State records · by lifter residency · 11,536 entries
Minnesota Powerlifting Records
Minnesota has 11,536 competition entries on file from 3,184 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 USAPL , USPA , WABDL , UPA , APF , and Powerlifting America .
Minnesota's heaviest total on file is Thoger Boyum's 1,125 kg (2,480 lb) at Pro Finals in 2024. IPF sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 46% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2019, the busiest year on record with 1,251 entries.
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Minnesota Total Records
| SHW | 1 | Carrington Amadi | 955.0 kg2,106 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| SHW | 2 | Swin Sinthavong | 880.0 kg1,940 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Lucas Damm | 877.5 kg1,935 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Joshua Orugboh | 822.5 kg1,814 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Bryce Bever | 802.5 kg1,769 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 308 lb | 3 | James B Cahill | 797.5 kg1,758 lb | USAPL | 2008 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Gabriel Vega | 935.0 kg2,062 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Yehia Aboelnaga | 907.5 kg2,001 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Gunnar Gronski | 885.0 kg1,951 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Logan Lubinski | 875.0 kg1,929 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Nick Tylutki | 825.0 kg1,819 lb | NAPF | 2015 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Leslie Kiang | 802.5 kg1,769 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Jason Bongard | 835.0 kg1,841 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Chad Schroeder | 822.5 kg1,814 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Joseph Richards | 802.5 kg1,769 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Alex Luckow | 815.0 kg1,797 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Clay Kuhlemeier | 790.0 kg1,742 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Ryder Reed | 777.5 kg1,714 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Thomas Swartout | 732.5 kg1,615 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Jeffrey Thompson | 702.5 kg1,549 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Elliot Eckhoff | 692.5 kg1,527 lb | UPA | 2025 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Taylor Atwood | 725.0 kg1,599 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Jacob Ramos | 725.0 kg1,599 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Scott Sullivan | 697.5 kg1,538 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Tim Pupak | 510.0 kg1,125 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Dominic Lazzara | 500.0 kg1,103 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Thomas Seweid-DeAngelis | 462.5 kg1,020 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Yoshito Nishimura | 580.0 kg1,279 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Bruce Yang | 575.0 kg1,268 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Jonathan Nguyen | 537.5 kg1,185 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Mynor Perez | 437.5 kg965 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Tony Yang | 407.5 kg899 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
Minnesota Squat Records
| SHW | 1 | Lucas Damm | 345.0 kg761 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| SHW | 2 | Carrington Amadi | 340.0 kg750 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| SHW | 3 | Swin Sinthavong | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Joshua Orugboh | 317.5 kg700 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Bryce Bever | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 308 lb | 3 | John Elliott | 300.0 kg662 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Gabriel Vega | 363.0 kg801 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Gunnar Gronski | 360.0 kg794 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Lucas Brady | 347.5 kg766 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Logan Lubinski | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Micah Rodahl | 317.5 kg700 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Nick Tylutki | 312.5 kg689 lb | USAPL | 2015 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Jason Bongard | 302.5 kg667 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Alex Schliesmann | 300.0 kg662 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Joseph Richards | 292.5 kg645 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Alex Luckow | 290.0 kg640 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Tucker Stuart | 277.5 kg612 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Shawn Alexander | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Elliot Eckhoff | 265.0 kg584 lb | UPA | 2025 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Jeffrey Thompson | 260.0 kg573 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Thomas Swartout | 257.5 kg568 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Jacob Ramos | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Taylor Atwood | 260.0 kg573 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Scott Sullivan | 250.0 kg551 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Tim Pupak | 177.5 kg392 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Thomas Seweid-DeAngelis | 172.5 kg381 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Dominic Lazzara | 167.5 kg370 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Bruce Yang | 207.5 kg458 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Yoshito Nishimura | 207.5 kg458 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Jonathan Nguyen | 190.0 kg419 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Tony Yang | 157.5 kg347 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Mynor Perez | 140.0 kg309 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
Minnesota Bench Press Records
| SHW | 1 | Brandon Braner | 290.0 kg640 lb | UPA | 2014 |
| SHW | 2 | Lucas Damm | 240.0 kg529 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Swin Sinthavong | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Joshua Orugboh | 205.0 kg452 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Cory Christianson | 205.0 kg452 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Dustin Amesbury | 205.0 kg452 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Kevin Soto | 250.0 kg551 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Yehia Aboelnaga | 230.0 kg507 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Gabriel Vega | 222.0 kg490 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Logan Lubinski | 227.5 kg502 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Baeza Tensaie | 222.5 kg491 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Benjamin Lawrence | 205.0 kg452 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Reed Jacobson | 200.0 kg441 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Jason Bongard | 197.5 kg436 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Tyler Trent | 195.0 kg430 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Clay Kuhlemeier | 190.0 kg419 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Ryder Reed | 187.5 kg414 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Alex