USPA
Bend the Bar 2018 results
Illustrative photo · APF competition, Keesler, 2012 — not this meet
Photo: Kemberly Groue / U.S. Air Force · Public domain · Source · Display cropped; original linked.
3 elite raw lifters (2 men, 1 women) competed at this meet, with an average score of 451.5 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Armando Carreon, who totalled 1,796.8 lbs (815 kg) at 220.5 lbs (100 kg) bodyweight (501.6 DOTS).
Meet at a glance
Raw full-power lifters
89
All entrants, not only elite
Bombed out
6
No valid total
Attempts made
—
Attempts not published
Avg. total for 3rd place
1,149.6 lbs
Across weight classes
Best lifter
Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.
Men
Chris Jones
1,978.6 lbs (897.5 kg) total · 510.9 DOTS
Women
Van Nguyen
942.5 lbs (427.5 kg) total · 473.9 DOTS
Heaviest lifts of the meet
Squat
- 1. Chris Jones727.5 lbs
- 2. Armando Alaniz727.5 lbs
- 3. Harrison Hargis705.5 lbs
Bench press
- 1. Chris Jones545.6 lbs
- 2. Dustin Kueck518.1 lbs
- 3. David Carter451.9 lbs
Deadlift
- 1. Peter Hartin760.6 lbs
- 2. Armando Alaniz744.1 lbs
- 3. Greg Hargis738.5 lbs
Podiums by weight class
Top three totals in each class, all age divisions combined. Official placings may differ by division.
Women up to 123 lbs (56 kg)
5 lifters
- Kelsey Zuniga760.6 lbs
- Lindsay Saenz711 lbs
- Sam O'Bier584.2 lbs
Women up to 132 lbs (60 kg)
3 lifters
- Van Nguyen942.5 lbs
- Nicole Miller700 lbs
- Denicia Miller655.9 lbs
Women up to 149 lbs (67.5 kg)
6 lifters
- Kseniya Ostrovska815.7 lbs
- Lorraine McWhorter810.2 lbs
- Kelly Osborne744.1 lbs
Women up to 165 lbs (75 kg)
10 lifters
- Nancy Honeysuckle937 lbs
- Nicol Red920.4 lbs
- Melissa Garza843.3 lbs
Women up to 182 lbs (82.5 kg)
1 lifter
- Nydia Salinas909.4 lbs
Women up to 198 lbs (90 kg)
3 lifters
- Stephanie Davidson832.2 lbs
- Laurie Ybanez821.2 lbs
- Jennifer Cantu595.2 lbs
Women 198+ lbs (90+ kg)
2 lifters
- Jennifer Mitchell992.1 lbs
- Julie Roman975.5 lbs
Men up to 149 lbs (67.5 kg)
1 lifter
- Mark Garza1,036.2 lbs
Men up to 165 lbs (75 kg)
4 lifters
- Eric Tong1,405.4 lbs
- Marcellus Williams1,300.7 lbs
- James Hestilow1,223.6 lbs
Men up to 182 lbs (82.5 kg)
7 lifters
- Robert Barr1,427.5 lbs
- Nick Gonzalez1,328.3 lbs
- Garrett Verellen1,306.2 lbs
Men up to 198 lbs (90 kg)
13 lifters
- Elliott Maynor1,559.8 lbs
- Matt Hartman1,526.7 lbs
- Abraham Casas1,504.7 lbs
Men up to 220 lbs (100 kg)
9 lifters
- Armando Carreon1,796.8 lbs
- Robert Mejia1,499.1 lbs
- Randy Guerra1,466.1 lbs
Men up to 243 lbs (110 kg)
10 lifters
- Peter Hartin1,796.8 lbs
- Robert Rubiano1,703.1 lbs
- Marshall Harmon1,675.5 lbs
Men up to 276 lbs (125 kg)
5 lifters
- Chris Jones1,978.6 lbs
- Dustin Kueck1,807.8 lbs
- Tyler Wendland1,681 lbs
Men up to 309 lbs (140 kg)
2 lifters
- Armando Alaniz1,912.5 lbs
- Greg Hargis1,631.4 lbs
Men 309+ lbs (140+ kg)
3 lifters
- Harrison Hargis1,659 lbs
- Juan Perez1,565.3 lbs
- Mark Russell1,515.7 lbs
Elite men results
Best squat, bench press and deadlift of the day, in pounds (kg in brackets). Total = sum of the three lifts. PR = lifetime competition best set at this meet.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Carreon · USA | 220.5 lbs (100 kg) | 1 | 683.4 lbs / 435.4 lbs / 677.9 lbs | 1,796.8 lbs (815 kg) | 501.6 |
| Dustin Kueck · USAPR | 275.6 lbs (125 kg) | 2 | 661.4 lbs / 518.1 lbs / 628.3 lbs | 1,807.8 lbs (820 kg) | 470.1 |
Elite women results
Best squat, bench press and deadlift of the day, in pounds (kg in brackets). Total = sum of the three lifts. PR = lifetime competition best set at this meet.
| Athlete | Class | Place | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kseniya Ostrovska · USA | 148.8 lbs (67.5 kg) | 1 | 281.1 lbs / 203.9 lbs / 330.7 lbs | 815.7 lbs (370 kg) | 382.6 |
How this edition compares
3 editions of Bend the Bar in our data.
Highest total across all editions: 2,088.9 lbs (947.5 kg) by Brandan Sullivan in 2024.
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