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California IPL Powerlifting Records
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IPL records for California residents, in the federation's own kg classes. Records reflect the highest qualifying lift on file for each (class, sex, equipment, division) combination across 2,384 entries from 1,049 registered lifters. Scope is by lifter residency (per federation registration), not meet location.
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California's heaviest total in IPL competition is Robert Lee's 1,000 kg (2,204.5 lb) at Olympia Pro Powerlifting in 2018. Competition activity peaked in 2018, the busiest year on record with 327 entries.
California IPL Total Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Tee Popoola | 855.0 kg1,885 lb | IPL | 2011 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Dylan Bartz | 825.0 kg1,819 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Devan Walls | 822.5 kg1,814 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Jake Johns | 997.5 kg2,199 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Michael Carter | 907.5 kg2,001 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Brandon Rosete | 895.0 kg1,973 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 125 kg | 1 | David Zyski | 822.5 kg1,814 lb | IPL | 2012 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Elijah Najera | 822.5 kg1,814 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Jessie Ablang | 782.5 kg1,725 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Kyle Alexander | 842.5 kg1,858 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Chris Humphrey | 837.5 kg1,847 lb | IPL | 2025 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Cesar Ponce | 835.0 kg1,841 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Andrew Herbert | 842.5 kg1,858 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Brian Goldstein | 787.5 kg1,736 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Keanu Chung-Leong | 787.5 kg1,736 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 90 kg | 1 | David Lomeli | 825.0 kg1,819 lb | IPL | 2016 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Channing Doyle | 782.5 kg1,725 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Danny Sre | 765.0 kg1,687 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Chris Garcia | 815.0 kg1,797 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Richard Pham | 727.5 kg1,604 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Alex Gaynor | 705.0 kg1,555 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Dean Chung | 712.5 kg1,571 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Cody Lefever | 650.0 kg1,433 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Josh Moore | 650.0 kg1,433 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Joel Valdez | 622.5 kg1,373 lb | IPL | 2022 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Joe Chau | 612.5 kg1,351 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | Cesar Guadalupe | 602.5 kg1,329 lb | IPL | 2016 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Tuan Dinh | 600.0 kg1,323 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 60 kg | 2 | Kevin Emboltura | 530.0 kg1,169 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 60 kg | 3 | Jeffrey Ferrer | 500.0 kg1,103 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 56 kg | 1 | Shorty Sadang | 477.5 kg1,053 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 56 kg | 2 | Christopher Castaneda | 462.5 kg1,020 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 52 kg | 1 | Luis Sotelo | 485.0 kg1,069 lb | IPL | 2025 |
California IPL Squat Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Tee Popoola | 320.0 kg706 lb | IPL | 2011 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Devan Walls | 317.5 kg700 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Dylan Bartz | 315.0 kg695 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Brandon Rosete | 382.5 kg844 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Jake Johns | 372.5 kg821 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Michael Carter | 365.0 kg805 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Elijah Najera | 297.5 kg656 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 125 kg | 2 | David Zyski | 295.0 kg651 lb | IPL | 2012 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Rick Simmons | 290.0 kg640 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Kyle Alexander | 337.5 kg744 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Cesar Ponce | 315.0 kg695 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Chris Humphrey | 315.0 kg695 lb | IPL | 2025 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Andrew Herbert | 295.0 kg651 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Brian Goldstein | 292.5 kg645 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Keanu Chung-Leong | 287.5 kg634 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Channing Doyle | 290.0 kg640 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 90 kg | 2 | David Lomeli | 290.0 kg640 lb | IPL | 2016 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Joe Francisco | 277.5 kg612 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Chris Garcia | 300.0 kg662 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Richard Pham | 282.5 kg623 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Alex Gaynor | 260.0 kg573 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Dean Chung | 240.0 kg529 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Zeesha Braslawsce | 240.0 kg529 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Taras Chavarha | 230.0 kg507 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Cesar Guadalupe | 212.5 kg469 lb | IPL | 2016 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Marcel Paulk | 212.5 kg469 lb | IPL | 2023 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | Dennis Lim | 210.0 kg463 lb | IPL | 2016 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Tuan Dinh | 202.5 kg447 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 60 kg | 2 | Kevin Emboltura | 190.0 kg419 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 60 kg | 3 | Jeffrey Ferrer | 152.5 kg336 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 56 kg | 1 | Shorty Sadang | 165.0 kg364 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 56 kg | 2 | Christopher Castaneda | 157.5 kg347 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 52 kg | 1 | Luis Sotelo | 142.5 kg314 lb | IPL | 2025 |