Luckow | 185.0 kg408 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Jeffrey Thompson | 197.5 kg436 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Thomas Swartout | 195.0 kg430 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Antonio W Reid | 175.0 kg386 lb | USAPL | 2008 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Taylor Atwood | 190.0 kg419 lb | IPF | 2016 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Jacob Ramos | 175.0 kg386 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Scott Sullivan | 165.0 kg364 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 148 lb | 1 | James Vang | 145.0 kg320 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Shane Cameron | 120.0 kg265 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Tim Pupak | 120.0 kg265 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Yoshito Nishimura | 142.5 kg314 lb | INTDFPA | 2025 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Bruce Yang | 137.5 kg303 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Jonathan Nguyen | 127.5 kg281 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Mynor Perez | 92.5 kg204 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Tony Yang | 90.0 kg199 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
Minnesota Deadlift Records
| SHW | 1 | Carrington Amadi | 400.0 kg882 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| SHW | 2 | Joel Dircks | 332.5 kg733 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| SHW | 3 | Swin Sinthavong | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Brad Neitzel | 365.0 kg805 lb | UPA | 2019 |
| 308 lb | 2 | James B Cahill | 325.0 kg717 lb | USAPL | 2008 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Bryce Bever | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Joshua Tomann | 372.5 kg821 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Lucas Brady | 370.0 kg816 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Gabriel Vega | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Logan Lubinski | 337.5 kg744 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Mike Ross | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2012 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Nick Tylutki | 330.0 kg728 lb | NAPF | 2015 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Joseph Richards | 345.0 kg761 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Joe Richards | 337.5 kg744 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Chad Schroeder | 335.0 kg739 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Alex Luckow | 340.0 kg750 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Clay Kuhlemeier | 330.0 kg728 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Ryder Reed | 325.0 kg717 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Jason Peterson | 290.0 kg640 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Thomas Swartout | 290.0 kg640 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Abdulrahmane Abdul-Aziz | 287.5 kg634 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Scott Sullivan | 292.5 kg645 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Taylor Atwood | 277.5 kg612 lb | IPF | 2016 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Jacob Ramos | 277.5 kg612 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Dominic Lazzara | 215.0 kg474 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Tim Pupak | 212.5 kg469 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Shane Cameron | 200.0 kg441 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Wilber Cartajena | 242.5 kg535 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Bruce Yang | 232.5 kg513 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Yoshito Nishimura | 232.5 kg513 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Mynor Perez | 205.0 kg452 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Tony Yang | 175.0 kg386 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
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Minnesota Record FAQs
What is the highest men's total by a Minnesota lifter?
The highest men's total by a Minnesota lifter is 1,125 kg (2,480 lb), set by Thoger Boyum (140+ kg class, multi-ply) at Pro Finals in 2024.
What is the highest men's raw total by a Minnesota lifter?
The highest men's raw total by a Minnesota lifter is 955 kg (2,106 lb), set by Carrington Amadi (120+ kg class) at Avancus Houston Open in 2026.
What is the highest women's total by a Minnesota lifter?
The highest women's total by a Minnesota lifter is 721.2 kg (1,590 lb), set by Sheena Reed (140+ kg class, multi-ply) at Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am - Pro Day in 2026.
What is the highest women's raw total by a Minnesota lifter?
The highest women's raw total by a Minnesota lifter is 657.5 kg (1,450 lb), set by Taylor Phillips (100 kg class) at King and Queen of the Platform 5 in 2025.
What is the heaviest men's squat by a Minnesota lifter?
The heaviest men's squat by a Minnesota lifter is 465 kg (1,025 lb), set by Thoger Boyum (140+ kg class, multi-ply) at Pro Finals in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's raw squat by a Minnesota lifter?
The heaviest men's raw squat by a Minnesota lifter is 363 kg (801 lb), set by Gabriel Vega (125 kg class, no knee wraps) at The Shack Showdown II Pro/Am in 2024.
What is the heaviest women's squat by a Minnesota lifter?
The heaviest women's squat by a Minnesota lifter is 362.9 kg (800 lb), set by Sheena Reed (140+ kg class, multi-ply) at Cincinnati Women's Pro/Am - Pro Day in 2026.
What is the heaviest women's raw squat by a Minnesota lifter?
The heaviest women's raw squat by a Minnesota lifter is 256 kg (565 lb), set by Amanda Lawrence (84 kg class, no knee wraps) at Gainsgiving Open in 2020.
What is the heaviest men's bench press by a Minnesota lifter?
The heaviest men's bench press by a Minnesota lifter is 365 kg (805 lb), set by Brandon Braner (140 kg class, single-ply) at Olympia Powerlifting Benchpress and Deadlift Invitational in 2012.
What is the heaviest men's raw bench press by a Minnesota lifter?
The heaviest men's raw bench press by a Minnesota lifter is 290 kg (640 lb), set by Brandon Braner (140+ kg class) at Relentless Minnesota in 2014.
What is the heaviest women's bench press by a Minnesota lifter?
The heaviest women's bench press by a Minnesota lifter is 226.8 kg (500 lb), set by Rachel Nutter (90+ kg class, multi-ply) at Relentless Detroit in 2014.
What is the heaviest women's raw bench press by a Minnesota lifter?
The heaviest women's raw bench press by a Minnesota lifter is 145 kg (320 lb), set by Taylor Phillips (100 kg class) at Power Surge Pro-Am X - Pro Day in 2026.
What is the heaviest men's deadlift by a Minnesota lifter?
The heaviest men's deadlift by a Minnesota lifter is 400 kg (882 lb), set by Brad Gillingham (125+ kg class, single-ply) at GNC Pro Performance Deadlift Championships in 2009.
What is the heaviest men's raw deadlift by a Minnesota lifter?
The heaviest men's raw deadlift by a Minnesota lifter is 400 kg (882 lb), set by Carrington Amadi (120+ kg class) at Avancus Houston Open in 2026.
What is the heaviest women's deadlift by a Minnesota lifter?
The heaviest women's deadlift by a Minnesota lifter is 270 kg (595 lb), set by Taylor Phillips (100 kg class, raw) at King and Queen of the Platform 5 in 2025.