Powerlifting America will send 63 lifters to the 20th NAPF North American Bench Press Championships, held October 28 to 31 at the Hilton Garden Inn Santa Ana in San José, Costa Rica, alongside the 11th Pan American Bench Press Championships. The team has 69 entries, 53 classic and 16 equipped, from Sub-Junior to Master IV. Six lifters are entered in both classic and equipped.
Farod-James Kee leads the American nominations at 277.5 in the classic Open 120+kg class. He benched 287.5 at the IPF World Classic Bench Press Championships in May. Lucas Damm is nominated at 235 in the same class, and Michael Dudley at 232.5 in the Open 105s. Broc Evitch leads the Junior men at 237.5 in the 120kg class, the bench he made at Bench Nationals in January.
Kenzie Probasco leads the women at 120 in the Junior 84+kg class, matching her best competition bench, made at Collegiate Nationals in April. Sarah Wages is nominated at 115 in the Master I 84+kg class, and Christy Birch at 102.5 in the Master I 63s, the bench she made at the IPF World Classic Bench Press Championships in May.
Jonathan Losa is entered in the classic Master I 83kg class and the equipped Master I 93kg class, where his nomination of 227.5 is the top equipped entry on the team. Dawson Aaron, who benched 202.5 at Bench Worlds in May, is entered in the Junior 93kg class in both. Kenneth Levine enters the classic Master IV 83kg class six days after a Master IV world record 140.5 bench at Masters Worlds in Reno.
Selection follows the published criteria for each national team; details are on the National Teams pages. Every session streams on the NAPF Powerlifting YouTube channel. The schedule and roster are also on the event page.
Schedule
San José is two hours behind Eastern.
| Day | Session | Start (local) | Start (ET) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Oct 29 | Special Olympics and Youth | 10:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
| Classic Masters Men 59 to 83kg | 12:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | |
| Classic Masters Women 47 to 84+kg | 1:30 p.m. | 3:30 p.m. | |
| Classic Masters Men 93 to 120+kg | 3:00 p.m. | 5:00 p.m. | |
| Fri, Oct 30 | Classic Sub-Junior, Junior and Open Men 53 to 83kg | 10:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
| Classic Sub-Junior, Junior and Open Women 43 to 84+kg | 12:00 p.m. | 2:00 p.m. | |
| Classic Sub-Junior, Junior and Open Men 93 to 120+kg | 2:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Equipped Women 43 to 84+kg, all divisions | 10:00 a.m. | 12:00 p.m. |
| Equipped Men 53 to 120+kg, all divisions | 12:30 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. |
The Roster
Men’s Classic
Junior: Caleb Onzuka (66kg), Jacob Paquin (74kg), Caleb Chan (83kg), Sean Fitzgerald (83kg), Dawson Aaron (93kg), Gannon Rothgeb (93kg), Broc Evitch (120kg), Eduardo Cruz (120kg), Marcel Sevilla Romic (120+kg)
Open: Quan Myers (83kg), Jordan Glenn (93kg), Jonathan Chan (93kg), Michael Dudley (105kg), Farod-James Kee (120+kg), Lucas Damm (120+kg)
Masters I: Jonathan Losa (83kg), Adam Steinmetz (93kg), Jason Coble (105kg), Jeremiah Cruz (105kg), Robert Greer (120kg), Frederick Quarles (120+kg)
Masters II: Steve Petrencak (66kg), Quintin Eng (74kg), Jason Ross (83kg), Mfon Akpan (93kg), Chris Walter (105kg), Leonard Brooks (120kg), Kenneth Cameron (120+kg), Patrick Northcutt (120+kg)
Masters III: Steve Edwards (66kg), Damian Fronzaglia (74kg), Howard Sturman (83kg), Joseph McAuliffe (83kg), Ron Falcone (105kg)
Masters IV: Kenneth Levine (83kg), John Delguidice (93kg), Mack Hodges (120kg)
Women’s Classic
Sub-Junior: Ryli Greer (63kg)
Junior: Cathryn Cavazos (63kg), Faith Anderson (63kg), Ruby Shepard (76kg), Kenzie Probasco (84+kg), Misty Grimaldo (84+kg)
Open: Angel Dawkins (63kg), Sina Gartner (69kg), Chloe Sumner (84+kg)
Masters I: Christy Birch (63kg), Nimisha Mitha (63kg), Rachael Diehl (84kg), Sarah Wages (84+kg)
Masters II: Elva Dudley (52kg)
Masters III: Claire Keel (52kg)
Masters IV: Denise Johnson (52kg)
Men’s Equipped
Junior: Evan Bernal (83kg), Dawson Aaron (93kg), Jose Bellon (105kg)
Open: Noah Barbosa (83kg), Elek Miller (83kg)
Masters I: Jonathan Losa (93kg)
Masters II: Steve Petrencak (66kg), Jason Ross (93kg)
Masters III: Thomas Cencich (93kg), Ron Falcone (105kg), Robert Keller (120+kg)
Women’s Equipped
Sub-Junior: Missalyn Swenson (76kg)
Junior: Faith Anderson (63kg), Beth Whitney (76kg), Alissa Saunders (84+kg)
Masters II: Michelle Carlascio (63kg)