The 21-year-old junior athlete, Chase Chapa recently defended his collegiate title for the third time at the 2024 USPAL Collegiate Nationals. He achieved a new personal record total of 585.5kg/1290.81lbs, surpassing his previous win in 2022. Prior to the competition, Chase had projected a baseline total of 583.58kg/1286.57lbs and a baseline deadlift projection of 240.84kg/530.96lbs. He exceeded these projections by over 0.33% and 5.04%, respectively.
Chase Chapa is the only 59kg/60kg athlete in the history of the USPAL Collegiate Nationals to have won the raw collegiate title for a third time. His meet KPI score of 83.70% at the latest competition is an increment of +5.50% compared to his meet KPI score of 78.20% at the 2023 USPAL Collegiate Nationals. He maintained an average reliability (squat, bench and deadlift) of 100%, which is 15.97% higher than his historical reliability (success) of 84.03%.
Based on his current performance, Chase's baseline total projection is between 602.44kg/1328.15lbs - 605.76kg/1335.47lbs. If he achieves a top-end total of 605.76kg/1335.47lbs, he would rank seventh on the all-time 59kg/60kg list of athletes and third on the junior 59kg/60kg list. His current competition-best total of 585.5kg/1290.80lbs ranks him eighteenth on the all-time 59kg/60kg list of athletes.
However, if Chase's progression is not linear, his worst-case projected total would be between 586.54kg/1293.09lbs - 589.77kg/1300.22lbs, which represents a dip of 2.64% from his current performance.
Age: 21
Weight Class: 59kg (130.07lbs)/60kg (132.28lbs)
Average Competition bodyweight: 58.32kg/128.57lbs
Competition Best Squat: 205kg/451.95lbs
Competition Best Bench: 132.5kg/292.11lbs
Competition Best Deadlift: 253kg/557.77lbs
Competition Best Total: 585.5kg/1290.81lbs
Recent Meet KPI Score: 83.70%
Recent Meet Reliability: 100%
Historical Average Reliability: 84.03%
Baseline Projections
Squat: 210.35kg/463.74lbs - 211.39kg/466.04lbs
Bench: 130.52kg/287.75lbs - 131.39kg/289.67lbs
Deadlift: 259.54kg/572.19lbs - 262.33kg/578.34lbs
Total: 602.44kg/1328.15lbs - 605.76kg/1335.47lbs
Average Reliances
Squat: 34.86%
Bench: 22.26%
Deadlift: 42.88%
Note: a reliance measurement factors for the disciplines (squat, bench and deadlift) that the athlete tends to rely upon to build his/her totals.
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