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Kentucky USA Powerlifting Powerlifting Records
USA Powerlifting
USA Powerlifting records for Kentucky residents, in USAPL's native kg classes. Records reflect the highest qualifying lift on file for each (class, sex, equipment, division) combination across 1,067 entries from 483 registered lifters. Scope is by lifter residency (per federation registration), not meet location.
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Kentucky's heaviest total in USA Powerlifting competition is Eric Carter's 897.5 kg (1,978.5 lb) at Ohio Open & State Championship in 2023. Competition activity peaked in 2023, the busiest year on record with 184 entries.
Equipment
Sex
Division
Tested
Total
| 140 | 1 | Eric Carter | 897.5 kg1979 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 140 | 2 | Brian Carter | 882.5 kg1946 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 140 | 3 | Sean Cox | 815.0 kg1797 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 140+ | 1 | Isreal Hodges | 717.5 kg1582 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 125 | 1 | Alexander Stubbs | 595.0 kg1312 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 120 | 1 | Brad Vivace | 802.5 kg1769 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 120 | 2 | Reese Benson | 695.0 kg1532 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 120 | 3 | Jeremy Wethington | 647.5 kg1428 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 120+ | 1 | Anthony Meza | 680.0 kg1499 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 120+ | 2 | Mark-Antony Byrd | 602.5 kg1329 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 110 | 1 | DeSean Hines | 747.5 kg1648 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 110 | 2 | Damon Benson | 730.0 kg1610 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 110 | 3 | Tyler Merker | 717.5 kg1582 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 105 | 1 | Dimitri Gianacakes | 745.0 kg1643 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 105 | 2 | Michael Keck | 720.0 kg1588 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 105 | 3 | Michael Odenthal | 662.5 kg1461 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 100 | 1 | Patrick Owens | 757.5 kg1670 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 100 | 2 | Samuel Walbert | 727.5 kg1604 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 100 | 3 | Trae Talley | 695.0 kg1532 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 93 | 1 | Ryan Mester | 712.5 kg1571 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 93 | 2 | Michael Farmer | 672.5 kg1483 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 93 | 3 | Anthony Thorn | 670.0 kg1477 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 90 | 1 | Oliver Vaught | 657.5 kg1450 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 90 | 2 | Tony Mosley | 615.0 kg1356 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 90 | 3 | Kevin Phan | 570.0 kg1257 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 83 | 1 | Benjamin Smith | 672.5 kg1483 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 83 | 2 | TraVonn Moore | 590.0 kg1301 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 83 | 3 | Sheldon Burks | 585.0 kg1290 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Gary Smith | 667.5 kg1472 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Andrew Fluegeman | 622.5 kg1373 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Benjamin Yong | 610.0 kg1345 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 75 | 1 | Garrett Lockwood | 735.0 kg1621 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 75 | 2 | Omar Elsherif | 730.0 kg1610 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 75 | 3 | Phillip Davis | 540.0 kg1191 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 74 | 1 | Jordan Claborn | 590.0 kg1301 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 74 | 2 | Gethen Wood | 500.0 kg1103 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 74 | 3 | Evan Lenzen | 457.5 kg1009 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 67.5 | No records yet. | ||||
| 66 | 1 | Ryan Bogert | 460.0 kg1014 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 60 | No records yet. | ||||
| 59 | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 | 1 | Kevin Nguyen | 545.5 kg1203 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 53 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
| 48 | No records yet. | ||||
| 44 | No records yet. | ||||
| 40 | No records yet. | ||||
| 35 | No records yet. | ||||
| 30 | No records yet. | ||||
Squat
