2026 United States Strongman South Carolina State Championship USS

2026-01-24 · Mauldin, SC · Meet director: Ross Roberts · Results: Iron Podium

Events & scoring

#EventScored as
1 Max Log Clean & Press Max weight (lb)
2 Max Deadlift Max weight (lb)
3 Arm Over Arm Sled Drag Fastest time
4 Hercules hold Fastest time
5 Sandbag to Shoulder Most reps

Implement weights by division

Division 1. Max Log Clean & Press2. Max Deadlift3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag4. Hercules hold5. Sandbag to Shoulder
Teen M HW (220+) —MAX———
open_mshw —MAX———
Novice M HW (220+) —MAX———
Novice M LW (220-) —MAX———
Novice W HW (165+) —MAX———
Novice W LW (165-) —MAX———
Masters M HW (+) —MAX———
Open M HW (275-) —MAX———
Open M LW (165-) —MAX———
Open M MW (198-) —MAX———
Open M MW (220-) —MAX———
Open W LW (132-) —MAX———
Adaptive M Seated —MAX———

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. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Jordan Dyer 5 225 (1) 605 (1) 14.72 (1) 1:05.8 (1) 3 (1)

Novice M HW (220+) 3 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 David Seagle 14 265 (3) 545 (3) 9.5 (3) 1:15.86 (2) 6 (3)
2 Andres Mendoza 9 225 (1) 485 (1) 12.99 (2) 1:25.65 (3) 5 (2)
3 Nicholas Johnson 7 245 (2) 515 (2) 13.66 (1) 1:04.95 (1) 1 (1)

Novice M LW (220-) 3 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Jake Johnson 13 245 (3) 515 (1) 6.60 (3) 2:00.52 (3) 8 (3)
2 Jonathan Werner 10 205 (1.5) 575 (3) 8.72 (2) 1:39.25 (2) 3 (1.5)
3 Zachary Hendricks 7 205 (1.5) 545 (2) 9.82 (1) 1:03.77 (1) 3 (1.5)

Novice W HW (165+) 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Ella Merritt 4 107 (1) 245 (1) 15.31 (1) 1:15.6 (1) 0 (0)

Novice W LW (165-) 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Jackie Dover 5 112 (1) 335 (1) 12.34 (1) 2:6.3 (1) 1 (1)

Masters M HW (+) 2 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Joshua Johns 10 285 (2) 635 (2) 9.90 (2) 1:14.5 (2) 9 (2)
2 Douglas Franey 5 245 (1) 545 (1) 10.09 (1) 1:09.9 (1) 6 (1)

Open M HW (275-) 3 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Garrett Shutler 12 305 (3) 755 (3) 7.98 (3) 0:36.8 (1) 3 (2)
2 Joshua Pinkerton 11 285 (2) 605 (2) 10.97 (1) 1:03.96 (3) 4 (3)
3 William Rathbone 7 265 (1) 545 (1) 9.32 (2) 1:01.7 (2) 2 (1)

Open M LW (165-) 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Erik Henriksen 5 165 (1) 455 (1) 11.52 (1) 0:50.29 (1) 1 (1)

Open M MW (198-) 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Maurice McFadden 5 225 (1) 605 (1) 8.13 (1) 1:09.00 (1) 6 (1)

Open M MW (220-) 2 athletes

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Max Neff 9 305 (2) 635 (2) 8.03 (2) 1:04.4 (1) 9 (2)
2 Chris Dover 6 205 (1) 485 (1) 10.52 (1) 1:29.4 (2) 5 (1)

Open W LW (132-) 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Nancy Pearson 5 122 (1) 275 (1) 13.6 (1) 1:04 (1) 1 (1)

Masters M HW 50+ 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Mike Smith 5 185 (1) 485 (1) 11.15 (1) 1:18.5 (1) 2 (1)

Masters M LW 50+ 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Ed Toro 5 185 (1) 425 (1) 11.74 (1) 1:30.2 (1) 3 (1)

Adaptive M Seated 1 athlete

Place Athlete Points 1. Max Log Clean & Press 2. Max Deadlift 3. Arm Over Arm Sled Drag 4. Hercules hold 5. Sandbag to Shoulder
1 Matt Aldridge 5 145 (1) 335 (1) 13.7 (1) 0:48.58 (1) 110 (1)