Peter Jensen, 79, was born in Hinsdale, Illinois, graduated from Lyons Township High School(IL) in 1948, and earned a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Illinois in 1953. Jensen met his wife, Norma, while going to college, they have been married for 56 years, and they have 3 children, and 5 grandchildren. They moved to Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in 1958.

Ironicly, for most of his life, Peter didn’t have much of an involvement in playing sports. He told Wisconsin Powerlifting News, “ I was not in sports in school. After being cut twice, I said to heck with it. My buddies, who all were on the teams, couldn't understand why I got cut, since they knew how good I was from playing with me in our sandlot games. I figured coaches must be dumb. No one at that time could have predicted I would become a champion Powerlifter at age 70.”

In the last 10 years, however, Jensen has had a fairly illustrious lifting career. He has finished 1 ^st in 37 different competitions, holds dozens of Wisconsin Records, as well as many American Records, and a few World Records as well. Peter was NASA’s National Runner-up for Master’s 4(70+) Powerlifter of the Year in both 2007 and 2009, and was named NASA’s 2009 Master’s 4 Power Sports Lifter of the Year at this year’s NASA Banquet, back in January. He is a member of “Toastmasters,” and was Wisconsin’s 2008 Announcer of the Year.

His best Gym Lifts are 235(SQ), 235(BP), and 390(DL). Jensen’s best Meet Lifts are 104(Curl), 250(SQ), 230(BP), and 370(DL). Peter has a personal goal of Totaling 1,000 Lbs in Powerlifting, and Curling 125 Lbs. He joined the U.S. Army during the Korean War and his Bench Photo, above, was taken at the 2006 Veteran’s Memorial Meet, on November 11 ^th , 2006.

Tom Mangelsdorf, 50, resides in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. In his first 3 years of competing in Powerlifting, Tom has had 4 First Place finishes, and 2 Second Place finishes. He joined NASA in 2009, and in less than a year, he has already lifted in NASA Meets in 3 different States. The World Cup Meet, in Colorado, will be his 4th NASA State.

Mangelsdorf and his wife Doreen have 2 daughters, Amie, 27, and Katie, 25. Tom will be lifting for Team Wisconsin in the 275 Lbs. Weight Class. When interviewed, after his selection to be a Member of Team Wisconsin, Tom commented, "I'm loving the experiences I've had with NASA and all the great people I've met. I'm very excited and look forward to many more years of NASA lifting."

Wendy Hou-Seye, 42, was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at a time when her family lived in Brillion, Wisconsin. She graduated in 1986 from South Beloit High School(SBHS), in Illinois. In her junior year at SBHS, she was the manager of the Girl’s Basketball Team. Hou-Seye was also an Equestrian in her teen years, belonging to Legend’s Stables, in Roscoe, Illinois.

Wendy is the Secretary for NASA Powerlifting in Wisconsin and has been named NASA’s Manager of the Year, or Co-Manager of the Year, several times in the past 10 years. She was a Team Captain for NASA at the 2007 USA Nationals Meet, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hou-Seye has appeared in Powerlifting Journal(2005), and in Powerlifting USA Magazine in 2006 and 2007.

Hou-Seye’s best competition lifts include a 60 Lbs. Curl, a 145 Lbs. Benchpress, and a 225 Lbs. Deadlift. She is currently an Alternate for Team Wisconsin, but will lift in Denver, irregardless of whether or not she is on Team Wisconsin’s Primary Team Roster. She graduated from Martin’s School of Hair Design in 1999 and is a licensed cosmetologist. Wendy is pictured to the left in her Martin’s Class Photo.