Vision: To offer athletic opportunities to all blind and visually
impaired athletes in Washington, Oregon, Idaho & Montana.
Mission:
The Mission of
the Northwest Association for Blind Athletes (NWABA) is to encourage blind
and visually impaired athletes to participate in sporting programs. This
will be accomplished by giving out scholarships to our members, and
organizing regional sports teams. NWABA will support athletes of all ages
without regard to race or religion.
Values:
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Development of sports programs for all blind and visually impaired individuals
in the Northwest.
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Use resources to best serve our members.
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Development of partnerships with other organizations.
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Communication with our national organization - United States Association
of Blind Athletes
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Challenge our athletes to follow their athletic dreams.
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year-around
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News & Events
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
By Columbian Sports Staff
Lifters win, set records
Members of the Northwest Association of Blind Athletes power lifting
team posted 11 first-place finishes at the World Association of Bench
press and Deadlifts state championships on Saturday in Aberdeen.
Arlando Hicks set a WABDL world record for disabled men in the
259-pound weight class with a bench press of 165.2 pounds. He also won the
bench press for teen men and his weight.
Billy Henry, NWABA coach, set a state record with a deadlift of 347
pounds to win the teen men competition for the 242-pound weight class.
Henry also won the bench press with a mark of 176.2 pounds.
Nick Wilks won the teen men competition at 165 pounds with a
team-record bench press of 115.5 pounds, and a deadlift of 281 pounds.
At 132 pounds, Jesse Curtis took first place in the bench press with a
personal-record lift of 154.2 pounds, a team record. He also won the
deadlift for teen men his weight with a lift of 290 pounds.
Jacqueline Patching used a team-record bench press of 66 pounds to win
the 114-pound teen women competition. She also won the deadlift with PR of
110 pounds.
In the 123 weight class, Rachel Talley won the bench press for both
disabled women and teen women with a mark of 82.4 pounds.
Based in Vancouver, the Northwest Association of Blind Athletes
promotes sports for visually-impaired.
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Recent Press Releases
NWABA and MSDB partner to sponsor Goalball enrichment weekend (read
more)
NWABA board is seeking someone to fill the position of Vice-President (read
more)
NWABA is looking for interested Powerlifters
to join our regional team
(read more)
Renew your NWABA & USABA membership for the 2008 Sporting Season (read
more)
We need your help! Volunteer for NWABA in 2008 (read
more)
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Upcoming Organization Events
Event
- USABA Sports Festival
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June 22-28th, 2008
Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
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WABDL Regional Championships
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August 2nd, 2008
Location
- Olympia, Washington
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"Our
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