State records · by lifter residency · 8,478 entries
Nebraska Powerlifting Records
Nebraska has 8,478 competition entries on file from 2,280 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 , 100% RAW , UPA , APF , and AAU , and 1 more.
Nebraska's heaviest total on file is Jim Grandick's 1,145.32 kg (2,525 lb) at Nationals in 2011. IPF sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 36% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2025, the busiest year on record with 802 entries.
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Nebraska Total Records
| SHW | 1 | Nathan Redwing | 1,000.0 kg2,205 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| SHW | 2 | Sean Koch | 975.0 kg2,150 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| SHW | 3 | Tylor Torres | 850.0 kg1,874 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Matt Eveland | 832.5 kg1,836 lb | RAW | 2014 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Taylor Duncan | 820.0 kg1,808 lb | IPL | 2022 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Shane Forrester | 787.5 kg1,736 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Drew Heckman | 870.0 kg1,918 lb | UPA | 2017 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Ron Nichols | 837.5 kg1,847 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Shaun Young | 795.0 kg1,753 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Eli Burks | 870.0 kg1,918 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Garrett Parkhill | 797.5 kg1,758 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 242 lb | 3 | AJ Johnson | 790.0 kg1,742 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Brandon Karlin | 772.5 kg1,703 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Cody Hoferer | 742.5 kg1,637 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Jonathon Mendoza | 740.0 kg1,632 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Jacob Odum | 792.5 kg1,747 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Kyle Dawson | 775.0 kg1,709 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Chad Sabatka | 772.5 kg1,703 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Zachary Packard | 682.5 kg1,505 lb | IPL | 2022 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Bryce Siecko | 662.5 kg1,461 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Oliver Evangelista | 625.0 kg1,378 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Misha Gansvind | 697.5 kg1,538 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Shane Melcher | 650.0 kg1,433 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Dalton Barnhill | 622.5 kg1,373 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Shea Cummings | 497.5 kg1,097 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Ryan Wright | 472.2 kg1,041 lb | USAPL | 2007 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Curt Winters | 395.0 kg871 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 132 lb | No records yet. | ||||
| 123 lb | 1 | Jasen Hinkel | 455.0 kg1,003 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
Nebraska Squat Records
| SHW | 1 | Sean Koch | 400.0 kg882 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| SHW | 2 | Nathan Redwing | 377.5 kg832 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| SHW | 3 | Tylor Torres | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Taylor Duncan | 330.0 kg728 lb | IPL | 2022 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Chris Peterson | 285.0 kg629 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Anthony Bland | 285.0 kg629 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Drew Heckman | 325.0 kg717 lb | UPA | 2017 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Ron Nichols | 307.5 kg678 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Sam Moore | 302.5 kg667 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Eli Burks | 312.5 kg689 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Garrett Parkhill | 300.0 kg662 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Randy Fuller | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Zachery Ditson | 300.0 kg662 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Josh Auman | 292.5 kg645 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Blaine Nelson | 277.5 kg612 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Jacob Odum | 310.0 kg684 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Kyle Dawson | 295.0 kg651 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Chad Sabatka | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Bryce Siecko | 242.5 kg535 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Zachary Packard | 235.0 kg518 lb | IPL | 2022 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Jacob Hepper | 217.5 kg480 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Shane Melcher | 242.5 kg535 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Misha Gansvind | 242.5 kg535 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Dalton Barnhill | 217.5 kg480 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Ryan Wright | 170.0 kg375 lb | USAPL | 2007 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Shea Cummings | 162.5 kg359 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Curt Winters | 135.0 kg298 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 132 lb | No records yet. | ||||
| 123 lb | 1 | Jasen Hinkel | 197.5 kg436 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
Nebraska Bench Press Records
| SHW | 1 | Nathan Redwing | 255.0 kg562 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| SHW | 2 | Sean Koch | 250.0 kg551 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| SHW | 3 | Francisco Contreras | 227.5 kg502 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Matt Eveland | 250.0 kg551 lb | RAW | 2014 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Shane Forrester | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Sam Webber | 217.5 kg480 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Ron Nichols | 237.5 kg524 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Casey Jahns | 205.0 kg452 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Drew Heckman | 205.0 kg452 lb | UPA | 2017 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Cody Hoferer | 215.0 kg474 lb | UPA | 2017 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Scott Walter | 210.0 kg463 lb | RAW | 2012 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Randy Fuller | 202.5 kg447 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Jeremey Meyer | 200.0 kg441 lb | RAW | 2017 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Earnest Jackson | 192.5 kg425 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Robert Bright | 187.5 kg414 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Chad Sabatka | 202.5 kg447 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Jacob Odum | 187.5 kg414 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Koley Castellaw | 185.0 kg408 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Mitchell Fricke | 167.5 kg370 lb | APF | 2016 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Zachary Packard | 167.5 kg370 lb | IPL | 2022 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Konan Blaise Koko | 165.0 kg364 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Misha Gansvind | 165.0 kg364 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Shane Melcher | 147.5 kg325 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Jobu Suzuki | 142.5 kg314 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Viet Tran | 160.0 kg353 lb | RAW | 2014 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Christian Schmohr | 132.5 kg292 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 lb | 3 | John Livermore | 120.0 kg265 lb | RAW | 2014 |
