From ‘Tampa Preparatory School Newsletter”: “Rising 8th grader Evan Pittman has had quite a busy summer! An established powerlifter, Evan competed in the 2012 AAU Junior Olympic Games in July, tying a national and world record.” Read the entire article…
In “The Tampa Tribune”: “When last I saw Evan Pittman, he was an 11-year-old lifting 225 pounds in the MacDill Air Force Base gym, preparing for 2010 Armed Services Championship at MacDill, where he set three more U.S. records in the squat (160 pounds); bench (77 pounds); and deadlift (225 pounds).” Read the article…
From “MacDill Thunderbolt” (MacDill Air Force Base, Florida): “The prototypical male hero and role model is strong, confident and determined, articulate and smart. The one thing he usually isn’t is 13 years old. But while Evan Pittman, son of MacDill residents Navy Rear Adm. Hal and Rebecca Feaster-Pittman, may just qualify to be a teenager, he’s more than qualified to be a role model […]
From EliteFTS.com: “I sometimes hear parents talk about how they don’t have the time to get involved in their children’s activities because of work. Frankly, I don’t buy it. I’ve been a military officer for 28 years now (I’m age 50) and I’ve spent a good deal of the past ten years away from home in […]
As seen in “Sports Illustrated Kids”: “Evan is powering his way through the competition. After setting nine world powerlifting records at this year’s AAU Junior Olympic Games, he won two gold medals at the USA Powerlifting Bench Press Nationals. Evan holds 28 world records and is also a black belt in taekwondo.” Read entire article…
From TBO.com (Tampa Bay Online): “Evan Pittman grunts as he lifts the bar off the floor. His face turns slightly red as he locks his knees and back and holds up the 225 pounds. Not bad for the military folk who work out at the MacDill Air Force Base gym. But really special when you consider […]
From “Sportstress of Blogitude sports blog”: “Pittman is the owner of 19 world records and five national powerlifting records. Not bad for a sixth-grader who once cried all the way home after losing his first tawkondo match. Pittman doesn’t watch cartoons at all or there is a no television policy at his house during the […]
From the AAU website : “AAU Powerlifting Record Setter at the 2010 AAU Junior Olympic Games” http://ww3.aausports.org/News/ArticleDetail.aspx?Title=AAU+Powerlifting+Record+Setter+at+the+2010+AAU+Junior+Olympic+Games&ArticleID=4017
From AAU website: “Evan Pittman (pictured below), 11, from Tampa, Florida, set nine world records in the 77 lb. class at this years World’s, including a 194 lb deadlift. Evan received enthusiastic encouragement from the Brazilian National Powerlifting Team during his record attempts, and posed with them at the Myrtle Beach airport after the meet. […]