State records · by lifter residency · 8,860 entries
Kentucky Powerlifting Records
Kentucky has 8,860 competition entries on file from 3,442 lifters registered in the state. Records are scoped by the lifter's state of residence at the time of the meet.
Data through
Records aggregated across USPA , NASA , USA Powerlifting , SPF , RPS , and USPC , and 2 more.
Kentucky's heaviest total on file is Derek Wade's 1,156.66 kg (2,550 lb) at North of the Border in 2023. IPL sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 35% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2022, the busiest year on record with 1,030 entries.
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Class System
Equipment
Sex
Division
Tested
Total
| SHW | 1 | Josh Morris | 1043.3 kg2300 lb | SPF | 2014 |
| SHW | 2 | Eric Carter | 965.0 kg2128 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Ken McQueen | 861.8 kg1900 lb | AmPU | 2026 |
| 308 | 1 | Brian Carter | 940.0 kg2073 lb | WPPL | 2026 |
| 308 | 2 | Pitt Connelley | 907.5 kg2001 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 308 | 3 | Aaron Letinski | 907.2 kg2000 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 275 | 1 | Griffin Uhl | 962.5 kg2122 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 275 | 2 | Ryan Tromm | 952.5 kg2100 lb | WPPL | 2026 |
| 275 | 3 | Heath Orr | 857.5 kg1891 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 242 | 1 | Will Mobley | 905.0 kg1995 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 242 | 2 | William Barabas | 850.0 kg1874 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 242 | 3 | Thomas Biddle | 785.0 kg1731 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 220 | 1 | Jordan Jarrell | 890.0 kg1962 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 220 | 2 | Chistopher Jarrell | 882.5 kg1946 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 220 | 3 | Mike Conley | 835.0 kg1841 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 198 | 1 | Charles Chapman | 732.5 kg1615 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 198 | 2 | Cameron Buckman | 727.5 kg1604 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 198 | 3 | Guy Foust | 715.0 kg1577 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 181 | 1 | Brett Peach | 779.0 kg1718 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 | 2 | William Swann | 760.0 kg1676 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 181 | 3 | Jack Calvery | 705.0 kg1555 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 165 | 1 | Omar Elsherif | 745.0 kg1643 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 165 | 2 | Garrett Lockwood | 735.0 kg1621 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 | 3 | Joshua Trogdlon | 662.5 kg1461 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 148 | 1 | Michael Butler | 570.0 kg1257 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 148 | 2 | Daniel Burke | 550.0 kg1213 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 148 | 3 | Ryan Bogert | 460.0 kg1014 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 132 | 1 | Brandon Fryer | 331.0 kg730 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 132 | 2 | Matt Harper | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 123 | 1 | Kevin Nguyen | 545.5 kg1203 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Squat
| SHW | 1 | Josh Morris | 399.2 kg880 lb | SPF | 2016 |
| SHW | 2 | Eric Carter | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Adam Ward | 340.0 kg750 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 308 | 1 | Brian Carter | 350.0 kg772 lb | WPPL | 2026 |
| 308 | 2 | Aaron Letinski | 347.0 kg765 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 308 | 3 | Pitt Connelley | 340.0 kg750 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 1 | Ryan Tromm | 367.5 kg810 lb | WPPL | 2026 |
| 275 | 2 | Griffin Uhl | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 3 | Dale Justice | 332.5 kg733 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 242 | 1 | Will Mobley | 352.5 kg777 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 242 | 2 | William Barabas | 312.5 kg689 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 242 | 3 | DeSean Hines | 300.0 kg662 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 220 | 1 | Jordan Jarrell | 320.0 kg706 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 220 | 2 | Zachary Gomez | 317.5 kg700 lb | AmPU | 2026 |
| 220 | 3 | Chistopher Jarrell | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 198 | 1 | Cameron Buckman | 265.0 kg584 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 198 | 2 | Guy Foust | 250.0 kg551 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 198 | 3 | Charles Chapman | 250.0 kg551 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 181 | 1 | Brett Peach | 285.0 kg629 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 | 2 | Hong Le | 260.0 kg573 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 181 | 3 | Tyler Storck | 256.0 kg565 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 165 | 1 | Garrett Lockwood | 265.0 kg584 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 | 2 | Omar Elsherif | 260.0 kg573 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 165 | 3 | Jarett Stewart | 232.5 kg513 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 148 | 1 | Michael Butler | 207.5 kg458 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 148 | 2 | Daniel Burke | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 148 | 3 | Ryan Bogert | 167.5 kg370 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 132 | 1 | Brandon Fryer | 111.0 kg245 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 132 | 2 | Matt Harper | 102.5 kg226 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 123 | 1 | Kevin Nguyen | 190.0 kg419 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Bench
