
PRESS RELEASE – On September 24 and 25, a team of ten athletes proudly represented Guam at the 2-day 2023 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Iron Wars Meet—a USAPL-sanctioned meet—in San Antonio, Texas, hosted by Texas Strength Systems.

For 16 weeks, all ten athletes put themselves through disciplined training and conditioning to represent Guam with their best lifts in squats, bench presses, and deadlifts. Nearly all ten athletes placed in their respective divisions, proving that the powerlifting community on Guam continues to grow and develop athletes with skill, competition, and grit.
Athlete-coaches, Mikel Nicolas and Christian Duenas, are proud of the team’s performance results and are ready to begin preparing the next team for later off-island meets. “I am very proud of our team, and we could not have done this without everyone else’s support with bringing us out here,” said Nicolas. “We will continue to promote the sport back home, and maybe one day, Guam will host our own sanctioned meets,” said Duenas.
The team’s official results:
Women | |||||||
Lifter | Place | Division | Body Weight | Squat | Bench Press | Deadlift | Total Points |
Jana Maria Mojas | 1 | Women’s Raw Junior (20-23) 60 | 59.6 kg | 117.5 kg | 57.5 kg | 140 kg | 315 kg |
Jana Maria Mojas | 1 | Women’s Raw Open 60 | 59.6 kg | 117.5 kg | 57.5 kg | 140 kg | 315 kg |
Morgan Duenas | 2 | Women’s Raw Open 67.5 | 65.9 kg | 145 kg | 75 kg | 135 kg | 355 kg |
Nica Andrea A. Mojas | 1 | Women’s Raw Open 90 | 88.6 kg | 170 kg | 90 kg | 195 kg | 455 kg |
Men | |||||||
Lifter | Place | Division | Body Weight | Squat | Bench Press | Deadlift | Total Points |
Rene Francis Picayo | 1 | Men’s Raw Junior (20-23) 60 | 58.6 kg | 147.5 kg | 100 kg | 190 kg | 437.5 kg |
Rene Francis Picayo | 1 | Men’s Raw Open 60 | 58.6 kg | 147.5 kg | 100 kg | 190 kg | 437.5 kg |
Kevin Dema-Ala | 1 | Men’s Raw Open 75 | 72.4 kg | 190 kg | 110 kg | 257.5 kg | 557.5 kg |
Aydin Marquez | 3 | Men’s Raw Open 82.5 | 81 kg | 220 kg | 145 kg | 247.5 kg | 612.5 kg |
Mikel Nicolas | 6 | Men’s Raw Open 82.5 | 81.2 kg | 190 kg | 155 kg | 240 kg | 585 kg |
Christian Duenas | 4 | Men’s Raw Open 110 | 108.5 kg | 240 kg | 175 kg | 272.5 kg | 687.5 kg |
Gerelle Arjona | 1 | Men’s Raw Teen III (18-19) 82.5 | 80.7 kg | 215 kg | 125 kg | 252.5 kg | 592.5 kg |
Matua Ånghet Salas | 2 | Men’s Raw Teen III (18-19) 90 | 85.5 kg | 197.5 kg | 122.5 kg | 205 kg | 525 kg |



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