State records · by lifter residency · 2,542 entries
South Dakota Powerlifting Records
South Dakota has 2,542 competition entries on file from 916 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 USA Powerlifting , and USPA .
South Dakota's heaviest total on file is Bryce Wollmann's 920 kg (2,028.5 lb) at Arnold Pro Invitational in 2026. IPF sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 46% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2023, the busiest year on record with 313 entries.
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Class System
Equipment
Sex
Division
Tested
Total
| SHW | 1 | Lucas Bonefield | 812.5 kg1792 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| SHW | 2 | Jordon Bents | 792.5 kg1747 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| SHW | 3 | Ryley Dawson | 772.5 kg1703 lb | XPC | 2024 |
| 308 | 1 | Andrew Montoya | 840.0 kg1852 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 308 | 2 | John Roy | 745.0 kg1643 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 308 | 3 | Casey Raaen | 732.5 kg1615 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 275 | 1 | Christopher Peterson | 777.5 kg1714 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 275 | 2 | Tanner Baird | 770.0 kg1698 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 3 | Michael Strasburg | 767.5 kg1692 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 242 | 1 | Braxton Large | 880.0 kg1940 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 242 | 2 | Arthur French | 847.5 kg1869 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 242 | 3 | Jake Heidenreich | 725.0 kg1599 lb | XPC | 2023 |
| 220 | 1 | Carl Wise | 772.5 kg1703 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 220 | 2 | Brendan McGuire | 752.5 kg1659 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 220 | 3 | Cyler Anderson | 720.0 kg1588 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 198 | 1 | Greyson Phillips | 717.5 kg1582 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 198 | 2 | Ryan Hanks | 652.5 kg1439 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 198 | 3 | Alex Engel | 627.5 kg1384 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 181 | 1 | Dameion Morris | 780.0 kg1720 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 181 | 2 | Alex Hanson | 687.5 kg1516 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 181 | 3 | Nathan Thomas | 670.0 kg1477 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 165 | 1 | Edgar Omar Mejia | 627.5 kg1384 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 165 | 2 | Samuel Derynck | 570.0 kg1257 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 165 | 3 | Jared Terrones | 542.5 kg1196 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 148 | 1 | Robby Vergil | 525.0 kg1158 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 148 | 2 | Sebastian Licea | 422.5 kg932 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 3 | Jeremiah Eldridge | 405.0 kg893 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 132 | 1 | Kyle Krebs | 287.5 kg634 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 123 | 1 | Tyler Hand | 342.5 kg755 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Squat
| SHW | 1 | Tyrel Finck | 317.5 kg700 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| SHW | 2 | Jordon Bents | 312.5 kg689 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| SHW | 3 | Patrick Aleck | 310.0 kg684 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 308 | 1 | Andrew Montoya | 327.5 kg722 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 308 | 2 | John Roy | 272.5 kg601 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 308 | 3 | Houston Wentzel | 262.5 kg579 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 275 | 1 | Michael Strasburg | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 275 | 2 | Jacen Hancock | 285.0 kg629 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 275 | 3 | Christopher Peterson | 280.0 kg618 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 242 | 1 | Braxton Large | 337.5 kg744 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 242 | 2 | Arthur French | 292.5 kg645 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 242 | 3 | Jake Heidenreich | 270.0 kg595 lb | XPC | 2023 |
| 220 | 1 | Cyler Anderson | 282.5 kg623 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 220 | 2 | Carl Wise | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 220 | 3 | Brendan McGuire | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 198 | 1 | Dameion Morris | 277.5 kg612 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 198 | 2 | Greyson Phillips | 265.0 kg584 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 198 | 3 | Carson Max | 225.0 kg496 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 | 1 | Alex Hanson | 247.5 kg546 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 181 | 2 | Nathan Thomas | 237.5 kg524 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 181 | 3 | Arter Rodrigues | 230.0 kg507 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 165 | 1 | Edgar Omar Mejia | 242.5 kg535 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 165 | 2 | Samuel Derynck | 202.5 kg447 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 165 | 3 | Jared Terrones | 185.0 kg408 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 148 | 1 | Robby Vergil | 180.0 kg397 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 148 | 2 | Jeremiah Eldridge | 157.5 kg347 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 3 | Sebastian Licea | 145.0 kg320 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 132 | 1 | Kyle Krebs | 82.5 kg182 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 123 | 1 | Tyler Hand | 115.0 kg254 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Bench
