State records · by lifter residency · 7,158 entries
Iowa Powerlifting Records
Iowa has 7,158 competition entries on file from 2,725 lifters registered in the state. Records are scoped by the lifter's state of residence at the time of the meet.
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Records aggregated across USA Powerlifting , USPA , NASA , WRPF , and Powerlifting United .
Iowa's heaviest total on file is Jacob Willey's 1,090.44 kg (2,404 lb) at Rise of the Beast in 2024. IPL sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 28% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2023, the busiest year on record with 723 entries.
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Class System
Equipment
Sex
Division
Tested
Total
| SHW | 1 | Tristan Brothers | 955.0 kg2106 lb | UPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 2 | Ben Aschenbrenner | 912.5 kg2012 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| SHW | 3 | Zach Severin | 910.0 kg2006 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 308 | 1 | Laken Fluegel | 1037.5 kg2288 lb | UPA | 2025 |
| 308 | 2 | Robb Philippus | 985.0 kg2172 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 308 | 3 | Josh Clark | 975.0 kg2150 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 275 | 1 | Brock Chonka | 902.5 kg1990 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 2 | Cole Hale | 840.0 kg1852 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 275 | 3 | AJ Brown | 817.5 kg1803 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 | 1 | Lyle Jennings | 870.0 kg1918 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 | 2 | Landyn Voss | 862.5 kg1902 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 242 | 3 | Justin Kirby | 810.0 kg1786 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 220 | 1 | Josh Lentz | 935.0 kg2062 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 220 | 2 | Luke Arrowood | 852.5 kg1880 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 220 | 3 | Kelby Kindelsperger | 822.0 kg1812 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 198 | 1 | Jake Hartman | 807.5 kg1780 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 198 | 2 | Jackson Mirabelli | 717.5 kg1582 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 198 | 3 | Holden Clark | 707.5 kg1560 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 181 | 1 | Joseph Brandenburg | 800.0 kg1764 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 181 | 2 | Clay Kuhlemeier | 755.0 kg1665 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 | 3 | Stefan Kraus | 695.0 kg1532 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 165 | 1 | Giovanni Alvarez | 757.5 kg1670 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 165 | 2 | Kyle Keough | 757.5 kg1670 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 165 | 3 | Tevin Pham | 647.5 kg1428 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 148 | 1 | Anthony Blakley | 582.5 kg1284 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 148 | 2 | Kyle Schafroth | 465.0 kg1025 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 148 | 3 | Cristian Miranda | 432.5 kg954 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 132 | 1 | Braden Sahlfeld | 462.5 kg1020 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 132 | 2 | Chris Mahlstadt | 377.5 kg832 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Squat
| SHW | 1 | Tristan Brothers | 385.0 kg849 lb | UPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 2 | Devanta Kruger | 375.0 kg827 lb | UPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Zach Severin | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 308 | 1 | Robb Philippus | 412.5 kg910 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 308 | 2 | Laken Fluegel | 397.5 kg877 lb | UPA | 2025 |
| 308 | 3 | Josh Clark | 375.0 kg827 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 275 | 1 | Brock Chonka | 340.0 kg750 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 2 | Cole Hale | 327.5 kg722 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 275 | 3 | Gabriel Wyant | 320.0 kg706 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 242 | 1 | Justin Kirby | 325.0 kg717 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 242 | 2 | Lyle Jennings | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 | 3 | Landyn Voss | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 220 | 1 | Josh Lentz | 347.5 kg766 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 220 | 2 | Bobby Cook | 307.5 kg678 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 220 | 3 | Alexander Symons | 305.0 kg673 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 198 | 1 | Phillip Vsetecka | 280.0 kg618 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 198 | 2 | Holden Clark | 272.5 kg601 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 198 | 3 | Sam Shepherd | 267.5 kg590 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 181 | 1 | Joseph Brandenburg | 300.0 kg662 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 181 | 2 | Clay Kuhlemeier | 257.5 kg568 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 | 3 | Stefan Kraus | 250.0 kg551 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 165 | 1 | Kyle Keough | 260.0 kg573 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 165 | 2 | Giovanni Alvarez | 255.0 kg562 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 165 | 3 | Tevin Pham | 237.5 kg524 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 148 | 1 | Anthony Blakley | 202.5 kg447 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 148 | 2 | Kyle Schafroth | 170.0 kg375 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 148 | 3 | Sanka Insomphou | 140.0 kg309 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 132 | 1 | Braden Sahlfeld | 155.0 kg342 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 132 | 2 | Chris Mahlstadt | 117.5 kg259 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Bench
