Bio of Dennis Snethen

Name:  Dennis Snethen                                   Age:                50

Wife:   Becky 26 years                                    Daughter:        Heather 23

Education: Benton High School – 1977         Son:                 Trent 18

                   BS in Leisure Management - 1982

                   Missouri Western State College

 Weightlifting Facts

            Executive Director of USA Weightlifting

            President of USA Weightlifting for 7 years

            USAW Hall of Fame Member

            Coaching Committee/Managers Committee

            President Missouri Valley/officer since 1980

            President Missouri Valley AAU 1979-present

            National Referee 1990-present

            International Referee

            Former National Chairman AAU for 5 years

            Meet Director for over 200 contests since 1979 including All National Championships and the Olympic Trials in 1996 and 2004

Coaching

            Head Coach of the Wesley Weightlifters since 1978

            1996 Assistant Coach at the Olympic Games in Atlanta

            2008 Head Olympic Coach for Women’s Weightlifting in Beijing

            1996 and 1999 USOC Coach of the Year

            1998, 2000, 2001 and 2002, 2003 Development Coach of the Year

            2007 Head Coach of the Women Weightlifting at Pan Am and World Championships

105 National Team Championships including the American Open 14 straight years

            Over 200 Junior Squad athletes

            15 resident athletes

            17 times Coach Junior and Senior World Teams

            3 time Pan American Games Assistant

            NACACI Head Coach in 1991

            6 time AAU Coach of the Year

            US Olympic Sports Festival Coach - 7 times

Misc.

            Current Member of St. Joseph School District Board

2004 St. Joseph School District Levy co-chair

            Outstanding Lay Educator – Delta Kappa 2004

            Service to Mankind Award – Southside Sertoma

            MO Valley Weightlifting Hall of Fame

            Judge Frank Connect Juvenile Award – Man of the Year 1997

            Youth Director at InterServ for 29 years have fund raises over $40,000 annually

Member of the St. Joseph, MO Bode Trust (14 million dollar budget for improvements to the city).

Summer Jam Director (basketball league) since 1986

            Second Team All State Basketball in 1977

            State qualifier in High School Cross Country - 4 years

            Ran Boston Marathon in 1987 placing 232 (111^th American)

            Former Rotary, Optimist and Lions Club Man of the Year.

            Top 20 people who count in St. Joseph (as pick by our local newspaper)