Liberty, Mo. – This past Saturday (Nov. 9), members of the Friends University Falcon Powerlifting team competed at the William Jewell Collegiate Cup Invitational at the Mabee Center in Liberty, Mo.
Bringing only eight male & seven female competitors, both teams were able to walk away with a top three placement (men 2nd, women 3rd) - a very impressive performance considering most team members were freshmen and this was their very first USAPL sanctioned meet.
Notable Performances:
- Gilbert Perez had a state record bench press in the 60kg weight class.
- Brenndon Rivera (in his first meet ever) had a state record squat in the 67.5kg weight class.
- Chase Martindale (senior) returned to the platform for the first time since April of 2023 (after suffering both a broken wrist and then a broken collar bone) a snagged a nationally qualifying total and several PRs.
- Freshman Ayden Slieter qualified for nationals in the 125kg weight class with a gutsy 3rd deadlift at his first USAPL meet ever.
- Makenzie Buyno, in her platform debut, easily qualified for nationals on her first attempts and snagged the state record in both bench press and deadlift in the 56kg weight class.
- Grace Chatelain set all the state records in Kansas at the 90kg weight class.
All total, the Falcons now have 18 members qualified for Collegiate Nationals in Oklahoma City in April. The Falcons will look to add to that number in January at the final qualifying meet of the year - the USAPL Kansas State Championships on January 25 & 26.
Men's Team = 2nd Place
Women's Team = 3rd Place
Nine Nationally Qualified
Eight State Records
Men's Individual Results
Gilbert Perez (60 kg weight class) NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat: 2/3- 165kg /363lbs (PR Match)
Bench: 2/3- 112.5kg /248lbs (+38lb Platform PR) STATE RECORD
Deadlift: 2/3- 205kg /451lbs (+11lb Platform PR)
Total: 482.5 /1063lbs (+49lb Platform PR)
FM Brenndon Rivera (67.5 weight class) NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat: 3/3- 220kg/485lbs STATE RECORD
Bench: 2/3- 105kg/231lbs
Deadlift: 3/3- 227.5kg/501lbs
Total: 552.5kg /1218lbs
Chase Martindale (75 kg weight class) NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat: 3/3- 220kg/485lbs (+50lb Platform PR)
Bench: 3/3- 125kg/275lbs (Match PR)
Deadlift: 2/3- 237.5kg/523.5lbs (+27lb Platform PR)
Total: 582.5kg/1284lbs (+77lb Platform PR)
Micah Barron (75kg weight class) NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat: 3/3- 232.5kg /512lbs (+27lbs PR)
Bench: 2/3- 127.5/281lbs (+11lbs PR)
Deadlift: 2/3- 257.5kg /567lbs (matched PR)
Total: 617.5/1361lbs (+39lbs)
Max Burns (82.5 class)
Squat: 2/3- 212.5kg /468lbs (+44lb Platform PR)
Bench: 2/3- 115kg /253lbs (+27lb Platform PR)
Deadlift: 2/3- 247.5kg /545lbs (PR Match)
Total: 575kg /1267lbs (+105lbs Platform PR)
FM Gage Bowker (82.5kg weight class)
Squat: 2/3 - 212.5kg/468lbs
Bench: 2/3-135kg/297lbs
Deadlift: 2/3 - 212.5kg/468lbs
Total: 560kg/1234lbs
Skylar Toppah (100kg class)
Squat: 2/3- 212.5kg /468lbs (+66lbs PR)
Bench:2/3- 140kg /308lbs (+5lbs PR)
Deadlift: 3/3- 245kg/540lbs
Total:597.5kg /1317lbs (+61lbs)
FM Ayden Slieter (125 class) NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat: 2/3- 255kg/562lbs
Bench: 3/3- 132.5kg /292lbs
Deadlift: 3/3- 277.5kg /611lbs
Total: 665kg /1466lbs
Women's Individual Results
FM Lindsay Viera (52kg weight class)
Squat: 3/3 - 85kg/187lbs
Bench: 2/3 - 42.5kg/93lbs
Deadlift: 2/3 - 100kg/220lbs
Total: 227.5/501lbs
FM Makenzie Buyno (56kg weight class) NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat: 1/3- 105kg/231lbs
Bench: 3/3 - 67.5kg /148lbs (STATE RECORD)
Deadlift: 3/3- 132.5/292lbs (STATE RECORD)
Total: 305kg/672lbs
FM Tyelor Rozell (60kg weight class) NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat: 1/3 – 117.5kg/259lbs
Bench: 2/3 – 55kg/121lbs
Deadlift: 2/3 – 120kg/264lbs
Total: 292.5/645lbs
Aphia Baker (75kg weight class) NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat: 1/3- 122.5kg/270lbs (+33lb Platform PR)
Bench: 2/3- 82.5kg/181lbs (+11lb Platform PR)
Deadlift: 2/3- 127.5kg /281lbs (+11lb Platform PR)
Total: 332.5/733lbs (+56lb Platform PR)
FM Paulina Quezada Gomez (75kg weight class)
Squat: 2/3 -100kg/220lbs
Bench: 2/3- 52.5kg/115lbs
Deadlift: 2/3- 130kg/286lbs
Total: 282.5kg/622lbs
Grace Chatelain (90 kg weight class) NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat: 3/3 – 200kg/440lbs (+11lbs PR) STATE RECORD
Bench: 3/3 – 97.5kg/215lbs (PR Match) STATE RECORD
Deadlift: 2/3 – 160 kg /352lbs STATE RECORD
Total: 457.5kg/1008lbs STATE RECORD
FM Nikayia Wilder (100+kg weight class)
Squat: 2/3- 125kg/275lbs
Bench: 3/3- 75kg/165lbs
Deadlift: 3/3- 142.5kg/315lbs
Total: 342.5 kg/755lbs
