State records · by lifter residency · 115,768 entries
Texas Powerlifting Records
Texas has 115,768 competition entries on file from 20,773 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 , THSPA , USPA , THSWPA , NASA , and WABDL , and 15 more.
Texas's heaviest total on file is Trinton Golden's 1,270.06 kg (2,800 lb) at Arnold in 2025. IPF sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 18% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2023, the busiest year on record with 12,646 entries.
See how Texas stacks up against every state on the records by state map.
Texas high school lifters have their own record books: THSPA boys records and THSWPA girls records.
Texas Total Records
| SHW | 1 | Jesus Olivares | 1,154.0 kg2,544 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| SHW | 2 | Philippe Sarkis | 995.0 kg2,194 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| SHW | 3 | Garrett Denham | 977.5 kg2,155 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Zac Meyers | 1,065.0 kg2,348 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Rob Hall | 1,002.5 kg2,210 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Jeff Younker | 997.5 kg2,199 lb | USA-UA | 2019 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Derek Thistlethwaite | 1,060.0 kg2,337 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Ashton Rouska | 983.0 kg2,167 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 275 lb | 3 | William Chase Nix | 957.5 kg2,111 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Jamal Browner | 1,052.5 kg2,321 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Danny Grigsby | 1,032.5 kg2,277 lb | SPF | 2026 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Ogden J Myklebust III | 935.0 kg2,062 lb | USA-UA | 2019 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Cailer Woolam | 962.5 kg2,122 lb | SPF | 2019 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Tyler Williamson | 955.0 kg2,106 lb | SPF | 2025 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Russel Orhii | 918.0 kg2,024 lb | NAPF | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Blake Lehew | 915.0 kg2,017 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Ben Pollack | 865.5 kg1,908 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Angelo Fortino | 860.0 kg1,896 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Michael Miller | 847.5 kg1,869 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Johnathon Carlisle | 790.0 kg1,742 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Micheal Seay | 785.0 kg1,731 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Austin Perkins | 891.5 kg1,966 lb | IPF | 2026 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Anas Anbar | 750.0 kg1,654 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Charles Okpoko | 742.5 kg1,637 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Joseph Jordan | 732.5 kg1,615 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Charlie Yeng | 705.0 kg1,555 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Terel Monroe | 662.5 kg1,461 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Patrick Le | 567.5 kg1,251 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Dat Le | 552.5 kg1,218 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Jeremy Scruggs | 547.5 kg1,207 lb | RUPC | 2013 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Luke Schuster | 472.5 kg1,042 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Alejandro Ochoa | 435.0 kg959 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Seth Daigre | 428.5 kg945 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 114 lb | 1 | Felipe Garza | 470.0 kg1,036 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 114 lb | 2 | John Esposito | 255.0 kg562 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
Texas Squat Records
| SHW | 1 | Jesus Olivares | 485.0 kg1,069 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| SHW | 2 | Garrett Denham | 415.0 kg915 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| SHW | 3 | Pablo Olivares | 405.0 kg893 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Zac Meyers | 400.0 kg882 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Daniel Hawkins | 370.0 kg816 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Jeff Younker | 370.0 kg816 lb | USA-UA | 2019 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Ashton Rouska | 400.5 kg883 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Derek Thistlethwaite | 400.0 kg882 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Brandan Sullivan | 375.0 kg827 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Carlos Moran | 372.5 kg821 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Jamal Browner | 370.0 kg816 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Danny Grigsby | 355.0 kg783 lb | SPF | 2026 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Tyler Williamson | 387.5 kg855 lb | SPF | 2025 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Russel Orhii | 356.0 kg785 lb | IPF | 2026 |
| 220 lb | 3 | David Sampson | 335.0 kg739 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Blake Lehew | 325.0 kg717 lb | RPS | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Angelo Fortino | 322.5 kg711 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Ben Pollack | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Michael Miller | 312.5 kg689 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Matthew Schenone | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Micheal Seay | 295.0 kg651 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Austin Perkins | 341.0 kg752 lb | IPF | 2026 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Charles Okpoko | 285.0 kg629 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Alfonso Montalvo | 280.0 kg618 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Joseph Jordan | 260.0 kg573 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Charlie Yeng | 250.0 kg551 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Willie Lim | 225.0 kg496 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Patrick Le | 202.5 kg447 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Joseph Kelley | 197.5 kg436 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Jesus Cortez | 192.5 kg425 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Alejandro Ochoa | 152.5 kg336 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Seth Daigre | 145.5 kg321 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Zachary Fain | 140.0 kg309 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 114 lb | 1 | Felipe Garza | 160.0 kg353 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 114 lb | 2 | John Esposito | 82.5 kg182 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
