2025 Western Canada’s Strongest Man Results

The 2025 Western Canada’s Strongest Man (WCSM) contest occurred from June 7-8, 2025, in Devon, Canada. Seventeen strongmen, all representing the host country, competed through eight events: Squat Lift, Dinnie Stones, Max Axle Press, Power Stairs, Carry & Flip, Dumbbell Press, Yoke & Truck Pull Medley, and Stone Over Bar.

Colten Sloan stood tall over his fellow countrymen, scoring 118.5 of a possible 136 points.

2025 WCSM Results

1. Colten Sloan — 118.5 points
2. Andrew Langelaar — 109.5 points
3. Samuel Rissling — 107 points
4. Larson Hehr — 99.5 points
5. Billy Hornaday — 89 points
6. Alex Crisby — 76.5 points
7. Ryan Jabalee — 64.5 points
8. Ben Borger — 64 points
9. Austyn Ryan — 61 points
10. Ryan Stickle — 60.5 points
11. Dave Blake — 47 points
12. Josh Cloherty — 43 points
13. Jesse Campbell — 41 points
14. Dan Hagan — 35.5 points
15. Brad Shepherd — 33 points
16. Sean Hayes — 29.5 points (withdrew)
17. Dylan Dorsey — 13 points (withdrew)

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2025 WCSM Event Results

Below are the results for each event contested in Devon:

Squat Lift

Each strongman attempted max reps with 237, 280, or 318 kilograms. A single rep at a heavier weight outranked any number of reps with a lighter weight.

1. Colten Sloan — Three reps, 280 kilograms
2. Andrew Langelaar — Two reps, 280 kilograms (T-second)
3. Larson Hehr — Two reps, 280 kilograms (T-second)
4. Ben Borger — Two reps, 280 kilograms (T-second)
5. Dave Blake — One rep, 280 kilograms
6. Ryan Jabalee — Four reps, 237 kilograms
7. Alex Crisby — Three reps, 237 kilograms
8. Josh Cloherty — Two reps, 237 kilograms
9. Jesse Campbell — One rep, 237 kilograms
10. Samuel Rissling — no lift
11. Billy Hornaday — no lift
12. Austyn Ryan — no lift
13. Ryan Stickle — no lift
14. Dan Hagan — no lift
15. Brad Shepherd — no lift
16. Sean Hayes — no lift
17. Dylan Dorsey — no lift

Dinnie Stones

The Dinnie Stones, weighing 145 and 129 kilograms, were carried for max distance.

1. Colten Sloan — 13.61 seconds
2. Larson Hehr — 10.51 seconds
3. Sean Hayes — 21.66 seconds
4. Jesse Campbell — 37.03 seconds
5. Samuel Rissling — 46.18 seconds
6. Billy Hornaday — 48.28 seconds
7. Dave Blake — 11.46 meters
8. Austyn Ryan — 11.45 meters
9. Ryan Jabalee — 11.35 meters
10. Ryan Stickle — 9.88 meters
11. Dan Hagan — 9.73 meters
12. Dylan Dorsey — 6.02 meters
13. Josh Cloherty — 4.29 meters
14. Andrew Langelaar — 3.66 meters
15. Brad Shepherd — 3.23 meters
16. Ben Borger — 2.08 meters
17. Alex Crisby — 1.4 meters

Max Axle Press

1. Samuel Rissling — 168 kilograms
2. Colten Sloan — 163 kilograms (T-second)
3. Andrew Langelaar — 163 kilograms (T-second)
4. Larson Hehr — 163 kilograms (T-second)
5. Alex Crisby — 154 kilograms (T-fifth)
6. Ryan Stickle — 154 kilograms (T-fifth)
7. Sean Hayes — 154 kilograms (T-fifth)
8. Billy Hornaday — 145 kilograms (T-eighth)
9. Ryan Jabalee — 145 kilograms (T-eighth)
10. Austyn Ryan — 145 kilograms (T-eighth)
11. Josh Cloherty — 145 kilograms (T-eighth)
12. Dan Hagan — 145 kilograms (T-eighth)
13. Brad Shepherd — 145 kilograms (T-eighth)
14. Dylan Dorsey — 145 kilograms (T-eighth)
15. Ben Borger — no lift
16. Dave Blake — no lift
17. Jesse Campbell — no lift

Power Stairs

This event comprised three implements weighing 181, 204, and 227 kilograms. Each implement was lifted up three stairs for a total of nine stairs.

