2016 CrossFit Games South Regionals - 22nd 2016 FrostFit Soco - 1st (Elite Male
Team Division) 2015 CrossFit Liftoff - 5th Overall (1st in Weight Class) 2015 Battle of the Dragon Slayers - 3rd (Pro Division) 2015 Drafted to the NPGL Baltimore Anthem team 2015 Arnold Weightlifting Championships 2015 Attitude Open - 1st (competition PR clean & jerk - 185 kg) 2015 AWF Grand Open - 1st 2014 Arnold Weightlifting Championships - 10th 2013 Alpine CrossFit Weightlifting - 1st (awarded Best Male Lifter) 2013 Attitude Nation Winter Open - 1st (awarded Best Male Lifter) 2013 USAW World & Pan-Am Qualifer Weightlifting Championships participant 2012 Twin City Open - 1st & Best Overall Lifter (Qualified for American Open) 2010 - 2012 3x Weightlifting National Qualifier 2011 Qualified for World University Games 2011 Olympic Weightlifting - Collegiate Nationals - 2nd 2009 Strongman: Summerfest ProAm - 4th 2008 Strongman: Teen Nationals - 3rd 2007 189 # Iowa State Wrestling Champion 2007 3x Iowa State Wrestling Place Wi
Team Division) 2015 CrossFit Liftoff - 5th Overall (1st in Weight Class) 2015 Battle of the Dragon Slayers - 3rd (Pro Division) 2015 Drafted to the NPGL Baltimore Anthem
team 2015 Arnold Weightlifting Championships 2015 Attitude Open - 1st (competition PR clean & jerk - 185 kg) 2015 AWF Grand Open - 1st 2014 Arnold Weightlifting Championships - 10th 2013 Alpine CrossFit Weightlifting - 1st (awarded Best Male Lifter) 2013 Attitude Nation Winter Open - 1st (awarded Best Male Lifter) 2013 USAW World & Pan-Am Qualifer Weightlifting Championships participant 2012 Twin City Open - 1st & Best Overall Lifter (Qualified for American Open) 2010 - 2012 3x Weightlifting National Qualifier 2011 Qualified for World University Games 2011 Olympic Weightlifting - Collegiate Nationals - 2nd 2009 Strongman: Summerfest ProAm - 4th 2008 Strongman: Teen Nationals - 3rd 2007 189 # Iowa State Wrestling Champion 2007 3x Iowa State Wrestling Place Wi
team 2015 Arnold Weightlifting Championships 2015 Attitude Open - 1st (competition PR clean & jerk - 185 kg) 2015 AWF Grand Open - 1st 2014 Arnold Weightlifting Championships - 10th 2013 Alpine CrossFit Weightlifting - 1st (awarded Best Male Lifter) 2013 Attitude Nation Winter Open - 1st (awarded Best Male Lifter) 2013 USAW World & Pan-Am Qualifer Weightlifting Championships participant 2012 Twin City Open - 1st & Best Overall Lifter (Qualified for American Open) 2010 - 2012 3x Weightlifting National Qualifier 2011 Qualified for World
University Games 2011 Olympic Weightlifting - Collegiate Nationals - 2nd 2009 Strongman: Summerfest ProAm - 4th 2008 Strongman: Teen Nationals - 3rd 2007 189 # Iowa State
Wrestling Champion 2007 3x Iowa State
Wrestling Place Winner
Rivera, a Cleveland State
University graduate who
wrestled on the varsity
team there, was nominated for the interim position with support of the Republican majority of the state school board all but guaranteed.
After switching majors from physical therapy to fine arts, David received his BFA from Boston
University, where he was also a member of the
wrestling team.