Trey Mitchell is the champion of the 2022 Shaw Classic. On Aug. 13-14, 2022, the American strongman efficiently made it back-to-back years (2021-22) because the winner of the strength contest.
Becoming a member of Mitchell on the rostrum in Loveland, CO had been competitors organizer Brian Shaw and Mitchell Hooper in second and third place, respectively. It’s Shaw’s second consecutive end in second place after profitable the inaugural contest in 2020. In the meantime, after stable performances within the Giants Live Strongman Classic and Giants Live World Open, Hooper continues a powerful string of performances with a 3rd straight podium lead to a significant strongman competitors.
Listed below are the ultimate standings from this yr’s Shaw Basic:
2022 Shaw Basic Outcomes
- Trey Mitchell — 100.5 factors | Repeat Champion (2021-2022)
- Brian Shaw — 99.5 factors
- Mitchell Hooper — 95 factors
- Oleksii Novikov — 79 factors
- Maxime Boudreault — 69.5 factors
- Kevin Faires — 68 factors
- Aivars Smaukstelis — 67 factors
- Evan Singleton — 60.5 factors
- Konstantine Janashia — 52 factors
- Žydrūnas Savickas — 48.5 factors
- Bobby Thompson — 42 factors (withdrew)
- Gabriel Peña — 39 factors
- Gabriel Rheaume — 36.5 factors
- Jerry Pritchett — 28 factors
- Luke Stoltman — One level (withdrew)
Try an event-by-event breakdown beneath.
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Occasion Breakdown
Right here’s a brief recap of how the respective strongmen fared in every of the 2022 Shaw Basic’s occasions.
Hummer Tire Deadlift
The Hummer Tire Deadlift opened the competition. Throughout this max rep occasion, former 2020 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) Champion Oleksii Novikov efficiently pulled 549 kilograms (1,210 kilos) to win and set a brand new World File. Gabriel Peña adopted at 522 kilograms (1,150.8 kilos) and was the one different athlete to deadlift not less than 500 kilograms. A stable 499 kilograms (1,100.1 kilos) gave Mitchell third place.
- Oleksii Novikov — 549 kilograms (1,210.3 kilos)
- Gabriel Peña — 522 kilograms (1,150.8 kilos)
- Trey Mitchell — 499 kilograms (1,100.1 kilos)
- Mitchell Hooper — 476 kilograms (1,049.4 kilos) | Tied for fifth
- Bobby Thompson — 476 kilograms(1,049.4 kilos) | Tied for fifth
- Konstantine Janashia — 476 kilograms | Tied for fifth
- Mind Shaw— 431 kilograms (950.1 kilos) | Tied for seventh
- Kevin Faires — 431 kilograms (950.1 kilos) | Tied for seventh
- Evan Singleton — 408 kilograms (899.5 kilos)
- Aivars Smaukstelis — 408 kilograms (899.5 kilos) | Tied for tenth
- Gabriel Rheaume — 408 kilograms (899.5 kilos) | Tied for tenth
- Žydrūnas Savickas — 408 kilograms (899.5 kilos) | Tied for tenth
- Jerry Pritchett — 408 kilograms (899.5 kilos) | Tied for tenth
- Maxime Boudreault — No try
- Luke Stoltman — No try
Bag Over Bar
Within the Bag Over Bar, the athletes needed to toss eight baggage, starting from 22 to 29 kilograms (48.5 to 63.9 kilos), over a 15-foot bar. Velocity was the tiebreaker if anybody threw the identical variety of baggage. Trey Mitchell (first place) and Brian Shaw (second place) had been the one two rivals to toss all eight baggage — Mitchell gained with the quicker time.
