LHS powerlifters capture several first at Connally

Lockhart High School traveled to Connally for its second powerlifting league meet of the season on Jan. 27, with many Lions getting in the mix, according to Coach Josh Gilbert, to qualify for Regionals in the process.

Several LHS girls and boys won their respective weight classes, including the four boys and eight girls. Below are the results for the Lockhart Lions:

Connally Powerlifting Meet:

Girls Division

Wt Class         Place   Name

105      1^st Place           Kaitlyn Mendez

123      1^st Place           Mia Hernandez

132      1^st Place           Ava Herrera

148      1^st Place           Marie Cook

2^nd Place          Destiny Flores

165      1^st Place           Victoria Morales

            2^nd Place          Cybil Flores

181      1^st Place           Peyton Crabill

259      1^st Place           Nicole Zamora

259+    1^st Place           Zenaida Tucker

2^nd Place          Leah Ovalle

Boys Division

132      1^st Place           Cade Borchert

165      3^rd Place          Edward Mendoza

181      1^st Place           Ceasar Hernandez

            3^rd Place          Sean McKinney

4^th Place          Gabriel Gutierrez

198      3^rd Place          Trent Holcomb

            5^th Place          Diego Sosa

220      1^st Place           Tristan Amos

242      2^nd Place          Riley Owen

3^rd Place          Jonathan Creel

4^th Place          Ricardo Diaz

275      2^nd Place          Alex Richardson

308      1^st Place           Karim Zuniga-Zaragoza

The league finale will be Feb. 9 at Pflugerville High School, followed by a Feb. 12 meet at Smithville, the Lions’ final meet before Regionals.