Cadet wins class in Junior World Powerlifting Championships

  • Published
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFPN) --  Cadet 1st Class Michael Tuchscherer, from Corydon, Ind., took first place in the 275 pound weight class during the Junior World Powerlifting Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sept. 9. He beat the second place lifter by almost 190 total pounds.

The six-foot cadet performed a 770-pound squat, bench pressed 585 pounds and dead lifted 750 pounds, equaling 2105 pounds combined total.

Cadet Tuchscherer was recognized as one of the top three lifters, a "Champion of Champions,' along with Jewgenij Kondraschow of Germany and Lukasz Toczylowski of Poland. The United States team finished second in the competition behind Poland. Twenty one nations had teams at the championship.