Four members from Adonis Athletics Penrith have returned from the Australian Powerlifting Association 2025 Mega Nationals Championships with some bling around their neck.
Evan McCloy and Jordan Bingham from Emu Plains, Alex Tomasko from Mulgoa Rise and Renay Ferguson from Kingswood competed against the best of the best in Camperdown earlier this month.
Three Adonis powerlifters finished with gold, while one walked away with silver in what was a memorable day for the Jamisontown-based gymnasium.
Renay Ferguson secured Gold in the over 84kg Masters 1 (age 40-49) class after breaking not one, not two, but four national records.
Ferguson set a new national record in Squat (157.5kg), Bench Press (90kg) and Deadlift (160kg) for a record overall total of 407.5kg.
Evan McCloy, who was attending his sixth Nationals, also picked up Gold in the under 93kg class after completing a 260kg Squat, 240kg Bench Press (national record) and 225kg Deadlift for a total of 725kg.
Coming in second to McCloy was Alex Tomasco, who was competing in his first-ever Nationals. Tomasko successfully completed a 260kg Squat, 160kg Bench Press and 240kg Deadlift for a total of 660kg.
Last but not least was Jordan Bingham, who was also making his national debut. Despite being relatively new to the scene, Bingham won Gold in the under 120kg class.
Bingham completed a 260kg Squat, 195kg Bench Press and 260kg Deadlift for a total of 715kg.
Speaking with the Weekender, McCloy said he was proud of his teammates for not only coming away with medals but new records as well.
“I’m absolutely proud! Everybody at the gym is a real community and we all enjoy seeing one another succeed,” he said.
“Incredibly we all walked away with a medal, but part of us all believe we could’ve done more. That only fuels the fire to come back to the next one.”
More than 250 powerlifters from all over Australia competed at the four-day event, which is held once a year in a new location.
“This was definitely one of the biggest so far. It’s essentially the only pathway towards international competition,” McCloy said.
“Because we all performed so well, each of us qualified for the next stage of competition, which was a World or Regional Championship.”
Before their next major event, the team at Adonis Athletics Penrith will be hosting a Bench Press competition at their Jamisontown gym on August 24.
Anyone can enter the upcoming competition, all they need to do is sign up and bring their muscles with them!
More than 250 powerlifters from all over Australia competed at the four-day event, which is held once a year in a new location.
“This was definitely one of the biggest so far. It’s essentially the only pathway towards international competition,” McCloy said.
“Because we all performed so well, each of us qualified for the next stage of competition, which was a World or Regional Championship.”
Before their next major event, the team at Adonis Athletics Penrith will be hosting a Bench Press competition at their Jamisontown gym on August 24.
Anyone can enter the upcoming competition, all they need to do is sign up and bring their muscles with them!


Nathan Taylor
Nathan Taylor is the Weekender's Deputy Editor and Senior Sports Writer. He also compiles the weekly Chatter on the Box TV column. Nathan is an award-winning journalist, who has worked at the Weekender for a decade.