Primary Athletic Performance Contact: M/W Powerlifting, Women's Wrestling
Sean Dunston enters his third season as the Head Powerlifting Coach in 2025-26.
• July 20, 2023 | Named Head Powerlifting Coach
• April 8, 2025 | First program National Champion, Gavin LaFleur (75 kg)
• Mentored a program high 16 student-athletes to national qualifying marks in 2023-2024
• First head-to-head win on September 29, 2024 versus Missouri Valley
• Oversaw Gavin LaFleur as first Jewell Powerlifting National Champion at 2024-25 Collegiate Nationals
• Spent five years at Kansas City Barbell while also serving as the Missouri USA Powerlifitng State Chair
• Was the Director of Programming, head coach and founder of Mount Vernon CrossFit (Alexandria, Va.)
• Served as the Virginia State Chair, responsible for doubling membership and the referee pool
• Spent time as the Chairman of the Discipline Committee of USA Powerlifting and the North American rep to the Ethics and Discipline Committee
• Winner of four gold medals as a member of Team USA
• 2017 USA Powerlifting equipped national champion
• Holds numerous state and American records in various categories and age divisions
• A native of Carmel, Calif.
• Holds an undergraduate degree from UC Santa Barbara along with a juris doctorate from the University of Pacific McGeorge School of Law
• Married to wife Rachel and has four children
