Sanctioned Members

The following members are subject to sanction arising from the SafeSport Code and/or USA Weightlifting’s SafeSport policies.

Member Name	City, State	Adjudicating Body	Misconduct	Sanction	Date Issued
Garrett Taylor	Houston, TX	USA Weightlifting	Criminal Disposition - involving a minor	Permanent Ineligibility	1/1/2013
Scott Johnson	Springfield, MO	USA Weightlifting	Criminal Disposition	Permanent Ineligibility	1/1/2010
Michael Jasiczek	Olathe, KS	U.S. Center for SafeSport	Criminal Disposition - Sexual Misconduct	Permanent Ineligibility	1/16/2018
Matthew Krakowski	Clinton Township, MI	U.S. Center for SafeSport	Criminal Disposition - Sexual Misconduct	Ineligible	5/3/2018
Michael Popson	Savannah, GA	U.S. Center for SafeSport	Criminal Disposition - involving a minor; Criminal Disposition - Sexual Misconduct	Permanent Ineligibility	4/11/2018
Tyler Reagan	Elkton, FL	U.S. Center for SafeSport	Sexual Misconduct - involving Minors	Permanent Ineligibility	5/13/2022
Joe Cox	Chesapeake, VA	U.S. Center for SafeSport	Criminal Disposition - involving a minor	Ineligible	7/21/2020
Jesse Durrum	Brooksville, FL	U.S. Center for SafeSport	Criminal Disposition - involving a minor; Criminal Disposition - Sexual Misconduct	Ineligible	7/1/2019
Sierra Hughes	Bryson City, NC	U.S. Center for SafeSport	Criminal Disposition - Sexual Misconduct; Criminal Disposition - involving a minor	Ineligible	6/13/2019
Lucas "Luke" Siefert	Orlando, FL	U.S. Center for SafeSport	Criminal Disposition - Sexual Misconduct; Criminal Disposition - involving a minor	Ineligible	7/15/2021
Isaac Cruz	Oceanside, CA	U.S. Center for SafeSport	Allegations of Misconduct	Temporary Restriction(s) - No Unsupervised Coaching / Training, Contact / Communication Limitation(s), No Contact Directive(s)	2/7/2022
Adam Militello	Windermere, FL	U.S. Center for SafeSport	Criminal Disposition - involving a minor	Ineligible	9/6/2022

Administrative Holds from the U.S Center for SafeSport

Name	Decision Date
James Ellis	11/29/2023
Lawrence "Larry" Maile	N/A
Ernest "Ernie" Prempeh	11/20/2023
Edward Scale	12/30/2021
Megan Shearman (Harrison)	04/05/2021
Eric Bedunah	06/19/2019
Allen Seals	06/19/2019
Douglas Anders	11/13/2018

The following members are suspended under 5.4a of the USA Weightlifting Bylaws.

Member Name	Location	Violation	Details	Status	Ban Completes
Russell McCarthy	Anaheim, CA	5.4a	Suspended	Suspended	Until Resolved
Javier Pagliery	Miami, FL	5.4a	Suspended	Suspended	Until Resolved
Jacob Schramm	Lone Tree, CO	5.4a	Suspended	Suspended	Until Resolved
Ron Bright	Sycamore, IL	USAW Code of Ethics	Suspended	Suspended	Until Resolved
Silas Philbrick	East Aurora, N.Y.	5.4a	Suspended	Suspended	Until Resolved
Quentin Ruff Jr.	Menomonie, WI	5.4a	Suspended	Suspended	Until Resolved

The following individuals are suspended due to violations of anti-doping policies.

