• Christina Brockington

    SC Representative

    I'm Christina Brockington and I live in Camden, SC. I've been involved in the world of weightlifting for nine years now. Whether as an athlete, coach, T.O, or WSO committee member, this sport has been a passion of mine. My club is Swamp Cabbage Barbell Club where everyone is welcome! The weightlifting community is my favorite place to be other than the beach or with my family. My husband and I have two teenage daughters, three dogs (2 pitties and a fluffernut), two felines, and a leopard gecko. I am excited to see what we can do to nurture the Carolinas community!

  • Stephen Butcher

    NC Representative

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  • Taryn Gibson

    SC Representative

    Originally from New Jersey, Taryn has been a resident of Upstate South Carolina for the past 20 years. Taryn became interested in Olympic weightlifting in the spring of 2022. Her 9 year old daughter began training at Greenville Weightlifting, which was renting space at the gym where Taryn was attempting CrossFit. Taryn quickly realized that Olympic lifting was her favorite part of CrossFit!

    In late 2022, she became the general manager of Greenville Weightlifting, and got her USAW L1 certification. In October 2023, she and Miranda became the owners of Greenville Weightlifting, and moved it to its current location in Greenville, SC. In her time away from the gym, Taryn is a board certified lactation consultant and owns Clever Baby Holistic Feeding and Parenting Support in Spartanburg, SC. She also is the director of Day Before the Rainbow Rescue and Adoption—and will always ask you to foster a puppy! Taryn enjoys working on her Jeeps and taking them offroading. Taryn has 6 amazing kiddos and one Chinese crested dog.

  • Maddisen Mohnsen

    NC Representative and President

    Maddisen is a USAW National Coach for Power & Grace Performance, a Strength & Conditioning Coach at Fort Bragg, NC, and Owner/Software Developer at MeetCal LLC. He holds a BS in Kinesiology from University of Nebraska-Omaha and an MBA in Sports Management from University of North Texas. Maddisen got into weightlifting through CrossFit in 2018, opened his own club and began coaching in March of 2021, then joined Power & Grace as a coach in December of that year. When Maddisen isn't coaching you can find him spending time with his wife, Nikki, and their 11 year old boxer, Marley.

  • Walter Neubauer

    NC Representative

    Walt Neubauer is the Founder and Owner of the Wilmington Weightlifting Club, Head Coach of Rising Tide Weightlifting and the UNCW Seahawk Weightlifting Club. In his coaching career he has developed many National and International level athletes for Team USA. He holds the rank of USAW International Coach and is a Coaching Course Instructor. He previously served as the President of the NC LWC and is excited to once again be able to help grow the sport of Weightlifting in the Carolinas.

  • Jarrod Nobbe

    NC Representative

    Jarrod Nobbe is a USAW National Coach, Sports Performance Coach, and writer. Jarrod has been involved in the sport of Weightlifting for 10+ years as an athlete and coach. He is the head coach of the Athletic Lab Weightlifting Club and Assistant Coach for 1Kilo out of Indiana. He holds a BS in Exercise Science and an MA in Sports Performance from Ball State University. Jarrod holds the following certifications: NSCA CSCS, USAW National Coach, EXOS XPS, NSPA CSNC & CWPC. When he's not in the gym or at his desk creating content, Jarrod can be found shredding the dirt on the nearest mountain bike trail in preparation for his next enduro race.

  • Jacob Penner

    NC Representative

    I have been participating in weightlifting for 6 years, coaching for 5. My athletic background is in Track and Field + Lacrosse. I am passionate about coaching and getting barbells in more hands, which I'm fortunate enough to do on a daily basis at my gym, Endless Strength Weightlifting.

  • Gavin Hough

    NC Athlete Representative

    Gavin Hough is an athlete and Head Coach for Shoofly Barbell Club out of Fuquay-Varina, NC. Competing and Coaching in NC for the last 12 years, his passion for the sport has passed to his two daughters who have also picked up the bug for competition. Excited to join the board, Gavin hopes to continue building the community that is the Carolina WSO.

  • JJ Williams

    SC Athlete Representative

    My name is Jaimerius “JJ” Williams. I am originally from Irmo, South Carolina, and relocated to Charleston in 2021, where I was first introduced to Olympic weightlifting. I have a longstanding athletic background, having played football from elementary school through the collegiate level. Following my football career, I transitioned into competitive powerlifting for a year and a half.

    I now serve as the Head Coach of Lowcountry Barbell Club and continue to compete as an Olympic weightlifter, striving to excel at the highest level possible.

Section 5.9.
Weightlifting State Organizations (“WSOs”)

Each WSO will be made up of the following:

i. 9 total representatives, to include:

ii. 3 Athlete Representatives from amongst their population of athletes who have competed at least one National Championship, regardless of level, in the last ten years.

iii. 6 individuals which represent the geographical spread of the region, for the initial election this will be set by USA Weightlifting (under the supervision of the USA Weightlifting Board of Directors), for future elections this will be offered by the WSO body.

iv. Amongst the 9 individuals USA Weightlifting will appoint a president via an interview process to include representatives from the USA Weightlifting Board of Directors, USA Weightlifting WSO Council, USA Weightlifting AAC and Staff. Such individuals will be expected to present a plan for mentorship and growth in the WSO.

v. If any WSO board member fails to attend a board meeting at least 75% of those called they shall be referred to the USA Weightlifting Board of Directors for removal, within 1 year.