Powerlifting

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Two GHS lifters win weight classes at Royse City meet
January 24, 2010

By DAVID CLAYBOURN
Herald-Banner Staff

ROYSE CITY -- Alfred Champion and Brittany Lee Davis won their respective weight classes to lead the Greenville lifters on Saturday at the Royse City Invitational powerlifting meet.

Champion captured the boys 132-pound class with his total of 955 pounds that included best lifts of 365 in the squat, 215 in the bench press and 375 on the deadlift.

Davis claimed the girls 220-plus pound division with her total of 830 that included a 355 in the squat, 160 on the bench press and 315 in the deadlift.

The Greenville Lions wound up ninth of 17 teams with 10 points. Justin Northwest, with three wins in different weight classes, took the boys title with 29 points, followed by South Garland (21), Sachse (21), Denison (21), Forney (17), Mesquite Horn (16) and host Royse City (15).

Royse City picked up seconds from Matt Cortez in the 198s (1,285 total) and Jose Ramirez in the 242s (1,315).

Forney won the girls team title with 49 points followed by Weatherford (34), Wills Point (33), Royse City (21), Greenville (12), North Gorney (10) and Wylie East (3).

Jayci Nelson of Royse City won the girls 132-pound class with her total of 610.

Shatoya McMillian of Greenville was second in the 123s with a 560.

Alysia Arriaga of Weatherford claimed the top lifter award for the girls light platform (97-165) and Lauren Hartwick from Forney took the girls outstanding lifter award for the heavy platform (181-220+).

Joey Silva from Sachse took the outstanding lifter award for the boys light platform (114-165) and Rishaad Wimbley from Forney captured the top award for the heavy platform (181-superheavyweight).

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