In their second year of competition, the Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Weightlifting Team won the 2022 USA Weightlifting University National Championship. LR won the National Championship in 2021 as well, completing the repeat under head coach Travis Mash. The Bears also captured a National Championship in Coed while the women's earned a silver.

Ryan Grimsland was named the Male Best Lifter at the Championships after his performance which puts him as an Olympics hopeful. 

"Ryan is very special," commented Mash. "He is now considered one of two met set to make the Olympics. He has a really bright future and I can't wait to see what is ahead for him."

At the competition, Grimsland recorded a PR in the Snatch (138kg/304lb), PR in the Clean & Jerk (182kg/400lb), and PR Total (320kg, weighing 73kg).

Other than Grimsland, LR produced three other individual national champions. Mallory Garza earned a gold for the women's program and Conner Popielarz and Blaine Brooks won golds for the men. Additionally, two LR lifters earned silvers and Hannah Dunn grabbed the bronze in the clean and jerk.

Lenoir-Rhyne is considered the most successful weightlifting program in the nation, even defeating the University of Florida at the competition.