Established January 1st, 1985, Idaho Weightlifting is the Local Weightlifting Committee (LWC #59) for USA Weightlifting.

Itasca Illinois, January 29th: Shaking off a missed opening attempt in the Snatch, Kollin Cockrell went on to make his next 5 attempts finishing with a 136kg Snatch, a 180kg Clean & Jerk, for a 316kgTotal and the 105kg Class USA Weightlifting NATIONAL JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP. The victory secured a position on the 2012 USA Junior World Team. Junior Worlds are will be held Antigua, Guatemala in May. Cockrell will be one of the 8 man team which will be combined with the 7 member Women's Team.
   All three marks are New Idaho State records in both the Junior division and the Open division. Cockrell, 20, a freshman at Louisana State University, Shreveport, is a 2011 graduate of Salmon High School. The son of Kevin and Melinda Cockrell, Kollin is coached by Kyle Pierce and Angelita Moreno