The 2024 Shaw Classic occurred on Aug. 16-18, 2024, in Loveland, CO. In addition to the 2024 Strongest Man on Earth contest won by Mitchell Hooper, the Shaw Classic featured Open and Weight Division competitions for strongmen and strongwomen.
In the Lightweight Men’s division, featuring athletes who weigh under 231.5 pounds, Alec Soukup scored the overall gold with 62.5 of a possible 70 points over the nine other strongmen in his class. The 10 lightweight strongmen competed in the Log Lift, Farmer’s Walk, Sack & Sled Medley, Dumbbell Press, Power Stairs, Hummer Tire Deadlift, and Atlas Stones.
2024 Shaw Classic Lightweight Men’s Results
- Alec Soukup (USA) — 62.5 points
- Matthew McQuiston (USA) — 55.5 points
- John Alimo (USA) — 50 points
- Richard Moczygemba (USA) — 49 points
- Jack Turner (USA) — 40.5 points
- Philip Brinkman (USA) — 36 points
- Josh Harrelson (USA) — 34 points
- Nick Strauss (USA) — 24.5 points
- Harry Walker (USA) — 18 points
- Blake Hoffman (USA) — 15 points
[Related: 2024 Official Strongman Games European Championships Women’s Results]
[Related: 2024 Official Strongman Games European Championships Men’s Results]
2024 Shaw Classic Lightweight Men’s Event Results
Below are the results of the seven contested events in Loveland:
Log Lift
Athletes had one minute to rep 125 kilograms as many times as possible.
- Alec Soukup — 10 reps
- Matthew McQuiston — Nine reps (T-second)
- Jack Turner — Nine reps (T-second)
- John Alimo — Six reps
- Richard Moczygemba — Five reps (T-fifth)
- Josh Harrelson — Five reps (T-fifth)
- Nick Strauss — Five reps (T-fifth)
- Blake Hoffman — Five reps (T-fifth)
- Harry Walker — Four reps
- Philip Brinkman — Two reps
Farmer’s Walk
Athletes were allotted one minute to carry 125 kilograms and 147 kilograms for 15 meters each.
- Philip Brinkman — 16.28 seconds
- Matthew McQuiston — 17.37 seconds
- Alec Soukup — 18.55 seconds
- John Alimo — 20.5 seconds
- Josh Harrelson — 21.96 seconds
- Richard Moczygemba — 22.52 seconds
- Nick Strauss — 25 seconds
- Jack Turner — 26.26 seconds
- Blake Hoffman — 32.15 seconds
- Harry Walker — 43.43 seconds
Sack & Sled Medley
Strongmen had to carry 113- and 136-kilogram sacks for 12 meters each before sled pushing 12 meters to the finish line.
- Alec Soukup — 25.92 seconds
- John Alimo — 29.55 seconds
- Richard Moczygemba — 29.66 seconds
- Matthew McQuiston — 29.92 seconds
- Josh Harrelson — 30.17 seconds
- Harry Walker — 31.23 seconds
- Philip Brinkman — 32.16 seconds
- Blake Hoffman — 32.58 seconds
- Jack Turner — 34.81 seconds
- Nick Strauss — 37.26 seconds
Dumbbell Press
With 75 seconds on the clock, each strongman attempted to press the 84-kilogram dumbbell for reps.
- Matthew McQuiston — Seven reps
- Alec Soukup — Six reps (T-second)
- John Alimo — Six reps (T-second)
- Richard Moczygemba — Six reps (T-second)
- Jack Turner — Five reps
- Nick Strauss — Four reps
- Philip Brinkman — Three reps
- Josh Harrelson — Two reps (T-eighth)
- Blake Hoffman — Two reps (T-eighth)
- Harry Walker — One rep
Power Stairs
Athletes were tasked with ascending 159-, 181-, and 204-kilogram implements five stairs each within the 75-second time cap.
- Matthew McQuiston — 31.78 seconds
- Philip Brinkman — 46.70 seconds
- Alec Soukup — 69.16 seconds
- Richard Moczygemba — 13 stairs
- Jack Turner — 12 stairs
- Nick Strauss — 12 stairs
- John Alimo — 11 stairs
- Josh Harrelson — 10 stairs
- Harry Walker — 10 stairs
- Blake Hoffman — 10 stairs
Hummer Tire Deadlift
Athletes established their max deadlift.
- John Alimo — 386 kilograms
- Alec Soukup — 374 kilograms (T-second)
- Richard Moczygemba — 374 kilograms (T-second)
- Jack Turner — 352 kilograms
- Josh Harrelson — 329 kilograms
- Matthew McQuiston — 318 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Harry Walker — 318 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Philip Brinkman — 318 kilograms (T-sixth)
- Nick Strauss — 306 kilograms
- Blake Hoffman — 295 kilograms
Atlas Stones
With 60 seconds on the clock, each strongman attempted to load five stones weighing 136 to 181 kilograms as quickly as possible.
- Alec Soukup — Five in 27.99 seconds
- Jack Turner — Five in 38.25 seconds
- Richard Moczygemba — Five in 42.65 seconds
- Matthew McQuiston — Five in 45.12 seconds
- Josh Harrelson — Five in 54.24 seconds
- John Alimo — Four in 23.69 seconds
- Philip Brinkman — Four in 25.76 seconds
- Harry Walker — Three in 23.05 seconds
- Nick Strauss — Three in 23.28 seconds
- Blake Hoffman — Two in 11.17 seconds
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