Kasey Crowe squatting at an American Powerlifting Federation event, Keesler Air Force Base, 2012

    WRPF

    Southwest Regional Championship 2024 results

    January 14, 2024USA3 elite lifters

    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 544.7 DOTS. The best performance relative to bodyweight came from Melissa Teich, who totalled 1,240.1 lbs (562.5 kg) at 163.8 lbs (74.3 kg) bodyweight (550.6 DOTS).

    Meet at a glance

    Raw full-power lifters

    37

    All entrants, not only elite

    Bombed out

    7

    No valid total

    Attempts made

    72%

    255 of 356

    Avg. total for 3rd place

    1,472.9 lbs

    Across weight classes

    Best lifter

    Highest DOTS score of the meet, all weight classes combined.

    Men

    Branden Short

    1,840.9 lbs (835 kg) total · 545.5 DOTS

    Women

    Melissa Teich

    1,240.1 lbs (562.5 kg) total · 550.6 DOTS

    Heaviest lifts of the meet

    Squat

    1. 1. Justin Sorenson760.6 lbs
    2. 2. Robert Coleman Jr716.5 lbs
    3. 3. Branden Short650.4 lbs

    Bench press

    1. 1. Robert Coleman Jr501.6 lbs
    2. 2. Branden Short429.9 lbs
    3. 3. Justin Sorenson429.9 lbs

    Deadlift

    1. 1. Justin Sorenson788.2 lbs
    2. 2. Branden Short760.6 lbs
    3. 3. Jeff Vasenda733 lbs

    Podiums by weight class

    Top three totals in each class, all age divisions combined. Official placings may differ by division.

    Women up to 165 lbs (75 kg)

    2 lifters

    1. Melissa Teich1,240.1 lbs
    2. Eileen Rivera826.7 lbs

    Women up to 198 lbs (90 kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Bethany Blazevich744.1 lbs

    Women up to 243 lbs (110 kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Christine Gillespie1,102.3 lbs

    Men up to 165 lbs (75 kg)

    2 lifters

    1. Michael Newell-Bauer1,179.5 lbs
    2. Sean Self782.6 lbs

    Men up to 182 lbs (82.5 kg)

    1 lifter

    1. Richard Moreo1,174 lbs

    Men up to 198 lbs (90 kg)

    6 lifters

    1. Branden Short1,840.9 lbs
    2. James Hyatt1,598.3 lbs
    3. Dalton Fenner1,548.7 lbs

    Men up to 220 lbs (100 kg)

    4 lifters

    1. James Lima1,581.8 lbs
    2. Michael Caruso1,537.7 lbs
    3. Buck Klenner1,422 lbs

    Men up to 243 lbs (110 kg)

    7 lifters

    1. Justin Sorenson1,978.6 lbs
    2. Vinny Clarin1,686.5 lbs
    3. Calib Weeden1,565.3 lbs

    Men up to 276 lbs (125 kg)

    4 lifters

    1. Jeff Vasenda1,703.1 lbs
    2. Robert Coleman Jr1,592.8 lbs
    3. Dave Foster1,460.6 lbs

    Men up to 309 lbs (140 kg)

    3 lifters

    1. Eric Parkin1,708.6 lbs
    2. Christopher McCauley1,477.1 lbs
    3. Tim Keen1,368 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.

    AthleteClassPlaceSquat / Bench / DeadliftTotalDOTS
    Branden Short · USAPR198.4 lbs (90 kg)1650.4 lbs / 429.9 lbs / 760.6 lbs1,840.9 lbs (835 kg)545.5
    Justin Sorenson · USAPR242.5 lbs (110 kg)1760.6 lbs / 429.9 lbs / 788.2 lbs1,978.6 lbs (897.5 kg)538.0

    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.

    AthleteClassPlaceSquat / Bench / DeadliftTotalDOTS
    Melissa Teich · USA165.3 lbs (75 kg)1474 lbs / 264.6 lbs / 501.6 lbs1,240.1 lbs (562.5 kg)550.6

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