Cheriton Captures Gold at Varsity Boys Weightlifting Districts
Varsity boys weightlifting competed in the Class 1A District 12 Tournament at Frostproof Middle-Senior High School in Frostproof on 4/9/26. William Cheriton took 1st place in both the Olympic and Traditional events in his weight class and hit 8 of his 9 lifts. Also medaling for the Pirates in their weight classes were Alexander Wolek with 2nd in both Olympic and Traditional, Rome Barker with 2nd place in Traditional, and Brody Crookshank with 2nd in Olympic and 3rd in Traditional. The team finished 4th overall in Traditional and 5th overall in Olympic. Regional qualifiers will be announced this weekend. Individual scores for the Pirate team are below:
129
Rome Barker: Traditional - 190/165/355, 2nd place
139
Alexander Wolek: Olympic - 120/175*/295, 2nd place; Traditional^ - 175*/185*/360*, 2nd place
154
Cash Cappelen: Olympic - 100/125/225, 9th place; Traditional - 125/145/270, 9th place
John Barnhart: Olympic - 90/105/195, 10th place; Traditional - 105/140/245, 10th place
183
William Cheriton: Olympic - 185/225/410, 1st place; Traditional - 225/250/475, 1st place
Joe Robinson: Olympic - 60/80/140, 6th place; Traditional^ - 80/105/185, 7th place
219
Elijah Lesnik: Olympic^ - 120/150/270, 4th place; Traditional - 150/170/320, 5th place
238
Brody Crookshank: Olympic - 195/245/440, 2nd place; Traditional - 245/245/490, 3rd place
Preston Bittle: Olympic - 85/105/190, 8th place; Traditional - 105/140/245, 8th place
UNL
Rex Herrman: Olympic - 140/185/325, 5th place; Traditional - 185/200/385, 8th place
Antonio Torres: Olympic^ - 95/125/220, 7th place; Traditional - 125/130/255, 10th place
* Personal record set by athlete.
^ Denotes athlete went 6 for 6.
[Please click on the headline to view medal winner photos.]
Cash Cappelen: Olympic - 100/125/225, 9th place; Traditional - 125/145/270, 9th place
John Barnhart: Olympic - 90/105/195, 10th place; Traditional - 105/140/245, 10th place
169
Hunter Kirkland: Olympic - 110/135/245, 7th place; Traditional - 135/160/295, 8th place
Hunter Kirkland: Olympic - 110/135/245, 7th place; Traditional - 135/160/295, 8th place
183
William Cheriton: Olympic - 185/225/410, 1st place; Traditional - 225/250/475, 1st place
Joe Robinson: Olympic - 60/80/140, 6th place; Traditional^ - 80/105/185, 7th place
219
Elijah Lesnik: Olympic^ - 120/150/270, 4th place; Traditional - 150/170/320, 5th place
238
Brody Crookshank: Olympic - 195/245/440, 2nd place; Traditional - 245/245/490, 3rd place
Preston Bittle: Olympic - 85/105/190, 8th place; Traditional - 105/140/245, 8th place
UNL
Rex Herrman: Olympic - 140/185/325, 5th place; Traditional - 185/200/385, 8th place
Antonio Torres: Olympic^ - 95/125/220, 7th place; Traditional - 125/130/255, 10th place
* Personal record set by athlete.
^ Denotes athlete went 6 for 6.
[Please click on the headline to view medal winner photos.]
Next meet is the Class 1A Regional 6 Tournament on 4/23/26 at Frostproof Middle-Senior High School in Frostproof, starting at 12:00 PM.
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