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Kentucky RPS Powerlifting Records
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RPS records for Kentucky residents, in the federation's own kg classes. Records reflect the highest qualifying lift on file for each (class, sex, equipment, division) combination across 1,181 entries from 621 registered lifters. Scope is by lifter residency (per federation registration), not meet location.
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Kentucky's heaviest total in RPS competition is Derek Wade's 1,189.77 kg (2,623 lb) at Gene Rychlak Jr Pro Invitational in 2020. Competition activity peaked in 2024, the busiest year on record with 176 entries.
Kentucky RPS Total Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Aaron Letinski | 907.2 kg2,000 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Pitt Connelley | 882.5 kg1,946 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Drew Buckman | 807.5 kg1,780 lb | RPS | 2017 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Josh Morris | 1,077.5 kg2,376 lb | RPS | 2017 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Jesse Tewksbury | 628.2 kg1,385 lb | RPS | 2024 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Garrett Norosky | 614.6 kg1,355 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Thomas Biddle | 850.0 kg1,874 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Jake Immerman | 834.6 kg1,840 lb | RPS | 2024 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Cody Skimmerhorn | 792.5 kg1,747 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Dillion Williams | 747.5 kg1,648 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Johnathan Tate | 725.0 kg1,599 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Mike Griggs | 712.1 kg1,570 lb | RPS | 2023 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Jordan Jarrell | 857.5 kg1,891 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Tyler Mingus | 757.5 kg1,670 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Richard Estep | 715.0 kg1,577 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Cameron Buckman | 685.0 kg1,510 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Kent Girdler | 672.5 kg1,483 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Alex Gordon | 625.0 kg1,378 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Jamie Ness | 572.5 kg1,262 lb | RPS | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Zack Borden | 545.0 kg1,202 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Nicholas Ellis | 527.5 kg1,163 lb | RPS | 2019 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Danny Dewalt | 489.9 kg1,080 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Sage Weatherford | 315.3 kg695 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 67.5 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 60 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
Kentucky RPS Squat Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Aaron Letinski | 347.0 kg765 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Pitt Connelley | 325.0 kg717 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Drew Baker | 303.9 kg670 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Josh Morris | 417.5 kg921 lb | RPS | 2017 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Jesse Tewksbury | 233.6 kg515 lb | RPS | 2024 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Garrett Norosky | 233.6 kg515 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Thomas Biddle | 330.0 kg728 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Jake Immerman | 317.5 kg700 lb | RPS | 2024 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Cody Skimmerhorn | 287.5 kg634 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Mike Griggs | 265.4 kg585 lb | RPS | 2023 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Dillion Williams | 265.0 kg584 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Johnathan Tate | 250.0 kg551 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Tyler Mingus | 310.0 kg684 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Jordan Jarrell | 300.0 kg662 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Jake Phlieger | 258.6 kg570 lb | RPS | 2024 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Cameron Buckman | 240.0 kg529 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Alex Gordon | 232.5 kg513 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Jeff Meade | 222.3 kg490 lb | RPS | 2018 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Jamie Ness | 205.0 kg452 lb | RPS | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Nicholas Ellis | 192.5 kg425 lb | RPS | 2019 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Ben Kaufman | 186.0 kg410 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Danny Dewalt | 163.3 kg360 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Sage Weatherford | 102.1 kg225 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 67.5 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 60 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
Kentucky RPS Bench Press Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Aaron Letinski | 249.5 kg550 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Drew Buckman | 227.5 kg502 lb | RPS | 2017 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Pitt Connelley | 215.0 kg474 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Julius Maddox | 335.0 kg739 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Josh Morris | 275.0 kg607 lb | RPS | 2016 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Mike McIntosh | 227.5 kg502 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Jacob Harlan | 215.0 kg474 lb | RPS | 2017 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Cody Skimmerhorn | 205.0 kg452 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Jake Immerman | 199.6 kg440 lb | RPS | 2024 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Doug Cornish | 188.2 kg415 lb | RPS | 2019 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Corey Lovett | 182.5 kg403 lb | RPS | 2018 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Johnathan Tate | 182.5 kg403 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Jordan Jarrell | 237.5 kg524 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Larry Thacker | 180.0 kg397 lb | RPS | 2021 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Richard Estep | 172.5 kg381 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Cameron Buckman | 170.0 kg375 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Kent Girdler | 150.0 kg331 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Alex Gordon | 145.0 kg320 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Duane Brewer | 155.0 kg342 lb | RPS | 2019 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Jamie Ness | 136.1 kg300 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Nicholas Ellis | 125.0 kg276 lb | RPS | 2019 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Devon Strange | 147.4 kg325 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Danny Dewalt | 122.5 kg270 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Sage Weatherford | 74.8 kg165 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 67.5 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 60 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
