On Saturday the Stevens Lifting Team sent 14 lifters to compete in the 2025 JDI Barbell Uptown Open at the JDI Barbell gym in Harlem, New York! This was the team's first experience competing in a meet ran by Powerlifting America. The team left campus at 6:45 am and weighed in at 8:00 am, then the lifts began at 10:00 am. This meet was very competitive, with many talented lifters competing for first place, however, our members had some amazing performances that placed them high in their respective divisions! Starting with the women's side in the raw junior division, in the 57kg weight class, Kaila McNamara placed 2^nd with a 200kg total, and Tianna Spitz secured 1^st totaling 230kg! In the women's 84kg+ division, Isabella Hamm placed 1^st with a 315kg total! Onto the men's side in the raw junior division, in the 53kg weight class Jason Rizzo secured 1^st place with a 255kg total! In the 66kg weight class, Jack Messina placed 2^nd, and Chris Longo placed 1^st with 257.5 and 277.5kg! In the 74kg weight class, Simon Garcia placed 5^th with a 292.5kg total, Logan Scheffler placed 4^th with a 322.5kg total, Jason Sinicin placed 3^rd with a 447.5kg total, and George Redfern claimed 1^st with a 472.5kg total! Moving onto the 93kg weight class, Edward Lockie placed 5^th with a 480kg total, and Colby Foster placed 4^th with a 502.5kg total! Lastly on the men's side, in the 105kg weight class, Tyler Focht and Alex Lin placed 5^th and 4^th respectively, each with 485kg totals! This was the first meet experience for a good amount of our members who competed, and it was a fantastic environment for everyone to lift in! The crowd was packed and loud, and the meet itself was run very well. Everyone had a great time and hit some big new personal records, and we are looking forward to competing in more Powerlifting America meets at some point in the future!