State records · by lifter residency · 4,560 entries
West Virginia Powerlifting Records
West Virginia has 4,560 competition entries on file from 1,555 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 USPA , USPC , USA Powerlifting , and NASA .
West Virginia's heaviest total on file is Brian Siders's 1,180 kg (2,601.5 lb) at American Open in 2007. IPL sanctions the most competitions here, accounting for 45% of all entries on file. Competition activity peaked in 2022, the busiest year on record with 433 entries.
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Class System
Equipment
Sex
Division
Tested
Total
| SHW | 1 | Andrew Lively | 932.5 kg2056 lb | IPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 2 | Chris Carter | 890.0 kg1962 lb | IPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Jesse Kidd | 860.5 kg1897 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 308 | 1 | Thomas Paynter | 907.5 kg2001 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 308 | 2 | Jason Belcher | 897.5 kg1979 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 308 | 3 | Derrick Martin | 877.5 kg1935 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 275 | 1 | Timothy Kashorek | 900.0 kg1984 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 275 | 2 | Dan Fultz | 820.0 kg1808 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 3 | Josh Wade | 817.5 kg1803 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 242 | 1 | Jack Music | 870.0 kg1918 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 242 | 2 | Spencer Farley | 845.0 kg1863 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 242 | 3 | Michael Harmon | 767.5 kg1692 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 220 | 1 | Tony Carter | 889.0 kg1960 lb | APA | 2021 |
| 220 | 2 | Antonio Carter | 867.5 kg1913 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 220 | 3 | Timothy Paynter | 825.0 kg1819 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 198 | 1 | Drake Stephens | 926.0 kg2042 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 198 | 2 | Matthew Halstead | 802.5 kg1769 lb | IPA | 2026 |
| 198 | 3 | Danny Walls | 772.5 kg1703 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 181 | 1 | Charles Roy | 692.5 kg1527 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 181 | 2 | Aaron Ruffner | 676.0 kg1491 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 181 | 3 | Paul Crone | 655.0 kg1444 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 | 1 | Freddie Jones | 632.5 kg1395 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 165 | 2 | Corbin Stottlemyer | 590.0 kg1301 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 165 | 3 | David Flees | 590.0 kg1301 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 148 | 1 | John Taylor | 501.0 kg1105 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 148 | 2 | Anthony Losito | 467.5 kg1031 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 3 | Tyler McCloy | 464.0 kg1023 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 132 | 1 | Anthony Lee | 491.0 kg1083 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 132 | 2 | Heath Browning | 382.5 kg844 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 132 | 3 | Justin Geery | 380.0 kg838 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Squat
| SHW | 1 | Andrew Lively | 352.5 kg777 lb | IPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 2 | Chris Carter | 342.5 kg755 lb | IPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 3 | Koby McCartney | 332.5 kg733 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 308 | 1 | Thomas Paynter | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 308 | 2 | Tyler Castle | 315.0 kg695 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 308 | 3 | Paul Maxsween | 314.0 kg693 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 275 | 1 | Timothy Kashorek | 320.0 kg706 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 275 | 2 | Josh Wade | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 275 | 3 | Jeremiah Eaton | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 242 | 1 | Dakota Burkhammer | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 242 | 2 | Jack Music | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 242 | 3 | Spencer Farley | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 220 | 1 | Tony Carter | 333.4 kg735 lb | APA | 2021 |
| 220 | 2 | Antonio Carter | 312.5 kg689 lb | PLU | 2025 |
| 220 | 3 | Brandon Franklin | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 198 | 1 | Drake Stephens | 325.0 kg717 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 198 | 2 | Matthew Halstead | 317.5 kg700 lb | IPA | 2026 |
| 198 | 3 | Anthony Perry | 290.0 kg640 lb | PLU | 2024 |
| 181 | 1 | Aaron Ruffner | 268.0 kg591 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 181 | 2 | Charles Roy | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 181 | 3 | Paul Crone | 240.0 kg529 lb | USAPL | 2026 |
| 165 | 1 | David Flees | 215.0 kg474 lb | USAPL | 2017 |
| 165 | 2 | Freddie Jones | 212.5 kg469 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 165 | 3 | Corbin Stottlemyer | 210.0 kg463 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 148 | 1 | Joseph Semple | 152.5 kg336 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 148 | 2 | Tyler McCloy | 150.0 kg331 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 148 | 3 | Anthony Losito | 147.5 kg325 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 132 | 1 | Anthony Lee | 164.0 kg362 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 132 | 2 | Charles Cooper | 140.0 kg309 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 132 | 3 | Justin Geery | 130.0 kg287 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Bench
