OKLAHOMA CITY — The Friends University Men's and Women's Falcon Powerlifting Teams traveled to Oklahoma City to compete in the USA Powerlifting Collegiate National competition. There were over 1,200 lifters and out of 104 teams, the women placed seventh and the men finished ninth. They improved upon last year's podium placers (three) by placing four in the top five this year, including:
Christian Landeros - 782.5kg/1,725lbs (Total PR) +61 pounds.
Squat = 317.5kg/700 pounds (Platform PR) +77 pounds.
Bench = 192.5kg/424 pounds (+22 pounds)
Deadlift = 272.5kg/600 pounds.
NATIONALLY QUALIFIED 2026 IN 140KG+
"The team faced a lot of adversity this weekend," said Friends powerlifting head coach Kate Jones. "I'm very proud of how they showed up for themselves and their teammates. They always represent Friends University well and that is the most important thing to me as a coach. Having both teams place in the Top 10 out of 104 teams that include NCAA D1 schools and schools much larger than ours, we put up a heck of a fight.
Our young roster is a good omen for more years of improvement and proving we can be competitive and near the top each year."
With the totals from this year's competition, 15 lifters are already qualified for next year's Nationals to be held at the Pontchartrain Convention Center in Louisiana.
Last year Christian competed at college nationals in Atlanta Georgia, as the only freshman and the youngest competitor to place in the top 5. He placed fifth.
The Friends University Men's and Women's Powerlifting Falcons competed at the USA Powerlifting Collegiate Nationals in Atlanta last year, with the Falcon Men posting a top-five national finish. Freshman Christian Landeros helped fuel the Falcons' top-five showing and PR'd his squat and PR'd his total by over 20kg.
Christian Landeros
Squat: 272.5kg/Bench: 167.5kg/Deadlift: 262.5kg.
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