Central Collegiate Cup Series Results (PDF)
FREMONT, Neb. – In a final competition for the fall semester, the Concordia University, Nebraska Powerlifting team went head-to-head with regional rival Midland as part of the Central Collegiate Cup Series in Fremont, Neb., Nov. 23-24. A total of 29 Bulldogs competed over the two-day event and combined to produce eight new school records, five first-place awards and six runner-up claims. From a team perspective, Concordia placed second on the women’s side and third on the men’s side.
Head Coach Freddie Myles’ squad also competed earlier this fall at the Strong Husker Collegiate Meet on Oct. 12. Myles came away from the latest meet pleased with the effort and the focus he saw from the 29 Bulldogs that tested their abilities in the squat, bench and deadlift. The event included athletes from not only Concordia and Midland, but also from Blue Mountain College (Miss.), Central Community College, Iowa State University, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and the University of Nebraska-Kearney.
A summary of top performances from Bulldog lifters is included below. School record totals were achieved at the Central Collegiate Cup Series by Logan Graupmann (110kg), Leo Guiza (100kg), Jack Hedke (125kg), Taylor Hedke (60kg), Wyatt Hosick (60kg), Rylee Ladd (52kg), Abigail Lockingen (90kg) and Hunter Powers (75kg). In addition to breaking the school record total for her weight class, the Chetek, Wis., native Ladd also broke the American female bench press record at 52kg by lifting 95kg. As for Jack Hedke, he reset a another program standard for highest DOTS score.
Central Collegiate Cup Series champions within their weight classes included Rylee Bentz (67.5kg), Graupmann, Jack Hedke, Kenzie Houser (56kg) and Powers. Graupmann, Taylor Hedke and Houser are each qualified for nationals in both powerlifting and weightlifting.
Performance Summary (top-three place finishers)
· Teya Badger, 100kg (Brandon, S.D.) – placed second with a total of 400kg.
· Rylee Bentz, 67.5kg (Kearney, Neb.) – placed first with a total of 385kg.
· Jack Freeman, 140kg (Palm Coast, Fla.) – placed third with a total of 620kg.
· Chloe Gaspar, 60kg (Grand Island, Neb.) – placed third and qualified for nationals.
· Taylor Gnoit, 90kg (Milwaukee, Wis.) – placed third with a total of 327.5kg.
· Logan Graupmann, 110kg (Goddard, Kan.) – placed second with a school record total of 702.5kg; first male in program history to qualify for both powerlifting and weightlifting nationals.
· Leo Guiza, 100kg (Crete, Neb.) – placed second with a school record total of 702.5kg.
· Jack Hedke, 125kg (Marysville, Kan.) – placed first with a school record total of 780kg; also broke the school record for highest DOTS score (a formula that compares lifters across weight classes).
· Taylor Hedke, 60kg (Marysville, Kan.) – placed second and with a school record total of 410kg; is qualified for nationals in powerlifting and weightlifting.
· Wyatt Hosick, 60kg (Cozad, Neb.) – placed third with a school record total of 485kg.
· Kenzie Houser, 56kg (Riverton, Kan.) – placed first with a total of 347.5kg; is qualified for nationals in powerlifting and weightlifting.
· Wyatt Krohn, 75kg (Omaha, Neb.) – placed third with a total of 410kg.
· Rylee Ladd, 52kg (Chetek, Wis.) – set a new collegiate American bench press record (95kg) for weight class and broke a school record total (375kg).
· Abigail Lockingen, 90kg (West Jordan, Utah) – placed second with a school record total of 370kg.
· Navaeh Noonan, 67.5kg (Osceola, Wis.) – placed third with a total of 337.5kg.
· Hunter Powers, 75kg (Grand Island, Neb.) – placed first with a school record total of 595kg.
· Garrett Reimche, 75kg (Lenexa, Kan.) – placed second with a total of 562.5kg.
· Abigail Velten, 75kg (Whitesboro, Texas) – placed third with a total of 320kg.
· Jacob Wagoner, 82.5kg (Columbus, Neb.) – placed third with a total of 530kg.
Practice will continue through the end of the fall semester. The next competition on the schedule is the Friends University Powerlifting Open in Wichita, Kan., on Feb. 1, 2025. The Collegiate Powerlifting National Championships will be held next April.