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Lady Dawg lifter Maddie Moise gets set to pull the bar during deadlift competition. Moise placed second at the meet and pulled 300 pounds. -
Bulldog lifter, Brady Rygaard finished in first place in his category with an 1,180 pound total. Rygaard posted a 415 squat, 300 bench, and 465 deadlift. -
Luke Hudgins gets his mind set on his upcoming lift before settling under the bar at Thursday’s meet. Hudgins posted a 410 pound squat and totaled 1,195 in the opening meet.
The Burnet powerlifting team opened their 2023 season on Thursday with their annual host meet. This year’s event drew in an impressive nine teams and 174 lifters from all over Central Texas.
The Bulldogs entered 11 athletes in the men’s division and 10 in the lady’s category. Overall, Burnet’s boys finished second as a team, while the girls combined efforts to finish fourth.
“We had multiple athletes place in the top five of their weight class earning team points and medals,” said Burnet powerlifting coach Tyler McIntosh. “Coach Couch and I are super proud of how our athletes conducted themselves and of how they competed. We look forward to what the rest of the season has to offer.”
Individual results were as follows, listed by name, place, squat, bench, deadlift, and total.
Men’s results- John Charron, third, 330, 255, 350, 935 total. Adler Goehring, third, 295, 165, 340, 800 total. Aeden Harrison, sixth, 350, 215, 340, 905 total. Luke Hudgins, fifth, 410, 285, 500, 1,195 total.
Colt Johnson, 13, 345, 195, 345, 885 total.
Sammy Jones, first, 320, 205, 295, 820 total.
Braeden Mckenzie, nineth, 325, 215, 300, 840 total.
Jose Rodriguez, first, 425, 230, 430, 1,085 total.
Johnathan Ryder, 12, 360, 205, 375, 940 total. Brady Rygaard, first, 415, 300, 465, 1,180 total.
Brandon Westbrook, first, 435, 255, 400, 1,190 total.
Ladies’ Results- Hailee Beltran, fifth, 165, 105, 185, 455 total. Maddie Cardenas, third, 225, 135, 245, 605 total. Kenley Currie, ninth, 140, 85, 180, 405 total.
Alexis Leatherwood, 11, 220, 115, 270, 605 total. Maddie Moise, second, 215, 150, 300, 665 total. Lainey Rye, sixth, 245, 160, 245, 650 total.
Abby Smith, first, 255, 150, 260, 665 total.
Kimberly Watson, ninth, 230, 135, 255, 620 total. Gracie Wiggs, fifth, 175, 95, 215, 485 total.
Emmalee Williams, fifth, 240, 145, 275, 660 total.
The Bulldog powerlifting team will be back in action this week as they travel to Lampasas on Thursday, Jan. 19. The Dawgs will also lift at meets in Llano, San Saba, and Brady before regionals. This year’s regional meets will be held in Dublin for the girls and Gatesville for the boys in March.
