2002 American Hercules
The 2002 American Hercules was held on 2002-06-08 in Kokomo, Indiana. 14 athletes competed across 6 events were contested.
Events (6 total)
- 1. Farmer's Walk
- 2. Axle Press
- 3. Push and Flip
- 4. Hercules Hold
- 5. Carry Medley
- 6. Deadlift
Results
| Place | Athlete | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Philippi | 🇺🇸 USA | 15.0 |
| 2 | Brian Schoonveld | 🇺🇸 USA | 17.0 |
| 3 | Bryan Neese | 🇺🇸 USA | 25.5 |
| 4 | Jared Spybrook | 🇺🇸 USA | 28.0 |
| 5 | Matt Metheney | 🇺🇸 USA | 30.0 |
| 6 | Art McDermott | 🇺🇸 USA | 38.5 |
| 7 | Chris Doyle | 🇺🇸 USA | 43.0 |
| 8 | John Beatty | 🇺🇸 USA | 46.5 |
| 9 | Cameron Heflin | 🇺🇸 USA | 57.0 |
| 10 | Jefferson Meadors | 🇺🇸 USA | 58.0 |
| 11 | Anthony Scrivens | 🇺🇸 USA | 61.5 |
| 12 | Jason Davidson | 🇺🇸 USA | 63.0 |
| 13 | Mark Keshishian | 🇺🇸 USA | 66.5 |
| 14 | Bobby Maddox | 🇺🇸 USA | 80.5 |
Event-by-Event Results
Axle Press
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Art McDermott | - | 13.0 |
| 1 | Jason Davidson | - | 13.0 |
| 1 | Bobby Maddox | - | 13.0 |
| 4 | Anthony Scrivens | 2 reps | 11.0 |
| 5 | Jefferson Meadors | 3 reps | 10.0 |
| 6 | Mark Keshishian | 5 reps | 9.0 |
| 7 | Jared Spybrook | 6 reps | 8.0 |
| 8 | Cameron Heflin | 7 reps | 7.0 |
| 9 | Chris Doyle | 8 reps | 5.5 |
| 9 | John Beatty | 8 reps | 5.5 |
| 11 | Bryan Neese | 9 reps | 3.5 |
| 11 | Matt Metheney | 9 reps | 3.5 |
| 13 | Mark Philippi | 13 reps | 2.0 |
| 14 | Brian Schoonveld | 20 reps | 1.0 |
Carry Medley
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Maddox | 111.82 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Anthony Scrivens | 47.59 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Mark Keshishian | 47.04 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Cameron Heflin | 37.71 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | John Beatty | 36.73 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Jefferson Meadors | 31.88 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Chris Doyle | 31.11 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Matt Metheney | 27.99 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Jason Davidson | 26.99 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Mark Philippi | 25.99 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Jared Spybrook | 24.50 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Art McDermott | 23.87 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Bryan Neese | 22.43 s | 2.0 |
| 14 | Brian Schoonveld | 22.18 s | 1.0 |
Deadlift
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Maddox | - | 14.0 |
| 2 | Cameron Heflin | 1 rep | 13.0 |
| 3 | Jefferson Meadors | 2 reps | 12.0 |
| 4 | Chris Doyle | 4 reps | 10.5 |
| 4 | Mark Keshishian | 4 reps | 10.5 |
| 6 | Brian Schoonveld | 6 reps | 9.0 |
| 7 | Jason Davidson | 7 reps | 8.0 |
| 8 | Anthony Scrivens | 9 reps | 7.0 |
| 9 | Bryan Neese | 10 reps | 6.0 |
| 10 | Jared Spybrook | 12 reps | 5.0 |
| 11 | Matt Metheney | 13 reps | 3.5 |
| 11 | Art McDermott | 13 reps | 3.5 |
| 13 | John Beatty | 15 reps | 2.0 |
| 14 | Mark Philippi | 15 reps | 1.0 |
Farmer's Walk
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anthony Scrivens | 48.77 m | 13.5 |
| 1 | Bobby Maddox | 48.77 m | 13.5 |
| 3 | Jason Davidson | 49.5 m | 12.0 |
| 4 | Mark Keshishian | 51.08 m | 11.0 |
| 5 | Cameron Heflin | 62.94 m | 10.0 |
| 6 | Jefferson Meadors | 68.81 m | 9.0 |
| 7 | Art McDermott | 70.03 m | 8.0 |
| 8 | John Beatty | 73.05 m | 7.0 |
| 9 | Matt Metheney | 88.56 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Chris Doyle | 87.18 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Bryan Neese | 40.66 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Mark Philippi | 40.65 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Brian Schoonveld | 39.12 s | 2.0 |
| 14 | Jared Spybrook | 38.11 s | 1.0 |
Hercules Hold
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Maddox | 2.19 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Jason Davidson | 2.75 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | John Beatty | 3.54 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Jefferson Meadors | 5.17 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | Mark Keshishian | 12.67 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Chris Doyle | 19.87 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Matt Metheney | 24.97 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Cameron Heflin | 25.26 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Jared Spybrook | 30.58 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Art McDermott | 33.74 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Anthony Scrivens | 36.56 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Mark Philippi | 38.20 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Bryan Neese | 46.68 s | 2.0 |
| 14 | Brian Schoonveld | 47.57 s | 1.0 |
Push and Flip
| # | Athlete | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Keshishian | 121.66 s | 14.0 |
| 2 | Anthony Scrivens | 111.78 s | 13.0 |
| 3 | Bobby Maddox | 102.30 s | 12.0 |
| 4 | Jason Davidson | 52.69 s | 11.0 |
| 5 | John Beatty | 47.68 s | 10.0 |
| 6 | Cameron Heflin | 46.78 s | 9.0 |
| 7 | Bryan Neese | 45.59 s | 8.0 |
| 8 | Jefferson Meadors | 45.27 s | 7.0 |
| 9 | Art McDermott | 45.09 s | 6.0 |
| 10 | Chris Doyle | 44.52 s | 5.0 |
| 11 | Jared Spybrook | 38.59 s | 4.0 |
| 12 | Brian Schoonveld | 38.20 s | 3.0 |
| 13 | Matt Metheney | 37.38 s | 2.0 |
| 14 | Mark Philippi | 37.37 s | 1.0 |
See Also
About 2002 American Hercules
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