Texas trooper medals in bench press event at international powerlifting competition
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Texarkana Highway Patrol Trooper Tim Matthews won second place for his bench press of 551.5 lbs at the International Powerlifting League-Olympia Pro Powerlifting meet in Las Vegas.
Matthews traveled to Las Vegas in mid-December to compete in the International Powerlifting League-Olympia Pro Powerlifting meet. Texas Highway Patrol Texarkana Trooper Tim Matthews competes in the bench press event at an international powerlifting competition in Las Vegas. (Texas Department of Public Safety - North Texas Region/Facebook) Texas Highway Patrol Texarkana Trooper Tim Matthews sits up after competing in the bench press event at an international powerlifting competition in Las Vegas. (Texas Department of Public Safety - North Texas Region/Facebook)
His bench press of 551.5 lbs, which he said was a personal best, earned him second place in the men's super-heavy-weight class.