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California PLU Powerlifting Records

PLU

The official PLU record book for California residents, in PLU's native kg classes. Records reflect the highest qualifying lift on file for each (class, sex, equipment, division) combination across 832 entries from 514 registered lifters. Scope is by lifter residency (per federation registration), not meet location.

The heaviest total on file here is Jake Vela's 937.5 kg (2,067 lb) at Ape Gang: Rise Of The Apes in 2024. Competition activity peaked in 2025, the busiest year on record with 485 entries.

Equipment
Sex
Division
Tested

Total

52No records yet.
561Matthew Hettiger410.0 kg904 lbPLU2025
60No records yet.
67.51Joel Gustavo450.0 kg992 lbPLU2025
67.52Edwin Chino427.5 kg943 lbPLU2024
751Henry Diaz695.0 kg1532 lbPLU2025
752Manuel Chagolla652.5 kg1439 lbPLU2024
753Andrew Obando582.5 kg1284 lbPLU2025
82.51Kevin Torres762.5 kg1681 lbPLU2025
82.52Hector Hernandez692.5 kg1527 lbPLU2024
82.53Juan Caballero685.0 kg1510 lbPLU2024
901Dennis Buckley770.0 kg1698 lbPLU2025
902Darnell Roberson727.5 kg1604 lbPLU2024
903Tyler Sapp700.0 kg1543 lbPLU2024
1001Jordan Kortman815.0 kg1797 lbPLU2025
1002Alexander Weber790.0 kg1742 lbPLU2024
1003Jarrod Thompson780.0 kg1720 lbPLU2025
1101Luke Van Ginkel830.0 kg1830 lbPLU2024
1102Kyle Britt772.5 kg1703 lbPLU2024
1103Carlos García765.0 kg1687 lbPLU2025
1251Daniel Hernandez907.5 kg2001 lbPLU2024
1252Phillip Brown797.5 kg1758 lbPLU2025
1253Austin Cathey780.0 kg1720 lbPLU2025
1401Terrance McBride850.0 kg1874 lbPLU2025
1402Francisco De La O755.0 kg1665 lbPLU2025
1403Craig M Stavang590.0 kg1301 lbPLU2025
140+1Jake Vela937.5 kg2067 lbPLU2024
140+2Chris Nicholas897.5 kg1979 lbPLU2024
140+3Jason Oregel872.5 kg1924 lbPLU2025

Squat

52No records yet.
561Matthew Hettiger130.0 kg287 lbPLU2025
60No records yet.
67.51Joel Gustavo160.0 kg353 lbPLU2025
67.52Edwin Chino155.0 kg342 lbPLU2024
751Henry Diaz260.0 kg573 lbPLU2025
752Manuel Chagolla230.0 kg507 lbPLU2024
753Andrew Obando215.0 kg474 lbPLU2025
82.51Kevin Torres300.0 kg662 lbPLU2025
82.52John Lang252.5 kg557 lbPLU2024
82.53Juan Caballero247.5 kg546 lbPLU2024
901Dennis Buckley300.0 kg662 lbPLU2025
902Erick Reyes265.0 kg584 lbPLU2026
903Darnell Roberson265.0 kg584 lbPLU2024
1001Jordan Kortman292.5 kg645 lbPLU2025
1002Alexander Weber290.0 kg640 lbPLU2024
1003Bevitz Nguyen275.0 kg607 lbPLU2025
1101Luke Van Ginkel317.5 kg700 lbPLU2024
1102Angel Curtis285.0 kg629 lbPLU2026
1103Florencio Bermudez Jr285.0 kg629 lbPLU2025
1251Daniel Hernandez340.0 kg750 lbPLU2024
1252Austin Cathey300.0 kg662 lbPLU2025
1253Phillip Brown300.0 kg662 lbPLU2025
1401Terrance McBride285.0 kg629 lbPLU2025
1402Francisco De La O282.5 kg623 lbPLU2025
1403Josh Mata215.0 kg474 lbPLU2024
140+1Jake Vela347.5 kg766 lbPLU2025
140+2Chris Nicholas330.0 kg728 lbPLU2024
140+3Jason Oregel327.5 kg722 lbPLU2025

