Hometown: Lake Norden, SD - lives in Maryland
Weight Class: 52 kg (114 lbs)
Began Powerlifting: 1992
Occupation: Massage Therapist
Interests: dancing, tigers, travel, photography

Suzanne "Sioux-z" Hartwig was born October 5, 1968 in Watertown, South Dakota to DeWayne and Phyllis Hartwig, and grew up with three siblings. They include one brother Deano, and two sisters, Debra & Sandra.
She was a small town girl growing up in Lake Norden, South Dakota, with a population of just 400 people!..."We had a cornfield behind our backyard!"

"I love most all sports. Growing up I was catcher on our softball team, cheerleader, played basketball (guard of course), ran track and played intramural volleyball. I always played football at recess and finally got to play on a flag football team in college. Let me say that full contact football seems less dangerous to me than flag, those women were vicious!"

• 2003 GOLD MEDALLIST, at IPF World Championships
• 2002 Bronze Overall Medallist at IPF Worlds with Silver in Bench Press, Bronze in Deadlift
• Competitor World Games Japan 2001
• Bronze at IPF Worlds in Benchpress in 2000 & 2001
• Womens World Team member 1998-2003
• 2001, 2002, 2003 USAPL National Champion @ 114
• 1999, 2000 USAPL National Champion @ 105
• 1997 USPF National Champion @ 114
• 1994 USPF National Benchpress Champion @ 105
• 1994 ADFPA Lifetime Drug Free Champion @ 105
• 1993 WDFPF World Champion @ 105
• 1993 ADFPA National Champion @ 105

• American Record Squat 369 lbs @ 114 lbs
• American and National Benchpress Records 214 lbs. @ 114
• American Record Total 942 lbs @ 114 lbs

• 105 - Squat: 330 lbs. Benchpress: 172 lbs. Deadlift: 330 lbs. Total: 825 lbs.
• 114 - Squat: 369 lbs. Benchpress: 214 lbs. Deadlift: 369 lbs. Total: 94 lbs.

Squat: 365 lbs. Benchpress: 220 lbs. Deadlift: 365 lbs.