| 132 lb | No records yet. | ||||
| 123 lb | 1 | Jasen Hinkel | 127.5 kg281 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
Nebraska Deadlift Records
| SHW | 1 | Dustin Slepicka | 387.5 kg855 lb | APF | 2015 |
| SHW | 2 | Nathan Redwing | 367.5 kg810 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| SHW | 3 | Andrew Marks | 330.0 kg728 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Matt Eveland | 327.5 kg722 lb | RAW | 2014 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Sam Webber | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Taylor Duncan | 305.0 kg673 lb | IPL | 2022 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Drew Heckman | 340.0 kg750 lb | UPA | 2017 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Eric Hundahl | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Shaun Young | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Eli Burks | 367.5 kg810 lb | NAPF | 2017 |
| 242 lb | 2 | AJ Johnson | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Sam Moore | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Brandon Karlin | 342.5 kg755 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Ryder Reed | 300.0 kg662 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Jonathon Mendoza | 300.0 kg662 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Kyle Dawson | 320.0 kg706 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Jacob Odum | 295.0 kg651 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Ariel Merivil | 292.5 kg645 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Zachary Packard | 280.0 kg618 lb | IPL | 2022 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Dillon Jensen | 275.0 kg607 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Bryce Siecko | 265.0 kg584 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Misha Gansvind | 290.0 kg640 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Dalton Barnhill | 275.0 kg607 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Troy Becker | 267.5 kg590 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Shea Cummings | 237.5 kg524 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Ryan Wright | 199.9 kg441 lb | USAPL | 2007 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Curt Winters | 177.5 kg392 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 132 lb | No records yet. | ||||
| 123 lb | 1 | Jasen Hinkel | 132.5 kg292 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
112 records across 12 lb classes · Top 3 per class
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Nebraska Record FAQs
What is the highest men's total by a Nebraska lifter?
The highest men's total by a Nebraska lifter is 1,145.3 kg (2,525 lb), set by Jim Grandick (125 kg class, multi-ply) at Nationals in 2011.
What is the highest men's raw total by a Nebraska lifter?
The highest men's raw total by a Nebraska lifter is 1,000 kg (2,205 lb), set by Nathan Redwing (140+ kg class) at Nebraska State Championship in 2026.
What is the highest women's total by a Nebraska lifter?
The highest women's total by a Nebraska lifter is 930 kg (2,051 lb), set by Becca Swanson (90+ kg class, multi-ply) at WPO Semifinals in 2005.
What is the highest women's raw total by a Nebraska lifter?
The highest women's raw total by a Nebraska lifter is 704.5 kg (1,553 lb), set by Alexis Jones (84+ kg class) at World Classic Powerlifting Championships in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's squat by a Nebraska lifter?
The heaviest men's squat by a Nebraska lifter is 500 kg (1,103 lb), set by Dustin Slepicka (140+ kg class, single-ply) at Rick Hussey Tribute Meet in 2014.
What is the heaviest men's raw squat by a Nebraska lifter?
The heaviest men's raw squat by a Nebraska lifter is 400 kg (882 lb), set by Sean Koch (140+ kg class, no knee wraps) at Collegiate Nationals in 2026.
What is the heaviest women's squat by a Nebraska lifter?
The heaviest women's squat by a Nebraska lifter is 387.5 kg (855 lb), set by Becca Swanson (90+ kg class, multi-ply) at WPO Semifinals in 2005.
What is the heaviest women's raw squat by a Nebraska lifter?
The heaviest women's raw squat by a Nebraska lifter is 280 kg (618 lb), set by Bonica Brown (84+ kg class, no knee wraps) at Sheffield Powerlifting Championships in 2023.
What is the heaviest men's bench press by a Nebraska lifter?
The heaviest men's bench press by a Nebraska lifter is 390 kg (860 lb), set by Richie Briggs (125 kg class, multi-ply) at Summer Bash 5 in 2008.
What is the heaviest men's raw bench press by a Nebraska lifter?
The heaviest men's raw bench press by a Nebraska lifter is 267.5 kg (590 lb), set by Carlos Rojas (125 kg class) at Northern Colorado Bench Open Championships in 2017.
What is the heaviest women's bench press by a Nebraska lifter?
The heaviest women's bench press by a Nebraska lifter is 272.5 kg (601 lb), set by Becca Swanson (90+ kg class, multi-ply) at Big Iron In-House Open in 2008.
What is the heaviest women's raw bench press by a Nebraska lifter?
The heaviest women's raw bench press by a Nebraska lifter is 167 kg (368 lb), set by Alexis Jones (84+ kg class) at World Classic Powerlifting Championships in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's deadlift by a Nebraska lifter?
The heaviest men's deadlift by a Nebraska lifter is 387.5 kg (855 lb), set by Dustin Slepicka (140+ kg class, raw) at Big Iron Classic in 2015.
What is the heaviest women's deadlift by a Nebraska lifter?
The heaviest women's deadlift by a Nebraska lifter is 305 kg (673 lb), set by Becca Swanson (90+ kg class, multi-ply) at WPO Semifinals in 2005.
What is the heaviest women's raw deadlift by a Nebraska lifter?
The heaviest women's raw deadlift by a Nebraska lifter is 272.5 kg (601 lb), set by Alexis Jones (84+ kg class) at Classic Raw Open Nationals in 2024.