Meet the Board

Emily Reynolds

President

Emily Reynolds is our president! She is currently a Senior at UW-Madison and is planning to major in Neurobiology with a certificate in Athletic Healthcare. Her favorite compound is the squat and her favorite memory is her first ever meet and getting to experience it with her teammates! Emily has represented the team multiple times at Collegiate Nationals, and at Raw Nationals in 2023!

Lifting page: @emilypwrlifts

Liam Rott

Vice President

Our current vice president is Liam Rott. He is majoring in Biology with an athletic healthcare certificate. Like our president, his favorite compound is squat! His tryout in 2022 is his favorite memory because of the insane energy and how supportive everyone on the team was!

Lifting page: @liampowerlifts

Nicholas Johnson

Treasurer

Transitioning from fundraising to treasurer, we have Nicholas (AKA Nick)! Nick is majoring in finance (perfect for his position)! His fondest memory with the team was trying not to die while spotting 600+ lbs at the High School State meet!

Lifting page: @nickjohnson_100

Trent Lokemoen

Head Captain

Head captain, Trent Lokemoen, is currently a Senior majoring in Kinesiology with a certificate in Athletic Healthcare. One of her favorite memories of being on the team is when he tried out and got chalk all over the Nicholas Rec Center

Lifting page: @locomotive_lifts

Jackson Rammer

Jackson is our travel coordinator! If you are interested in going to a team meet or Collegiate Nationals, he will be arranging all of the travel for those events! He is majoring in legal studies and criminal justice. His favorite team memory is the Triathlon meet that he competed at with Jonah and Mike!

Lifting Instagram: @raymerlifts

Gisella Peters

Social Media/ Communications Manager

Gisella is currently a junior studying Rehabilitation Psychology with a certificate in Promoting Activity for Diverse Abilities. Her favorite lift is deadlift and her favorite memory with the team is either of the Collegiate Nationals trips because she loves traveling and the energy that is brought to the collegiate platforms! Feel free to reach out to her via the team Instagram @badgerpowerlifting or the email with questions or to be featured on our social media!

Lifting Instagram: @gymwgisella

Audrey Fryda

Social Event Chair

Audrey is a sophomore studying economics and statistics. Her favorite lift is bench and her favorite memory on the team is competing in her first powerlifting meet! She is quite the social butterfly (perfect for her position ;0)

Lifting Instagram: @audlifts

Anthony Matranga

Apparel Chair

Anthony (AKA Tony) is one of our newest board members. He is taking over for Trent and has lots of fresh ideas for future apparel! He is a junior currently and is studying Finance at the Business school. Keep an eye out next semester for new apparel dropping!

Lifting instagram: @am.pwrlft

Aliki Ameer

Fundraising Chair

This is Aliki's second on the board as our fundraising chair. She is majoring in industrial engineering. A couple of her favorite moments on the team is cheering on new lifters at team tryouts and getting yelled at for being too loud. Bench is her favorite lift. Fundraising is required, so if you have any questions, direct them her way!

lifting instagram: @likilifts

Josh Hodgdon

Junior Safety Officer

Josh is a sophomore studying environmental engineering and environmental science! His favorite lifts are squat and bench!

Lifting Instagram: @hodgeliftin

Sophia Kovnesky

Senior Safety Officer

Sophia is sophomore Pre-Vet student studying Biology and Nutrition Science. Her favorite lift is squat and her favorite memory with the team is every meet because there is always awesome vibes and support!

Instagram: @ksophiarose

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