| 140 | 1 | Eric Carter | 340.0 kg750 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 140 | 2 | Brian Carter | 330.0 kg728 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 140 | 3 | Sean Cox | 292.5 kg645 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 140+ | 1 | Isreal Hodges | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 125 | 1 | Alexander Stubbs | 195.0 kg430 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 120 | 1 | Brad Vivace | 295.0 kg651 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 120 | 2 | Reese Benson | 250.0 kg551 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 120 | 3 | Jeremy Wethington | 245.0 kg540 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 120+ | 1 | Anthony Meza | 242.5 kg535 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 120+ | 2 | Mark-Antony Byrd | 192.5 kg425 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 110 | 1 | DeSean Hines | 300.0 kg662 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 110 | 2 | Damon Benson | 282.5 kg623 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 110 | 3 | Tyler Merker | 262.5 kg579 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 105 | 1 | Dimitri Gianacakes | 280.0 kg618 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 105 | 2 | Michael Keck | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 105 | 3 | Michael Odenthal | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 100 | 1 | Patrick Owens | 282.5 kg623 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 100 | 2 | Trae Talley | 267.5 kg590 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 100 | 3 | Samuel Walbert | 245.0 kg540 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 93 | 1 | Ryan Mester | 257.5 kg568 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 93 | 2 | Davy Hinton | 250.0 kg551 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 93 | 3 | Thomas Barrett-Weber | 245.0 kg540 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 90 | 1 | Oliver Vaught | 235.0 kg518 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 90 | 2 | Tony Mosley | 200.0 kg441 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 90 | 3 | Kevin Phan | 197.5 kg436 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 83 | 1 | Benjamin Smith | 240.0 kg529 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 83 | 2 | Sheldon Burks | 225.0 kg496 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 83 | 3 | Jordan Claborn | 220.0 kg485 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Andrew Fluegeman | 247.5 kg546 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Gary Smith | 237.5 kg524 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Benjamin Yong | 230.0 kg507 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 75 | 1 | Garrett Lockwood | 265.0 kg584 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 75 | 2 | Omar Elsherif | 245.0 kg540 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 75 | 3 | Phillip Davis | 200.0 kg441 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 74 | 1 | Evan Lenzen | 162.5 kg359 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 74 | 2 | Gethen Wood | 157.5 kg347 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 74 | 3 | Andy Burden | 120.0 kg265 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 67.5 | No records yet. | ||||
| 66 | 1 | Ryan Bogert | 167.5 kg370 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 60 | No records yet. | ||||
| 59 | No records yet. | ||||
| 56 | 1 | Kevin Nguyen | 190.0 kg419 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 53 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
| 48 | No records yet. | ||||
| 44 | No records yet. | ||||
| 40 | No records yet. | ||||
| 35 | No records yet. | ||||
| 30 | No records yet. | ||||
Bench
| 140 | 1 | Eric Carter | 235.0 kg518 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 140 | 2 | Brian Carter | 202.5 kg447 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 140 | 3 | Sean Cox | 185.0 kg408 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 140+ | 1 | Isreal Hodges | 155.0 kg342 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 125 | 1 | Alexander Stubbs | 165.0 kg364 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 120 | 1 | Brad Vivace | 190.0 kg419 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 120 | 2 | Anthony Pacheco | 185.0 kg408 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 120 | 3 | Reese Benson | 160.0 kg353 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 120+ | 1 | Anthony Meza | 185.0 kg408 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 120+ | 2 | Mark-Antony Byrd | 147.5 kg325 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 110 | 1 | Damon Benson | 195.0 kg430 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 110 | 2 | DeSean Hines | 187.5 kg414 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 110 | 3 | Tyler Merker | 160.0 kg353 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 105 | 1 | Michael Keck | 177.5 kg392 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 105 | 2 | Dimitri Gianacakes | 160.0 kg353 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 105 | 3 | Stephen Burba | 150.0 kg331 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 100 | 1 | JT Hall | 212.5 kg469 lb | USAPL | 2009 |
| 100 | 2 | Clint Poore | 187.5 kg414 lb | USAPL | 2009 |
