Record Breakers: 2026 NYS Championships
Updated: Oct 7
Another NYS Championships has come and gone, and yet again we saw so many outstanding performances.
Mary Storch lifted first to kick off the entire competition on Saturday. Megan Alvey took the final attempt of the women’s competition. Gregg Decker got us started Sunday, and Owen Putman took the final lift of the championships to close things out. Throughout the sessions, we had many nail-biting battles for podium spots that no doubt had coaches sweating and nervously marking cards at the marshals’ tables. Athletes either rose to the occasion or went out swinging, all while the audience cheered on their efforts.
32 athletes went 6-for-6, making all of their lifts! Congratulations: Andi Lange, Austin Nestle, Brayden Stanton, Christine Baker, D Roman-Gonzalez, Della Healy, Edban Watt, Eli Valero, Elodie Walker, Emily Arnold, Ethan Morris, Frank Mintz, Jody Yost, Joelle Von Bischoffshausen, John Tullo, Joseph Dwyer, Joshua Stipak, Karin Gaul, Liam Clancy, Makenzie Lewis, Maria Quito, Matthew Cuevas, Molly Jensen, Nathaly Montero Nievas, Nicolas Lobotsky, Oliver Garland, Paula Tullo, Quenby Gatzemeyer, Reagan Frommer, Rob Purdie, Rowan Morris, Samar Velasquez, Thomas Reed.
This year, we also saw a mother and daughter duo each win Best Lifter awards in their respective divisions. How cool is that! Congratulations Lucille Murphy and Della Healy.
Record Breakers
204 records were broken or set, including 28 state records and 176 state meet records, as we welcomed in some new IWF-sanctioned weight classes.
There were 43 individual instances of state records being broken, with many occurring consecutively, attempt after attempt. Linda Reesman set and then broke the most records, doing it 8 times during her session (2 snatch, 3 clean and jerk, 3 total). Liam Clancy did the same 6 times during his session (1 snatch, 2 clean and jerk, 3 total). Karin Gaul, Jim Storch, and Jerry Dunne each set 5 consecutive records with their lifting attempts and resulting totals.
State Records
Below is a listing of all the state records broken or set at this year's event, along with previous record standards or record holders.
Youth Women
Aurora Garland
Youth Women, 45 kg.
Records: 35 kg SN, 45 kg CJ, 80 kg Total.
Aurora broke the 33 kg SN, 39 kg CJ, and 72 kg Total record standards.
Masters Women
Zandra Pardo
Masters Women (45-49), 53 kg.
Records: 53 kg SN, 121 kg Total.
Zandra broke her own 52 kg SN and 120 kg Total records.
D Roman-Gonzalez
Masters Women (50-54), 86 kg.
Records: 46 kg SN, 106 kg Total.
D broke the 43 kg SN and 96 kg Total record standards.
Karin Gaul
Masters Women (60-64), 69 kg.
Records: 42 kg SN, 49 kg CJ, 91 kg Total.
Karin broke the 39 kg SN, 48 kg CJ, and 87 kg Total record standards
Linda Reesman
Masters Women (75-79), 61 kg.
Records: 26 kg SN, 35 kg CJ, 61 kg Total.
Linda broke the 19 kg SN, 23 kg CJ, and 42 kg Total.
Youth Men
Aaron Li
Youth Men, 65 kg.
Record: 88 kg CJ.
Aaron broke his own 87 kg CJ record.
Junior Men
Liam Clancy
Junior Men, 85 kg.
Records: 125 kg SN, 160 CJ, 285 kg Total.
Liam broke the 120 kg SN, 150 kg CJ, and 265 kg Total record standards.
Trever Weeden
Junior Men, 95 kg.
Records: 150 CJ, 273 kg Total.
Trever broke the 147 kg CJ, and 268 kg Total record standards.
Masters Men
Bryan Jow
Masters Men (35-39), 75 kg.
Record: 147 kg CJ.
Bryan broke the 145 kg CJ record standard.
Jim Storch
Masters Men (60-64), 95 kg.
Records: 71 kg SN, 98 kg CJ, 169 kg Total.
