Day two of the 2024 Rogue Strongman Invitational opened with the defending champion, Mitchell Hooper, atop the leaderboard, four points ahead of 2018 World’s Strongest Man (WSM) champion Hafthor Björnsson. Three-time reigning WSM Tom Stoltman was seven points behind Hooper.
The first event of day two was the Power Drive, which comprised a 750-pound power drive, a 375-pound, 40-foot Husafell bag carry, and a 650-pound sled pull within a 90-second time cap.
Tom Stoltman put on his performance of the weekend to claim his first event win, crossing the finish line nearly five seconds ahead of Björnsson.
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2024 Rogue Strongman Invitational Power Drive Results
- Tom Stoltman — 1:04.81
- Hafthor Björnsson — 1:09.04
- Mitchell Hooper — 1:21.21
- Pavlo Kordiyaka — 1:26.95
- Evan Singleton — 1:28.02
- Luke Stoltman — CAP + 1
- Bobby Thompson — CAP + 1
- Tristain Hoath — CAP + 1
- Mathew Ragg — CAP + 1
- Thomas Evans — CAP + 2
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2024 Rogue Strongman Invitational Power Drive Recap
Hoath and Kordiyaka were first to the floor, running in heat one. The Ukrainian was faster than the Canadian through the first two implements but slowed slightly on the sled pull, where Hoath made up some time. However, Kordiyaka finished within the time cap while Hoath couldn’t beat the clock.
Thompson and Luke Stoltman ran in heat two. They synced the power drive before Stoltman pulled ahead in the Husafell. Stoltman maintained a consistent pace but couldn’t finish within the time cap. Thompson was not too far behind when the heat closed but couldn’t finish before the buzzer.
Ragg and Evans ran in heat three. At the conclusion of day one, Evans appeared to sustain a slight injury but was recovered enough to continue the competition. However, that injury reared its head as Evans could not lift the Husafell and tapped out of the event to cheer on Ragg, who wasn’t near the finish with the sled before time was called.
Tom Stoltman and Singleton ran the penultimate heat. Stoltman leveraged his size and reached the power sled by the half-minute mark. Singleton was well behind Stoltman’s pace but still appeared to finish the event. Stoltman’s time of 1:04.81 the mark to beat.
Hooper and Björnsson ran the final heat and had the advantage of knowing the time to beat. A cardio event like this certainly favored Hooper, who exerted his speed advantage to get to the sled. Björnsson’s power overtook the lead to take second in the event behind Stoltman. Hooper slowed in the final stretch and settled for bronze in the event.
2024 Rogue Invitational Schedule
The rest of the Strongman and Strongwoman competition schedule is as follows (all times EST):
Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024
- Strongwoman Event 5 — 10:15 a.m. — Yoke Escalator
- Strongman Event 5 — 10:30 a.m. — Yoke Escalator
- Strongwoman Event 6 — 1:45 p.m. — Circus Medley
- Strongman Event 6 — 2:10 p.m. — Circus Medley
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