Craig Dotson

Craig Dotson — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

The dashed rules mark the meet where the weight class changed: 82.5 to 90 in Apr 2026.

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

172.5 kg best

Bench

115 kg best

Deadlift

205 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
82.5 kg	172.5Feb 2026	115Feb 2026	182.5Nov 2025	470Feb 2026	65.30Feb 2026	2
90 kg	167.5Apr 2026	112.5Apr 2026	205Apr 2026	485Apr 2026	66.97Apr 2026	1

Best lifts

Best Squat: 172.5 kgSet at Missouri State Championships, 20262.09× bodyweight
Best Bench: 115 kg

Honors & milestones

Meet Winner: Won their division at the 2026 Barbell Games.

Recent meets

18 Apr 2026Barbell Games1st485 kgTotal PR +15USAPL · 90 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 485
GL: 66.97
DOTS: 326.54
Bodyweight: 83.4

Total PR +15

Past a best of 470 kg.

Closest by total

Same class, same equipment, best total against best total. Opens the comparison.

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	162.5Good	167.5Good	170No lift	167.52.01× bw
Bench	112.5Good	117.5No lift	117.5No lift	112.51.35× bw
Deadlift	182.5Good	192.5Good	205Good	2052.46× bw

21 Feb 2026Missouri State ChampionshipsG470 kgTotal PR +32.5USAPL · 82.5 kg · Raw

Place: G
Total: 470
GL: 65.30
DOTS: 318.59
Bodyweight: 82.4

Total PR +32.5

Past a best of 437.5 kg.

Squat PR +22.5

Past a best of 150 kg.

Bench PR +10

Past a best of 105 kg.

8 / 9 attempts made · 1 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	155Good	167.5Good	172.5Good	172.52.09× bw
Bench	105Good	110Good	115Good	1151.40× bw
Deadlift	170Good	182.5Good	215No lift

Opener → best

Squat: 155 up to 172.5+17.5
Bench: 105 up to 115+10
Deadlift: 170 up to 182.5+12.5
Opener total: 430 up to 470+40

What changed

Against Fall Brawl, 8 Nov 2025.

Total: +32.5 kg
Squat: +22.5 kg
Bench: +10 kg
Deadlift: ±0 kg
GL: +2.83
DOTS

8 Nov 2025Fall Brawl2nd437.5 kgUSAPL · 82.5 kg · Raw

Place: 2nd
Total: 437.5
GL: 62.47
DOTS: 306.05
Bodyweight: 78.1

8 / 9 attempts made · 1 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	132.5Good	140Good	150Good	1501.92× bw
Bench	100Good	105Good	110No lift	1051.34× bw
Deadlift	155Good	170Good	182.5Good	182.52.34× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 132.5 up to 150+17.5
Bench: 100 up to 105+5
Deadlift: 155 up to 182.5+27.5
Opener total: 387.5 up to 437.5+50

First full-power meet on the record — nothing to compare it against yet.

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Best performance and total

Compare Craig Dotson

Craig Dotson

Career progression

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

Bench

Deadlift

Bests by class

Best lifts

Honors & milestones

Recent meets

Closest by total

Legal

Opener → best

What changed

Opener → best

What changed

Opener → best