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Eight State Records Set by Horton Chargers at State Powerlifting

By Mike Smith

04/02/2012

Eight new state records were set as the Horton Chargers performed well as individuals, as well as teams in the 3A state powerlifting meet. The Chargers girl's powerlifting squad finished as the state runner-up squad, while their counterpart the boys team took home a third place finish as team.

Their were a multitude of great individual performances and feats, put on by the Chargers at the state meet, but the biggest individual performance has to go to Bryce Platt, who set four state records on his way to winning a state championship in the Men's 156. Platt, took first in all categories, bench, squat and hang clean (285lb bench, 435lb squat and 300lb hang clean). In the process of taking first place in all three of those categories, Bryce took first overall with a point total of 1010, which was also a state record.

Bryce was joined as state champ by four other Horton Chargers, as Alex Calderon (Men's 140), Hannah Stirton (Women's 105), Kristen Gracey (Women's 132) and Kim Lovitt (Women's PWT) all claimed 3A state title's at the powerlifting meet. On his way to his respective state title, Calderon set a state record in the hang clean with performance of 250lbs.

While on the girl's side the other three state records for the Horton Chargers were set. Lovitt, set the state record mark with a 215lb bench press, in the process of sweeping all the events. A state record in the squat for Gracey with a 240lb performance helped pace her to a state record in total points in her weight class, as she finished with 505 total points which also is a state record. Stirton, took home two second places in the squat and bench, while winning first in the hang clean, earning the overall state title for her in her respective weight class.

Multiple other performances performed well for the Chargers at the 3A state meet as there was one state runner-up, three third place finishers, two fourth place finishers, one fifth place and four six place finisher's overall for the Chargers in the meet. Also had two individual second places; all the individual results are listed below.

2012 3A State Powerlifting Meet

State Champions
(BOLD indicates a state record)

Weight Class	Lifter	Events
Men's 140	Alex Calderon	1st Total 735 1st Hang Clean 250lbs 3rd Squat 315lbs
Men's 156	Bryce Platt "Leightweight Men's Lifter of the Meet"	1st Total 1010 1st Hang Clean 300lbs 1st Squat 435lbs 1st Bench 285lbs
Women's 105	Hannah Stirton	1st Total 385 1st Hang Clean 115lbs 2nd Squat 175lbs 2nd Bench 95lbs
Women's 132	Kristen Gracey	1st Total 505 1st Hang Clean 155lbs 1st Squat 240lbs
Women's PWT	Kim Lovitt	1st Total 675 1st Hang Clean 170lbs 1st Squat 290lbs 1st Bench 215lbs

2nd Place Finishers

Weight Class	Lifter	Events
Women's 165	Paige Gasper	2nd Total 465 1st Hang Clean 150lbs 3rd Squat 215lbs

3rd Place Finishers

Weight Class	Lifter	Events
Men's 132	Billy Middleton	3rd Total 690
Women's 165	Samantha Strube	3rd Total 445 2nd Squat 215lbs 3rd Hang Clean 125lbs
Women's 140	Shayne Hoobler	3rd Total 430 2nd Squat 195lbs

4th Place Finishers

Weight Class	Lifter	Events
Men's 132	Moses Tinio	4th Total 665
Women's PWT	Kyra Conklin	4th Total 475

5th Place Finishers

Weight Class	Lifter	Events
Women's PWT	Elizabeth Lovelady	5th Total 465

6th Place Finishers

Weight Class	Lifter	Events
Men's PWT	Jacob Lott	6th Total 970
Men's 165	A.J. Martin	6th Total 805
Men's 156	Dylan Honea	6th Total 680
Women's 105	Erin Cairo	6th Total 215

Other Individual Placers

Weight Class	Lifter	Events
Men's 148	Marcus Platt	2nd Hang Clean 245lbs
Women's PWT	Alani Sherer	2nd Bench 145lbs

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