- Trey Mitchell — Eight baggage in 47.4 seconds
- Brian Shaw — Eight baggage in 51.12 seconds
- Maxime Boudreault — Seven baggage
- Aivars Smaukstelis — Six baggage
- Oleksii Novikov — Six baggage
- Bobby Thompson — Six baggage
- Konstantine Janashia — Six baggage
- Evan Singleton — 5 baggage
- Mitchell Hooper — 5 baggage
- Gabriel Peña — 4 baggage
- Žydrūnas Savickas — Three baggage
- Jerry Pritchett — Three baggage
- Kevin Faires — Two baggage
- Gabriel Rheaume — Two baggage
- Luke Stoltman — Two baggage
Tremendous Yoke
On the third occasion of Day One, the yoke weighed 506 kilograms (1,117 kilos). The strongman needed to carry it 60 meters within the quickest potential time. Hooper strode forward of the sphere, beating second-place finisher Konstantine Janashia by over 4 seconds.
- Mitchell Hooper — 11.06 seconds
- Konstantine Janashia — 15.67 seconds
- Oleksii Novikov — 16.49 seconds
- Trey Mitchell — 17.07 seconds
- Evan Singleton — 17.59 seconds
- Brian Shaw — 18.56 seconds
- Bobby Thompson — 18.59 seconds
- Aivars Smaukstelis — 22.4 seconds
- Kevin Faires — 22.7 seconds
- Žydrūnas Savickas — 27.1 seconds
- Jerry Pritchett — 27.2 seconds
- Maxime Boudreault — 43.21 seconds
- Gabriel Rheaume — No end
- Gabriel Peña — No end
*Notice: Luke Stoltman withdrew after this occasion.
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Circus Dumbbell for Reps
Throughout the Circus Dumbbell for Reps, athletes needed to carry the titular implement to their shoulder and overhead press it to an entire lockout. On an official’s sign, a competitor may drop the burden and begin the method anew. Whoever accomplished probably the most reps in 75 seconds could be the victor.
Eight reps for Novikov gave him the occasion victor. Mitchell (six) and Hooper (5) adopted behind.
- Oleksii Novikov — Eight reps
- Trey Mitchell — Six reps
- Mitchell Hooper — 5 reps (Tied for third)
- Brian Shaw — 5 reps (Tied for third)
- Bobby Thompson — 5 reps (Tied third)
- Evan Singleton — 4 reps (Tied for sixth)
- Aivars Smaukstelis — Three reps (Tied for seventh)
- Gabriel Rheaume — Three reps (Tied for seventh)
- Kevin Faires — Two reps (Tied for ninth)
- Maxime Boudreault — Two reps (Tied for ninth)
- Konstantine Janashia — Zero reps
- Gabriel Peña — No carry
- Žydrūnas Savickas — No carry
- Jerry Pritchett — No carry
Log Press Medley
To begin the second day of the competitors, rivals needed to push by the Log Press Medley. The athletes had the selection of their weight at 172, 186, and 200 kilograms (380, 410, and 440 kilos) and needed to carry out as many reps as they might inside a 90-second time restrict. Notably, those that lifted the next weight however with fewer reps had increased scores.
Mitchell efficiently labored his approach as much as the 200-kilogram (440-kilogram) log, and a double gave him the occasion victory. Shaw took second place by urgent 186 kilograms (410 kilos) for his personal double in second place, whereas Novikov, Boudreault, and Hooper every pressed that weight for one rep to tie for third.
- Trey Mitchell — 200 kilograms for 2 reps
- Brian Shaw — 186 kilograms for 2 reps
- Oleksii Novikov — 186 kilograms for one rep (Tied for third)
- Maxime Boudreault — 186 kilograms for one rep (Tied for third)
- Mitchell Hooper — 186 kilograms for one rep (Tied for third)
- Kevin Faires — 172 kilograms for 2 reps (Tied for sixth)
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — 172 kilograms for 2 reps (Tied for sixth)
- Žydrūnas Savickas — 172 kilograms for 2 reps (Tied for sixth)
- Bobby Thompson — No Carry
- Evan Singleton — No Carry
- Gabriel Rheaume — No Carry
- Konstantine Janashia — No Carry
- Jerry Pritchett — No Carry
- Gabriel Peña — No Carry
*Notice: Bobby Thompson withdrew after this occasion.
