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West Virginia USPA Powerlifting Records
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USPA records for West Virginia residents, in USPA's native kg classes. Records reflect the highest qualifying lift on file for each (class, sex, equipment, division) combination across 1,997 entries from 744 registered lifters. Scope is by lifter residency (per federation registration), not meet location.
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West Virginia's heaviest total in USPA competition is Allen Baria's 1,040 kg (2,293 lb) at Olympia Pro Powerlifting Invitational in 2016. Competition activity peaked in 2016, the busiest year on record with 299 entries.
Equipment
Sex
Division
Tested
Total
| 140 | 1 | Thomas Paynter | 907.5 kg2001 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140 | 2 | Jason Belcher | 897.5 kg1979 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 140 | 3 | Derrick Martin | 877.5 kg1935 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140+ | 1 | Jesse Kidd | 860.5 kg1897 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140+ | 2 | David Wojo | 855.0 kg1885 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 140+ | 3 | Koby McCartney | 825.0 kg1819 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 125 | 1 | Dan Fultz | 820.0 kg1808 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 125 | 2 | Jeremiah Eaton | 815.0 kg1797 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 125 | 3 | Coty Whitt | 807.5 kg1780 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 110 | 1 | Jack Music | 870.0 kg1918 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 110 | 2 | Spencer Farley | 845.0 kg1863 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 110 | 3 | Josh Wade | 817.5 kg1803 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 100 | 1 | Timothy Paynter | 817.5 kg1803 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 | 2 | Brandon Franklin | 805.0 kg1775 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 100 | 3 | Michael Harmon | 767.5 kg1692 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 | 1 | Drake Stephens | 882.5 kg1946 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 | 2 | Danny Walls | 772.5 kg1703 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 90 | 3 | Chris Cole | 737.5 kg1626 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Damien Pezzuti | 710.0 kg1566 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Charles Roy | 692.5 kg1527 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Sam Robinson | 672.5 kg1483 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 75 | 1 | Freddie Jones | 632.5 kg1395 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 75 | 2 | Corbin Stottlemyer | 590.0 kg1301 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 75 | 3 | John Cabbab | 590.0 kg1301 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 67.5 | 1 | Joseph Semple | 455.0 kg1003 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 67.5 | 2 | Charles Cooper | 412.5 kg910 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 67.5 | 3 | David Cale | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 60 | 1 | Heath Browning | 382.5 kg844 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 60 | 2 | Justin Geery | 380.0 kg838 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 56 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
Squat
| 140 | 1 | Thomas Paynter | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140 | 2 | Tyler Castle | 315.0 kg695 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 140 | 3 | Jason Belcher | 310.0 kg684 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140+ | 1 | Koby McCartney | 332.5 kg733 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 140+ | 2 | Jesse Kidd | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140+ | 3 | David Wojo | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 125 | 1 | Jeremiah Eaton | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 125 | 2 | Dan Fultz | 297.5 kg656 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 125 | 3 | Coty Whitt | 285.0 kg629 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 110 | 1 | Josh Wade | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 110 | 2 | Jack Music | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 110 | 3 | Spencer Farley | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 100 | 1 | Brandon Franklin | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 100 | 2 | Timothy Paynter | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 | 3 | John-Paul Gwilliams | 280.0 kg618 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 | 1 | Drake Stephens | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 | 2 | Danny Walls | 275.0 kg607 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 90 | 3 | Christopher McKenzie | 262.5 kg579 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Damien Pezzuti | 280.0 kg618 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Charles Roy | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 82.5 | 3 | DJ Stewart | 240.0 kg529 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 75 | 1 | John Cabbab | 217.5 kg480 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 75 | 2 | David Flees | 215.0 kg474 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 75 | 3 | Freddie Jones | 212.5 kg469 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 67.5 | 1 | Joseph Semple | 152.5 kg336 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 67.5 | 2 | David Cale | 117.5 kg259 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 60 | 1 | Charles Cooper | 140.0 kg309 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 60 | 2 | Justin Geery | 130.0 kg287 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 60 | 3 | Heath Browning | 120.0 kg265 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 56 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
Bench
| 140 | 1 | Thomas Paynter | 240.0 kg529 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140 | 2 | Jason Belcher | 232.5 kg513 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 140 | 3 | Derrick Martin | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140+ | 1 | Thomas Murray | 250.0 kg551 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 140+ | 2 | David Wojciechowicz | 238.0 kg525 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 140+ | 3 | Jay Pike | 220.0 kg485 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 125 | 1 | Marcus Jefferson | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 125 | 2 | Austin Steffey | 217.5 kg480 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 125 | 3 | Dan Fultz | 212.5 kg469 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 110 | 1 | Chris Proffitt | 235.0 kg518 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 110 | 2 | Jack Music | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 110 | 3 | Spencer Farley | 220.0 kg485 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 100 | 1 | Timothy Paynter | 205.0 kg452 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 | 2 | Michael Harmon | 200.0 kg441 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 100 | 3 | Joe Whytsell | 200.0 kg441 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 90 | 1 | Drake Stephens | 242.5 kg535 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 | 2 | Joe Caroli | 202.5 kg447 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 90 | 3 | Zachary Noble | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Jared Hurst | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Damien Pezzuti | 172.5 kg381 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Charles Roy | 165.0 kg364 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 75 | 1 | Corbin Stottlemyer | 150.0 kg331 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 75 | 2 | David Flees | 147.5 kg325 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 75 | 3 | Freddie Jones | 145.0 kg320 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 67.5 | 1 | Vince Bologna | 137.5 kg303 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 67.5 | 2 | Joseph Semple | 120.0 kg265 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 67.5 | 3 | Charles Cooper | 90.0 kg199 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 60 | 1 | Heath Browning | 115.0 kg254 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 60 | 2 | Justin Geery | 80.0 kg177 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 56 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
Deadlift
| 140 | 1 | Jason Belcher | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 140 | 2 | Thomas Paynter | 345.0 kg761 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140 | 3 | Derrick Martin | 345.0 kg761 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140+ | 1 | David Wojciechowicz | 336.0 kg741 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 140+ | 2 | Jesse Kidd | 333.0 kg734 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140+ | 3 | David Wojo | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 125 | 1 | Austin Steffey | 342.5 kg755 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 125 | 2 | Coty Whitt | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 125 | 3 | Jeremiah Eaton | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 110 | 1 | Jack Music | 347.5 kg766 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 110 | 2 | Spencer Farley | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 110 | 3 | Brandon Franklin | 327.5 kg722 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 100 | 1 | Danny Walls | 332.5 kg733 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 | 2 | Timothy Paynter | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 | 3 | Trey Williams | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 90 | 1 | Drake Stephens | 345.0 kg761 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 | 2 | Tanner Carder | 307.5 kg678 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 90 | 3 | Chris Cole | 302.5 kg667 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 | 1 | Charles Roy | 290.0 kg640 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 82.5 | 2 | Frank Oben | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 82.5 | 3 | Sam Robinson | 272.5 kg601 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 75 | 1 | Freddie Jones | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 75 | 2 | John Cabbab | 242.5 kg535 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 75 | 3 | David Dotson | 237.5 kg524 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 67.5 | 1 | Joseph Semple | 182.5 kg403 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 67.5 | 2 | David Cale | 167.5 kg370 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 60 | 1 | Charles Cooper | 185.0 kg408 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 60 | 2 | Justin Geery | 170.0 kg375 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 60 | 3 | Heath Browning | 147.5 kg325 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 56 | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 | No records yet. | ||||
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