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West Virginia USPA Powerlifting Records
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USPA records for West Virginia residents, in the federation's own kg classes. Records reflect the highest qualifying lift on file for each (class, sex, equipment, division) combination across 2,044 entries from 751 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.
West Virginia USPA Total Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Thomas Paynter | 907.5 kg2,001 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Jason Belcher | 897.5 kg1,979 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Derrick Martin | 877.5 kg1,935 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Jesse Kidd | 860.5 kg1,897 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | David Wojo | 855.0 kg1,885 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Koby McCartney | 825.0 kg1,819 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Dan Fultz | 820.0 kg1,808 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Jeremiah Eaton | 815.0 kg1,797 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Coty Whitt | 807.5 kg1,780 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Jack Music | 870.0 kg1,918 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Spencer Farley | 845.0 kg1,863 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Josh Wade | 817.5 kg1,803 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Timothy Paynter | 817.5 kg1,803 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Brandon Franklin | 805.0 kg1,775 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Michael Harmon | 767.5 kg1,692 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Drake Stephens | 882.5 kg1,946 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Danny Walls | 772.5 kg1,703 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Chris Cole | 737.5 kg1,626 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Damien Pezzuti | 710.0 kg1,566 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Charles Roy | 692.5 kg1,527 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Sam Robinson | 672.5 kg1,483 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Freddie Jones | 635.0 kg1,400 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 75 kg | 2 | David Flees | 590.0 kg1,301 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 75 kg | 3 | John Cabbab | 590.0 kg1,301 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Joseph Semple | 455.0 kg1,003 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Charles Cooper | 412.5 kg910 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | David Cale | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Heath Browning | 382.5 kg844 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 60 kg | 2 | Justin Geery | 380.0 kg838 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
West Virginia USPA Squat Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Thomas Paynter | 322.5 kg711 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Tyler Castle | 315.0 kg695 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Jason Belcher | 310.0 kg684 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Koby McCartney | 332.5 kg733 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | David Wojo | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Jesse Kidd | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Jeremiah Eaton | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Dan Fultz | 297.5 kg656 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Coty Whitt | 285.0 kg629 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Josh Wade | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Jack Music | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Spencer Farley | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Brandon Franklin | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Timothy Paynter | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 3 | John-Paul Gwilliams | 280.0 kg618 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Drake Stephens | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Danny Walls | 275.0 kg607 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Christopher McKenzie | 262.5 kg579 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Damien Pezzuti | 280.0 kg618 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Charles Roy | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | DJ Stewart | 240.0 kg529 lb | USPA | 2023 |
| 75 kg | 1 | John Cabbab | 217.5 kg480 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Freddie Jones | 217.5 kg480 lb | USPA | 2026 |
| 75 kg | 3 | David Flees | 215.0 kg474 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Joseph Semple | 152.5 kg336 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Charles Cooper | 140.0 kg309 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | David Cale | 117.5 kg259 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Justin Geery | 130.0 kg287 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 60 kg | 2 | Heath Browning | 120.0 kg265 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
West Virginia USPA Bench Press Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Thomas Paynter | 240.0 kg529 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Jason Belcher | 232.5 kg513 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Derrick Martin | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Thomas Murray | 250.0 kg551 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | David Wojciechowicz | 238.0 kg525 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | David Wojo | 220.0 kg485 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Marcus Jefferson | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Austin Steffey | 217.5 kg480 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Samuel Garner | 212.5 kg469 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Chris Proffitt | 235.0 kg518 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Jack Music | 227.5 kg502 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Spencer Farley | 220.0 kg485 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Timothy Paynter | 205.0 kg452 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Joe Whytsell | 200.0 kg441 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Nolan Philogene | 195.0 kg430 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Drake Stephens | 242.5 kg535 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Joe Caroli | 202.5 kg447 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Zachary Noble | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Jared Hurst | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Damien Pezzuti | 172.5 kg381 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Sam Robinson | 165.0 kg364 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Corbin Stottlemyer | 150.0 kg331 lb | USPA | 2024 |
