A brief personal history:
I played high school football and baseball. Graduated and went to the University of Tennessee to play football, where I walked on. Learned from Johnny Long, our assistant head strength coach, who eventually became the head strength coach at the Olympic lifts. I was on two sec championship teams, the 1997-1998 and the 1998 National Championship Team. After graduation, I was a strength and conditioning coach for the University of Tennessee Men's Athletics from 2001-2004. I eventually got back into training in 2013 when I completed my Crossfit Level 1 Training course in 2013 and opened a gym from 2013 to 2020. During that time, we had several high school athletes who went on to play division 1-2-3 sports. A national champion powerlifter and multiple Special Olympic Powerlifting Athletes through the Power Partner Competitions. During that time, I found my love for Olympic Lifting. 

What led you to your sport:
My college athletic background and love of CrossFit led me back to being an elite Olympic Weightlifting Athlete. 

Achievements in your sport:
1995 Blount County Football Player of the year 1997 SEC Football Championship Team 1998 SEC Football Championship Team 1998 National Championship Team 2017 Tennessee Weightlifting Champion M40 85kg 2017 American Masters Weightlifting Champion M40 85kg 2018 Tennessee Weightlifting Champion M40 85kg 2018 World Champion M40 85kg 2019 Pan American Champion M40 81kg 2019 World Champion M40 81kg 2020 National Champion M40 M81 2021 Pan American Champion M45 81kg 2022 AO1 Champion M45 89kg 2022 National Champion M45 81kg 2022 Pan American Champion M45 81kg 2022 Howard Cohen Champion M45 81kg 2022 World Champion M45 81kg 20

State, national, and world records:
M40 85kg National Snatch Record 2017 122kg M40 81kg National Snatch Record 115kg M40 81kg National Snatch Record 120kg M40 81kg National Clean and Jerk Record 140kg M40 81kg National Total Record 255kg M40 81kg National Total Record 260kg M40 81kg National Snatch Record 121kg M40 81kg National Clean and Jerk Record 141kg M40 81kg National Total Record 262kg M45 81kg National Clean and Jerk Record 135 M45 81kg National Clean and Jerk Record 145 M45 81kg National Snatch Record 115kg M45 81kg National Snatch Record 120kg M45 81kg National Clean and Jerk Record 140kg M45 81kg National Clean and Jerk Record 144kg M45 81kg National Total Record 261kg M45 81kg National Total Record 264kg M45 81kg Pan American Record Snatch 115kg M45 81kg Pan American Record Snatch 120kg M45 81kg Pan American Record Clean and Jerk 140kg M45 81KG Pan American Record Clean and Jerk 144kg M45 81kg Pan American Record Total 261 kg M45 81kg Pan American Record Total 264kg M45 89kg National Record Snatch 120kg M45 89kg National Record Clean and Jerk 147kg M45 89kg National Record Total 265kg M45 81kg National Record Snatch 121kg M45 81kg National Record Snatch 125kg M45 81kg National Record Total 265kg M45 81kg Pan American Record Snatch 121kg M45 81kg Howard Cohen Record Snatch 110kg M45 81kg Howard Cohen Record Snatch 115kg M45 81kg Howard Cohen Record Snatch 120kg M45 81kg Howard Cohen Record Clean and Jerk 135kg M45 81kg Howard Cohen Record Total 255kg M45 81kg National Record Clean and Jerk 148kg M45 81kg Pan American Record Clean and Jerk 148kg M45 81kg World Record Clean and Jerk 148kg

Other accomplishments.
2019 Pan Americans Best Lifter M40 2020 Nationals Best Lifter M40 2021 Pan Americans Best Lifter M45 2022 Nationals Best Lifter M45 2022 Pan Americans Best Lifter m45 2022 Howard Cohen Best Lifter M45 2022 Wolds Best Lifter M45

Activities within the sport:
Worked with training Sp OlympicPower Partners in Blount County