Illinois Strongest Man & Woman 2026 USS

2026-10-03 · Saint Anne, IL · Meet director: Tony & Robin Soucie · Results: Iron Podium

Events & scoring

#EventScored as
1 Axle Ladder Most reps — time breaks ties
2 Deadlift Ladder Most reps — time breaks ties
3 Hercules Hold Fastest time
4 Stone Carry Max weight (lb) + reps

Implement weights by division

Division 1. Axle Ladder2. Deadlift Ladder3. Hercules Hold4. Stone Carry
Teen M HW (220+) 200/225/250/275/300405/495/545/675/774250-ish per hand300/355
Open M SHW (+) 200/225/250/275/300405/495/545/675/774250-ish per hand300/355
Open W SHW (+) 90/110/130/150/170185/235/275/365/418160-ish per hand170/200ish
Novice M HW (220+) 200/225/250/275/300405/495/545/675/774250-ish per hand300/355
Novice W HW (165+) 90/110/130/150/170185/235/275/365/418160-ish per hand170/200ish
Masters M HW (+) 200/225/250/275/300405/495/545/675/774250-ish per hand300/355
Open M HW (242-) 200/225/250/275/300405/495/545/675/774250-ish per hand300/355
Open M HW (275-) 200/225/250/275/300405/495/545/675/774250-ish per hand300/355
Open M MW (198-) 200/225/250/275/300405/495/545/675/774250-ish per hand300/355
Open M MW (220-) 200/225/250/275/300405/495/545/675/774250-ish per hand300/355
Open W HW (181-) 90/110/130/150/170185/235/275/365/418160-ish per hand170/200ish
Open W MW (165-) 90/110/130/150/170185/235/275/365/418160-ish per hand170/200ish
Open M SHW (308-) 200/225/250/275/300405/495/545/675/774250-ish per hand300/355
Masters M MW (220-) 200/225/250/275/300405/495/545/675/774250-ish per hand300/355

Each event awards points by placing (the winner earns the most; ties split points). Overall place is decided by total points. Compound scores read as result + tiebreak — e.g. 30+0:08.0 is 30 ft with an 8.0 s time, 2+57.07 is 2 reps at 57.07 s.

Teen M HW (220+) 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Riley Potter 4 1+0:08.29 (1) 3+0:43.73 (1) 0:46.62 (1) 300 + 21 (1)

Open M SHW (+) 5 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Cory Loper 16 5+0:54.36 (5) 4+0:39.08 (2) 1:14.36 (4) 355 + 124 (5)
2 Simon Menz 16 4+1:09.3 (3) 5+0:29.20 (5) 1:26.60 (5) 355 + 31 (3)
3 Isaac Aguilar 10 3+0:33.2 (2) 4+0:44.03 (1) 0:50.47 (3) 355 + 109 (4)
4 Rich Lichtenfelt 9 5+1:22.6 (4) 4+0:25.81 (3) 0:48.81 (2) 0 (0)
5 Dakota Tuthill 8 2+0:15.8 (1) 5+0:34.29 (4) 0:41.76 (1) 355 + 2 (2)

Open W SHW (+) 3 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Alexis Camplese 11 4+0:31.96 (3) 5+0:32.75 (3) 1:03.82 (2) 265 + 50 (3)
2 Alanna Konrardy 9 4+0:44.92 (2) 4+0:24.56 (2) 1:04.20 (3) 200 + 118 (2)
3 Jennifer Misch 4 4+1:04.39 (1) 4+0:35.92 (1) 0:47.32 (1) 200 + 50 (1)

Novice M HW (220+) 3 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Anthony Smith 11 5+1:14.4 (3) 3+0:40.10 (3) 0:46.41 (2) 300 + 15 (3)
2 Matthew Becker 7 1+0:09.84 (2) 1+0:04.44 (2) 0:41.15 (1) 265 + 10 (2)
3 Jacob Singer 5 1+0:13.4 (1) 1+0:06.94 (1) 0:50.96 (3) 0 (0)

Novice W HW (165+) 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Alexis Schramel 4 1+0:06.75 (1) 2+0:18.62 (1) 0:32.85 (1) 140 + 50 (1)

Masters M HW (+) 2 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Joe Herron 7 4+1:25.37 (2) 4+0:32.83 (2) 0:47.20 (1) 300 + 61 (2)
2 Masam Rooshanfekr 4 2+0:47.43 (1) 3+0:32.48 (1) 0:51.37 (2) 0 (0)

Open M HW (242-) 3 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Blake Turner 11 3+0:56.97 (3) 2+0:17.14 (2) 1:03.18 (3) 300 + 119 (3)
2 Andrew Awad 7 3+1:11.9 (2) 4+1:13.88 (3) 0:20.19 (1) 300 + 73 (1)
3 Cody Huffman 6 2+0:33.04 (1) 2+0:47.29 (1) 0:36.21 (2) 300 + 88 (2)

Open M HW (275-) 4 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Benjamin Motl 15 5+1:13.4 (4) 5+0:26.30 (4) 1:21.06 (4) 355 + 25 (3)
2 Richard Acuna 11 4+1:07.3 (2) 5+0:41.09 (3) 0:44.44 (2) 355 + 50 (4)
3 Masam Rooshanfekr 6 2+0:47.43 (1) 3+0:32.48 (2) 0:51.37 (3) 0 (0)
4 Evan Young 5 4+0:58.2 (3) 1+0:02.35 (1) 0:40.10 (1) 0 (0)

Open M MW (198-) 2 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Kevin Black 8 2+0:21.69 (2) 5+1:13.96 (2) 0:45.87 (2) 300 + 50 (2)
2 Ryan Roviso 4 1+0:07.94 (1) 1+0:02.79 (1) 0:40.97 (1) 171 + 238 (1)

Open M MW (220-) 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Marcin Panszczyk 3 2+0:33.75 (1) 3+0:44.33 (1) 0:43.41 (1) 0 (0)

Open W HW (181-) 2 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Rachel Hornbacher 8 5+0:49.38 (2) 5+0:35.01 (2) 0:57.08 (2) 265 + 72 (2)
2 Heather Blunt 4 2+0:22.32 (1) 4+0:38.75 (1) 0:30.25 (1) 140 + 207 (1)

Open W MW (165-) 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Nicole Brandenburg 4 4+0:46.14 (1) 4+0:24.37 (1) 0:54.19 (1) 265 + 23 (1)

Open M SHW (308-) 3 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Carson Gates 11 5+1:20.28 (3) 4+0:42.71 (2) 1:11.05 (3) 355 + 65 (3)
2 Craig Johnson 7 1+0:13.1 (2) 3+0:38.12 (1) 0:51.03 (2) 300 + 16 (2)
3 Ricardo Martin Ii 4 0 (0) 4+0:30.91 (3) 0:51.02 (1) 0 (0)

Masters M MW (220-) 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Axle Ladder 2. Deadlift Ladder 3. Hercules Hold 4. Stone Carry
1 Luis Gonzalez 3 2+0:54.92 (1) 1+0:03.39 (1) 0:40.72 (1) 0 (0)