State records · by lifter residency · 29,356 entries
Virginia Powerlifting Records
Virginia has 29,356 competition entries on file from 8,862 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 , USPC , AAU , and SPF , and 7 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 21% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2023, the busiest year on record with 3,161 entries.
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Virginia Total Records
| SHW | 1 | Ray Williams | 1,037.5 kg2,288 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| SHW | 2 | Rondell Kelley | 1,005.0 kg2,216 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| SHW | 3 | Michael Brinson | 967.5 kg2,133 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Jihan Garland | 932.5 kg2,056 lb | IPL | 2025 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Henry Craig | 930.0 kg2,051 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Zachary Zeus Smith | 927.5 kg2,045 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Danny Grigsby | 1,045.0 kg2,304 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Tray Jones | 955.0 kg2,106 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Dawson Surrell | 885.0 kg1,951 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 242 lb | 1 | John Rivas | 947.5 kg2,089 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Kalil Zaky | 865.5 kg1,908 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Marcus Wilson | 862.5 kg1,902 lb | IPL | 2018 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Connor Borkert | 860.0 kg1,896 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Charlie Dickson | 845.0 kg1,863 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 220 lb | 3 | David Blackstock | 835.0 kg1,841 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Tracy Gilliard | 817.5 kg1,803 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Daniel Dixon | 812.5 kg1,792 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Yung Huang | 807.5 kg1,780 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Paul Nguyen | 757.5 kg1,670 lb | RUPC | 2016 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Josiah Vivero | 745.0 kg1,643 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Nabil Lahlou | 745.0 kg1,643 lb | AMP | 2025 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Cameron Harmon | 782.5 kg1,725 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Mark Frezzell | 747.5 kg1,648 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Kyle Drummond | 680.0 kg1,499 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Daniel Clements | 745.5 kg1,644 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Charlie Yeng | 702.5 kg1,549 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Joseph Fuller | 657.5 kg1,450 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Daniel McDonough | 600.0 kg1,323 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Brannigan Coleman | 557.5 kg1,229 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 132 lb | 3 | EJ Gaygay | 487.5 kg1,075 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 lb | 1 | James Loredo | 470.0 kg1,036 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Daniel Martinez Vazquez | 424.0 kg935 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Mohammed Fawaz | 230.0 kg507 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
Virginia Squat Records
| SHW | 1 | Ray Williams | 460.0 kg1,014 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| SHW | 2 | Rondell Kelley | 390.0 kg860 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| SHW | 3 | Trevor Vasser | 377.0 kg831 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Henry Craig | 380.0 kg838 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Dakota Nuckols | 365.0 kg805 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Luis Rodriguez | 365.0 kg805 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Tray Jones | 370.0 kg816 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Danny Grigsby | 350.0 kg772 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Dawson Surrell | 345.0 kg761 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 242 lb | 1 | John Rivas | 337.5 kg744 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Alfredo Ibarra | 324.3 kg715 lb | APF | 2018 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Noah Kim | 320.0 kg706 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Connor Borkert | 315.0 kg695 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Charlie Dickson | 310.0 kg684 lb | NAPF | 2020 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Stephen Johnson-Shea | 310.0 kg684 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Christopher Roberts | 317.5 kg700 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Daniel Dixon | 307.5 kg678 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Tracy Gilliard | 282.5 kg623 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Jonathan Thoms | 280.0 kg618 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Josiah Vivero | 270.0 kg595 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Paul Nguyen | 265.0 kg584 lb | RUPC | 2016 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Cameron Harmon | 287.5 kg634 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Daniel Clements | 262.5 kg579 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Jacob Schwartz | 262.5 kg579 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Charlie Yeng | 247.5 kg546 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Kevin Dinh | 240.0 kg529 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Joseph Fuller | 240.0 kg529 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Daniel McDonough | 207.5 kg458 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Brannigan Coleman | 195.0 kg430 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 132 lb | 3 | EJ Gaygay | 165.0 kg364 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 lb | 1 | Danny Ly | 160.0 kg353 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 123 lb | 2 | James Loredo | 157.5 kg347 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Daniel Martinez Vazquez | 135.0 kg298 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