| 75 kg | 2 | David Flees | 147.5 kg325 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Freddie Jones | 145.0 kg320 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Vince Bologna | 137.5 kg303 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Joseph Semple | 120.0 kg265 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | Charles Cooper | 90.0 kg199 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Heath Browning | 115.0 kg254 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 60 kg | 2 | Justin Geery | 80.0 kg177 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
West Virginia USPA Deadlift Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Jason Belcher | 365.0 kg805 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Derrick Martin | 345.0 kg761 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Thomas Paynter | 345.0 kg761 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | David Wojciechowicz | 336.0 kg741 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Jesse Kidd | 333.0 kg734 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | David Wojo | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2014 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Austin Steffey | 342.5 kg755 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Coty Whitt | 320.0 kg706 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Jeremiah Eaton | 317.5 kg700 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Jack Music | 347.5 kg766 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Spencer Farley | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Brandon Franklin | 327.5 kg722 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Danny Walls | 332.5 kg733 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Nolan Philogene | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Trey Williams | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPA | 2020 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Drake Stephens | 345.0 kg761 lb | USPA | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Timothy Paynter | 330.0 kg728 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Tanner Carder | 307.5 kg678 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Charles Roy | 290.0 kg640 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Frank Oben | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2017 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Sam Robinson | 272.5 kg601 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Freddie Jones | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 75 kg | 2 | John Cabbab | 242.5 kg535 lb | USPA | 2019 |
| 75 kg | 3 | David Dotson | 237.5 kg524 lb | USPA | 2021 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Joseph Semple | 182.5 kg403 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | David Cale | 167.5 kg370 lb | USPA | 2016 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Charles Cooper | 185.0 kg408 lb | USPA | 2015 |
| 60 kg | 2 | Justin Geery | 170.0 kg375 lb | USPA | 2025 |
| 60 kg | 3 | Heath Browning | 147.5 kg325 lb | USPA | 2018 |
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
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West Virginia USPA Record FAQs
What is the highest men's total by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The highest men's total by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 1,040 kg (2,293 lb), set by Allen Baria (140 kg class, single-ply) at Olympia Pro Powerlifting Invitational in 2016.
What is the highest men's raw total by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The highest men's raw total by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 907.5 kg (2,001 lb), set by Thomas Paynter (140 kg class) at 4th Annual Bar Fight in 2016.
What is the highest women's total by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The highest women's total by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 552.5 kg (1,218 lb), set by Caitlyn Dunlap (75 kg class, knee wraps) at The Tribute in 2019.
What is the highest women's raw total by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The highest women's raw total by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 492.5 kg (1,086 lb), set by Amber Pauley (90+ kg class) at Drug Tested Ohio State Championship in 2020.
What is the heaviest men's squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest men's squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 382.5 kg (844 lb), set by Allen Baria (140 kg class, knee wraps) at 3rd Annual Strong Box Pro-Am in 2017.
What is the heaviest men's raw squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest men's raw squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 367.5 kg (810 lb), set by Allen Baria (125 kg class, no knee wraps) at American Cup Los Angeles Fit Expo in 2016.
What is the heaviest women's squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest women's squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 227.5 kg (502 lb), set by Caitlyn Dunlap (75 kg class, knee wraps) at The Tribute in 2019.
What is the heaviest women's raw squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest women's raw squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 200.5 kg (442 lb), set by Amber Pauley (90+ kg class, no knee wraps) at National Championships in 2019.
What is the heaviest men's bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest men's bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 395 kg (871 lb), set by Allen Baria (140 kg class, single-ply) at Olympia Powerlifting Benchpress and Deadlift Invitational in 2012.
What is the heaviest men's raw bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest men's raw bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 265 kg (584 lb), set by Allen Baria (125 kg class) at American Cup Los Angeles Fit Expo in 2016.
What is the heaviest women's bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest women's bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 137.5 kg (303 lb), set by Jessica White (82.5 kg class, single-ply) at Chasing Gold Powerlifting Benefit for Rick Young in 2016.
What is the heaviest women's raw bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest women's raw bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 120 kg (265 lb), set by Tiffany Drake (90+ kg class) at 4th Annual IBC Classic in 2017.
What is the heaviest men's deadlift by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest men's deadlift by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 365 kg (805 lb), set by Jason Belcher (140 kg class, raw) at 4th Strong Box Pro/Am in 2018.
What is the heaviest women's deadlift by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest women's deadlift by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 212.5 kg (469 lb), set by Caitlyn Dunlap (75 kg class, knee wraps) at The Tribute in 2019.
What is the heaviest women's raw deadlift by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition?
The heaviest women's raw deadlift by a West Virginia lifter in USPA competition is 205.5 kg (453 lb), set by Ayngelia Star Ara (60 kg class) at National Championships in 2019.