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Iowa USPA Powerlifting Records
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USPA records for Iowa residents, in the federation's own kg classes. Records reflect the highest qualifying lift on file for each (class, sex, equipment, division) combination across 1,937 entries from 842 registered lifters. Scope is by lifter residency (per federation registration), not meet location.
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Iowa's heaviest total in USPA competition is Justin Graalfs's 1,145 kg (2,524.5 lb) at Central States III in 2013. Competition activity peaked in 2022, the busiest year on record with 405 entries.
Iowa USPA Total Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Robb Philippus | 985.0 kg2,172 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Alex Paulson | 790.0 kg1,742 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Anthony Jacobson | 722.5 kg1,593 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Ben Aschenbrenner | 912.5 kg2,012 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Zach Severin | 910.0 kg2,006 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Joey Roberts | 817.5 kg1,803 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Brock Chonka | 902.5 kg1,990 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Cole Hale | 840.0 kg1,852 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 125 kg | 3 | AJ Brown | 817.5 kg1,803 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Landyn Voss | 887.5 kg1,957 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Lyle Jennings | 870.0 kg1,918 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Justin Kirby | 810.0 kg1,786 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Josh Lentz | 935.0 kg2,062 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Bobby Cook | 817.5 kg1,803 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Mike Zach | 790.0 kg1,742 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Jake Hartman | 807.5 kg1,780 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Luke Arrowood | 795.0 kg1,753 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Phillip Vsetecka | 745.0 kg1,643 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Joseph Brandenburg | 800.0 kg1,764 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Khashayar Farzam | 665.0 kg1,466 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Ethan Radin | 645.0 kg1,422 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Kyle Keough | 757.5 kg1,670 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Vincent Otdoerfer | 632.5 kg1,395 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Benly Xamonty | 592.5 kg1,306 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Tevin Pham | 600.0 kg1,323 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Anthony Blakley | 582.5 kg1,284 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | Sai Wah Wong | 502.5 kg1,108 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 60 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
Iowa USPA Squat Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Robb Philippus | 412.5 kg910 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Alex Paulson | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Alejandro Contreras | 270.0 kg595 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Zach Severin | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Tyler Thomas | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Neil Jelinek | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Brock Chonka | 340.0 kg750 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Cole Hale | 327.5 kg722 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 125 kg | 3 | AJ Brown | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Justin Kirby | 325.0 kg717 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Lyle Jennings | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Landyn Voss | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Josh Lentz | 347.5 kg766 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Bobby Cook | 307.5 kg678 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Mike Zach | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Jake Hartman | 288.5 kg636 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Luke Arrowood | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Phillip Vsetecka | 280.0 kg618 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Joseph Brandenburg | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Joe Brandenburg | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Ryan Harker | 230.0 kg507 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Kyle Keough | 260.0 kg573 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Ryan Satkowiak | 210.0 kg463 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Vincent Otdoerfer | 210.0 kg463 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Tevin Pham | 210.0 kg463 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Anthony Blakley | 202.5 kg447 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | Sai Wah Wong | 175.0 kg386 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 60 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
Iowa USPA Bench Press Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Alex Paulson | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Marcus Dow | 182.5 kg403 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Lance Sisson | 182.5 kg403 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Ben Aschenbrenner | 272.5 kg601 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Zach Severin | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Robb Philippus | 237.5 kg524 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Brock Chonka | 210.0 kg463 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Chris Long | 209.0 kg461 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Javan Torres | 207.5 kg458 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Landyn Voss | 212.5 kg469 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Andrew Jones | 200.0 kg441 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Brandon Brown | 197.5 kg436 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Josh Lentz | 252.5 kg557 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Lyle Jennings | 197.5 kg436 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Jeff Arends | 197.5 kg436 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Jake Hartman | 197.5 kg436 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Ryan Eichenberger | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Ben Worrell | 185.0 kg408 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Joseph Brandenburg | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Khashayar Farzam | 187.5 kg414 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Jeremy Smith | 165.0 kg364 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Kyle Keough | 182.5 kg403 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Eric Landau | 165.0 kg364 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Ethan Radin | 162.5 kg359 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Tevin Pham | 145.0 kg320 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Anthony Blakley | 140.0 kg309 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | Sai Wah Wong | 107.5 kg237 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 60 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
