State records · by lifter residency · 26,110 entries
Virginia Powerlifting Records
Virginia has 26,110 competition entries on file from 8,781 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 , USPA , RAW , USPC , AAU , and SPF , and 4 more.
Virginia's heaviest total on file is Rodney Woodward's 1,372.12 kg (3,025 lb) at Strength of Heroes-Pro in 2025. IPL sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 23% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2023, the busiest year on record with 3,104 entries.
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Class System
Equipment
Sex
Division
Tested
Total
| SHW | 1 | Ray Williams | 1037.5 kg2288 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| SHW | 2 | Rondell Kelley | 1003.0 kg2211 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Michael Brinson | 967.5 kg2133 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 308 | 1 | Henry Craig | 930.0 kg2051 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 308 | 2 | Jihan Garland | 927.5 kg2045 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 308 | 3 | Zachary Zeus Smith | 927.5 kg2045 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 275 | 1 | Danny Grigsby | 1045.0 kg2304 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 275 | 2 | Tray Jones | 955.0 kg2106 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 275 | 3 | Caleb Slaughter | 915.0 kg2017 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 242 | 1 | John Rivas | 947.5 kg2089 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 242 | 2 | Kalil Zaky | 865.5 kg1908 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 242 | 3 | Marcus Wilson | 862.5 kg1902 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 220 | 1 | Connor Borkert | 860.0 kg1896 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 220 | 2 | Charlie Dickson | 845.0 kg1863 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 220 | 3 | David Blackstock | 835.0 kg1841 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 198 | 1 | Tracy Gilliard | 817.5 kg1803 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 198 | 2 | Daniel Dixon | 812.5 kg1792 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 198 | 3 | Yung Huang | 807.5 kg1780 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 181 | 1 | Nabil Lahlou | 745.0 kg1643 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 181 | 2 | Josiah Vivero | 745.0 kg1643 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 181 | 3 | Mike Lancour | 742.5 kg1637 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 165 | 1 | Cameron Harmon | 782.5 kg1725 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 | 2 | Mark Frezzell | 747.5 kg1648 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 165 | 3 | Paul Nguyen | 715.0 kg1577 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 148 | 1 | Daniel Clements | 745.5 kg1644 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 2 | Charlie Yeng | 702.5 kg1549 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 3 | David Rhee | 580.0 kg1279 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 132 | 1 | Daniel McDonough | 600.0 kg1323 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 | 2 | Brannigan Coleman | 557.5 kg1229 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 132 | 3 | EJ Gaygay | 487.5 kg1075 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 | 1 | James Loredo | 470.0 kg1036 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 | 2 | Daniel Martinez Vazquez | 424.0 kg935 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 123 | 3 | Mohammed Fawaz | 230.0 kg507 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Squat
| SHW | 1 | Ray Williams | 460.0 kg1014 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| SHW | 2 | Rondell Kelley | 386.0 kg851 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Trevor Vasser | 377.0 kg831 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 308 | 1 | Henry Craig | 380.0 kg838 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 308 | 2 | Luis Rodriguez | 365.0 kg805 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 308 | 3 | Dakota Nuckols | 365.0 kg805 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 275 | 1 | Tray Jones | 370.0 kg816 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 275 | 2 | Danny Grigsby | 350.0 kg772 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 275 | 3 | Dawson Surrell | 345.0 kg761 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 242 | 1 | John Rivas | 337.5 kg744 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 242 | 2 | Alfredo Ibarra | 324.3 kg715 lb | APF | 2018 |
| 242 | 3 | Noah Kim | 320.0 kg706 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 220 | 1 | Connor Borkert | 315.0 kg695 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 220 | 2 | Stephen Johnson-Shea | 310.0 kg684 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 220 | 3 | Charlie Dickson | 310.0 kg684 lb | NAPF | 2020 |
| 198 | 1 | Christopher Roberts | 317.5 kg700 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 198 | 2 | Daniel Dixon | 307.5 kg678 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 198 | 3 | Tracy Gilliard | 282.5 kg623 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 181 | 1 | Jonathan Thoms | 280.0 kg618 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 181 | 2 | Josiah Vivero | 270.0 kg595 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 | 3 | Joseph Midiri | 265.0 kg584 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 165 | 1 | Cameron Harmon | 287.5 kg634 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 | 2 | Jacob Schwartz | 262.5 kg579 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 | 3 | Daniel Clements | 262.5 kg579 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 1 | Charlie Yeng | 247.5 kg546 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 2 | Kevin Dinh | 240.0 kg529 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 | 3 | Redacted Lifter | 220.0 kg485 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 132 | 1 | Daniel McDonough | 205.0 kg452 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 | 2 | Brannigan Coleman | 195.0 kg430 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 132 | 3 | EJ Gaygay | 165.0 kg364 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 | 1 | Danny Ly | 160.0 kg353 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 123 | 2 | James Loredo | 157.5 kg347 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 | 3 | Daniel Martinez Vazquez | 135.0 kg298 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Bench