Medley
As the competition shifted to the Medley, there have been simply 13 rivals left within the area. The athletes needed to carry a 363-kilogram (800-pound) body 60 ft after which carry out an arm-over-arm pull with a 318-kilogram (700-pound) implement. The time restrict was 75 seconds. Within the occasion anybody didn’t end, the peak of the pull or distance for the carry decided the ultimate outcomes.
- Maxime Boudreault — 24.29 seconds
- Evan Singleton — 26.32 seconds
- Kevin Faires — 27.65 seconds
- Brian Shaw — 30.62 seconds
- Gabriel Rheaume — 37 seconds
- Mitchell Hooper — 39.68 seconds
- Konstantine Janashia — 44.3 seconds
- Jerry Pritchett — No end
- Žydrūnas Savickas — No end
- Aivars Smaukstelis — No end
- Gabriel Peña — No end
- Trey Mitchell — No end
- Oleksii Novikov — No end
Maxime Boudreault gained with a stellar time of 24.29 seconds. Evan Singleton (second in 26.32 seconds) and Kevin Faires (third in 27.65 seconds) had been the one different athletes to complete in lower than 30 seconds. The 2 general leaders, Mitchell and Novikov, had been the underside two on this occasion.
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Automobile Leg Press
The Automobile Leg Press was one of many extra thrilling occasions for the rivals and followers alike. The burden of the automobile and sled had a complete of 839 kilograms (1,850 kilos). Whichever athlete may full probably the most reps earlier than failing or inside 90 seconds could be the winner.
- Brian Shaw — Eight reps
- Mitchell Hooper — Seven reps
- Trey Mitchell — 5 reps
- Žydrūnas Savickas — 5 reps (Tied for fourth)
- Kevin Faires — 4 reps (Tied for fourth)
- Aivars Šmaukstelis — Three reps (Tied for sixth)
- Evan Singleton — Three reps (Tied for sixth)
- Maxime Boudreault — Two reps
- Oleksii Novikov — One rep
- Gabriel Rheaume — Zero reps (Tied for tenth)
- Konstantine Janashia — Zero reps (Tied for tenth)
- Jerry Pritchett — Zero reps (Tied for tenth)
- Gabriel Peña — Did Not Try
Shaw demonstrated his leg strength by profitable the occasion with eight reps. Hooper (seven) and Mitchell (5) rounded out the highest three.
Atlas Stones
As is a customized in lots of strongman competitions, the Atlas Stones had been the ultimate occasion and would decide the winner of the 2022 Shaw Basic. The 5 stones weighed between 159 to 204 kilograms (350 to 450 kilos). Opponents confronted one another on this head-to-head occasion with a time restrict of 60 seconds.
- Trey Mitchell — 5 in 25.0 seconds
- Brian Shaw — 5 in 29.2 seconds
- Mitchell Hooper — 5 in 35.1 seconds
- Gabriel Peña — 5 in 42.99 seconds
- Maxime Boudreault — 4 in 17.3 seconds
- Kevin Faires — 4 in 25.3 seconds
- Konstantine Janashia — 4 in 27.1 seconds
- Aivars Smaukstelis — 4 in 34.7 seconds
- Gabriel Rheaume — 4 in 41.8 seconds
- Jerry Pritchett — Three stones
- Žydrūnas Savickas — Three stones
- Oleksii Novikov — Three stones
- Evan Singleton — One stone
Mitchell and Shaw had been the ultimate pairing as Mitchell beat Shaw to the fifth stone by 4 seconds to win his second straight Shaw Basic title.
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With this version of the Shaw Basic now within the rearview mirror, this is likely to be the final contest for a short time for a few of these rivals. Within the meantime, somebody like Mitchell can bask within the glory of a second-straight win in what definitely appears to be a contest solely rising in additional status.
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