Bench

52No records yet.
561Matthew Hettiger97.5 kg215 lbPLU2025
60No records yet.
67.51Joel Gustavo95.0 kg210 lbPLU2025
67.52Edwin Chino95.0 kg210 lbPLU2024
751Manuel Chagolla155.0 kg342 lbPLU2024
752Melvin Caballero150.0 kg331 lbPLU2024
753Henry Diaz145.0 kg320 lbPLU2025
82.51Kevin Torres185.0 kg408 lbPLU2025
82.52Juan Caballero180.0 kg397 lbPLU2024
82.53Sigfrido Alexis Bobonis170.0 kg375 lbPLU2024
901Nathan Smith180.0 kg397 lbPLU2024
902Darnell Roberson172.5 kg381 lbPLU2024
903Benjamin Armuth170.0 kg375 lbPLU2025
1001Alexander Weber200.0 kg441 lbPLU2024
1002Jordan Kortman197.5 kg436 lbPLU2025
1003Brett Gieseke190.0 kg419 lbPLU2025
1101Luke Van Ginkel217.5 kg480 lbPLU2024
1102Carlos García200.0 kg441 lbPLU2025
1103Jonathan Steed200.0 kg441 lbPLU2025
1251Daniel Hernandez235.0 kg518 lbPLU2024
1252Joey Soden217.5 kg480 lbPLU2025
1253Phillip Brown210.0 kg463 lbPLU2025
1401Justin Ruiz240.0 kg529 lbPLU2025
1402Wyatt Parker227.5 kg502 lbPLU2025
1403Francisco De La O207.5 kg458 lbPLU2025
140+1David Douglas252.5 kg557 lbPLU2025
140+2Jake Vela237.5 kg524 lbPLU2024
140+3Jason Oregel227.5 kg502 lbPLU2025

Deadlift

52No records yet.
561Matthew Hettiger182.5 kg403 lbPLU2025
60No records yet.
67.51Joel Gustavo195.0 kg430 lbPLU2025
67.52Edwin Chino177.5 kg392 lbPLU2024
751Henry Diaz290.0 kg640 lbPLU2025
752Manuel Chagolla267.5 kg590 lbPLU2024
753Andrew Obando235.0 kg518 lbPLU2025
82.51Hector Hernandez292.5 kg645 lbPLU2024
82.52Kevin Torres277.5 kg612 lbPLU2025
82.53Juan Perez275.0 kg607 lbPLU2024
901Dennis Buckley305.0 kg673 lbPLU2025
902Darnell Roberson290.0 kg640 lbPLU2024
903Benjamin Armuth277.5 kg612 lbPLU2025
1001Jarrod Thompson332.5 kg733 lbPLU2025
1002Jordan Kortman325.0 kg717 lbPLU2025
1003Edward Diegoli320.0 kg706 lbPLU2025
1101Kyle Britt330.0 kg728 lbPLU2024
1102Angel Curtis297.5 kg656 lbPLU2026
1103Diego Munoz295.0 kg651 lbPLU2024
1251Wes Powell345.0 kg761 lbPLU2026
1252Daniel Hernandez332.5 kg733 lbPLU2024
1253Danny Lima302.5 kg667 lbPLU2026
1401Terrance McBride365.0 kg805 lbPLU2025
1402Francisco De La O265.0 kg584 lbPLU2025
1403Craig M Stavang250.0 kg551 lbPLU2025
140+1Jake Vela355.0 kg783 lbPLU2025
140+2Chris Nicholas350.0 kg772 lbPLU2024
140+3Tyler Milligan320.5 kg707 lbPLU2025

PLU records in California · 108 records across 12 kg classes · Top 3 per class
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Records are computed from the OpenPowerlifting public-domain dataset and represent the highest qualifying lift on file for each (federation, sex, equipment, weight class, age class, tested) combination. State records are scoped by the lifter's registered state of residence (matching USAPL/PA/USPA rules), not by meet location; coverage depends on the federation — USAPL and USPA report lifter state for 87–97% of entries, while some smaller feds report it rarely. Records may differ from a federation's official record book. Read more about how these records are computed.