California IPL Bench Press Records
| 140 kg | 1 | David Douglas | 250.0 kg551 lb | IPL | 2011 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Tee Popoola | 230.0 kg507 lb | IPL | 2011 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Dylan Bartz | 227.5 kg502 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Jake Johns | 252.5 kg557 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Michael Carter | 225.0 kg496 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Jason Ramos | 205.0 kg452 lb | IPL | 2016 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Ryan DeWitt | 260.0 kg573 lb | IPL | 2013 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Elijah Najera | 220.0 kg485 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 125 kg | 3 | David Zyski | 212.5 kg469 lb | IPL | 2012 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Jens Hoffmann | 230.0 kg507 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Jason Moreno | 215.0 kg474 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Boris Terry | 215.0 kg474 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Kenneth Cook | 250.0 kg551 lb | IPL | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Andrew Herbert | 210.0 kg463 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Willie Pace | 207.5 kg458 lb | IPL | 2016 |
| 90 kg | 1 | David Lomeli | 235.0 kg518 lb | IPL | 2016 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Danny Sre | 210.0 kg463 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Dan Dudgeon | 200.0 kg441 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Chris Garcia | 192.5 kg425 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | David Johnson | 192.5 kg425 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Richard Pham | 177.5 kg392 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Kamaron Martinez | 175.0 kg386 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Jose Bueno | 172.5 kg381 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Matthew Reep | 170.0 kg375 lb | IPL | 2011 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Rollan Romeo | 172.5 kg381 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Felix Wynn | 160.0 kg353 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | Derek Miw | 145.0 kg320 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Tuan Dinh | 142.5 kg314 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 60 kg | 2 | Kevin Emboltura | 125.0 kg276 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 60 kg | 3 | Jeffrey Ferrer | 120.0 kg265 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 56 kg | 1 | Shorty Sadang | 110.0 kg243 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 56 kg | 2 | Christopher Castaneda | 102.5 kg226 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 52 kg | 1 | Luis Sotelo | 92.5 kg204 lb | IPL | 2025 |
California IPL Deadlift Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Pat Raquet | 340.0 kg750 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Tyler Ward | 320.0 kg706 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Adam Rockwell | 310.0 kg684 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Jake Johns | 372.5 kg821 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Brandon Rosete | 337.5 kg744 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Michael Carter | 332.5 kg733 lb | IPL | 2013 |
| 125 kg | 1 | David Zyski | 315.0 kg695 lb | IPL | 2012 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Michael Haas | 305.0 kg673 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Elijah Najera | 305.0 kg673 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Kyle Alexander | 340.0 kg750 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Boris Terry | 332.5 kg733 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Terrance McBride | 330.0 kg728 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Andrew Herbert | 337.5 kg744 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Lucas Johnson | 335.5 kg740 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Ollie Meadows | 325.0 kg717 lb | IPL | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Channing Doyle | 310.0 kg684 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Danny Sre | 305.0 kg673 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Sal Trejo | 300.0 kg662 lb | IPL | 2015 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Chris Garcia | 322.5 kg711 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Damon Bly | 297.5 kg656 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Osvaldo Medina | 272.5 kg601 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Dean Chung | 317.5 kg700 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Cody Lefever | 272.5 kg601 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 75 kg | 3 | George Bradley | 267.5 kg590 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Joel Valdez | 286.0 kg631 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Joe Chau | 285.0 kg629 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | Alfred Resngit | 280.0 kg618 lb | IPL | 2019 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Jesse Lanuevo | 272.5 kg601 lb | IPL | 2019 |
| 60 kg | 2 | Tuan Dinh | 255.0 kg562 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 60 kg | 3 | Jeffrey Ferrer | 227.5 kg502 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 56 kg | 1 | Shorty Sadang | 202.5 kg447 lb | IPL | 2014 |
| 56 kg | 2 | Christopher Castaneda | 202.5 kg447 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 52 kg | 1 | Luis Sotelo | 250.0 kg551 lb | IPL | 2024 |
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California IPL Record FAQs
What is the highest men's total by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The highest men's total by a California lifter in IPL competition is 1,000 kg (2,205 lb), set by Robert Lee (140 kg class, single-ply) at Olympia Pro Powerlifting in 2018.
