Flagler Palm Coast sweeps district girls weightlifting championships

The Bulldogs won three individual titles with 119-pounder Nya Williams outlifting everyone at the meet.


Flagler Palm Coast won the District 3-3A girls weightlifting championship on Saturday, Jan. 24, at Creekside High School. Courtesy photo
Flagler Palm Coast won the District 3-3A girls weightlifting championship on Saturday, Jan. 24, at Creekside High School. Courtesy photo
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Flagler Palm Coast won two team championships and three individual titles at the District 3-3A girls weightlifting championships on Saturday, Jan. 24 at Creekside High School.

The Bulldogs totaled 52 points to win the traditional title, with Creekside in second place with 46 points. FPC also won the Olympic competition with 57 points, with Nease the runner-up with 35 points.

Nya Williams, the Bulldogs' 119-pounder, outlifted everyone in the meet with 355-pound totals in both competitions to take home two championship medals. The junior — a USA Weightlifting national champ and state high school runner-up last year — completed a 200-pound clean-and-jerk and lifted 155 pounds in both the snatch and bench press.

FPC's Lynnsie Jones won the 183-pound title in the traditional competition with a 295 total and placed second in the Olympic competition with a 260 total.

Also placing in the top three for the Bulldogs were: 110 pounder Angelis Rosa (second traditional, 220; third Olympic, 205); 119-pounder Aaradhana Moluguri (third traditional, 240; second Olympic, 240); 139-pounder Lily Ames (second traditional, 285; second Olympic, 270); 154-pounder Cali Weehunt (second traditional, 275; second Olympic,  265); 154-pounder Navaeh Martinez Serrano (third Olympic, 220); 169-pounder Brianna Long (second traditional, 290; third Olympic, 255); and 199-pounder Arianna Almeida (third traditional, 275; third Olympic, 255).

Matanzas 183-pounder Katelyn Meade placed third in traditional with 260 pounds. At the District 4-3A meet at Spruce Creek, Mainland 183-pounder Serenity Causier placed second in traditional with 275 pounds and third in Olympic with 260 pounds. Mainland 139-pounder Camari Preston placed third in traditional with 235 pounds.

At the District 8-2A meet at New Smyrna Beach, Seabreeze 129-pounder Camila Arellano placed third in both traditional (290 pounds) and Olympic (260).

FPC will host the Region 1-3A meet on Saturday, Jan. 31, beginning at 9 a.m. at the 100 gym. 

 

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