Jim broke the 70 kg SN, 93 kg CJ, and 159 kg Total record standards.
Jeff Pfohl
Masters Men (65-69), 110 kg.
Record: 89 kg CJ.
Jeff broke his own 88 kg CJ record.
Dan Boland
Masters Men (70-74), 110 kg.
Record: 68 kg CJ.
Dan broke the 65 kg CJ record standard.
Jerry Dunne
Masters Men (75-79), 75 kg.
Records: 41 kg SN, 53 kg CJ, 94 kg Total.
Jerry broke the 40 kg SN, 50 kg CJ, and 90 kg Total records.
State Meet Records
Below is a listing of all the NYS Championships records broken or set at this year's event, along with previous record standards or record holders. These records can only be broken or set annually at the state meet.
Youth Women
Aurora Garland
Youth Women, 45 kg.
Records: 35 kg SN, 45 kg CJ, 80 kg Total.
No previous records.
Elodie Walker
Youth Women, 57 kg.
Record: 29 kg SN.
No previous records.
Aanya Maddu
Youth Women, 57 kg.
Records: 42 kg CJ, 68 kg Total.
No previous records.
Aubrey Gibbs
Youth Women, 69 kg.
Records: 48 kg SN, 70 kg CJ, 118 kg Total.
Aubrey broke her own 46 kg SN, 63 kg CJ, and 109 kg Total records.
Reagan Frommer
Youth Women, 77+ kg.
Records: 53 kg SN, 70 kg CJ, 123 kg Total.
Reagan broke her own 47 kg SN, 63 kg CJ, and 110 kg Total records.
Junior Women
Aanya Maddu
Junior Women, 57 kg.
Records: 26 kg SN, 42 kg CJ, 68 kg Total.
No previous records.
Aubrey Gibbs
Junior Women, 69 kg.
Records: 70 kg CJ, 118 kg Total.
Aubrey broke her own 63 kg CJ, and 109 kg Total records.
Reagan Frommer
Junior Women’s 86 kg.
Records: 53 kg SN, 70 kg CJ, 123 kg Total.
Reagan broke her own 47 kg SN, 63 kg CJ, and 110 kg Total records.
Masters Women
Staci Stadler
Masters Women (35-39), 57 kg.
Records: 58 kg SN, 75 kg CJ, 133 kg Total.
No previous records.
Emily Rodekohr
Masters Women (35-39), 61 kg.
Records: 27 kg SN, 40 kg CJ, 67 kg Total.
No previous records.
Coty Brennan
Masters Women (35-39), 77 kg.
Records: 75 kg SN, 95 kg CJ, 170 kg Total.
Coty broke her own 72 kg SN, 93 kg CJ, and 165 kg Total records.
Christina Casey
Masters Women (40-44), 61 kg.
Records: 75 kg SN, 85 kg CJ, 160 kg Total.
No previous records.
Joelle Von Bischoffshausen
Masters Women (40-44), 69kg.
Record: 59 kg CJ.
Joelle broke the 56 kg CJ record previously held by Lisa Nichols.
Lucille Murphy
Masters Women (40-44), 86 kg.
Records: 70 kg SN, 91 kg CJ, 161 kg Total.
Lucille broke the 67 kg SN, 83 kg CJ, 150 kg Total records previously held by Jenny Ordon.
Melisa Pendergrass
Masters Women (40-44), 86+ kg.
Records: 58 kg SN, 75 kg CJ, 133 kg Total.
Melisa broke the 55 kg SN, 68 kg CJ, 123 kg Total records previously held by Tacora Beasley.
Kristen Vinson
Masters Women (45-49), 49 kg.
Records: 20 kg SN, 29 kg CJ, 49 kg Total.
No previous records.
Zandra Pardo
Masters Women (45-49), 53 kg.
Records: 53 kg SN, 68 kg CJ, 121 kg Total.
Zandra broke the 20 kg SN, 24 kg CJ, and 44 kg Total records previously held by Kristin Vinson.
Alexandria Zikoyanis
Masters Women (45-49), 57 kg.