Texas Bench Press Records
| SHW | 1 | Kenneth Hunt Jr | 287.5 kg634 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| SHW | 2 | Jesus Olivares | 281.5 kg621 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| SHW | 3 | Jaisyn Mike | 272.5 kg601 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 308 lb | 1 | James Strickland | 305.0 kg673 lb | IPA | 2018 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Zac Meyers | 275.0 kg607 lb | RPS | 2025 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Rob Hall | 267.5 kg590 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Dustin Kueck | 272.5 kg601 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Michael Bailey | 265.0 kg584 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Daniele Taddei | 260.0 kg573 lb | SPF | 2025 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Ben Woodward | 240.0 kg529 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Shae Jones | 237.5 kg524 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Ogden J Myklebust III | 230.0 kg507 lb | USA-UA | 2019 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Kyle De Leon | 235.0 kg518 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 220 lb | 2 | LS McClain | 230.0 kg507 lb | IPF | 2017 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Bobby Benavides | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Blake Lehew | 230.0 kg507 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Travis Harris | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Guy Parker | 218.0 kg481 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 181 lb | 1 | David Isenberg | 205.0 kg452 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 181 lb | 2 | AJ LaFleur | 200.0 kg441 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Johnathon Carlisle | 200.0 kg441 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Zack Ruhl | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Austin Perkins | 208.0 kg459 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Anas Anbar | 195.0 kg430 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Joseph Jordan | 175.0 kg386 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Quentin Myers | 162.5 kg359 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Charlie Yeng | 160.0 kg353 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Samuel Collier | 142.5 kg314 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Dat Le | 130.0 kg287 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Joshua Holl | 127.5 kg281 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Luke Schuster | 125.0 kg276 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Daniel Gerardo | 110.0 kg243 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Dale Keith | 102.5 kg226 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 114 lb | 1 | Felipe Garza | 112.5 kg248 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 114 lb | 2 | Adam Lira | 85.0 kg188 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 114 lb | 3 | Matthew Benavidez | 67.5 kg149 lb | USPA | 2025 |
Texas Deadlift Records
| SHW | 1 | Jesus Olivares | 417.5 kg921 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| SHW | 2 | Randall Harris | 381.0 kg840 lb | Hardcore | 2012 |
| SHW | 3 | Philippe Sarkis | 367.5 kg810 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Steve Johnson | 395.0 kg871 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Zac Meyers | 395.0 kg871 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Shawn Crandall | 385.0 kg849 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Derek Thistlethwaite | 415.0 kg915 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Brandon Dudley | 384.0 kg847 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Tom Emelander | 382.5 kg844 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Danny Grigsby | 472.5 kg1,042 lb | SPF | 2026 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Jamal Browner | 460.0 kg1,014 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Ogden J Myklebust III | 400.0 kg882 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Cailer Woolam | 432.5 kg954 lb | SPF | 2019 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Chance Mitchell | 383.0 kg845 lb | AMP | 2022 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Yousef Jammal | 383.0 kg845 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Blake Lehew | 382.5 kg844 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Ben Pollack | 363.0 kg801 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Charles Hammonds Jr | 360.0 kg794 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Alex Maher | 347.5 kg766 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Michael Miller | 340.0 kg750 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Gage Carreon | 322.5 kg711 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Austin Perkins | 344.0 kg759 lb | IPF | 2026 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Edward Wilson | 317.5 kg700 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 165 lb | 3 | De'Marcus Williams | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Christian Kearney | 332.5 kg733 lb | RawIronPL | 2024 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Terel Monroe | 297.5 kg656 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Joseph Jordan | 297.5 kg656 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Jeremy Scruggs | 235.0 kg518 lb | RUPC | 2013 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Patrick Le | 235.0 kg518 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Braden Fears | 233.0 kg514 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Seth Daigre | 191.0 kg421 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Alejandro Ochoa | 190.0 kg419 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Elias Ramirez | 186.0 kg410 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 114 lb | 1 | Felipe Garza | 197.5 kg436 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 114 lb | 2 | Adam Lira | 142.5 kg314 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 114 lb | 3 | John Esposito | 122.5 kg270 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
142 records across 12 lb classes · Top 3 per class
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Texas Record FAQs
What is the highest men's total by a Texas lifter?
