King of the Cave Strongman Competition Results

The inaugural event—King of the Cave—a USS Strongman sanctioned show, was a hit. It was held on March 1 at the Beach Bandshell.

The Carlsbad competition is directed by a local, Jacob Knealing. Sara Hernandez, a USS Strongman Representative, attended and served as the judge for the women’s competitions. Local participants included Kaylee Workman, Kolton Harper, Christian Ramirez, Dean Rosas, and Alek Garcia.

“I am going to do it again next year. This Year was a blast!” said Knealing.

Results:

Novice Women (Single Class)

Kaylee Workman 1st place

Ceslie Thornton 2nd place

Open W LW (132-)

Kayla Ledvina 1st place

Open W MW (165-)

Ali Kneisel 1st place

Ashley Sena 2nd place

Open W SHW (+)

Kati Gettemeier 1st place

Sarah Turner 2nd place

Jordan Anderson 3rd place

Annell Aranda 4th place

Master Women (Single Class)

Maggie Haide 1st place

Susan Burris 2nd place

Stephanie Eddings 3rd place

Vanessa Anderson 4th place

Novice Men (Single Class)

Derek Rinehart 1st place

Samuel Ward 2nd place

Kolton Harper 3rd place

Marvin Hammond 4th place

Christopher Nichols 5th place

Open M MW (220-)

Garett Sosa 1st place

Carlos Sanchez 2nd place

Christian Ramirez 3rd place

Taylon Chesser 4th place

Open M HW (275-)

Morgan Hiner 1st place

Dean Rosas 2nd place

Chris Waltman 3rd place

Open M SHW (+)

Tom Smith 1st place

David Guzman 2nd place

Silas Thornton 3rd place

David Montelongo 4th place

Alek Garcia 5th place

Masters Men (Single Class)

James Reyes 1st place

James Anderson 2nd place

Brad Jenkins 3rd place

Transgender Women

Nova Naquin 1st place

Transgender Men

Zane Stephens 1st place

Photos submitted:

E1 – Nicole Statham with Jacob Knealing, Director of King of the Cave

E5- Chris Waltman in Hercules Hold

E7- Kati Gettemeier