Eric Frasure

Hailing from Charlotte, NC with is wife, Megan, we have known Eric since he started competing as a teenager with his father and have watched him grow both in the sport and personally.  He is now a law enforcement agent.  He is a former college athlete who enjoys cooking when he is not hard at work.

Age: 26 
Height:  6'4"
Weight:  265 lbs
Years Competing in Heavy Athletics:  12
Sponsors:  www.cytosport.com, www.sportkilt.com

Harrison Bailey, III

Height:  6’3’’ 
Weight:  290 lbs
Residence:  Easton, PA
College:      Lafayette College (Undergraduate), Lehigh University (Graduate)
Occupation: Assistant Principal – Parkland High School
Competed: 1 1/2 yr. as an amateur and 10 yrs. as a professional
US Champion (2006 & 2008) in Bethlehem, PA
3x World Record holder in WOB (20ft)
Personal Records:  16# stone  – 55.3ft; 22# stone – 42.11ft; 56# weight for distance – 47ft.; 28# weight for distance - 88.9ft; 22# hammer – 115ft; 16# hammer – 140ft; 20# sheaf – 35ft; 56# weight over bar (spinning) – 20ft  (World Record)
Has competed in 22 states and 4 countries.

Kearney Smith

 Gerard Benderoth

Sam Grammer

 Mike Nease

 Mike Nease is from Parrottsville, TN where he is a high school teacher and football coach.  He says his favorite event is caber.  He played in three professional football leagues-NFL, USFL, Arena football, has competed in powerlifting and strongman competitions.  Mike had the #1 deadlift in the nation in 2005 at 866 lbs.  He held the 18” deadlift record in 2004 at 1015 lbs.  This has since been broken.  He loves to mountain bike with his wife Angela and dog Milo.  Fall of the year centers around football, coaching and going to see his son Steven's games at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where, by the way, he wears the same number that Mike wore when he played there.