By MATT VINES, LSUS Public Relations Specialist

LSU Shreveport weightlifter Bryson Brown and incoming spring transfer Kyle Martin Jr. have qualified for next May’s International Weightlifting Federation World Junior Championships.

Brown, a freshman who competes in the 65-kilogram weight class, lifted a combined 258 kilograms in the snatch and clean jerk to win his division at the 2025 Southwest Regionals and qualify.

Martin will join the team this spring after transferring from Penn State University.

Lifters qualify by meeting the international standard for their weight class.

“Bryson has shown significant, rapid improvement since his last major competition this fall,” said LSUS weightlifting coach Aaron Adams. “His dramatic progress in a short time highlights the effectiveness of the LSUS development system in taking a nationally ranked lifter and quickly pushing them to international standards.

“Kyle previously competed under Garage Strength in Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s most successful and established weightlifting clubs. His choice to transfer to LSUS is a major endorsement for the program, proving we’re a destination for the country’s best junior lifters.”

Both lifters have competed on Team USA in the past and will continue representing the country in weightlifting.

The World Junior Championships will be held May 2-8 in Ismailia, Egypt.

LSUS weightlifting has history on the world stage, most notably through IWF Hall of Fame coach Dr. Kyle Pierce and three-time U.S. Olympian Kendrick Farris.

Contact Matt at Matt.Vines@lsus.edu