1. Andrew Langelaar — 21.51 seconds
2. Billy Hornaday — 23.66 seconds
3. Ben Borger — 27.66 seconds
4. Colten Sloan — 28.93 seconds
5. Samuel Rissling — 29.45 seconds
6. Alex Crisby — 34.7 seconds
7. Ryan Stickle — 35.98 seconds
8. Ryan Jabalee — 36.15 seconds
9. Brad Shepherd — 44.82 seconds
10. Larson Hehr — 46.62 seconds
11. Jesse Campbell — 51.2 seconds
12. Dave Blake — 56.53 seconds
13. Austyn Ryan — Eight stairs (T-13th)
14. Josh Cloherty — Eight stairs (T-13th)
15. Dan Hagan — Seven stairs (T-15th)
16. Sean Hayes — Seven stairs (T-15th)
17. Dylan Dorsey — withdrew

Carry & Flip

This Chain & Fingal’s Finger’s medley featured a 127-kilogram chain and a 227-kilogram finger.

1. Andrew Langelaar — Three in 59.55 seconds
2. Larson Hehr — Three in 46.98 seconds
3. Samuel Rissling — Two in 29.56 seconds
4. Billy Hornaday — Two in 38.22 seconds
5. Colten Sloan — Two in 39.45 seconds
6. Ben Borger — Two in 50.13 seconds
7. Ryan Stickle — One in 7.92 seconds
8. Austyn Ryan — One in 8.13 seconds
9. Ryan Jabalee — One in 8.98 seconds
10. Dave Blake — One in 9.23 seconds
11. Brad Shepherd — One in 9.65 seconds
12. Alex Crisby — One in 9.68 seconds
13. Jesse Campbell — One in 11.06 seconds
14. Josh Cloherty — One in 11.11 seconds
15. Dan Hagan — One in 11.98 seconds
16. Sean Hayes — withdrew
17. Dylan Dorsey — withdrew

Dumbbell Press

Athletes lifted a 91-kilogram monster dumbbell or a smaller custom dumbbell of the same weight for reps. A single rep with the former outranked any number of reps with the latter.

1. Samuel Rissling — Four reps, monster
2. Colten Sloan — Three reps, monster (T-second)
3. Larson Hehr — Three reps, monster (T-second)
4. Andrew Langelaar — Three reps, custom (T-fourth)
5. Alex Crisby — Three reps, custom (T-fourth)
6. Ryan Jabalee — Three reps, custom (T-fourth)
7. Austyn Ryan — Three reps, custom (T-fourth)
8. Billy Hornaday — Two reps, custom
9. Ryan Stickle — One rep, custom (T-ninth)
10. Josh Cloherty — One rep, custom (T-ninth)
11. Ben Borger — no lift
12. Dave Blake — no lift
13. Jesse Campbell — no lift
14. Dan Hagan — no lift
15. Brad Shepherd — no lift
16. Sean Hayes — withdrew
17. Dylan Dorsey — withdrew

Yoke & Truck Pull Medley

Athletes walked the 454-kilogram yoke to a 13,600-kilogram truck pull.

1. Austyn Ryan — 35.56 seconds
2. Samuel Rissling — 40.35 seconds
3. Billy Hornaday — 40.64 seconds
4. Colten Sloan — 42.46 seconds
5. Andrew Langelaar — 44.36 seconds
6. Larson Hehr — 46.41 seconds
7. Alex Crisby — 46.81 seconds
8. Ryan Stickle — 53.11 seconds
9. Dave Blake — 58.76 seconds
10. Brad Shepherd — 60.05 seconds
11. Ben Borger — 60.34 seconds
12. Jesse Campbell — 74.35 seconds
13. Ryan Jabalee — 13.54 meters
14. Josh Cloherty — 9.5 meters
15. Dan Hagan — 3.45 meters
16. Sean Hayes — withdrew
17. Dylan Dorsey — withdrew

Stone Over Bar

Strongmen were tasked to lift any five stones, weighing 181, 193, 204, 215, and 227 kilograms over a bar for reps. A lift of any heavier stone outranked any number of reps of a lighter stone.

1. Andrew Langelaar — Two reps, 204 kilograms
2. Samuel Rissling — One rep, 204 kilograms
3. Colten Sloan — One rep, 193 kilograms (T-third)
4. Billy Hornaday — One rep, 193 kilograms (T-third)
5. Dan Hagan — Two reps, 181 kilograms
6. Alex Crisby — One rep, 181 kilograms (T-sixth)
7. Ben Borger — One rep, 181 kilograms (T-sixth)
8. Larson Hehr — no lift
9. Ryan Jabalee — no lift
10. Austyn Ryan — no lift
11. Ryan Stickle — no lift
12. Dave Blake — no lift
13. Josh Cloherty — no lift
14. Jesse Campbell — no lift
15. Brad Shepherd — no lift
16. Sean Hayes — withdrew
17. Dylan Dorsey — withdrew

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