| 100 | 3 | Samuel Walbert | 175.0 kg386 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 93 | 1 | Ryan Mester | 190.0 kg419 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 93 | 2 | Thomas Barrett-Weber | 157.5 kg347 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 93 | 3 | Michael Farmer | 155.0 kg342 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 90 | 1 | Tony Mosley | 155.0 kg342 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 90 | 2 | Oliver Vaught | 147.5 kg325 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 90 | 3 | Kevin Phan | 127.5 kg281 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 83 | 1 | Benjamin Smith | 170.0 kg375 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 83 | 2 | Hayden Grubbs | 165.0 kg364 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 83 | 3 | TraVonn Moore | 162.5 kg359 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Gary Smith | 165.0 kg364 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Vinh Dao | 145.0 kg320 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Andrew Fluegeman | 142.5 kg314 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 75 | 1 | Garrett Lockwood | 190.0 kg419 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 75 | 2 | Omar Elsherif | 180.0 kg397 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 75 | 3 | Phillip Davis | 122.5 kg270 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 74 | 1 | Gethen Wood | 115.0 kg254 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 74 | 2 | Evan Lenzen | 97.5 kg215 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 74 | 3 | Andy Burden | 95.0 kg210 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 67.5 | No records yet. | ||||
| 66 | 1 | Ryan Bogert | 97.5 kg215 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 60 | No records yet. | ||||
| 59 | 1 | Nicholas Hutson | 130.0 kg287 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 59 | 2 | Charlie Hutson | 57.5 kg127 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 56 | 1 | Kevin Nguyen | 110.0 kg243 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 53 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
| 48 | No records yet. | ||||
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| 30 | No records yet. | ||||
Deadlift
| 140 | 1 | Brian Carter | 350.0 kg772 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 140 | 2 | Sean Cox | 337.5 kg744 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 140 | 3 | Eric Carter | 322.5 kg711 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 140+ | 1 | Isreal Hodges | 300.0 kg662 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 125 | 1 | Alexander Stubbs | 235.0 kg518 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 120 | 1 | Brad Vivace | 317.5 kg700 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 120 | 2 | Reese Benson | 285.0 kg629 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 120 | 3 | Jeremy Wethington | 242.5 kg535 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 120+ | 1 | Mark-Antony Byrd | 262.5 kg579 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 120+ | 2 | Anthony Meza | 252.5 kg557 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 110 | 1 | Keenan Clarke | 307.5 kg678 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 110 | 2 | Tyler Merker | 295.0 kg651 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 110 | 3 | Benjamin Schroering | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 105 | 1 | Dimitri Gianacakes | 305.0 kg673 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 105 | 2 | Michael Keck | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 105 | 3 | Kyle Asher | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 100 | 1 | Patrick Owens | 320.0 kg706 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 100 | 2 | Samuel Walbert | 307.5 kg678 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 100 | 3 | Trae Talley | 287.5 kg634 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 93 | 1 | Anthony Thorn | 290.0 kg640 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 93 | 2 | Ryan Patrick | 287.5 kg634 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 93 | 3 | Michael Farmer | 282.5 kg623 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 90 | 1 | Oliver Vaught | 275.0 kg607 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 90 | 2 | Tony Mosley | 260.0 kg573 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 90 | 3 | Kevin Phan | 245.0 kg540 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 83 | 1 | Benjamin Smith | 265.0 kg584 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 83 | 2 | Monzolesso Bagah-Kognagba | 260.0 kg573 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 83 | 3 | David Oliver | 237.5 kg524 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Gary Smith | 265.0 kg584 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Tony Lin | 252.5 kg557 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Benjamin Yong | 237.5 kg524 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 75 | 1 | Omar Elsherif | 305.0 kg673 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 75 | 2 | Garrett Lockwood | 280.0 kg618 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 75 | 3 | Phillip Davis | 217.5 kg480 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 74 | 1 | Jordan Claborn | 235.0 kg518 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 74 | 2 | Gethen Wood | 227.5 kg502 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 74 | 3 | Evan Lenzen | 197.5 kg436 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 67.5 | No records yet. | ||||
| 66 | 1 | Ryan Bogert | 195.0 kg430 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 60 | No records yet. | ||||
| 59 | 1 | Charlie Hutson | 107.5 kg237 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 56 | 1 | Kevin Nguyen | 245.5 kg541 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 53 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
| 48 | No records yet. | ||||
| 44 | No records yet. | ||||
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