The highest men's total by a Texas lifter is 1,270.1 kg (2,800 lb), set by Trinton Golden (125 kg class, unlimited gear) at Arnold in 2025.
What is the highest men's raw total by a Texas lifter?
The highest men's raw total by a Texas lifter is 1,154 kg (2,544 lb), set by Jesus Olivares (120+ kg class) at Avancus Houston in 2026.
What is the highest women's total by a Texas lifter?
The highest women's total by a Texas lifter is 743 kg (1,638 lb), set by Samantha Rice (90 kg class, raw) at King and Queen of the Platform 5 in 2025.
What is the heaviest men's squat by a Texas lifter?
The heaviest men's squat by a Texas lifter is 547.5 kg (1,207 lb), set by Henry Thomason (140+ kg class, multi-ply) at Texas Cup in 2011.
What is the heaviest men's raw squat by a Texas lifter?
The heaviest men's raw squat by a Texas lifter is 485 kg (1,069 lb), set by Jesus Olivares (120+ kg class, no knee wraps) at Avancus Houston in 2026.
What is the heaviest women's squat by a Texas lifter?
The heaviest women's squat by a Texas lifter is 320 kg (706 lb), set by Dana Rygwelski (82.5 kg class, multi-ply) at Texas Merry Gainzmas in 2016.
What is the heaviest women's raw squat by a Texas lifter?
The heaviest women's raw squat by a Texas lifter is 282.5 kg (623 lb), set by Samantha Rice (90 kg class, no knee wraps) at King and Queen of the Platform 5 in 2025.
What is the heaviest men's bench press by a Texas lifter?
The heaviest men's bench press by a Texas lifter is 551.6 kg (1,216 lb), set by Christopher Sutton (140+ kg class, unlimited gear) at Lift For Gifts in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's raw bench press by a Texas lifter?
The heaviest men's raw bench press by a Texas lifter is 305 kg (673 lb), set by James Strickland (140 kg class) at No Excuses Texas State Open in 2018.
What is the heaviest women's bench press by a Texas lifter?
The heaviest women's bench press by a Texas lifter is 272.5 kg (601 lb), set by Kelly Womack (82.5 kg class, unlimited gear) at Mike Womack Benchpress Nationals in 2025.
What is the heaviest women's raw bench press by a Texas lifter?
The heaviest women's raw bench press by a Texas lifter is 165 kg (364 lb), set by Chakera Ingram (82.5 kg class) at Gulf Coast Open in 2018.
What is the heaviest men's deadlift by a Texas lifter?
The heaviest men's deadlift by a Texas lifter is 472.5 kg (1,042 lb), set by Danny Grigsby (110 kg class, raw) at Backyard Pro 2 in 2026.
What is the heaviest women's deadlift by a Texas lifter?
The heaviest women's deadlift by a Texas lifter is 297.5 kg (656 lb), set by Samantha Rice (90 kg class, raw) at King and Queen of the Platform 5 in 2025.
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