Krupala a Powerhouse for the Leps – in Several Sports

La Grange powerlifter Cody Krupala lifted so well during his most recent meet at Rice Consolidated High School that he ended up winning his weight class. Krupala doesn’t only pump iron, he also provides heavy contributions as a starter on the soccer team and was on the La Grange football and corss country teams as well.

“Cody’s kind of the jack of all trades, man,” said La Grange head powerlifting coach Carlos Guevara. “He gets after it in any sport he competes in. He’s been doing powerlifting now since his freshman year, so I’ve been able to build a really close connection with him and see him grow. I’ve been really excited for the point he’s gotten to now. He’s a two-time regional qualifier, two-time regional medalist, we locked up his position to go to regionals this past Saturday at the Rice meet, so really excited about that. Really excited to see where he goes in regionals and hopefully makes a run for state. While doing all that, he’s also juggling soccer. Football season, he was great for us there. Even juggling things within the school like FFA and things like that.”

Krupala’s consistent workload in many areas has given him the nod for this edition’s Athlete of the Week.

Question: What’s your favorite meal of all time?

Answer: “Chicken fried steak”

Question: What’s an animal you’ve never seen in person that you’d like to see?

Answer: “Probably a lion.”

Question: What’s a sports movie you like?

Answer: “McFarland, USA”

Question: Who’s a teammate you like to bench press with?

Answer: “Miles Leonard”

Question: Which one would you rather do: skydiving or surfboarding?

Answer: “Surfboarding”

Question: What’s a cartoon show you watched growing up as a kid?

Answer: “Phineas and Ferb”

Question: Olive Garden or Buffalo Wild Wings?

Answer: “Olive Garden”

Question: Who’s your Texas sports team in college or pro?

Answer: “Texas A&M”

What do you like to do for fun?

Answer: “Hunt, fish.”

Krupala knows how to succeed in a bunch of areas, making him a great athlete in a variety of ways with each sport he plays.