Member Name	Location	Competition	Prohibited Substance	Status	Ban Completes
Robert Scavilla	Philadelphia, Pa.	2022 Pan American Masters Weightlifting Championships	Dehydrochlormethyltestosterone (DHCMT)	Banned - USADA	September 7, 2026
Joshua Bringas	Las Vegas, NV	2022 USA Weightlifting National Championships	Anabolic agent, heptaminol, ibutamoren, oxilofrine, GW1516	Banned - USADA	Aug. 22, 2025
Timothy Hearn	Salt Lake City, UT	2022 National Masters Weightlifting Championships	19-norandrosterone (19-NA), clomiphene, trenbolone metabolite epitrenbolone, GW1516 (GW501516) metabolites GW1516 sulfone and GW1516 sulfoxide	BANNED - USADA	May 27, 2025
Clint Jordan	Salt Lake City, UT	2022 National Masters Weightlifting Championships	Anabolic androgenic steroid	Banned - USADA	June 6, 2026
Bernabe Chavez	Orlando, FL	2021 National Championships	Violation of Articles 2.5 and 2.9 of the Code	Banned -USADA	Sept. 2, 2025
Ian Wilson	Berkley, CA	Out of Competition	16β-hydroxystanozolol, 3'-hydroxystanozolol, and 4β-hydroxystanozolol, which are metabolites of stanozolol, as well as 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one, a metabolite of drostanolone	Banned -USADA	Jan. 5, 2025
Jordan Adel	McKinney, TX	Out of Competition	Ibutamoren, ostarine (enobosarm), and LGD-4033 (ligandrol) and its metabolite di-hydroxy-LGD-4033,	Banned - USADA	Nov. 3, 2024
Ray Fleser	Warwick, RI	Granite Games	Ibutamoren	BANNED -CrossFit	June 6, 2025
Jacob Lacoste	Great Falls, MT	2021 Junior and U25 Nationals	clomiphene and its metabolites and 19-norandrosterone	BANNED - USADA	Aug. 20, 2024
Regina Hancock	Omaha, NE	2021 USA Masters Weightlifting Championships	Stanozolol	BANNED - USADA	April 8, 2025
Christian Buckley	Frankfort, KY	2021 Junior and U25 Nationals	Osterene	BANNED - USADA	Aug. 3, 2024
Ryan Hudson	Sisters, OR	Multiple Violations: Out-of-competition on June 14, 2017	Dehydrochloromethyltestosterone	BANNED- USADA	Nov. 27, 2026
Andrew Vrabel	Chicago, IL	Out of Competition- Admitted Use	Peptides	BANNED- USADA	Retired; ban to be served upon athlete's decision to "un-retire"
Nicholas Saccente	Springfield, MA	2016 National University & U25 (initial) USAW-Sanctioned meet (additional)	Testosterone, boldenone / , 12/11/18: violation of period of ineligibility 4/16/20: Second violation: possession, use or attempted use of prohibited substances	BANNED- USADA	Retired; ban to be served upon athlete's decision to "unretire"
Kelly (Breanne) Dykes	Statesboro, GA	Out-of-Competition Testing	Ostarine	BANNED- USADA	March 17, 2025
Tyler Moore	Puxico, MO	Out of Competition	Ostarine	BANNED- USADA	Retired; ban to be served upon athlete's decision to "un-retire"
Frank Volrath	Clemmons, NC	Out of Competition	Ostarine, RAD140, Ibutamoren	BANNED- USADA	Retired; ban to be served upon athlete's decision to "un-retire"
Ernest Prempeh	Somerville, NJ	2018 American Open Finals/2021 National Championship	DHCMT/Violation of Article 10.14 of the Code	BANNED- USADA	Retired; ban to be served upon athlete's decision to "un-retire"
Rachel Campbell	Scottsdale, AZ	Out of Competition	Refused Test	BANNED-USADA	Retired; ban to be served upon athlete's decision to "un-retire"
Kaley Anderson	Port Orange, FL	2019 National Championships	Ligandrol	BANNED- USADA	May 12, 2023
Erik Nunez	Roswell, NM	2019 American Open Series 2	Cardarine	BANNED-USADA	July 26, 2023
Katie Trombetta	Brighton, IL	2019 CrossFit Games	GW1516, Ostarine	BANNED- USA Weightlifting*	July 30, 2023
Scott Glasgow	Provo, UT	Out of Competition- Promoting doping	Assisting and encouraging prohibited doping conduct	BANNED-USADA	Aug. 10, 2023
Kyler Allison	Austin, TX	Out of Competition	Refused Test	BANNED-USADA	Retired; ban to be served upon athlete's decision to "un-retire"
Josue Cano	Oxnard, CA	Out of Competition	Refused Test	BANNED- USADA	Retired; ban to be served upon athlete's decision to "un-retire"
Natalie Franklin	Greenwood, IN	Out of Competition	Ostarine	BANNED- USADA	June 4, 2023
Manuel Aguero	Miami, FL	2019 American Open Series 2	Amphetamine, Modafinil	BANNED-USADA	Nov. 13, 2023
Michael Gingras	Milwaukie, OR	Doping Issue	Non-Analytical: Possession, Trafficking, and Administration	BANNED- USADA	Retired; ban to be served upon athlete's decision to "un-retire"
Andrew Butterworth	Indianapolis, IN	Out of competition	Stanozolol	BANNED- USADA	Retired; ban to be served upon athlete's decision to "un-retire"
Darcie Warren	Pleasant Grove, UT	Out of Competition- Refused Test	Refused Test	BANNED- USADA	July 11, 2027
Nicole Maynard	Portland, OR	Out of Competition	Methenolone, metabolite 1-methylene-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one, GW1516 metabolites GW1516 sulfone, GW1516 sulfoxide, LGD-4033 metabolite di-hydroxyLGD-4033	BANNED - USADA	May 31, 2023
Danielle Rante	Dayton, OH	Out of Competition	Nandrolone	BANNED-USADA	March 4, 2023
Justin Glanville	Everett, WA	Out of Competition	Non-Analytical: Possession and Use/Attempted Use	BANNED-USADA	May 31, 2024
Tiffany Parlor	Wellington, FL	Out of Competition	Non-Analytical: Possession and Use/Attempted Use	BANNED-USADA	Aug. 31, 2024
Rowdy Hurst	West Bountiful, UT	2019 American Open Finals	Clomiphene	BANNED-USADA	Jan. 16, 2024
Susanne Williams	Fort Valley, GA	2020 American Open Series 3	Ostarine	BANNED-USADA	Sept. 18, 2024
James Nelson	Fort Worth, TX	2020 American Open Series 3	DHCMT	BANNED-USADA	Oct. 23, 2024
Anthony McLaughlin	Daniel Island, SC	Out of Competition	Non-Analytical: Possession and Use/Attempted Use	BANNED-USADA	Nov. 24, 2024
Scott Hisaka	Concord, CA	Out of Competition	Non-Analytical: Possession and Use/Attempted Use	BANNED-USADA	Dec. 15, 2024
Luis Gallardo	White Plains, NY	USA Masters Weightlifting Championships	DHCMT; Arimistane; Torasemide; Oxymetholone	BANNED-USADA	April 15, 2025
Evan Forrest	Winston-Salem, NC	2023 North American Open Series 2	Boldenone, drostanolone, as well as metabolites of these substances, metabolites of methandienone, nandrolone, and exogenous testosterone and its metabolites	BANNED-USADA	Oct. 24, 2026
Katelyn Kirby	Johnstown, CO	2023 USA Weightlifting National Championships	Testosterone without a Therapeutic Use Exemption, and oxandrolone	BANNED-USADA	Oct. 20, 2026
Aaron Babet	Avon, Ohio	2024 North American Open Series 1 & National University Championships	Carboxy-THC, a urinary metabolite of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)	BANNED-USADA	April 18, 2024
Ruben Martinez Jr.	Austin, Texas	2024 North American Open Series 1 & National University Championships	11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (Carboxy-THC), a urinary metabolite of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)	BANNED-USADA	June 18, 2024
Joshua Mauk	Columbus, Ohio	North American Open Series 1	11-nor-9-carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol (Carboxy-THC)	SUSPENDED - USADA	June 8, 2024

