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Wednesday, February 22, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
POWERLIFTING:
Youth division
is relatively new
Continued from page 1
“Twenty-five percent of
Youth Nationals were from
Sisters, Oregon,” said their
coach, Ryan Hudson, him-
self a record-setting lifter.
“Obviously, we have the
strongest participation in the
country from our little town.”
Regardless of the num-
bers, the young athletes had
to perform — and they did,
turning in numerous per-
sonal-best lifts in the tourna-
ment that featured lifters ages
8 to 13 years old.
Jadynn Mendez, 13, is
the 2017 Youth National
Champion at 130 pounds.
He made a state record squat
PR at 100kg (220.5 pounds);
a state record bench-press
of 58 kg (127.86 pounds);
a state record and a 125kg
(275.6 pounds) deadlift for a
283kg (623.9 pounds) total.
(Poundage rounded up to
nearest 10th).
Eleven-year-old Kellen
Tolle (44 kg — 97 pounds)
is the 2017 Youth National
Champion with three national
records, with a 75 kg (165.4
pounds) squat; a 40kg (88.2
pounds) bench and a 105kg
(231.5 pounds) deadlift for a
220kg (485 pounds) total.
Tony Gonzalez, age
10, set national records on
his way to a 2017 Youth
National Champion at 59kg
(130 pounds). He squat-
ted 72.5kg (159.8 pounds);
bench pressed 37.5kg (82.7
pounds); and deadlifted
100kg (220.5 pounds) for a
210kg (463 pounds) total.
Marieke Jeffrey, 12,
took silver at 52kg (115
pounds) with personal and
state records in each event.
Her squat weight was 55kg
(121.3 pounds); bench was
26kg (57.3 pounds); and
his deadlift came in at 70kg
154.3 pounds) for a total of
151kg 332.9 pounds.
Cam Wessel, age 13, 66
kg (145.5 pounds) is a youth
national champion with state
records in all three of his lifts.
He squatted 82.5kg (181.9
pounds); benched 58kg (130
pounds); and deadlifted
100kg (220.5 pounds on
his way to a 240.5kg (530.2
pounds) total.
The youngest competi-
tor was 8-year-old Adam
Lookabaugh at 30kg (66.1
pounds). The youngster
is a 2017 Youth National
Champion with three
national records: 45kg (99.2
pounds) squat; 26kg (57.32
pounds) bench; and a 154.3
pounds) deadlift for a 141kg
(310.8-pounds) total.
All in all, the Sisters lift-
ers set 18 new state records;
14 new personal records; and
nine new national records.
Hudson trains at least one
parent of each of the kids,
and the youngsters have been
in the program from one to
four years.
“They’ve been training
a good year or two for this
meet … and to set records on
the national stage,” Hudson
said.
T h e Yo u t h N a t i o n a l
Championships have
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Young powerlifters from Sisters dominated national competition. (Order
in photo is order listed in story.)
developed in recent years
as an opportunity for very
young lifters to develop
good technique and com-
petitive habits before mov-
ing into the much larger and
more competitive worlds of
teen, high school, and junior
powerlifting.
Those categories are
“much bigger and more com-
petitive — and they have
international categories,”
Hudson said. “It’s a huge
jump to that next level.”
Eight years old may seem
young to be lifting heavy
things in competition, but as
long as good form is empha-
sized, the sport is safe and
helps young athletes build
a base of strength — and a
good work ethic, Hudson
says (see story, page 31).
“We’re trying to build the
future of not just our sport,
but also our culture and our
country,” Hudson told The
Nugget.
BEND (AP) — The
Madras City Council has voted
to expand the urban growth
boundary by more than 600
acres to bring a new Daimler
Trucks North America testing
facility into city limits.
The Bend Bulletin reports
the boundary change would
also put more of the Madras
Airport into city limits.
City leaders say placing
more of the airport within city
limits will give Madras more
control over administering its
FAA-required airport master
plan, as well as other planning
decisions.
The state must sign off on
the boundary expansion.
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