| SHW | 1 | Julius Maddox | 337.5 kg744 lb | WRPF | 2019 |
| SHW | 2 | Josh Morris | 290.3 kg640 lb | SPF | 2014 |
| SHW | 3 | Joe Barnes | 260.0 kg573 lb | NASA | 2015 |
| 308 | 1 | Aaron Letinski | 249.5 kg550 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 308 | 2 | Andrew Baker | 243.0 kg536 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 308 | 3 | Matthew French | 232.5 kg513 lb | NASA | 2016 |
| 275 | 1 | Oran Smith | 262.5 kg579 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 275 | 2 | Heath Orr | 257.5 kg568 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 3 | Jason McCown | 232.5 kg513 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 242 | 1 | Jordan Jarrell | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 242 | 2 | Will Mobley | 225.0 kg496 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 242 | 3 | Cory Hayes | 215.0 kg474 lb | SPF | 2014 |
| 220 | 1 | Chistopher Jarrell | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 220 | 2 | Charles Heller | 230.0 kg507 lb | APF | 2025 |
| 220 | 3 | Timothy Goode | 220.0 kg485 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 198 | 1 | Bradly McKlure | 212.5 kg469 lb | SPF | 2014 |
| 198 | 2 | Daniel Amon | 202.5 kg447 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 198 | 3 | Jesse Westburgh | 177.5 kg392 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 181 | 1 | Bradley McClure | 206.4 kg455 lb | SPF | 2014 |
| 181 | 2 | Brett Peach | 199.0 kg439 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 | 3 | Brad McClure | 190.0 kg419 lb | SPF | 2013 |
| 165 | 1 | Garrett Lockwood | 190.0 kg419 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 | 2 | Omar Elsherif | 190.0 kg419 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 165 | 3 | Josh Trogdlon | 180.0 kg397 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 148 | 1 | Daniel Burke | 155.0 kg342 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 148 | 2 | Michael Hanlein | 140.0 kg309 lb | NASA | 2025 |
| 148 | 3 | Michael Butler | 127.5 kg281 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 132 | 1 | Nicholas Hutson | 130.0 kg287 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 132 | 2 | Brandon Fryer | 90.0 kg199 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 132 | 3 | Matt Harper | 70.0 kg155 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 123 | 1 | Kevin Nguyen | 110.0 kg243 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 | 2 | Charlie Hutson | 57.5 kg127 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Deadlift
| SHW | 1 | Josh Morris | 367.4 kg810 lb | SPF | 2014 |
| SHW | 2 | Eric Carter | 352.5 kg777 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Ken McQueen | 335.7 kg740 lb | AmPU | 2026 |
| 308 | 1 | Brian Carter | 375.0 kg827 lb | WPPL | 2026 |
| 308 | 2 | Pitt Connelley | 355.0 kg783 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 308 | 3 | Sean Cox | 337.5 kg744 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 275 | 1 | Griffin Uhl | 400.0 kg882 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 275 | 2 | Mike Conley | 372.5 kg821 lb | SPF | 2016 |
| 275 | 3 | Ryan Tromm | 355.0 kg783 lb | WPPL | 2026 |
| 242 | 1 | William Barabas | 360.0 kg794 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 242 | 2 | Mark Miller | 355.0 kg783 lb | SPF | 2016 |
| 242 | 3 | Keenan Clarke | 332.5 kg733 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 220 | 1 | Jordan Jarrell | 337.5 kg744 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 220 | 2 | Lincoln Grant | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 220 | 3 | Patrick Owens | 322.5 kg711 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 198 | 1 | Charles Chapman | 310.0 kg684 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 198 | 2 | Guy Foust | 302.5 kg667 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 198 | 3 | Ryan Patrick | 297.5 kg656 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 181 | 1 | William Swann | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 181 | 2 | Jack Calvery | 310.0 kg684 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 181 | 3 | Jordan Lawson | 307.5 kg678 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 165 | 1 | Omar Elsherif | 320.0 kg706 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 165 | 2 | Garrett Lockwood | 280.0 kg618 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 | 3 | Donovan Pugh | 280.0 kg618 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 148 | 1 | Michael Butler | 240.0 kg529 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 148 | 2 | Michael Hanlein | 231.0 kg510 lb | NASA | 2025 |
| 148 | 3 | Daniel Burke | 210.0 kg463 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 132 | 1 | Brandon Fryer | 135.0 kg298 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 132 | 2 | Matt Harper | 127.5 kg281 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 123 | 1 | Kevin Nguyen | 245.5 kg541 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 | 2 | Charlie Hutson | 107.5 kg237 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
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