Pittsburgh, PA hosted the best weightlifters in the country for the 2024 National Championships Week. Here’s who made it to the podium.

Last updated on June 24th, 2024

The world of weightlifting may be abuzz about the upcoming 2024 Olympics in Paris, France, but USA Weightlifting‘s (USAW) National Championships Week is the talk of the town stateside.

Pittsburgh, PA hosted the States’ best weightlifters from Jun. 15 to 23 for eight full days of barbells, bumper plates, and big lifts — including appearances from the five members on the Team USA Olympic roster.

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Here are the podium results from the Senior National Championships this year. For complete rankings and results from the Youth and Junior events in Pittsburgh, refer to USA Weightlifting‘s results books here.

Men’s Results

Below are the Men’s weightlifting podium results from the 2024 USAW National Championships.

Editor’s Note: The formatting below reads as, “[Athlete Name] — [Total] (Snatch/Clean & Jerk). All weights are listed in kilograms.

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55 Kilograms

• Mark Chavez — 187 (77/110)

Editor’s Note: As of the morning of Jun. 24, 2024, the official results book listed only Chavez’ results.

61 Kilograms

• Christopher Camenares — 240 (107/133)
• Joseph Garcia — 228 (102/126)
• Andy Lam — 221 (103/118)

67 Kilograms

• Michael Mo — 262 (117/145)
• Evan Fukuhara — 261 (116/145)
• John Stang — 258 (113/145)

73 Kilograms

• Matthew McCullough — 300 (135/165)
• Chris Santana — 279 (122/157)
• Morgan Rummel — 278 (124/154)

81 Kilograms

• Preston Powell — 333 (148/185)
• Troy Fries — 320 (140/180)
• Clarence Cummings Jr. — 318 (141/177)

89 Kilograms

• Brandon Victorian — 331 (150/181)
• Conner Sparks — 311 (136/175)
• Nguyen Huynh — 311 (130/181)

96 Kilograms

• Chrisanto D’Agostino — 345 (152/193)
• Jaimerius Williams — 334 (150/184)
• Will Easley — 326 (142/184)

102 Kilograms

• Morgan McCullough — 348 (153/195)
• John Setting — 343 (153/190)
• Trevor Kimm — 335 (153/182)

109 Kilograms

• Kolbi Ferguson — 381 (170/211)
• Ryan Sester — 361 (165/196)
• Xavier Borde — 351 (156/195)

+109 Kilograms

• Aaron Williams — 406 (182/224)
• Alejandro Medina — 370 (170/200)
• Jacob Herbert — 348 (154/194)

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Women’s Results

Here, you can find the Women’s podium results from all Senior weight class events at the 2024 USAW National Championships.

Editor’s Note: The formatting below reads as, “[Athlete Name] — [Total] (Snatch/Clean & Jerk). All weights are listed in kilograms.

45 Kilograms

• Cicely Kyle — 162 (74/88)
• Virginie Beljour — 145 (64/81)
• Sarah Morris — 126 (56/70)

49 Kilograms

• Kaylin White — 166 (73/93)
• Omayraliz Ortiz — 157 (68/89)
• Rachel Schwartz — 155 (67/88)

55 Kilograms

• Jourdan Delacruz — 198 (84/114)
• Asia Gonzalez — 187 (80/107)
• Kayla Cocker — 182 (84/98)

59 Kilograms

• Charley Leonard — 194 (84/110)
• Lily Salsbury — 194 (83/111)
• Angelique Matsushima — 187 (85/102)

64 Kilograms

• Carly Audia — 207 (93/114)
• Casey Aguilar-Gervase — 206 (95/111)
• Rebecca Rouse — 206 (92/114)

71 Kilograms

• Olivia Reeves — 271 (120/151)
• Meredith Alwine — 227 (100/127)
• Alexia Gonzalez — 214 (97/117)

76 Kilograms

• Mariah Park — 230 (100/130)
• Estelle Rohr — 221 (96/125)
• Darci Molina — 219 (96/123)

81 Kilograms

• Anna McElderry — 226 (103/123)
• Jessie Stemo — 222 (100/122)
• Harley Creech — 206 (92/114)

87 Kilograms

• Kateri Peters — 229 (99/130)
• Victoria Jefferson — 220 (98/122)
• Laura Alexander — 218 (93/125)

+87 Kilograms

• Mary Theisen-Lappen — 273 (118/155)
• Caitlin Thilges — 232 (96/136)
• Katlin Kallmeyer — 227 (97/130)

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