Flatonia Powerlifters Shine
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Above is a picture of the Flatonia Powerlifting Team that attended the Rice Consolidated Last Chance Qualifier on Wednesday, February 21. Pictured are (front row, from left) Coach William McGonagle, Colt Marler, Harleigh Haseloff, Rambo Ramirez, Udi Manzano; (middle) C.J. Cassell, Lukas Gutierrez, Yandel Manzano, (back) Dylan Hughes.
On Saturday, February 17, the boys powerlifting team traveled to Rice Consolidated High School for their third meet of the season. The team continued to progress in their overall weights as senior Gentry Doyle turned in his best performance of the year, posting a 975 total while still in the 123 weight class. His total was an 85 pound increase from the meet a few weeks earlier. The total placed him in a tie for 3rd in the region. Sophomore Lukas Gutierrez also improved his overall weight by 75 pounds to reach the 1,000 pound mark. Lastly, newcomer and freshman Dylan Hughes turned in a 920 pound total in the 308 weight class, placing him in the top 12 in the region. Both Gentry and Dylan finished in 2nd place in their weight classes at the meet.
On Wednesday, February 21, the boys powerlifting team returned to Rice Consolidated High School for a last chance qualifier to try to get more lifters to regionals, as well as increase totals for those already in the top 12 in the region. Once again, five of the six lifters that attended increased their overall totals. The meet saw freshman Dylan Hughes make a 105 pound jump over his previous total as he moved up in the regional rankings in his weight class. In all, the boys qualified 4 lifters across 4 weight classes for the Regional Meet held in Colmesneil, Texas on Saturday, March 9th. Regional qualifiers and rankings are as follows: Gentry Doyle - Tied 3rd 123 weight class - 975 Total Rambo Ramirez - 6th 220 weight class - 1,255 Total Isaac Vasquez - 4th - 242 weight class - 1,340 Total Dylan Hughes - 9th - 308 weight class - 1,025 Total