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West Virginia USPC Powerlifting Records
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USPC 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 698 entries from 323 registered lifters. Scope is by lifter residency (per federation registration), not meet location.
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West Virginia's heaviest total in USPC competition is Wes McCormick's 948 kg (2,090 lb) at Motor City Madness in 2024. Competition activity peaked in 2022, the busiest year on record with 173 entries.
West Virginia USPC Total Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Paul Maxsween | 779.0 kg1,718 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 140 kg | 2 | James Clark | 768.0 kg1,693 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Seth Smith | 625.0 kg1,378 lb | USPC | 2022 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Joshua Hall | 800.0 kg1,764 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Koby McCartney | 762.5 kg1,681 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Ryan Novick | 708.0 kg1,561 lb | USPC | 2022 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Timothy Kashorek | 896.0 kg1,976 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Shawn Knotts | 715.0 kg1,577 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 125 kg | 3 | John Fitzpatrick | 686.0 kg1,513 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Josh Wade | 772.5 kg1,703 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Dakota Burkhammer | 757.0 kg1,669 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Travis Naylor | 749.0 kg1,652 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Timothy Paynter | 825.0 kg1,819 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Casey Wood | 674.0 kg1,486 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Keedrick Cunningham | 658.0 kg1,451 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Drake Stephens | 926.0 kg2,042 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Micaiah Branch | 760.0 kg1,676 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Anthony Perry | 733.0 kg1,616 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Aaron Ruffner | 676.0 kg1,491 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Aron Tackett | 647.5 kg1,428 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Roger Bailey | 635.0 kg1,400 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Dj Reed | 509.0 kg1,122 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Jon Failinger | 483.0 kg1,065 lb | USPC | 2021 |
| 75 kg | 3 | James Bartley | 475.0 kg1,047 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | John Taylor | 501.0 kg1,105 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Tyler McCloy | 464.0 kg1,023 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | Casi Pourfarhadi | 390.0 kg860 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Anthony Lee | 491.0 kg1,083 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
West Virginia USPC Squat Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Paul Maxsween | 314.0 kg693 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 140 kg | 2 | James Clark | 266.0 kg587 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Seth Smith | 240.0 kg529 lb | USPC | 2022 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Joshua Hall | 293.0 kg646 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Koby McCartney | 292.5 kg645 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Derek Pelfrey | 254.0 kg560 lb | USPC | 2022 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Timothy Kashorek | 314.0 kg693 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 125 kg | 2 | John Fitzpatrick | 279.0 kg615 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Shawn Knotts | 256.0 kg565 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Dakota Burkhammer | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Josh Wade | 295.0 kg651 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Travis Naylor | 285.0 kg629 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Timothy Paynter | 298.0 kg657 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Casey Wood | 256.0 kg565 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Keedrick Cunningham | 249.0 kg549 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Drake Stephens | 325.0 kg717 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Micaiah Branch | 287.0 kg633 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Anthony Perry | 280.0 kg618 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Aaron Ruffner | 268.0 kg591 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Aron Tackett | 235.0 kg518 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Hobie Tomes | 218.0 kg481 lb | USPC | 2022 |
| 75 kg | 1 | John Taylor | 190.0 kg419 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Dj Reed | 182.0 kg401 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Jon Failinger | 171.0 kg377 lb | USPC | 2021 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Tyler McCloy | 150.0 kg331 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Casi Pourfarhadi | 137.0 kg302 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Anthony Lee | 164.0 kg362 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
West Virginia USPC Bench Press Records
| 140 kg | 1 | Michael Staggers | 184.0 kg406 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 140 kg | 2 | James Clark | 175.0 kg386 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Paul Maxsween | 170.0 kg375 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Ryan Novick | 219.0 kg483 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Joshua Hall | 218.0 kg481 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Travis Salmons | 188.0 kg415 lb | USPC | 2021 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Timothy Kashorek | 219.0 kg483 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Samuel Garner | 214.0 kg472 lb | USPC | 2021 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Marcus Jefferson | 212.5 kg469 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Travis Naylor | 205.0 kg452 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Jonathan Cosby | 200.0 kg441 lb | USPC | 2021 |
