Breaking Records, One Lift at a Time
The Institute hosted the 2025 United States Powerlifting Coalition (USPC) Virginia is for Lifters! powerlifting meet Saturday Feb. 1 in Cocke Hall, and it was a day of excellence for 麻豆传媒入口Powerlifting, a club sport for cadets. Seven cadets from the club participated and closed out the day with six championships and one 2nd place finish.
Dakota Jones 鈥�26 (ACIC) – 1st place Open, 82.5kg weight class, Total: 1,005 lbs.
Aidan Carman 鈥�27 – 1st Place Juniors, 82.5kg weight class, Total: 760lbs
Chin-jen Hsiao 鈥�26 – 1st Place Juniors, 75kg weight class, Total: 845lbs
Colton Shirk 鈥�27 – 1st Place Juniors, 90kg weight class, Total: 1,237lbs
Zachary Rivera 鈥�2 – 2nd Place Juniors, 90kg weight class, Total: 986lbs
Garrett Barber 鈥�25 – 1st Place Juniors, 75kg weight class, Total: 1,242lbs
Heathe Hernandez 鈥�25 – 1st Place Juniors, 100kg weight class, Total: 1,166lbs
The team also broke ten national and state records during the day, reflecting cadets鈥� home states and nation.
Garrett Barber 鈥�25 (181 lbs.):
- Bench Press, 337 lbs., State Record, Texas
- Deadlift, 456 lbs., State Record, Texas
- Best Lifter of the Meet
Chin-jen Hsiao 鈥�26 (165 lbs.):
- Squat, 308 lbs., National Record, Taiwan
- Bench Press, 220 lbs., National Record, Taiwan
- Deadlift, 326 lbs., National Record, Taiwan
- Total Lift, 854 lbs., National Record, Taiwan
Aidan Carman 鈥�27 (181 lbs.):
- Squat, 235 lbs., State Record, Georgia
- Bench Press, 180 lbs., State Record, Georgia
- Deadlift, 315 lbs., State Record, Georgia
- Total Lift, 760 lbs., State Record, Georgia
麻豆传媒入口cadets, especially the S9 staff, and employees coordinated, staged, and worked at the event, making it not only a success, but also a showcase of the professionalism and esprit de Corps found at the Institute.
The event is available to view on the聽.
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