February and March have been busy months, with a road trip to Las Vegas for the High Stakes Diving Invitational, continued heavy training in pursuit of 100 world powerlifting records, and two days practicing and performing with the 2015 Arizona Western Regional Honors Orchestra. During this time, Evan also auditioned to play the national anthem at […]
It was a busy January, with training, school, and various activities. After completing a week of diving camp in Indiana over the holiday break, Evan was forced to cancel attendance at skeleton driving school in Park City, Utah because of illness. The highlights of January were attending a weekend training session with “The Legend” Dick Kimball, former Michigan and Olympic diving […]
It was a busy year, including a family move from Iowa to Arizona, eleven violin recitals, multiple open and high school diving meets, 30 world powerlifting records in five national/world meets, more than a dozen Feats of Strength and combine records, two diving camps and skeleton driving school in Utah, Phew! Welcome, 2015! January Begins […]
From the “AAU EVENT BULLETIN & NEWS – VOLUME # 3 – ISSUE 11”: “An Arizona AAU member athlete is quickly closing in on an incredible statistic – to become the first powerlifter to set 100 world records before graduating from high school.” Read the entire article…
As seen on Zona.com: “I usually dive three hours a day, five days a week; I also train the powerlifts, plyometrics and sprints three-to-four times a week, 60-90 minutes per workout, and I focus on my diet and trying to eat clean all year round. I don’t consider myself just a powerlifter – I lift, I […]
From AAU Junior Olympic Games: “On July 25, fifteen-year-old Evan Pittman, a rising sophomore at Phoenix Country Day School in Arizona, was awarded the Amateur Athletic Union’s Joel Ferrell Outstanding Performance Memorial Award for the sport of powerlifting. The Joel Ferrell Award is AAU’s top award presented each year at the Junior Olympics Games to the […]
From Powerlifting Watch: “15-year-old Evan Pittman was profiled on the nationally-syndicated TV show “The Real Winning Edge” this past March in markets around the country. The weekly show features inspirational teens and young adults, and Evan is featured in the lead segment, introduced by Olympic gold medalist David Boudia. The piece focuses on his powerlifting […]
Two teenage AAU Strength Sports athletes had the opportunity to attend the US Bobsled & Skeleton Federation G-Force driving school in Park City, Utah, March 3 – 8. The school is conducted twice a year at Utah Olympic Park, site of the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Games, to provide driving basics to athletes […]
From “The Catholic Mirror, Des Moines, Iowa”: “There’s a newcomer to Des Moines who has been breaking power lifting world records since age 10. Dowling Catholic High School freshman Evan Pittman has broken 53 world records in power lifting thus far, and over 100 U.S. records, said dad Hal Pittman. ‘Honestly, it feels great,’ said Evan Pittman of St. Augustin Parish, who recently moved […]
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…