| SHW | 1 | Ben Aschenbrenner | 272.5 kg601 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| SHW | 2 | Zach Severin | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| SHW | 3 | Robb Philippus | 237.5 kg524 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 308 | 1 | Laken Fluegel | 260.0 kg573 lb | UPA | 2025 |
| 308 | 2 | Josh Clark | 242.5 kg535 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 308 | 3 | Jeremy Norwood | 220.0 kg485 lb | WPPL | 2025 |
| 275 | 1 | Brock Chonka | 210.0 kg463 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 2 | Chris Long | 209.0 kg461 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 275 | 3 | Javan Torres | 207.5 kg458 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 242 | 1 | James Allison | 227.5 kg502 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 242 | 2 | Jason Weite | 222.5 kg491 lb | NASA | 2015 |
| 242 | 3 | Landyn Voss | 210.0 kg463 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 220 | 1 | Josh Lentz | 252.5 kg557 lb | WRPF | 2020 |
| 220 | 2 | Louis Kolling | 208.0 kg459 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 220 | 3 | Jeff Arends | 197.5 kg436 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 198 | 1 | Jake Hartman | 210.0 kg463 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 198 | 2 | Ryan Eichenberger | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 198 | 3 | Anthony Van Thomme | 185.0 kg408 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 181 | 1 | Joseph Brandenburg | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 181 | 2 | Khashayar Farzam | 187.5 kg414 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 181 | 3 | Clay Kuhlemeier | 182.5 kg403 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 165 | 1 | Giovanni Alvarez | 202.5 kg447 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 165 | 2 | Calvin Manivong | 175.0 kg386 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| 165 | 3 | Eric Landau | 165.0 kg364 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 148 | 1 | Anthony Blakley | 140.0 kg309 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 148 | 2 | Cristian Miranda | 137.5 kg303 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 148 | 3 | Pat Clark | 125.0 kg276 lb | RAW | 2012 |
| 132 | 1 | Braden Sahlfeld | 117.5 kg259 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 132 | 2 | Chris Mahlstadt | 110.0 kg243 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Deadlift
| SHW | 1 | Tristan Brothers | 367.5 kg810 lb | UPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 2 | Levi Locke | 325.0 kg717 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| SHW | 3 | Devanta Kruger | 322.5 kg711 lb | UPA | 2025 |
| 308 | 1 | Ben Aschenbrenner | 409.0 kg902 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 308 | 2 | Laken Fluegel | 380.0 kg838 lb | UPA | 2025 |
| 308 | 3 | Benjamin Burnett | 357.5 kg788 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 275 | 1 | Brock Chonka | 352.5 kg777 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 2 | Bryan Dermody | 335.0 kg739 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 275 | 3 | AJ Brown | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 | 1 | Lyle Jennings | 352.5 kg777 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 | 2 | Landyn Voss | 342.5 kg755 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 242 | 3 | Mark Weisman | 317.5 kg700 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 220 | 1 | Luke Arrowood | 365.0 kg805 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 220 | 2 | Kelby Kindelsperger | 363.0 kg801 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 220 | 3 | Josh Lentz | 337.5 kg744 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 198 | 1 | Jake Hartman | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 198 | 2 | Derek Beasley | 297.5 kg656 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 198 | 3 | Derek Gripenberg | 295.0 kg651 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 181 | 1 | Clay Kuhlemeier | 315.0 kg695 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 | 2 | Joseph Brandenburg | 315.0 kg695 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 181 | 3 | Nathaniel Smith | 295.0 kg651 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 165 | 1 | Kyle Keough | 315.0 kg695 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 165 | 2 | Giovanni Alvarez | 300.0 kg662 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 165 | 3 | Benly Xamonty | 275.0 kg607 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 148 | 1 | Anthony Blakley | 240.0 kg529 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 148 | 2 | Brad Cattell | 225.0 kg496 lb | NASA | 2012 |
| 148 | 3 | Kyle Schafroth | 200.0 kg441 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 132 | 1 | Braden Sahlfeld | 190.0 kg419 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 132 | 2 | Chris Mahlstadt | 150.0 kg331 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
116 records across 12 lb classes · Top 3 per class
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