State records · by lifter residency · 18,758 entries
Illinois Powerlifting Records
Illinois has 18,758 competition entries on file from 7,148 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 , WABDL , WRPF , NASA , and Powerlifting America , and 6 more.
Illinois's heaviest total on file is Chris Janek's 1,202.02 kg (2,650 lb) at Northwest Arkansas Powerlifting Championship in 2011. IPL sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 22% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2024, the busiest year on record with 2,506 entries.
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Class System
Equipment
Sex
Division
Tested
Total
| SHW | 1 | Luke Nall | 1090.0 kg2403 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| SHW | 2 | Tyrel Williams | 1000.0 kg2205 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| SHW | 3 | Robb Philippus | 955.0 kg2106 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 308 | 1 | TJ Shliff | 910.0 kg2006 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 308 | 2 | Dustin Kueck | 905.0 kg1995 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 308 | 3 | Patrick Jeffries | 880.0 kg1940 lb | SPF | 2018 |
| 275 | 1 | Justin Suplee | 895.0 kg1973 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 275 | 2 | Paul Harayo | 877.5 kg1935 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| 275 | 3 | Kyle Stewart | 877.5 kg1935 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 242 | 1 | Husameddin Ateyia | 932.5 kg2056 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 | 2 | Cameron Needham | 890.0 kg1962 lb | USA-UA | 2023 |
| 242 | 3 | Christian Daniels | 842.5 kg1858 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 220 | 1 | Edward Blair | 880.0 kg1940 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 220 | 2 | Johnny Kaufman | 877.5 kg1935 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 220 | 3 | Garrett Fear | 865.0 kg1907 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 198 | 1 | Hayden Tibbs | 795.0 kg1753 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 198 | 2 | Steven Zhao | 762.5 kg1681 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 198 | 3 | Ryleigh Clark | 761.5 kg1679 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 181 | 1 | Angelo Fortino | 819.5 kg1807 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 181 | 2 | Micah Marino | 755.5 kg1666 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 181 | 3 | Aubrey Hogan | 737.5 kg1626 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 165 | 1 | David Raymond | 780.0 kg1720 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 165 | 2 | Michael Coladipietro | 732.5 kg1615 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 165 | 3 | Aliki Hui | 712.5 kg1571 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 148 | 1 | Sterling Walker | 635.0 kg1400 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 | 2 | Daniel Marrero | 585.0 kg1290 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 148 | 3 | Joshua Valbuena | 577.5 kg1273 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 132 | 1 | Emmet Metzger | 525.0 kg1158 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 132 | 2 | Sean Tomac | 492.5 kg1086 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 132 | 3 | Jose Ramirez | 405.0 kg893 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 123 | 1 | Alec Anthony DeJesus | 445.0 kg981 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 | 2 | Alan Le | 432.5 kg954 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 123 | 3 | Thomas Dehn | 420.0 kg926 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 114 | 1 | Zach Matthews | 349.3 kg770 lb | IHSPLA | 2024 |
Squat
| SHW | 1 | Luke Nall | 432.5 kg954 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| SHW | 2 | Robb Philippus | 425.0 kg937 lb | USA-UA | 2019 |
| SHW | 3 | Tyrel Williams | 395.0 kg871 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 308 | 1 | TJ Shliff | 355.0 kg783 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 308 | 2 | Patrick Jeffries | 352.5 kg777 lb | SPF | 2018 |
| 308 | 3 | Dustin Kueck | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 275 | 1 | Paul Harayo | 355.0 kg783 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 275 | 2 | Andrew Kanelos | 342.5 kg755 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 275 | 3 | Marco Cajamarca | 342.5 kg755 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 242 | 1 | Husameddin Ateyia | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 | 2 | Cameron Needham | 335.0 kg739 lb | USA-UA | 2023 |
| 242 | 3 | Shakeel Holman | 320.0 kg706 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 220 | 1 | Edward Blair | 340.0 kg750 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 220 | 2 | Erick Salgado | 322.5 kg711 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 220 | 3 | Garrett Fear | 310.0 kg684 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 198 | 1 | Hayden Tibbs | 317.5 kg700 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 198 | 2 | Angelo Fortino | 302.5 kg667 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 198 | 3 | Tom Kallas | 295.0 kg651 lb | USA-UA | 2023 |
| 181 | 1 | Aubrey Hogan | 277.5 kg612 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 181 | 2 | Zack Wood | 260.8 kg575 lb | SPF | 2019 |
| 181 | 3 | Connor Heim | 260.0 kg573 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 165 | 1 | David Raymond | 292.5 kg645 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 165 | 2 | Michael Coladipietro | 270.0 kg595 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 165 | 3 | Jacob Schwartz | 260.0 kg573 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 148 | 1 | Sterling Walker | 232.5 kg513 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 | 2 | Daniel Marrero | 215.0 kg474 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 148 | 3 | Caleb Smothers | 205.0 kg452 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 132 | 1 | Emmet Metzger | 185.0 kg408 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 132 | 2 | Sean Tomac | 170.0 kg375 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 132 | 3 | Jose Ramirez | 127.5 kg281 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 123 | 1 | Alec Anthony DeJesus | 155.0 kg342 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 123 | 2 | Thomas Dehn | 147.5 kg325 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 123 | 3 | Alan Le | 140.0 kg309 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 114 | 1 | Zach Matthews | 111.1 kg245 lb | IHSPLA | 2024 |