| 110 kg | 3 | Joshua Estep | 193.0 kg426 lb | USPC | 2022 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Timothy Paynter | 195.0 kg430 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Danny Fordyce | 174.0 kg384 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Joseph Turner | 169.0 kg373 lb | USPC | 2021 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Drake Stephens | 245.0 kg540 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Anthony Perry | 186.0 kg410 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Daniel Rutherford | 176.0 kg388 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Aron Tackett | 177.5 kg392 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Roger Bailey | 152.0 kg335 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Nicholas Junkins | 148.0 kg327 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Dj Reed | 136.0 kg300 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 75 kg | 2 | Jon Failinger | 121.0 kg267 lb | USPC | 2021 |
| 75 kg | 3 | James Bartley | 117.5 kg259 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | Tyler McCloy | 117.0 kg258 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Casi Pourfarhadi | 107.0 kg236 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Anthony Lee | 113.0 kg249 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
West Virginia USPC Deadlift Records
| 140 kg | 1 | James Clark | 327.0 kg721 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 140 kg | 2 | Paul Maxsween | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 140 kg | 3 | Jeremiah Weakley | 238.0 kg525 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 140+ kg | 1 | Joshua Hall | 289.0 kg637 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 140+ kg | 2 | Koby McCartney | 287.5 kg634 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 140+ kg | 3 | Derek Pelfrey | 282.0 kg622 lb | USPC | 2022 |
| 125 kg | 1 | Timothy Kashorek | 363.0 kg801 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 125 kg | 2 | Shawn Knotts | 290.0 kg640 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 125 kg | 3 | Jesse Gunnoe | 282.5 kg623 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 110 kg | 1 | Joshua Estep | 312.0 kg688 lb | USPC | 2022 |
| 110 kg | 2 | Josh Wade | 297.5 kg656 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 110 kg | 3 | William Waybright | 285.0 kg629 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 100 kg | 1 | Drake Stephens | 370.0 kg816 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 100 kg | 2 | Timothy Paynter | 332.0 kg732 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 100 kg | 3 | Austin Knight | 261.0 kg576 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 90 kg | 1 | Micaiah Branch | 300.0 kg662 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 90 kg | 2 | Aaron Stocks | 279.0 kg615 lb | USPC | 2022 |
| 90 kg | 3 | Warren Goodnight | 273.0 kg602 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 82.5 kg | 1 | Zachary Woods | 273.0 kg602 lb | USPC | 2022 |
| 82.5 kg | 2 | Roger Bailey | 273.0 kg602 lb | USPC | 2026 |
| 82.5 kg | 3 | Aaron Ruffner | 261.0 kg576 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 75 kg | 1 | Dj Reed | 200.0 kg441 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 75 kg | 2 | James Bartley | 192.5 kg425 lb | USPC | 2020 |
| 75 kg | 3 | Jon Failinger | 191.0 kg421 lb | USPC | 2021 |
| 67.5 kg | 1 | John Taylor | 204.0 kg450 lb | USPC | 2024 |
| 67.5 kg | 2 | Tyler McCloy | 197.0 kg435 lb | USPC | 2025 |
| 67.5 kg | 3 | Casi Pourfarhadi | 146.0 kg322 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 60 kg | 1 | Anthony Lee | 214.0 kg472 lb | USPC | 2023 |
| 56 kg | No records yet. | ||||
| 52 kg | No records yet. | ||||
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West Virginia USPC Record FAQs
What is the highest men's total by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition?
The highest men's total by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition is 948 kg (2,090 lb), set by Wes McCormick (100 kg class, unlimited gear) at Motor City Madness in 2024.
What is the highest men's raw total by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition?
The highest men's raw total by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition is 926 kg (2,042 lb), set by Drake Stephens (90 kg class) at The Shack Showdown III in 2025.
What is the highest women's total by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition?
The highest women's total by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition is 511 kg (1,127 lb), set by Heather Beeson (67.5 kg class, raw) at The Shack Showdown II Pro/Am in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition?
The heaviest men's squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition is 363 kg (801 lb), set by Wes McCormick (100 kg class, unlimited gear) at Motor City Madness in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's raw squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition?
The heaviest men's raw squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition is 325 kg (717 lb), set by Drake Stephens (90 kg class, no knee wraps) at The Shack Showdown III in 2025.
What is the heaviest women's squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition?
The heaviest women's squat by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition is 193 kg (426 lb), set by Amber Pauley (110+ kg class, raw) at 8th Annual Bar Fight in 2021.
What is the heaviest men's bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition?
The heaviest men's bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition is 321 kg (708 lb), set by Wes McCormick (100 kg class, unlimited gear) at Motor City Madness in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's raw bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition?
The heaviest men's raw bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition is 245 kg (540 lb), set by Drake Stephens (90 kg class) at The Shack Showdown II Pro/Am in 2024.
What is the heaviest women's bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition?
The heaviest women's bench press by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition is 118 kg (260 lb), set by Heather Beeson (67.5 kg class, raw) at The Shack Showdown II Pro/Am in 2024.
What is the heaviest men's deadlift by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition?
The heaviest men's deadlift by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition is 370 kg (816 lb), set by Drake Stephens (100 kg class, raw) at Holiday Havoc in 2025.
What is the heaviest women's deadlift by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition?
The heaviest women's deadlift by a West Virginia lifter in USPC competition is 211 kg (465 lb), set by Heather Beeson (67.5 kg class, raw) at The Shack Showdown II Pro/Am in 2024.