Virginia Bench Press Records
| SHW | 1 | Pedro Mejias | 282.5 kg623 lb | RAW | 2012 |
| SHW | 2 | Rondell Kelley | 264.0 kg582 lb | USPC | 2021 |
| SHW | 3 | Zachary Zeus Smith | 246.0 kg543 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Matthew Cronin | 240.0 kg529 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Andre Mealy | 229.1 kg505 lb | RPS | 2018 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Mark Hotochin | 227.5 kg502 lb | RAW | 2018 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Dakota Pruitt | 275.0 kg607 lb | IPA | 2025 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Jake Hegler | 250.0 kg551 lb | USAPL | 2016 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Bryce Peterson | 249.5 kg550 lb | IPA | 2012 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Michael Dudley | 247.5 kg546 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 242 lb | 2 | Zach Mitchell | 238.1 kg525 lb | RPS | 2017 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Jerome Odie | 237.5 kg524 lb | RAW | 2017 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Connor Borkert | 217.5 kg480 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Curtis Bryant | 215.5 kg475 lb | AAU | 2002 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Sean Moser | 207.5 kg458 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Daniel Dixon | 210.0 kg463 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Dominic DiIenno | 200.0 kg441 lb | USAPL | 2018 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Kirk Whittenberg | 200.0 kg441 lb | IPL | 2021 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Ilias Burnett | 197.5 kg436 lb | AMP | 2024 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Mike Lancour | 195.0 kg430 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Archie Tignor | 185.0 kg408 lb | AAU | 2002 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Mark Frezzell | 185.0 kg408 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Sharraye Long | 182.5 kg403 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Cameron Harmon | 172.5 kg381 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Daniel Clements | 165.0 kg364 lb | USAPL | 2020 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Charlie Yeng | 157.5 kg347 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Brannigan Coleman | 147.5 kg325 lb | RAW | 2023 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Daniel McDonough | 152.5 kg336 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Eric Cuadrado | 107.5 kg237 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 132 lb | 3 | Justin Geisler | 102.5 kg226 lb | USAPL | 2022 |
| 123 lb | 1 | James Loredo | 112.5 kg248 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Daniel Martinez Vazquez | 97.0 kg214 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Mohammed Fawaz | 60.0 kg133 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
Virginia Deadlift Records
| SHW | 1 | Michael Brinson | 380.0 kg838 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| SHW | 2 | Rondell Kelley | 368.0 kg812 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| SHW | 3 | Nick Minneti | 362.9 kg800 lb | RAW | 2004 |
| 308 lb | 1 | Zachary Zeus Smith | 365.0 kg805 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 308 lb | 2 | Jihan Garland | 365.0 kg805 lb | IPL | 2025 |
| 308 lb | 3 | Henry Craig | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 275 lb | 1 | Danny Grigsby | 487.5 kg1,075 lb | WRPF | 2022 |
| 275 lb | 2 | Caleb Slaughter | 380.0 kg838 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 275 lb | 3 | Tray Jones | 380.0 kg838 lb | PLU | 2026 |
| 242 lb | 1 | Kalil Zaky | 390.5 kg861 lb | IPL | 2024 |
| 242 lb | 2 | John Rivas | 377.5 kg832 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 242 lb | 3 | Taylor Bollin | 367.5 kg810 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 220 lb | 1 | Kelby Kindelsperger | 350.0 kg772 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 220 lb | 2 | Patrick Hunter | 347.5 kg766 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 220 lb | 3 | Luke Johnson | 344.7 kg760 lb | XPS | 2021 |
| 198 lb | 1 | Tracy Gilliard | 345.0 kg761 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 198 lb | 2 | Yung Huang | 345.0 kg761 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 198 lb | 3 | Jeff Docena | 335.0 kg739 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 181 lb | 1 | Paul Nguyen | 330.0 kg728 lb | RUPC | 2016 |
| 181 lb | 2 | Benjamin So | 310.0 kg684 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 181 lb | 3 | Richard Cho | 302.5 kg667 lb | USAPL | 2021 |
| 165 lb | 1 | Nabil Lahlou | 342.5 kg755 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 165 lb | 2 | Cameron Harmon | 322.5 kg711 lb | USAPL | 2025 |
| 165 lb | 3 | Jamaal Grimes | 312.5 kg689 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 148 lb | 1 | Daniel Clements | 323.0 kg712 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 lb | 2 | Charlie Yeng | 297.5 kg656 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 lb | 3 | Joseph Fuller | 280.0 kg618 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 lb | 1 | Daniel McDonough | 245.0 kg540 lb | AMP | 2026 |
| 132 lb | 2 | Brannigan Coleman | 230.0 kg507 lb | USAPL | 2019 |
| 132 lb | 3 | EJ Gaygay | 220.0 kg485 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 123 lb | 1 | James Loredo | 200.0 kg441 lb | USAPL | 2024 |
| 123 lb | 2 | Daniel Martinez Vazquez | 192.0 kg424 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 123 lb | 3 | Danny Ly | 165.0 kg364 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 114 lb | No records yet. | ||||
132 records across 12 lb classes · Top 3 per class
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Virginia Record FAQs
What is the highest men's total by a Virginia lifter?