Records: 43 kg SN, 61 kg CJ, 104 kg Total.
No previous records.
Erin Martin
Masters Women (45-49), 61 kg.
Records: 60 kg SN, 72 kg CJ, 132 kg Total.
No previous records.
Brandi Eustice
Masters Women (45-49), 69 kg.
Records: 50 kg SN, 64 kg CJ, 114 kg Total.
Brandi broke her own 46 kg SN, 60 kg CJ, and 106 kg Total records.
Jenny Ordon
Masters Women (45-49), 86 kg.
Records: 65 kg SN, 78 kg CJ, 145 kg Total.
Jenny broke the 53 kg SN, 67 kg CJ, and 120 kg Total records previously held by Marie Kriner. Earlier in the competition, Marie broke snatched 55 kg breaking her own record as well and tied her total with her first clean and jerk.
Stacy Tamburrino
Masters Women (50-54), 77 kg.
Records: 43 kg SN, 53 kg CJ, 96 kg Total.
No previous records.
D Roman Gonzalez
Masters Women (50-54), 86 kg.
Records: 46 kg SN, 60 kg CJ, 106 kg Total.
No previous records.
Kimberly McLain
Masters Women (50-54), 86+ kg.
Records: 39 kg SN, 50 kg CJ, 89 kg Total.
No previous records.
Jean Beattie
Masters Women (55-59), 57 kg.
Records: 37 kg SN, 51 kg CJ, 88 kg Total.
No previous records.
Karin Gaul
Masters Women (60-64), 69 kg.
Records: 42 kg SN, 49 kg CJ, 91 kg Total.
No previous records.
Mary Storch
Masters Women (65-69), 57 kg.
Records: 18 kg SN, 26 kg CJ, 44 kg Total.
No previous records.
Senior (Open) Women
Roseilis Quintana
Open Women, 49 kg.
Records: 57 kg SN, 70 kg CJ, 127 kg Total.
No previous records.
Staci Stadler
Open Women, 57 kg.
Records: 58 kg SN, 75 kg CJ, 133 kg Total.
No previous records.
Christina Casey
Open Women, 61 kg.
Record: 75 kg SN.
No previous records.
Melissa Kopchynski
Open Women, 61 kg.
Records: 94 kg CJ, 167 kg Total.
No previous records.
Heather Mentone
Open Women, 77 kg.
Record: 89 kg SN.
Heather broke the 73 kg SN previously held by Ella Ponterio. Coty Brennan and Grace Caden also broke this record earlier in the competition finishing with 75 kg SN and 87 kg SN respectively.
Grace Cadden
Open Women, 77 kg.
Records: 114 kg CJ, 201 kg CJ.
Grace broke the 100 kg CJ and 173 kg Total records previously held by Ella Ponterio. Heather Mentone also broke this record earlier in the competition finishing with a 200 kg total.
Gentry Stevenson
Open Women, 86+ kg.
Records: 84 kg SN, 111 kg CJ, 195 kg Total.
Gentry broke the 79 kg SN, 110 kg CJ and 189 kg Total records previously held by Huyen Chau.
Youth Men
Gabriel Schlosser
Youth Men, 55 kg.
Records: 33 kg SN, 47 kg CJ, 80 kg Total.
No previous records.
Joshua Stipak
Youth Men, 60 kg.
Record: 34 kg SN.
Joshua broke the 33 kg SN record previously held by Ashton Gibbs.
Aaron Li
Youth Men, 65 kg.
Record: 88 kg CJ.
Aaron broke the 86 kg CJ record previously held by Caden Vanderhoof.
Mathew Latuga
Youth Men, 70 kg.
Records: 75 kg SN, 95 kg CJ, 170 kg Total.
No previous records.
Ashton Gibbs
Youth Men, 75 kg.
Records: 50 kg SN, 76 kg CJ, 126 kg Total.
No previous records.
Adam Hawrylchak
Youth Men, 95 kg.
Records: 95 kg SN, 115 kg CJ, 210 kg Total.
No previous records.
Junior Records
Mathew Latuga
Junior Men, 70 kg.