Bench
| SHW | 1 | John Dolan | 276.7 kg610 lb | RAW | 2007 |
| SHW | 2 | Tyrel Williams | 252.5 kg557 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| SHW | 3 | Omar Muhammad | 237.5 kg524 lb | APF | 2021 |
| 308 | 1 | Luke Nall | 287.5 kg634 lb | WRPF | 2021 |
| 308 | 2 | Kyle Stewart | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 308 | 3 | Miloš Vukićević | 275.0 kg607 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 275 | 1 | Matthew Claussen | 237.5 kg524 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 275 | 2 | Bradly Bechel | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 275 | 3 | Percy Colvin | 227.5 kg502 lb | WABDL | 2018 |
| 242 | 1 | Cameron Needham | 227.5 kg502 lb | USA-UA | 2023 |
| 242 | 2 | Husameddin Ateyia | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 | 3 | Justin Duvall | 215.0 kg474 lb | SPF | 2021 |
| 220 | 1 | Edward Blair | 265.0 kg584 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 220 | 2 | Roman Antonov | 240.0 kg529 lb | APO | 2025 |
| 220 | 3 | Cameron Smith | 225.0 kg496 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 198 | 1 | Bradley McClure | 215.0 kg474 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 198 | 2 | Marcus Green | 195.0 kg430 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 198 | 3 | Charles Murray | 193.2 kg426 lb | SPF | 2023 |
| 181 | 1 | Shaun Strauther | 190.0 kg419 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 181 | 2 | Micah Marino | 182.5 kg403 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 181 | 3 | Aubrey Hogan | 172.5 kg381 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 165 | 1 | Johnathan Roddey | 177.5 kg392 lb | IPL | 2020 |
| 165 | 2 | David Raymond | 175.0 kg386 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 165 | 3 | Zach Barrette | 175.0 kg386 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 148 | 1 | Nathaniel Morsy | 142.5 kg314 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 | 2 | Daniel Marrero | 142.5 kg314 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 148 | 3 | Justin Hegg | 140.0 kg309 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 132 | 1 | Jeron Roberson | 127.5 kg281 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 132 | 2 | Sean Tomac | 117.5 kg259 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 132 | 3 | Emmet Metzger | 115.0 kg254 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 123 | 1 | Alec Anthony DeJesus | 105.0 kg232 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 123 | 2 | Alan Le | 90.0 kg199 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 123 | 3 | Juan Padilla | 74.8 kg165 lb | IHSPLA | 2026 |
| 114 | 1 | Zach Matthews | 79.4 kg175 lb | IHSPLA | 2024 |
Deadlift
| SHW | 1 | Luke Nall | 380.0 kg838 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| SHW | 2 | Tomas Zayas | 365.0 kg805 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Tyrel Williams | 352.5 kg777 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 308 | 1 | Steve Johnson | 402.5 kg888 lb | SPF | 2017 |
| 308 | 2 | Tyler Gulbransen | 387.5 kg855 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 308 | 3 | TJ Shliff | 355.0 kg783 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 275 | 1 | Justin Suplee | 410.0 kg904 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 275 | 2 | Ryan LaVizzo | 365.0 kg805 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 275 | 3 | Matt Schuman | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 | 1 | Husameddin Ateyia | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 242 | 2 | Paul Harayo | 345.0 kg761 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 242 | 3 | Peak Chang | 342.5 kg755 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 220 | 1 | Johnny Kaufman | 385.0 kg849 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 220 | 2 | Jonathan Czerwin | 370.0 kg816 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 220 | 3 | Garrett Fear | 370.0 kg816 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 198 | 1 | Steven Zhao | 317.5 kg700 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 198 | 2 | Carson Allen | 315.0 kg695 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 198 | 3 | Gian Enriquez | 312.5 kg689 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 181 | 1 | Angelo Fortino | 357.0 kg787 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 181 | 2 | Micah Marino | 330.5 kg729 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 181 | 3 | Melvin Tran | 320.0 kg706 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 165 | 1 | David Raymond | 312.5 kg689 lb | UPA | 2026 |
| 165 | 2 | Aliki Hui | 307.5 kg678 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 165 | 3 | Michael Coladipietro | 305.0 kg673 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 148 | 1 | Sterling Walker | 265.0 kg584 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 148 | 2 | Joshua Valbuena | 260.0 kg573 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 148 | 3 | Tyler Harris | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 132 | 1 | Emmet Metzger | 225.0 kg496 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 132 | 2 | Sean Tomac | 205.0 kg452 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 132 | 3 | Jose Ramirez | 177.5 kg392 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 123 | 1 | Alan Le | 207.5 kg458 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 123 | 2 | Thomas Dehn | 195.0 kg430 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 123 | 3 | Alec Anthony DeJesus | 190.0 kg419 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 114 | 1 | Zach Matthews | 158.8 kg350 lb | IHSPLA | 2024 |
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