A high school powerlifter in Louisiana set a state record after roughly squatting 900 pounds, as part of a three-lift total of 2,005, this weekend.
Salmen super heavyweight Dwayne Coleman – an 18-year-old senior, who weighs 462lbs – ‘completed his three squat rotation with a squat of 875 pounds and was awarded a bonus chance to secure the state record’ on Saturday at the LHSAA state championships, according to NOLA.com.
What’s more is that then teen also did a bench press of 500 pounds and deadlift of 630, as shown by footage taken at the Cajundome in Lafayette.
He received the outstanding lifter award for becoming Louisiana’s strongest high school lifter of all time at the Division II boys meet.
Salmen ended up tying for 10th in the team standings.
Salmen high school senior Dwayne Coleman, 18, lifted 875 pounds at a DII meet on Saturday
Coleman also did a bench press of 500 pounds and deadlift of 630 as part of a three-lift total
The teen shared a post of himself on the podium after hoisting a total of 2,005 pounds on Insta
Coleman, who’s from Slidell, Louisiana, also plays nose guard (defensive tackle) for the high school’s football team.
After making history this weekend, he shared a picture of his prize on his Instagram Story, quoting lyrics from J. Cole, 21 Savage and Morrey’s hit ‘m y . l i f e’, and also shared a post of himself on the podium.
‘Had a pretty good meet today and made a little history,’ he wrote as a caption.
Coleman’s surpassed last year’s super heavyweight champions by 160 pounds, according to Bleacher Report.
Woodlawn’s Mehki Smith had the highest total that year, squatting 715 pounds to claim the Division I title.