Joe is going to have a tough job being in the top three, but improvements from the last time he competed is more important.
Agreed, Ron.
In his favor is the fact that two weeks ago, he competed in and won the LHW class at the Atlantic states, right behind big Shawn Allen.
Most of the judges who judged there will be judging in Chicago, so they will see improvement.
Also, Manion and Weinberger judged him at the CT, and they gave him favorable reviews.
He defeated some very tough comp in CT.