Meet recap
USA Powerlifting Raw Nationals 2026 — the strongest lifter of the meet wasn't the biggest
Fresh from USA Powerlifting's Raw Nationals — an all-raw national where adjusting for bodyweight reshuffles the whole board, and the best performance of the weekend came out of the 82.5 kg class.
Published 22 June 2026
Best lifter of the meet — pound for pound
Maggie Necaise607.5 kg
82.5 kg class · Raw · 564.67 DOTS
Across every weight class at Raw Nationals, no one was stronger for their bodyweight than Maggie Necaise. Her 607.5 kg total in the 82.5 kg class scored a 564.67 DOTS — the top relative-strength performance of the meet in our database, ahead of every heavyweight who out-totalled her on paper.
Maggie Necaise — 122.5 kg bench, second attempt, good — her best bench of the meet
Watch at 1:43:45 on YouTube ↗What happened
- Pound for pound, Maggie Necaise was the strongest lifter at Raw Nationals — a 564.67 DOTS in the 82.5 kg class, the best relative-strength mark of the meet in our data.
- After locking up that total, Necaise went after a national record — a 262.5 kg deadlift attempt to close her day.
- The heaviest tonnage came from the super-heavyweights: Nathan Redwing's 962.5 kg led the 140+ kg men.
- Two of the biggest men's totals came from juniors — Jude Kozel (927.5 kg) and George Nomah (847.5 kg) both out-lifted most of the open field.
- The lighter men brought the best pound-for-pound numbers after Necaise: Lorenzo Wright's 898.5 kg at 100 kg scored a 555 DOTS, and at just 67.5 kg of bodyweight Peter Hoang totalled 712.5 kg for a 552 DOTS.
The board
The heaviest totals of the weekend, by class. Total is the headline number; DOTS adjusts for bodyweight and sex, so it ranks strength across the weight classes — which is where this meet's real story lives.
Men
| # | Lifter | Class | Age | Equip | Total (kg) | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| 1 | Nathan Redwing | 140+ kg | Open | Raw | 962.5 | 508.25 |
| 2 | Antonio Mu | 140+ kg | Open | Raw | 945 | 488.60 |
| 3 | Jude Kozel | 140 kg | Junior | Raw | 927.5 | 516.81 |
| 4 | Nathan Wilhelm | 140 kg | Open | Raw | 927.5 | 514.64 |
| 5 | Tevin Browne | 140+ kg | Open | Raw | 925 | 478.68 |
| 6 | Omar Marquez | 125 kg | Open | Raw | 905 | 513.30 |
| 7 | Aaron Letinski | 125 kg | Open | Raw | 902.5 | 512.02 |
| 8 | Kyle Lockhart | 140+ kg | Open | Raw | 902.5 | 464.31 |
Women
| # | Lifter | Class | Age | Equip | Total (kg) | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | ||||||
| 1 | Lindsay Wallace | 100+ kg | Open | Raw | 620 | 501.01 |
| 2 | Destyni Brownlow-Dindy | 100+ kg | Open | Raw | 620 | 500.50 |
| 3 | Zipporah Lighty | 100+ kg | Open | Raw | 615 | 490.14 |
| 4 | Jazmyn Haley | 100+ kg | Open | Raw | 610 | 481.55 |
| 5 | Maggie Necaise | 82.5 kg | Open | Raw | 607.5 | 564.67 |
| 6 | Ashley Horn | 90 kg | Open | Raw | 572.5 | 514.23 |
| 7 | Erica Enarusai | 90 kg | Open | Raw | 562.5 | 521.92 |
Raw Nationals is contested raw across the board, so DOTS compares the whole field on one footing — no equipment differences to adjust for. The heaviest total and the best DOTS needn't be the same lifter: a big total rewards the heavier classes, while DOTS rewards pound-for-pound strength.
More from the broadcast
Lorenzo Wright — 352.5 kg squat, second attempt, good — part of a 555 DOTS day
Watch at 1:25:15 on YouTube ↗Nathan Redwing — 242.5 kg bench, good — his top bench, behind the meet's biggest verified total
Watch at 2:30:15 on YouTube ↗Peter Hoang — 285 kg deadlift, good — over four times his own bodyweight
Watch at 3:13:45 on YouTube ↗Get the next recap
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