| SHW | 1 | Pedro Mejias | 282.5 kg623 lb | RAW | 2012 |
| SHW | 2 | Rondell Kelley | 264.0 kg582 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Zachary Zeus Smith | 246.0 kg543 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 308 | 1 | Matthew Cronin | 240.0 kg529 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 308 | 2 | Jihan Garland | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 308 | 3 | Eugene Bazemore | 227.5 kg502 lb | 365Strong | 2022 |
| 275 | 1 | Dakota Pruitt | 275.0 kg607 lb | IPA | 2025 |
| 275 | 2 | Jake Hegler | 250.0 kg551 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 275 | 3 | Andre Mealy | 227.5 kg502 lb | IPL | 2017 |
| 242 | 1 | Michael Dudley | 247.5 kg546 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 242 | 2 | Bryce Peterson | 247.2 kg545 lb | SPF | 2013 |
| 242 | 3 | Jerome Odie | 237.5 kg524 lb | RAW | 2017 |
| 220 | 1 | Zach Mitchell | 230.0 kg507 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 220 | 2 | Connor Borkert | 217.5 kg480 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 220 | 3 | Curtis Bryant | 215.5 kg475 lb | AAU | 2002 |
| 198 | 1 | Daniel Dixon | 210.0 kg463 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 198 | 2 | Kirk Whittenberg | 200.0 kg441 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 198 | 3 | Dominic DiIenno | 200.0 kg441 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 181 | 1 | Ilias Burnett | 197.5 kg436 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| 181 | 2 | Mike Lancour | 195.0 kg430 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 181 | 3 | Josiah Vivero | 185.0 kg408 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 165 | 1 | Mark Frezzell | 185.0 kg408 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 165 | 2 | Sharraye Long | 182.5 kg403 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 165 | 3 | Cameron Harmon | 172.5 kg381 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 | 1 | Charlie Yeng | 157.5 kg347 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 2 | Brannigan Coleman | 147.5 kg325 lb | RAW | 2023 |
| 148 | 3 | Phillip Rotar | 145.0 kg320 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 132 | 1 | Daniel McDonough | 150.0 kg331 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 | 2 | Eric Cuadrado | 107.5 kg237 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 132 | 3 | EJ Gaygay | 102.5 kg226 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 | 1 | James Loredo | 112.5 kg248 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 | 2 | Daniel Martinez Vazquez | 97.0 kg214 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 123 | 3 | Mohammed Fawaz | 60.0 kg133 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Deadlift
| SHW | 1 | Michael Brinson | 380.0 kg838 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| SHW | 2 | Rondell Kelley | 368.0 kg812 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| SHW | 3 | Trevor Vasser | 357.0 kg787 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 308 | 1 | Zachary Zeus Smith | 365.0 kg805 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 308 | 2 | Jihan Garland | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 308 | 3 | Henry Craig | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 275 | 1 | Danny Grigsby | 487.5 kg1075 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 275 | 2 | Tray Jones | 380.0 kg838 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 275 | 3 | Caleb Slaughter | 380.0 kg838 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 242 | 1 | Kalil Zaky | 390.5 kg861 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 242 | 2 | John Rivas | 377.5 kg832 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 242 | 3 | Taylor Bollin | 367.5 kg810 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 220 | 1 | Kelby Kindelsperger | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 220 | 2 | Patrick Hunter | 347.5 kg766 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 220 | 3 | Roman Denisyuk | 337.5 kg744 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 198 | 1 | Yung Huang | 345.0 kg761 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 198 | 2 | Tracy Gilliard | 345.0 kg761 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 198 | 3 | Jeff Docena | 335.0 kg739 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 181 | 1 | Benjamin So | 310.0 kg684 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 181 | 2 | Richard Cho | 302.5 kg667 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 181 | 3 | Jonathan McGuire | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 165 | 1 | Nabil Lahlou | 342.5 kg755 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 165 | 2 | Cameron Harmon | 322.5 kg711 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 | 3 | Mark Frezzell | 312.5 kg689 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 | 1 | Daniel Clements | 323.0 kg712 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 2 | Charlie Yeng | 297.5 kg656 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 3 | Carl Lugtu | 259.0 kg571 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 132 | 1 | Daniel McDonough | 245.0 kg540 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 | 2 | Brannigan Coleman | 230.0 kg507 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 132 | 3 | EJ Gaygay | 220.0 kg485 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 | 1 | James Loredo | 200.0 kg441 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 | 2 | Daniel Martinez Vazquez | 192.0 kg424 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 123 | 3 | Mohammed Fawaz | 102.5 kg226 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
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