At 6-foot-6-inches and 335 pounds, it isn’t news that Trotter Barringer is strong.
But in only his third year competing in Strongman events, this 29-year-old Columbus native and Phenix City resident now officially has the title of Georgia’s Strongest Man.
Making the June 8 victory even sweeter, Barringer won the superheavyweight state championship in his hometown, at Scofflaw Brewing in Columbus, to qualify for the national championships Sept. 20-21 in Greenville, South Carolina.
“To not just win the Georgia one but to do it in Columbus with my family and friends watching, that was very fun and very cool,” he told the Ledger-Enquirer. “I’m very proud of that.”
Making the trip to nationals even sweeter, his coach, Body Evolution Gym owner Matt Powell , and three other Columbus area residents who train at Body Evolution qualified to compete there:
- Powell, who finished third among 15 competitors in the 231-pound division at the 2024 Arnold Amateur Strongman in Ohio.
- Robert Babitz , who finished second among four competitors in the Georgia 200-pound division
- Tyler Collins , who won the Alabama superheavyweight title among eight competitors Aug. 17 in Gulf Shores.
- Aleila Worley , who won the Georgia women’s heavyweight title among four competitors.