Courtesy photo The SkellaFit Powerlifting Team is pictured after competing at the APF/AAPF National Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY — The SkellaFit Powerlifting Team competed at the APF/AAPF National Powerlifting Championships, bringing home 16 first-place medals and one national record, according to a SkellaFit press release.

Hosted in Salt Lake City, the championship featured powerlifters from across the United States competing under the sanction of the American Powerlifting Federation and its drug-tested division, the American Amateur Powerlifting Federation.

“SkellaFit athletes demonstrated exceptional preparation, technical skill, and competitive excellence across multiple age divisions and lifting events,” the release stated.

National champions — SkellaFit Powerlifting Team results:

Peyton Kaiser (Alpena, MI)

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Open AAPF 90 kg

Eliza Brock (Alpena, MI)

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Open AAPF 110+ kg

Brandy Shooks (Presque Isle, MI)

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Master 45-49 Bench Only AAPF 75 kg

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Master 45-49 Deadlift Only AAPF 75 kg

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Master 45-49 Bench Only APF 75 kg

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Master 45-49 Deadlift Only APF 75 kg

Megan Schindele (Alpena, MI)

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Master 45-49 Bench Only APF 110+ kg

Krista Hempel (Hawks, MI), national record holder

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Master 55-59 Bench Only AAPF 110 kg

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Master 55-59 Deadlift Only AAPF 110 kg

Karen Grochowski (Alpena, MI)

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Bench Only AAPF 60 kg

Dana Glomski (Hubbard Lake, MI)

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Open Bench Only AAPF 110+ kg

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Open Deadlift Only AAPF 110+ kg

Mallory Miller (Alpena, MI)

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Submaster 33-39 Bench Only APF 90 kg

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Submaster 33-39 Deadlift Only APF 90 kg

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Submaster 33-39 Bench Only AAPF 90 kg

– 1st Place — Women’s Raw Submaster 33-39 Deadlift Only AAPF 90 kg

SkellaFit Owner and Head Coach Cristi Johnson credited the team’s success to consistent coaching, supportive teammates, and a shared commitment to long-term strength development.

“Every athlete who stepped on the platform represented months, sometimes years of dedication,” Johnson said in the release. “What makes this group special isn’t just winning medals; it’s watching women who had never before considered themselves to be athletes, discover their strength, confidence, and resilience through the training process and with the support of one another.”

Based in Alpena, SkellaFit Personal Training continues to expand its competitive powerlifting program, helping athletes progress from beginner lifters to national champions, according to the release. The SkellaFit Powerlifting Team will now shift focus toward the upcoming APF/AAPF World Powerlifting Championships in Baton Rouge, Louisiana this November.