The 2024 Rogue Strongwoman Invitational champion, Inez Carrasquillo, held her momentum as arguably the best strongwoman in the sport at the moment with a huge win at the 2025 Arnold Strongwoman Classic (ASWC) at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, OH. It is Carrasquillo’s first ASWC title.
Carrasquillo was among 12 strongwomen invited to compete for one of the sport’s most coveted titles. The two-day contest on Feb. 28 and March 1 featured six events. Carrasquillo never ranked worse than fifth in any event and set a new world record in the Big Jerk event for her 160-kilogram behind-the-neck press.
2025 ASWC Results — Inez Carrasquillo
Below are Carrasquillo’s individual event results:
- Elephant Bar Deadlift — Fifth place
- Overhead Gauntlet — Fourth place
- Timber Carry — Second place
- Big Jerk — First place | World Record, 160 kilograms
- Timber Trial — Second place
- Stone-to-Shoulder — Third place
Carrasquillo’s gold medal effort came with a cash prize purse of $25,000. Paired with her six-figure purse from the 2024 Rogue Strongwoman Invitational, Carrasquillo has had the most lucrative 12 months of any strongwoman in competition history.
Carrasquillo’s ascension to the top of the division has been a massive transformation from overhead specialist to all-around threat. Not long ago, Carrasquillo specialized in overhead pressing and held several log lift records.
As the financial incentives for strongwoman competition greatly improved between the Rogue Invitational and the inclusion of strongwoman competition at the Arnold Sports Festival in the past year, so did Carrasquillo’s ability in nearly every aspect of the sport.
Analyzing the competition in Columbus, Carrasquillo was the most consistent strongwoman in the field. Olga Liashchuk did her best to keep pace but struggled in the Timber Trial. That was all Carrasquillo needed to lock in her spot atop the podium.
Carrasquillo is undoubtedly the strongwoman to beat going forward. The question now is, can Liashchuk and the rest of the division keep up?
More Strongman Content
- 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic Stone-to-Shoulder Results
- 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic Timber Trial Results
- 2025 Arnold Strongman Classic Elephant Bar Deadlift Results
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