Power Lifting- Michael Gusler, son of Helen Gusler and the late Joseph Gusler of Middletown, recently set a new American record lift in the APA National Powerlifing Championships held in Bristol Virginia. Gusler lifted 1,285 pounds in the squat competition to set the record and win the championship in the super heavyweight class. That total would have earned Gusler a world record had the event been an international competition. The MAHS graduate placed second in the overall total with 2,705 lifted, 1,285 pounds in the squat, 620 in the bench press and 800 in the deadlift.