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Illinois Powerlifting United Powerlifting Records
Powerlifting United
Powerlifting United records for Illinois residents, in PLU's native kg classes. Records reflect the highest qualifying lift on file for each (class, sex, equipment, division) combination across 682 entries from 425 registered lifters. Scope is by lifter residency (per federation registration), not meet location.
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Illinois's heaviest total in Powerlifting United competition is Tyrel Williams's 947.5 kg (2,089 lb) at HGC Derby City Classic in 2025. Competition activity peaked in 2025, the busiest year on record with 332 entries.
Equipment
Sex
Division
Tested
Total
| 140 | 1 | Tomas Zayas | 887.5 kg1957 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140 | 2 | Christopher Schmittling | 765.0 kg1687 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 140 | 3 | Bradly Bechel | 750.0 kg1654 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140+ | 1 | Tyrel Williams | 947.5 kg2089 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140+ | 2 | Nicholas Chandler | 822.5 kg1814 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140+ | 3 | Steve Adkisson | 752.5 kg1659 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 125 | 1 | Josh Carter | 835.0 kg1841 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 125 | 2 | Michael Abell | 812.5 kg1792 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 125 | 3 | Marco Cajamarca | 807.5 kg1780 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 110 | 1 | Christian Daniels | 842.5 kg1858 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 110 | 2 | Philip Wallace | 797.5 kg1758 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 110 | 3 | Shakeel Holman | 792.5 kg1747 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 100 | 1 | Johnny Kaufman | 877.5 kg1935 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 100 | 2 | Alan Aparicio | 755.0 kg1665 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 100 | 3 | Sean Wagner | 747.5 kg1648 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 90 | 1 | Hayden Tibbs | 795.0 kg1753 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 90 | 2 | Angel Rosillo | 700.0 kg1543 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 90 | 3 | Grant Argyilan | 655.0 kg1444 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Andrew Wilmer | 640.0 kg1411 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Alec Wheeler | 585.0 kg1290 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Zach Barr | 562.5 kg1240 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 75 | 1 | Rex Labis Jr | 630.0 kg1389 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 75 | 2 | Dominick Rovito | 620.0 kg1367 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 75 | 3 | Humza Ghori | 612.5 kg1351 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 67.5 | 1 | Emiliano Moyano | 485.0 kg1069 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 60 | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
Squat
| 140 | 1 | Tomas Zayas | 315.0 kg695 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140 | 2 | Christopher Schmittling | 282.5 kg623 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 140 | 3 | Zach Barcroft | 275.0 kg607 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 140+ | 1 | Tyrel Williams | 365.0 kg805 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140+ | 2 | Nicholas Chandler | 320.0 kg706 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140+ | 3 | Mike Berg | 275.0 kg607 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 125 | 1 | Marco Cajamarca | 342.5 kg755 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 125 | 2 | Josh Carter | 320.0 kg706 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 125 | 3 | Michael Abell | 305.0 kg673 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 110 | 1 | Shakeel Holman | 320.0 kg706 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 110 | 2 | Philip Wallace | 310.0 kg684 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 110 | 3 | Patrick Hughes | 300.0 kg662 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 100 | 1 | Johnny Kaufman | 302.5 kg667 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 100 | 2 | Alan Aparicio | 280.0 kg618 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 100 | 3 | Kolton Lannom | 267.5 kg590 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 90 | 1 | Hayden Tibbs | 317.5 kg700 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 90 | 2 | Angel Rosillo | 250.0 kg551 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 90 | 3 | Kevin Nkanga | 245.0 kg540 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Dominick Rovito | 240.0 kg529 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 82.5 | 2 | William Centano | 225.0 kg496 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 82.5 | 3 | John Wick | 215.0 kg474 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 75 | 1 | Rex Labis Jr | 227.5 kg502 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 75 | 2 | Humza Ghori | 215.0 kg474 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 75 | 3 | Joseph Lota | 207.5 kg458 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 67.5 | 1 | Emiliano Moyano | 170.0 kg375 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 60 | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
Bench
| 140 | 1 | Tomas Zayas | 207.5 kg458 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140 | 2 | Bradly Bechel | 200.0 kg441 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140 | 3 | Zach Barcroft | 190.0 kg419 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140+ | 1 | Tyrel Williams | 240.0 kg529 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140+ | 2 | Steve Adkisson | 205.0 kg452 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140+ | 3 | Nicholas Chandler | 197.5 kg436 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 125 | 1 | Jawad Warraich | 205.0 kg452 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 125 | 2 | Zach Pajich | 202.5 kg447 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 125 | 3 | Josh Carter | 190.0 kg419 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 110 | 1 | Larry Sanders | 210.5 kg464 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 110 | 2 | Christian Daniels | 205.0 kg452 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 110 | 3 | Shakeel Holman | 195.0 kg430 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 100 | 1 | Johnny Kaufman | 190.0 kg419 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 100 | 2 | Isaiah Carrington | 175.0 kg386 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 100 | 3 | Tyler Bolger | 172.5 kg381 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 90 | 1 | Hayden Tibbs | 182.5 kg403 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 90 | 2 | Angel Rosillo | 170.0 kg375 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 90 | 3 | Grant Argyilan | 157.5 kg347 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Dominick Rovito | 140.0 kg309 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Andrew Wilmer | 140.0 kg309 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Aaron Sena | 135.0 kg298 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 75 | 1 | Aaron Malekow | 162.5 kg359 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 75 | 2 | Aaron Mkow | 147.5 kg325 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 75 | 3 | Matt Wallace | 137.5 kg303 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 67.5 | 1 | Emiliano Moyano | 105.0 kg232 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 60 | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
Deadlift
| 140 | 1 | Tomas Zayas | 365.0 kg805 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140 | 2 | Christopher Schmittling | 300.0 kg662 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 140 | 3 | Christopher Whitaker | 285.0 kg629 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140+ | 1 | Tyrel Williams | 342.5 kg755 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140+ | 2 | Nicholas Chandler | 305.0 kg673 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 140+ | 3 | Steve Adkisson | 282.5 kg623 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 125 | 1 | Josh Carter | 325.0 kg717 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 125 | 2 | Michael Abell | 322.5 kg711 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 125 | 3 | Jawad Warraich | 320.0 kg706 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 110 | 1 | Christian Daniels | 340.0 kg750 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 110 | 2 | Kholbe Leaks | 337.5 kg744 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 110 | 3 | Cameron Needham | 317.5 kg700 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 100 | 1 | Johnny Kaufman | 385.0 kg849 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 100 | 2 | Josue Emeric | 320.0 kg706 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 100 | 3 | Sean Wagner | 315.0 kg695 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 90 | 1 | Hayden Tibbs | 295.0 kg651 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 90 | 2 | Angel Rosillo | 280.0 kg618 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 90 | 3 | Grant Argyilan | 257.5 kg568 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Andrew Wilmer | 292.5 kg645 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Alec Wheeler | 260.0 kg573 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Elliott Knauff | 242.5 kg535 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 75 | 1 | Humza Ghori | 265.0 kg584 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 75 | 2 | Rex Labis Jr | 265.0 kg584 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 75 | 3 | Dominick Rovito | 255.0 kg562 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 67.5 | 1 | Emiliano Moyano | 210.0 kg463 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 67.5 | 2 | Michael Dutra | 162.5 kg359 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 60 | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
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