The highest men's total by a Virginia lifter is 1,372.1 kg (3,025 lb), set by Rodney Woodward (140+ kg class, unlimited gear) at Strength of Heroes-Pro in 2025.
What is the highest men's raw total by a Virginia lifter?
The highest men's raw total by a Virginia lifter is 1,045 kg (2,304 lb), set by Danny Grigsby (125 kg class) at American Pro in 2022.
What is the highest women's total by a Virginia lifter?
The highest women's total by a Virginia lifter is 818.7 kg (1,805 lb), set by Amber Hansen (100 kg class, multi-ply) at Womens Pro/Am in 2022.
What is the highest women's raw total by a Virginia lifter?
The highest women's raw total by a Virginia lifter is 641 kg (1,413 lb), set by Amanda Smith (75 kg class) at The Shack Showdown II Pro/Am in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's squat by a Virginia lifter?
The heaviest men's squat by a Virginia lifter is 578.3 kg (1,275 lb), set by Rodney Woodward (140+ kg class, unlimited gear) at Strength of Heroes-Pro in 2025.
What is the heaviest men's raw squat by a Virginia lifter?
The heaviest men's raw squat by a Virginia lifter is 460 kg (1,014 lb), set by Ray Williams (120+ kg class, no knee wraps) at Classic Raw Open Nationals in 2024.
What is the heaviest women's squat by a Virginia lifter?
The heaviest women's squat by a Virginia lifter is 367.5 kg (810 lb), set by Amber Hansen (90 kg class, multi-ply) at Womens Pro/Am in 2023.
What is the heaviest women's raw squat by a Virginia lifter?
The heaviest women's raw squat by a Virginia lifter is 243 kg (536 lb), set by Amanda Smith (75 kg class, no knee wraps) at The Shack Showdown II Pro/Am in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's bench press by a Virginia lifter?
The heaviest men's bench press by a Virginia lifter is 598.7 kg (1,320 lb), set by Jimmy Kolb (140+ kg class, unlimited gear) at State Championships in 2022.
What is the heaviest men's raw bench press by a Virginia lifter?
The heaviest men's raw bench press by a Virginia lifter is 282.5 kg (623 lb), set by Pedro Mejias (140+ kg class) at National Championships in 2012.
What is the heaviest women's bench press by a Virginia lifter?
The heaviest women's bench press by a Virginia lifter is 279.0 kg (615 lb), set by Amber Hansen (90+ kg class, unlimited gear) at Nationals in 2021.
What is the heaviest women's raw bench press by a Virginia lifter?
The heaviest women's raw bench press by a Virginia lifter is 150 kg (331 lb), set by Amber Hansen (90 kg class) at The Bucked Up Showdown in 2021.
What is the heaviest men's deadlift by a Virginia lifter?
The heaviest men's deadlift by a Virginia lifter is 487.5 kg (1,075 lb), set by Danny Grigsby (125 kg class, raw) at American Pro in 2022.
What is the heaviest women's deadlift by a Virginia lifter?
The heaviest women's deadlift by a Virginia lifter is 257.5 kg (568 lb), set by Landri Peden (raw) at Series Rumble 2 and Grand Prix in 2025.
Records by federation in Virginia
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- USPAUSPA5,833 entries→
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- AAUAAU1,420 entries→
- SPFSPF1,263 entries→
- WRPFWRPF511 entries→
- IPAIPA407 entries→
- PLUPowerlifting United378 entries→
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- RPSRPS252 entries→
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