*Suspended under Article 15.2 of the WADA Code: Signatories shall recognize the measures taken by other bodies which have not accepted the Code if the rules of those bodies are otherwise consistent with the Code

Warnings and Reprimands

Name	Details	Decision	Decision Date
Derrick Johnson	Social Media	Public Warning	July 16, 2021
Tim Swords	Engage in behavior in media, including social media, which is inciteful of hatred towards another USA Weightlifting member and the Ethics and/or Judicial Committees or towards any group based on their ethnicity, religion, sexual preference, disability, language, civil status, age, national origin, social condition, mental ability, military status, choice of club or for any other reason incite attacks on an individual or group of individuals within the membership.	Public Warning, DEI Training Requirement	Nov. 6, 2021
Jullian Fletcher	6.Engage in physically or emotionally abusive conduct towards another participant in the sport.	Public Warning, Anger Management Training	Nov. 7, 2021
Jim Rutter	Filing a frivolous claim to harm reputations and seek revenge	Public Warning	Nov. 12, 2021
Madison Pannell	Breach of international code of conduct	Public Warning	Dec. 3, 2021
Kelly Wild	Breach of international code of conduct	Public Warning	Dec. 3, 2021
Keiser Witte	Engage in behavior in media, including social media, which is inciteful of hatred towards another USA Weightlifting member and the Ethics and/or Judicial Committees or towards any group based on their ethnicity, religion, sexual preference, disability, language, civil status, age, national origin, social condition, mental ability, military status, choice of club or for any other reason incite attacks on an individual or group of individuals within the membership.	Public Warning, DEI training requirement
Mariah Park	Failing to obtain a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) prior to her use of an otherwise prohibited medication.	Public Warning	Dec. 11, 2023
Robert Sirkis	Violation of the fifth bulleted item in the USAW Member Code of Conduct	Written Reprimand	April 25, 2024

Sanctioned Members

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