What is the highest men's raw total by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The highest men's raw total by a California lifter in IPL competition is 997.5 kg (2,199 lb), set by Jake Johns (140+ kg class) at World Powerlifting Championships in 2015.
What is the highest women's total by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The highest women's total by a California lifter in IPL competition is 670 kg (1,477 lb), set by Liz Freel (75 kg class, multi-ply) at World Powerlifting Benchpress and Deadlift Championships in 2013.
What is the highest women's raw total by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The highest women's raw total by a California lifter in IPL competition is 547.5 kg (1,207 lb), set by Leonetta Richardson (90 kg class) at Old Dogs World Cup in 2018.
What is the heaviest men's squat by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The heaviest men's squat by a California lifter in IPL competition is 390 kg (860 lb), set by Robert Lee (140 kg class, single-ply) at Olympia Pro Powerlifting in 2018.
What is the heaviest men's raw squat by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The heaviest men's raw squat by a California lifter in IPL competition is 382.5 kg (844 lb), set by Brandon Rosete (140+ kg class, no knee wraps) at Drug Tested World Championship in 2021.
What is the heaviest women's squat by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The heaviest women's squat by a California lifter in IPL competition is 255 kg (562 lb), set by Liz Freel (75 kg class, multi-ply) at World Powerlifting Benchpress and Deadlift Championships in 2013.
What is the heaviest women's raw squat by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The heaviest women's raw squat by a California lifter in IPL competition is 230 kg (507 lb), set by Joy Marie Caparaz (110+ kg class, no knee wraps) at Tested World Championship in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's bench press by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The heaviest men's bench press by a California lifter in IPL competition is 350 kg (772 lb), set by David Douglas (140 kg class, single-ply) at World Powerlifting Benchpress and Deadlift Championships in 2012.
What is the heaviest men's raw bench press by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The heaviest men's raw bench press by a California lifter in IPL competition is 260 kg (573 lb), set by Ryan DeWitt (125 kg class) at World Powerlifting Benchpress and Deadlift Championships in 2013.
What is the heaviest women's bench press by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The heaviest women's bench press by a California lifter in IPL competition is 200 kg (441 lb), set by Leonetta Richardson (90 kg class, single-ply) at World Bench and Deadlift Championships in 2017.
What is the heaviest women's raw bench press by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The heaviest women's raw bench press by a California lifter in IPL competition is 162.5 kg (359 lb), set by Carina Davis (90+ kg class) at Olympia Pro Powerlifting in 2020.
What is the heaviest men's deadlift by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The heaviest men's deadlift by a California lifter in IPL competition is 372.5 kg (821 lb), set by Jake Johns (140+ kg class, raw) at World Powerlifting Championships in 2015.
What is the heaviest women's deadlift by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The heaviest women's deadlift by a California lifter in IPL competition is 250 kg (551 lb), set by Liz Freel (75 kg class, multi-ply) at World Powerlifting Benchpress and Deadlift Championships in 2013.
What is the heaviest women's raw deadlift by a California lifter in IPL competition?
The heaviest women's raw deadlift by a California lifter in IPL competition is 235 kg (518 lb), set by Gina Aversa (82.5 kg class) at World Powerlifting Championships in 2016.
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