It was the closest possible final, with the overall winner being decided by less than a second in the end.
The margins quite literally could not have been closer as the Highland heavyweight only just missed out on a fourth title.
Tom and Luke were both well-placed after the first day of qualifying, so could they get the job done to progress?
Two of the athletics club’s members have been qualified for the squad outright, with a third named as reserve.
The world’s strongest brothers are both bidding to reach the final in California.
Ullapool Rotary’s annual golf day has raised a sum of cash for local good causes, including a donation in memory of a dearly-missed local lad.
Older brother Luke Stoltman competing at World Strongest Man for tenth time.
She has only been playing competitively for a year.
Inverness Harriers duo claim victory at Forres.
An Ullapool footballer now living in Inverness swapped his boots for boxing gloves last weekend.