One Coach. One Idea. A Whole Lot of Wyoming.
Wyoming Weights started with a simple observation: the Big Horn Basin is full of incredibly strong, dedicated young athletes — and most of them never get a stage to show it.
Jerome Pouska, head football coach at Greybull High School, has spent years watching his athletes pour themselves into the weight room. Early mornings. Off-season grind. Personal records no one outside the gym ever sees.
He wanted to change that.
Wyoming Weights is his answer — a local bench press and deadlift competition open to athletes and lifters across the state. A chance for Wyoming's strongest to step up, compete, and be recognized for the work they put in every single day.
This isn't just a competition. It's a celebration of what strength culture looks like in Wyoming.
Bench press and deadlift competitions, often called powerlifting meets, are structured strength events where athletes compete in their own weight class and age division. You're not lifting against the person next to you. You're chasing your own best.
These events are common across the country and growing fast at the high school level. Wyoming Weights brings that experience home.
New to This? Here's What to Know.
Two lifts. Bench press and deadlift. Simple, measurable, and a true test of raw strength.
The Lifts
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Competitors are grouped by weight class and age, so you're always competing against people your own size and experience level.
Your Own Division
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From first-time competitors to seasoned athletes, this event is built to welcome all levels. If you've been putting in the work, you deserve a platform.
Everyone Belongs
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Here's What We're Building
CUSTOM EVENT SHIRTS
Every competitor gets one. The design is in progress — and it's going to be something worth wearing long after competition day.
TROPHIES & RECOGNITION
Real hardware. Division winners, best lifter awards, and recognition for the athletes who show up and put it all on the bar.
SUMMER 2027
Details are coming together. Date, location, registration, divisions, all dropping soon. Send an Email and get on the list and you'll hear it first.