Iowa USPA Deadlift Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Robb Philippus | 347.5 kg766 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Anthony Jacobson | 302.5 kg667 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Alex Paulson | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Ben Aschenbrenner | 367.5 kg810 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Levi Locke | 325.0 kg717 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Joey Roberts | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Brock Chonka | 352.5 kg777 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Cole Hale | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 125 kg | 3 | AJ Brown | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Lyle Jennings | 352.5 kg777 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Landyn Voss | 352.5 kg777 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Justin Kirby | 305.0 kg673 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Josh Lentz | 337.5 kg744 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Joshua Tomann | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Kelby Kindelsperger | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Luke Arrowood | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Jake Hartman | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Phillip Vsetecka | 290.0 kg640 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Joseph Brandenburg | 315.0 kg695 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Ethan Radin | 260.0 kg573 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Logan Yager | 260.0 kg573 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Kyle Keough | 315.0 kg695 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Benly Xamonty | 275.0 kg607 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Vincent Otdoerfer | 272.5 kg601 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Tevin Pham | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Anthony Blakley | 240.0 kg529 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | Sai Wah Wong | 220.0 kg485 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 60 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
USPA records in Iowa · 108 records across 12 kg classes · Top 3 per class
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Iowa USPA Record FAQs
What is the highest men's total by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The highest men's total by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 1,145 kg (2,525 lb), set by Justin Graalfs (125 kg class, multi-ply) at Central States III in 2013.
What is the highest men's raw total by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The highest men's raw total by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 985 kg (2,172 lb), set by Robb Philippus (140 kg class) at American Cup Los Angeles Fit Expo in 2016.
What is the highest women's total by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The highest women's total by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 527.5 kg (1,163 lb), set by Janelle Hartwig (90+ kg class, raw) at 22nd Street Barbell Open in 2018.
What is the heaviest men's squat by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest men's squat by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 477.5 kg (1,053 lb), set by Justin Graalfs (125 kg class, multi-ply) at Central States III in 2013.
What is the heaviest men's raw squat by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest men's raw squat by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 412.5 kg (910 lb), set by Robb Philippus (140 kg class, no knee wraps) at American Cup in 2018.
What is the heaviest women's squat by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest women's squat by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 212.5 kg (469 lb), set by Kiersten Scurlock (90+ kg class, raw) at Strong Like Bull Powerlifting Championships in 2018.
What is the heaviest men's bench press by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest men's bench press by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 392.5 kg (866 lb), set by Jake Prazak (110 kg class, multi-ply) at The Baddest Bench at the Big Show in 2012.
What is the heaviest men's raw bench press by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest men's raw bench press by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 272.5 kg (601 lb), set by Ben Aschenbrenner (140+ kg class) at Iron Built Games in 2024.
What is the heaviest women's bench press by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest women's bench press by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 187.5 kg (414 lb), set by Krystal Cary (82.5 kg class, multi-ply) at Midwest Monster Powerlifting in 2013.
What is the heaviest women's raw bench press by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest women's raw bench press by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 115 kg (254 lb), set by Janelle Hartwig (90+ kg class) at Drug-Tested National Powerlifting Championships in 2017.
What is the heaviest men's deadlift by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest men's deadlift by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 377.5 kg (832 lb), set by Chris Bridgeford (125 kg class, raw) at DCS Winter Open in 2017.
What is the heaviest women's deadlift by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest women's deadlift by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 230 kg (507 lb), set by Ashley Wilson (67.5 kg class, knee wraps) at Drug Tested Kansas State Powerlifting Championships in 2023.
What is the heaviest women's raw deadlift by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest women's raw deadlift by a Iowa lifter in USPA competition is 225 kg (496 lb), set by Janis Finkelman (60 kg class) at Bar Benders Minnesota Raw Championship in 2017.