THE BIOGRAPHY
Overview
Duane Urbina built a championship powerlifting program at Alexandria Senior High School while serving the sport as a coach, official, administrator and meet director.
Career & Service
- Served as LHSPLA president from 1991–1999, ADFPA state chairman from 1994–2000 and a USAPL World Team coach in 2015.
- Worked as a special education teacher, assistant principal and principal. His educational honors included 2015 parish and regional Principal of the Year recognition and leadership of Ruby Wise Elementary during its 2010 Blue Ribbon School recognition.
- Earned a bachelor’s degree and master’s in education administration from Northwestern State and special education certification at Louisiana College.
Honors & Achievements
- Led his teams to 28 high school national titles: five boys’, 13 girls’ and 10 combined championships.
- Led teams to 28 LHSPLA state titles: 11 boys’ titles from 1992–2002 and 17 girls’ titles across 1992–2002, 2004–2006 and 2014–2016.
- LHSPLA Coach of the Year in 1992–2002, 2004–2005 and 2015; USAPL Coach of the Year in 1997 and 2005.
- Coached world champion Ashley Mitchell and world runner-up Lilliana Poisso in 2015, along with more than 70 individual national champions and more than 70 individual state champions.
- His athletes earned 15 national and 15 state Outstanding Lifter awards, more than 30 state and 30 national records, and four world records.