| SHW | 1 | Andrew Lively | 257.5 kg568 lb | IPA | 2025 |
| SHW | 2 | Thomas Murray | 250.0 kg551 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| SHW | 3 | David Wojciechowicz | 238.0 kg525 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 308 | 1 | Allen Baria | 290.0 kg640 lb | USPF | 2010 |
| 308 | 2 | Thomas Paynter | 240.0 kg529 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 308 | 3 | Jason Belcher | 232.5 kg513 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 275 | 1 | Marcus Jefferson | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 275 | 2 | Timothy Kashorek | 219.0 kg483 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 275 | 3 | Austin Steffey | 217.5 kg480 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 242 | 1 | Chris Proffitt | 235.0 kg518 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 242 | 2 | Jack Music | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 242 | 3 | Spencer Farley | 220.0 kg485 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 220 | 1 | Drake Stephens | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 220 | 2 | Antonio Carter | 225.0 kg496 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 220 | 3 | Tony Carter | 220.0 kg485 lb | APA | 2021 |
| 198 | 1 | Joe Caroli | 202.5 kg447 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 198 | 2 | Matthew Halstead | 192.5 kg425 lb | IPA | 2026 |
| 198 | 3 | Jared Hurst | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 181 | 1 | Aron Tackett | 177.5 kg392 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 181 | 2 | Roger Bailey | 165.0 kg364 lb | 365Strong | 2026 |
| 181 | 3 | Charles Roy | 165.0 kg364 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 165 | 1 | Corbin Stottlemyer | 150.0 kg331 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 165 | 2 | David Flees | 147.5 kg325 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 165 | 3 | Freddie Jones | 145.0 kg320 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 148 | 1 | Vince Bologna | 137.5 kg303 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 148 | 2 | Joseph Semple | 120.0 kg265 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 148 | 3 | Tyler McCloy | 117.0 kg258 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 132 | 1 | Heath Browning | 115.0 kg254 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 132 | 2 | Anthony Lee | 113.0 kg249 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 132 | 3 | Justin Geery | 80.0 kg177 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
Deadlift
| SHW | 1 | David Wojciechowicz | 336.0 kg741 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| SHW | 2 | Jesse Kidd | 333.0 kg734 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| SHW | 3 | Chris Carter | 325.0 kg717 lb | IPA | 2025 |
| 308 | 1 | Jason Belcher | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 308 | 2 | Thomas Paynter | 345.0 kg761 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 308 | 3 | Derrick Martin | 345.0 kg761 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 275 | 1 | Timothy Kashorek | 365.0 kg805 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 275 | 2 | Austin Steffey | 342.5 kg755 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 275 | 3 | John Adkins | 322.5 kg711 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 242 | 1 | Jack Music | 347.5 kg766 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 242 | 2 | Spencer Farley | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 242 | 3 | Brandon Franklin | 327.5 kg722 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 220 | 1 | Drake Stephens | 370.0 kg816 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 220 | 2 | Tony Carter | 335.7 kg740 lb | APA | 2021 |
| 220 | 3 | Antonio Carter | 332.5 kg733 lb | WRPF | 2023 |
| 198 | 1 | Tanner Carder | 307.5 kg678 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 198 | 2 | Micaiah Branch | 305.0 kg673 lb | WRPF | 2024 |
| 198 | 3 | Chris Cole | 302.5 kg667 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 181 | 1 | Charles Roy | 290.0 kg640 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 181 | 2 | Frank Oben | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 181 | 3 | Zachary Woods | 273.0 kg602 lb | USPC | 2022 |
| 165 | 1 | Freddie Jones | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 165 | 2 | David Dotson | 237.5 kg524 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 165 | 3 | William Smith | 235.0 kg518 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 1 | Anthony Losito | 215.0 kg474 lb | USAPL | 2023 |
| 148 | 2 | John Taylor | 204.0 kg450 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 148 | 3 | Gary Whetzel | 197.5 kg436 lb | RAW | 2014 |
| 132 | 1 | Anthony Lee | 214.0 kg472 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 132 | 2 | Charles Cooper | 185.0 kg408 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 132 | 3 | Justin Geery | 170.0 kg375 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 123 | No records yet. | ||||
| 114 | No records yet. | ||||
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