Marathon, Somerset Silver Palms and Keys Gate traveled to Tavernier on Feb. 19 to affix Coral Shores for a boys weightlifting quadmeet. The Fins and Hurricanes tied for first in Olympic lifts, with Marathon edging out Coral Shores for the win within the conventional occasion. The Keys groups gained all however two of the ten weight courses, with all eight winners taking first in each the standard and Olympic occasions.
Coral Shores’ Nick Brown (119 kilos) and Xavier Johnson (183) gained their respective weight courses. Marathon had winners in Chase Leird (129), Matthias Martinez-Velez (154), Damian Stasiewicz (169), Max Childress (199), Tanner Ross (219) and Braulio Garcia (238).
Although the ladies simply returned from their state championships, it’s nonetheless early within the season for boys weightlifting in Florida. Consequently, most athletes will not be but maxing out, or lifting their high weights, for the person occasions. Along with rising stronger because the season progresses, athletes are coached to carry off on their most lifts as a measure of security as they good their type and likewise to peak on the applicable time, which is districts. Regardless of this, a number of the extra seasoned athletes’ numbers are wanting very spectacular. The highest bench press final week was 170 kilos, achieved by Marathon’s Eduardo Garcia and Tanner Ross. The highest weights in each snatch and clear additionally got here from Ross, with a 185-pound snatch and 250-pound clear.
Districts for boys weightlifting start the ultimate week of March, with states scheduled for April 11 and 12 this yr.