Will Eckford — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Will Eckford — powerlifting results, records and meets · Attempt

Career progression

Raw

The dashed rules mark the meet where the weight class changed: 75 to 74 in Apr 2026.

Squat, bench, deadlift

Squat

245 kg best

Bench

165 kg best

Deadlift

287.5 kg best

Bests by class

Class	Squat	Bench	Deadlift	Total	GL	Meets
74 kg	237.5Apr 2026	160Apr 2026	287.5Apr 2026	685Apr 2026	100.64Apr 2026	1
75 kg	245Dec 2025	165Dec 2025	275Dec 2025	685Dec 2025	101.35Dec 2025	2

Best lifts

Best Squat: 245 kgSet at Cougar Classic, 20253.36× bodyweight
Best Bench: 165 kg

Honors & milestones

National Champion: Won their division at the 2026 Collegiate Nationals.
5+ Meets: 5 full-power meets on the record.

Recent meets

18 Apr 2026Concha Classic2nd685 kgAMP · 74 kg · Raw

Place: 2nd
Total: 685
DOTS: 496.14
Bodyweight: 73.9

Deadlift PR +5

Past a best of 282.5 kg.

Closest by total

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

9 Apr 2026Collegiate Nationals1st821 kgTotal PR +98.5USAPL · 75 kg · Single-ply

Place: 1st
Total: 821
GL: 102.42
DOTS: 598.09
Bodyweight: 73.3

Total PR +98.5

Past a best of 722.5 kg.

Squat PR +30.5

Past a best of 290 kg.

Bench PR +35.5

Past a best of 182.5 kg.

Deadlift PR +7.5

Past a best of 275 kg.

8 / 9 attempts made · 1 missed

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	305Good	320.5No lift	320.5Good	320.54.38× bw
Bench	200Good	210Good	218Good	2182.98× bw
Deadlift	245Good	270Good	282.5Good

Opener → best

Squat: 305 up to 320.5+15.5
Bench: 200 up to 218+18
Deadlift: 245 up to 282.5+37.5
Opener total: 750 up to 821+71

What changed

Against Cougar Classic, 20 Dec 2025.

Total: +136 kg
Squat: +75.5 kg
Bench: +53 kg
Deadlift: +7.5 kg
GL: +1.07
DOTS

20 Dec 2025Cougar Classic1st685 kgUSAPL · 75 kg · Raw

Place: 1st
Total: 685
GL: 101.35
DOTS: 500.59
Bodyweight: 72.9

Deadlift PR +12.5

Past a best of 262.5 kg.

9 / 9 attempts made

Lift	Opener	Second	Third	Best
Squat	217.5Good	232.5Good	245Good	2453.36× bw
Bench	147.5Good	157.5Good	165Good	1652.26× bw
Deadlift	240Good	260Good	275Good	2753.77× bw

Opener → best

Squat: 217.5 up to 245+27.5
Bench: 147.5 up to 165+17.5
Deadlift: 240 up to 275+35
Opener total: 605 up to 685+80

What changed

Against Collegiate Nationals, 3 Apr 2025.

Total: −37.5 kg
Squat: −45 kg
Bench: −17.5 kg
Deadlift: +25 kg
GL: +11.26
DOTS