| SHW | 1 | Ryley Dawson | 215.0 kg474 lb | XPC | 2023 |
| SHW | 2 | Lucas Bonefield | 197.5 kg436 lb | APF | 2021 |
| SHW | 3 | Jory Kunzman | 192.5 kg425 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 308 | 1 | Casey Raaen | 207.5 kg458 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 308 | 2 | Andrew Montoya | 205.0 kg452 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 308 | 3 | John Roy | 192.5 kg425 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 275 | 1 | Tanner Baird | 202.5 kg447 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 2 | Casey Merkwan | 200.0 kg441 lb | RAW | 2008 |
| 275 | 3 | Christopher Peterson | 197.5 kg436 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 242 | 1 | Braxton Large | 220.0 kg485 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 242 | 2 | Justin Lindner | 192.5 kg425 lb | XPC | 2023 |
| 242 | 3 | Arthur French | 187.5 kg414 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 220 | 1 | Carl Wise | 197.5 kg436 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 220 | 2 | Damien Pezzuti | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 220 | 3 | Jon VandeHoef | 187.5 kg414 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 198 | 1 | Greyson Phillips | 180.0 kg397 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 198 | 2 | Tyler Woolery | 167.5 kg370 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 198 | 3 | Ryan Hanks | 160.0 kg353 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 181 | 1 | Dameion Morris | 200.0 kg441 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 181 | 2 | Spencer Johnson | 157.5 kg347 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 181 | 3 | Zach Campbell | 155.0 kg342 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 165 | 1 | Jesse Weinrich | 157.5 kg347 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 165 | 2 | Edgar Omar Mejia | 150.0 kg331 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 165 | 3 | Rickey Nelson | 147.5 kg325 lb | RAW | 2018 |
| 148 | 1 | Robby Vergil | 130.0 kg287 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 148 | 2 | Zane Rohde | 125.0 kg276 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 3 | Jeremiah Eldridge | 100.0 kg221 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 132 | 1 | Kyle Krebs | 67.5 kg149 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 123 | 1 | Tyler Hand | 90.0 kg199 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Deadlift
| SHW | 1 | Lucas Bonefield | 327.5 kg722 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| SHW | 2 | Jordon Bents | 307.5 kg678 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| SHW | 3 | Bryce Wollmann | 302.5 kg667 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 308 | 1 | Andrew Montoya | 307.5 kg678 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 308 | 2 | John Roy | 280.0 kg618 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 308 | 3 | Alec Lee | 277.5 kg612 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 275 | 1 | Tanner Baird | 312.5 kg689 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 2 | Christopher Peterson | 300.0 kg662 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 275 | 3 | Aaron Worlie | 300.0 kg662 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 242 | 1 | Arthur French | 370.0 kg816 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 242 | 2 | Braxton Large | 322.5 kg711 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 242 | 3 | Austin Benson | 297.5 kg656 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 220 | 1 | Ty Welsch | 320.0 kg706 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 220 | 2 | Brendan McGuire | 300.0 kg662 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 220 | 3 | Carl Wise | 292.5 kg645 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 198 | 1 | Ryan Hanks | 275.0 kg607 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 198 | 2 | Alex Engel | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 | 3 | Greyson Phillips | 272.5 kg601 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 181 | 1 | Dameion Morris | 310.0 kg684 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 181 | 2 | Alex Hanson | 300.0 kg662 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 181 | 3 | Nathan Thomas | 287.5 kg634 lb | WPPL | 2024 |
| 165 | 1 | Samuel Derynck | 245.0 kg540 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 165 | 2 | Edgar Omar Mejia | 242.5 kg535 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 165 | 3 | Adam Henderson | 227.5 kg502 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 148 | 1 | Robby Vergil | 215.0 kg474 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 148 | 2 | Sebastian Licea | 192.5 kg425 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 3 | Jeremiah Eldridge | 150.0 kg331 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 132 | 1 | Kyle Krebs | 137.5 kg303 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 123 | 1 | Tyler Hand | 147.5 kg325 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
116 records across 12 lb classes · Top 3 per class
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