ST. LOUIS, Mo. - The William Jewell College Powerlifting teams competed at the Missouri State Bench Press Championship on Saturday. It was the first time the fourth-year program has competed in the event.
Bailey O'Sullivan captured the teams' only first place finish, coming in the Women's Lightweight Raw division. All five women who competed finished in the top three within thier respective divisions, while on the mens side five of the eight competitors finished top five - led by
Calvin Heit who placed second in the Men's Equipped Overall with a weight of 157.5 kg.
Women's Performances
Sonya Zamora – 3
rd Place, Women's Heavy Weight Raw
Avalon Autrey – 2
nd Place, Women's Lightweight Raw
Mak Ratzlaff – 3
rd Place, Women's Lightweight Raw
Bailey O'Sullivan – 1
st Place, Women Lightweight Raw
Amberyln Hoper – 2
nd Place, Women's Middleweight Raw
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Men's Performances
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Calvin Heit – 2
nd Place, Men's Equipped Overall
Lawson Navarre – 5
th Place, Men's Lightweight Raw
Nick Kurtz – 3
rd Place, Men's Lightweight Raw
Joe Carpenter – 6
th Place, Men's Middleweight Raw
Gavin LeFleuer – 4
th Place, Men's Middleweight Raw
Henderson Brant – 11
th Place, Men's Middleweight Raw
Ford Brandt – 8
th Place, Men's Middleweight Raw
Hayden Bronson – 5
th Place, Men's Middleweight Raw
UP NEXT - The Cardinals are back in action on February 3rd at the Collegiate Regional Championship in Lebanon, IL. Competition starts at 6:00 AM.Â
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