Kentucky RPS Deadlift Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Pitt Connelley | 342.5 kg755 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Drew Buckman | 320.0 kg706 lb | RPS | 2017 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Aaron Letinski | 310.7 kg685 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Josh Morris | 410.0 kg904 lb | RPS | 2017 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Jesse Tewksbury | 240.4 kg530 lb | RPS | 2024 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Garrett Norosky | 238.1 kg525 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Thomas Biddle | 337.5 kg744 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Jake Immerman | 317.5 kg700 lb | RPS | 2024 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Andrew Dixon | 301.6 kg665 lb | RPS | 2026 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Dillion Williams | 310.0 kg684 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Johnathan Tate | 292.5 kg645 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Mike Griggs | 281.2 kg620 lb | RPS | 2023 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Jordan Jarrell | 320.0 kg706 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Justus Stuck | 301.6 kg665 lb | RPS | 2023 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Anthony Thorn | 287.5 kg634 lb | RPS | 2016 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Kent Girdler | 307.5 kg678 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Cameron Buckman | 275.0 kg607 lb | RPS | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Jeff Meade | 256.3 kg565 lb | RPS | 2018 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Monzolesso Bagah-Kognagba | 254.0 kg560 lb | RPS | 2019 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Zack Borden | 252.5 kg557 lb | RPS | 2020 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Jamie Ness | 232.5 kg513 lb | RPS | 2019 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Danny Dewalt | 204.1 kg450 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Devon Strange | 201.9 kg445 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Sage Weatherford | 138.4 kg305 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 67.5 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 60 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
RPS records in Kentucky · 94 records across 12 kg classes · Top 3 per class
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Kentucky RPS Record FAQs
What is the highest men's total by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The highest men's total by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 1,189.8 kg (2,623 lb), set by Derek Wade (140 kg class, multi-ply) at Gene Rychlak Jr Pro Invitational in 2020.
What is the highest men's raw total by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The highest men's raw total by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 1,077.5 kg (2,376 lb), set by Josh Morris (140+ kg class) at Braggin Rights in 2017.
What is the highest women's total by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The highest women's total by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 832.3 kg (1,835 lb), set by Taylor Schaeffer (82.5 kg class, multi-ply) at MAYhem in 2025.
What is the highest women's raw total by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The highest women's raw total by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 475.0 kg (1,047 lb), set by Lyndsay Combess (110 kg class) at Own the Day in 2020.
What is the heaviest men's squat by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The heaviest men's squat by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 501.7 kg (1,106 lb), set by Derek Wade (140 kg class, multi-ply) at Gene Rychlak Jr Pro Invitational in 2020.
What is the heaviest men's raw squat by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The heaviest men's raw squat by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 417.5 kg (921 lb), set by Josh Morris (140+ kg class, no knee wraps) at Braggin Rights in 2017.
What is the heaviest women's squat by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The heaviest women's squat by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 353.8 kg (780 lb), set by Taylor Schaeffer (82.5 kg class, multi-ply) at MAYhem in 2025.
What is the heaviest women's raw squat by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The heaviest women's raw squat by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 192.5 kg (425 lb), set by Lyndsay Combess (110 kg class, no knee wraps) at Own the Day in 2020.
What is the heaviest men's bench press by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The heaviest men's bench press by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 394.6 kg (870 lb), set by Nick Smith (100 kg class, unlimited gear) at MAYhem in 2026.
What is the heaviest men's raw bench press by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The heaviest men's raw bench press by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 335 kg (739 lb), set by Julius Maddox (140+ kg class) at Redcon1 Rage Wars in 2022.
What is the heaviest women's bench press by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The heaviest women's bench press by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 213.2 kg (470 lb), set by Taylor Schaeffer (82.5 kg class, multi-ply) at MAYhem in 2025.
What is the heaviest women's raw bench press by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The heaviest women's raw bench press by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 147.5 kg (325 lb), set by Heather Smith (82.5 kg class) at Beast of the Bluegrass in 2020.
What is the heaviest men's deadlift by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The heaviest men's deadlift by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 410 kg (904 lb), set by Josh Morris (140+ kg class, raw) at Braggin Rights in 2017.
What is the heaviest women's deadlift by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The heaviest women's deadlift by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 265.4 kg (585 lb), set by Taylor Schaeffer (82.5 kg class, multi-ply) at MAYhem in 2025.
What is the heaviest women's raw deadlift by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition?
The heaviest women's raw deadlift by a Kentucky lifter in RPS competition is 206.4 kg (455 lb), set by Ifeoma Archimalo (110+ kg class) at Fall Throwdown in 2024.