIAL AWARDS Special Service Award Winner: Kristy Sells (TN) Runner Up: Doug Brown (CO) State Chairman of the Year Winner: Lisa Siddell (NM) Runner Up: Jim Goes (IA) Male Youth Lifter of the Year Winner: Cannon Ballard (OK) Runner Up: Xavier Hykes (OK) Female Youth Lifter of the Year Winner: Maliyah Howard (OK) Coach of the Year Winner: David Torrez (NM) Runner Up: Ryan Ballard (OK) Family of the Year Winner: The Ballard Family (OK) Spotter/Loader of the Year Winner: Eddie Koon (KS) Runner Up: James Riley (IL) NASA Gym of the Year Winner: Alton's Power Block Gym (NM) Runner Up: Workhorse Gym (IN) 2021 NASA OVERALL LIFTERS OF THE YEAR Men's Powerlifting: Ryan Ballard (OK) Men's Powersports: Alex Ersing (WI) Men's Bench Press: Coby Carden (OK) Men's Push Pull: Alex Ersing (WI) Women's Powerlifting: Teresa Espindola (NM) Women's Powersports: Teresa Espindola (NM) Women's Bench Press: Terri VandeVegte (MI) Women's Push Pull: Sonja Schofield (NM) 2021 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD (OVERALL ATHLETE) WINNERS Shawn Sells (TN) Alton Shields (NM)