Eight Flagler Palm Coast weightlifters sweep at Flagler Open AAU event

The Bulldogs won a total of 19 titles at the competition.

  • By Observer Staff
  • | 7:37 p.m. August 4, 2025
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Eight Flagler Palm Coast weightlifters swept both championships in their weight classes at the AAU Flagler Open on Saturday, Aug. 2, at FPC.

Cody Strawser (139-pound class), Jackson Fedun (169), Hansell Bruce (219), Joseph Casanova (238) and Matt McFall (unlimited) each won boys traditional and Olympic titles. Angelis Rosa (110), Nya Williams (119) and Lynnsie Jones (183) each won both girls titles.

Williams won three gold medals at the USA Weightlifting National Championships earlier this summer.

Three boys — Aidan Bull (154), Marlon Alvarado (199), Ethan Mancini (199) — each won one title Saturday.

Buddy Taylor Middle School eighth grader Bella Acevedo placed second in both competitions at 139 pounds.

Flagler lifters who placed among the top three in their weight classes (with their top individual lifts — snatch and clean and jerk for Olympic and clean and jerk and bench press for traditional):

BOYS

Anthony Giacobbe (129) 2nd Oly 135/165, 2nd Trad 165/170

Cody Strawser (139) 1st Oly 190/240, 1st Trad 240/225

Alex Huynh (139) 2nd Oly 170/225, 2nd Trad 225/215

Aidan Bull (154) 2nd Oly 125/195, 1st Trad 195/185

Hunter Womack (154) 3rd Oly 110/145, 3rd Trad 145/140

Jackson Fedun (169) 1st Oly 205/260, 1st Trad 260/215

Landon Gates (183) 2nd Oly 205/250, 2nd Trad 250/245

Marlon Alvarado (199) 1st Oly 200/250

Ethan Mancini (199) 2nd Oly 125/180, 1st Trad 180/215

Bryce McNitt (199) 3rd Oly 130/160, 2nd Trad 160/170

Hansell Bruce (219) 1st Oly 185/250, 1st Trad 250/250

Tyler Davidson (219) 2nd Oly 175/235

Gavin Battaglia (219) 3rd Trad 185/230

Joseph Casanova (238) 1st 210/285, 1st Trad 285/255

Matt McFall (UNL) 1st Oly 250/315, 1st Trad 315/325

GIRLS

Kristy Owens (101) 3rd Trad 60/60

Angelis Rosa (110) 1st Oly 80/110, 1st Trad 110/105

Amelia Jurec (110) 2nd Oly 70/90, 2nd Trad 90/80

Nya Williams (119) 1st Oly 150/195, 1st Trad 195/150

Bella Acevedo (139) 2nd Oly 85/115, 2nd Trad 115/100 (She is an 8th grader at Buddy Taylor)

Beatriz Pereira (139) 3rd Oly 85/110, 3rd Trad 110/85

Cali Weehunt (154) 2nd Oly 85/130, 3rd Trad 130/110

Makayla Melton (154) 3rd Oly 85/120, 2nd Trad 120/125

Brianna Long (169) 3rd Oly 85/110

Lynnsie Jones (183) 1st Oly 95/135, 1st Trad 135/135

Jaysa Hopkins (183) 2nd Oly 85/110, 2nd Trad 110/95

Kelsie Fedun (183) 3rd Oly 65/85

Alea Hardy (183) 3rd Trad 95/105

Arianna Almeida (UNL) 2nd Oly 90/135, 2nd Trad 135/115

 

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