Record Breakers: 2025 NYS Championships

Photo courtesy of Julie Rodriguez, JMJ Photos.

Year after year, NYS Championships competitors come ready to THROWDOWN, and this year was no different. We saw epic battles for podium spots and an incredible 312 records broken or set, 54 state records and 258 state meet records, as we welcomed in the new IWF sanctioned weight classes.

Shoutout to Huyen Chau (and to anyone else who did the same), who opened with state records on both lifts. We love seeing athletes really go for it, and there’s no better stage than the NYS Championships!

There were 103 individual instances of state records being broken, many occurring consecutively lift after lift. The total for state meet records is likely even higher, since some athletes may not have exceeded the state record standard but still surpassed the previous meet record they just set numerous times. We’ll have an even clearer picture next year now that we’ve established a strong data foundation.

Two athletes, Claire Weche and Gerard Dunne, went a perfect 9 for 9, setting a new state record (3 snatch, 3 clean and jerk, and 3 total) with every single lift. Add in the fact that they also claimed the meet records on all attempts, and that’s 18 for 18! Nidia Pardo set state records across two age groups: senior and masters. Caden Vanderhoof did the same setting records in both the youth and junior age groups. Quite a few athletes did the same in regards to the state meet records.

Congratulations to all our new record holders on your outstanding achievements!

Click here for the WSO records page.

Below is a breakdown of all state records broken or set at this year’s event, along with the previous record standards or record holders. We had a clean slate for the state meet records due to the weight classes changing earlier this year. Please reference those documents to see those current record holders.

Junior Women

Nia Black

• Junior Women, 69 kg.

• Records: 80 kg SN.

• Nia broke the 78 kg record standard.

Masters Women

Claire Weche

• Women's Masters (35-39), 53 kg.

• Records: 60 kg SN, 74 kg CJ, and 134 kg Total.

• Clair broke the 40 kg SN, 52 kg CJ, and 92 kg Total record standards.

Alice Hui

• Women's Masters (35-39), 63 kg.

• Records: 78 kg CJ.

• Alice broke the 75 kg CJ record standard.

Huyen Chau

• Women's Masters (35-39), 86+

• Records: 79 kg SN, 110 kg CJ, and 189 kg Total.

• Huyen broke the 72 kg SN, 86 kg CJ, and 156 kg Total record standards.

Zandra Pardo

• Women's Masters (40-44), 53 kg.

• Records: 55 kg SN, 68 kg CJ, and 123 kg Total.

• Zandra broke the 36 kg SN, 44 kg CJ, and 80 kg Total record standards.

Nidia Pardo

• Women's Masters (40-44), 58 kg.

• Records: 76 kg SN, 100 kg CJ, and 176 kg Total.

• Nidia broke the 52 kg SN, 64 kg CJ, and 115 kg Total record standards.

Lucille Murphy

• Women's Masters (40-44), 77 kg.

• Records: 68 kg SN, 95 kg CJ, and 163 kg Total.

• Lucille broke the 57 kg SN, 70 kg CJ, and 124 kg Total record standards.

Alexandria Zikoyanis

• Women's Masters (45-49), 58 kg.

• Records: 46 kg SN, 64 kg CJ, and 110 kg Total.

• Alexandria broke the 44 kg SN, 61 kg CJ, and 105 kg Total record standards.

Sheryl Yacalis

• Women's Masters (60-64), 58 kg.

• Records: 55 kg CJ.

• Sheryl broke the 54 kg CJ record standard.

Linda Reesman

• Women's Masters (75-79), 63 kg.

• Records: 26 kg SN, 34 kg CJ, and 60 kg Total.

• Linda broke the 18 kg SN, 27 kg CJ, and 47 kg Total record standard.

Senior Women

Nidia Pardo

• Open Women's 58 kg.

• Records: 100 kg CJ and 176 kg Total.

• Nidia broke the 98 kg CJ and 173 kg Total record standards.

Youth Men

Caden Vanderhoof

• Youth Men's, 65 kg.

• Records: 77 kg SN, 86 kg CJ, and 163 kg Total.

• Caden broke the 62 kg SN, 77 kg CJ, 139 kg Total record standards.

Junior Men

Caden Vanderhoof

• Junior Men's, 65 kg.

• Records: 77 kg SN.

• Caden broke the 73 kg SN record standard.

Caleb Welser

• Junior Men's, 65 kg.

• Records: 100 kg CJ and 172 kg Total.

• Caleb broke the 96 kg CJ and 169 kg Total record standards.

Robert Rohde

• Junior Men's, 88 kg.

• Records: 120 kg SN and 255 kg Total.

• Robert broke the 109 kg SN and 254 kg Total record standards.

Trever Weeden

• Junior Men's, 94 kg.

• Records: 121 kg SN.

• Trever broke the 120 kg SN record standard.

Masters Men

Taylor McRae

• Men's Masters (35-39), 88 kg.

• Records: 116 kg SN, 140 kg CJ, and 256 kg Total.

• Taylor broke the 115 kg SN, 139 kg CJ, and 254 kg Total record standards.

Ryan Hansen

• Men's Masters (40-44), 110 kg.

• Records: 123 kg SN, 157 kg CJ, and 280 kg Total.

• Ryan broke the 100 kg SN, 134 kg CJ, and 234 kg Total record standards.

Lan Nguyen

• Men's Masters (55-59), 71 kg.

• Records: 68 kg SN, 90 kg CJ, and 158 kg Total.

• Lan broke the 57 kg SN, 70 kg CJ, and 127 kg Total record standards.

Jim Storch

• Men's Masters (55-59), 94 kg.

• Records: 75 kg SN, 105 kg CJ, and 180 kg Total.

• Jim broke the 67 kg SN, 99 kg CJ, and 165 kg Total record standards.

Jeff Fair

• Men's Masters (60-64), 110+ kg.

• Records: 92 kg CJ and 159 kg Total.

• Jeff broke the 88 kg CJ and 158 kg Total record standards.

Gerard Dunne

• Men's Masters (75-59), 71 kg.

• Records: 40 kg SN, 52 kg CJ, and 92 kg Total.

• Gerard broke the 33 kg SN, 41 kg CJ, and 74 kg Total record standards.

Senior Men

Timothy Luistro

• Open Men's 60 kg.

• Records: 108 kg CJ.

• Timothy broke the 107 kg CJ record standard.