Records: 75 kg SN, 95 kg CJ, 170 kg Total.
No previous records.
Liam Clancy
Junior Men, 85 kg.
Records: 125 kg SN, 160 kg CJ, 285 kg Total.
No previous records.
Trever Weeden
Junior Men, 95 kg.
Records: 123 kg SN, 150 kg CJ, 273 kg Total.
No previous records.
Masters Men
Timothy Luistro
Masters Men (35-39), 60 kg
Records: 112 kg CJ.
No previous record.
Bryan Jow
Masters Men (35-39), 75 kg
Records: 110 kg SN, 147 kg CJ, 257 kg Total.
No previous record.
Nikolas Moro
Masters Men (35-39), 95 kg
Records: 130 kg SN, 155 kg CJ, 285 kg Total.
No previous record.
Peter Cole
Masters Men (40-44), 75 kg
Records: 70 kg SN, 95 kg CJ, 165 kg Total.
No previous record.
Nicolas Lobotsky
Masters Men (40-44), 85 kg
Records: 95 kg SN, 117 kg CJ, 212 kg Total.
No previous record.
Kellen Crouse
Masters Men (40-44), 95 kg
Records: 98 kg SN, 116 kg CJ, 214 kg Total.
No previous record.
Matthew Henry
Masters Men (45-49), 75 kg
Records: 78 kg SN, 96 kg CJ, 174 kg Total.
No previous record.
Jeremiah DiRuzzo
Masters Men (45-49), 85 kg
Records: 84 kg SN, 190 kg Total.
No previous record.
James Harmon
Masters Men (45-49), 85 kg
Records: 106 kg CJ.
No previous record.
Rob Purdie
Masters Men (55-59), 85 kg
Records: 66 kg SN, 78 kg CJ, 144 kg Total.
No previous record.
Edgar Walker
Masters Men (55-59), 110 kg
Records: 66 kg SN, 86 kg CJ, 152 kg Total.
Edgar broke the 51 kg SN, 71 kg CJ, and 122 kg Total records previously held by Paul Annetts.
Jonathan Jensen
Masters Men (60-64), 75 kg
Records: 65 kg SN, 80 kg CJ, 145 kg Total.
No previous record.
Brian Dorn
Masters Men (60-64), 85 kg
Records: 61 kg SN, 85 kg CJ, 146 kg Total.
No previous record.
Jim Storch
Masters Men (60-64), 95 kg
Records: 71 kg SN, 98 kg CJ, 169 kg Total.
No previous record.
Jeff Fair
Masters Men (60-64), 110 kg
Records: 65 kg SN, 87 kg CJ, 152 kg Total.
Jeff broke the 54 kg SN, 83 kg CJ, and 137 kg Total records previously held by Jeff Pfohl.
Jeff Pfohl
Masters Men (65-69), 110 kg
Record: 55 kg SN, 89 kg CJ, 144 kg Total.
No previous record.
Gregg Decker
Masters Men (70-74), 85 kg
Records: 37 kg SN, 44 kg CJ, 81 kg Total.
No previous record.
Daniel Boland
Masters Men (70-74), 110 kg
Records: 45 kg SN, 68 kg CJ, 113 kg Total.
No previous record.
Jerry Dunne
Masters Men (75-79), 75 kg
Records: 41 kg SN, 53 kg CJ, 94 kg Total.
No previous record.
Senior (Open) Men
Timothy Luistro
Open Men, 60 kg
Records: 112 kg CJ.
Timothy broke his own 108 kg CJ record.
Marc Marquez
Open Men, 70 kg.
Records: 120 kg SN, 155 kg CJ, 275 kg Total
No previous records.
Michael Sauer
Open Men, 75 kg.
Records: 100 kg SN, 222 kg Total
No previous records.
Joelle Taliento
Open Men, 75 kg.
Record: 123 kg CJ.
No previous records.
Christian Tsakanikas
Open Men, 85 kg.
Records: 136 kg SN, 174 kg CJ, 310 kg Total
No previous records.
Congratulations to all our new record holders on your outstanding achievements!
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