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Lady Bulldog powerlifter Rylea Whitus pushes up a 285 pound squad in her final attempt at Thursday’s meet hosted in Burnet. Whitus placed first in her class with a 755 pound total by way of this 285 pound squat, a 185 pound bench, and a 285 pound deadlift. The Burnet girls had a very successful meet claiming the overall team gold. Wayne Craig/Clear Memories -
Burnet lifter Johnathan Baker digs deep during the squat competition at Thursday’s powerlifting meet hosted by the Bulldogs. Baker took first place in his class with a 1,295 total. He completed lifts of 500 in the squat (pictured above), 315 in bench, and finished with a pull of 480 pounds. Wayne Craig/Clear Memories
Burnet’s powerlifting team participated in their second meet of the season on Thursday with their annually hosted event. It turned out to be a very successful outing for the Dawgs and Lady Dawgs who each collected several new medals in the process. On the girls side Burnet had three first place finishers and three second place finishers. Their totals had them finishing in first place as a team.
On the boys side Burnet had one golden finish, two in second place, and one bronze finish. They placed fifth overall as a team.
“We had multiple athletes place in the top five of their
weight class earning team points and medals,” said Burnet’s head powerlifting coach Tyler McIntosh. “Coach Burns and I are super proud of how our athletes conducted themselves, and how they competed in their second meet of the year. We look forward to what the rest of the season has to offer.”
Burnet Powerlifting Invitational Results
Boys Division, listed squat, bench, deadlift, total
Class 132: Jace Haberer, second, 235, 115, 260, 610 total.
Class 148: James Alexander, fourth, 285, 190, 320, 795 total; Brady Rygaard, fifth, 295, 185, 305, 785 total.
Class 165: Tyson Trim, fifth, 230, 160, 305, 695 total.
Class 181: Ayden Dale, third, 340, 225, 400, 965 total; and Luke Hudgins, fifth, 310, 210, 405, 925 total.
Class 220: Julian Cruz, eighth, 245, 135, 315, 695 total.
Class 242: Johnathan Baker, first, 500, 315, 480, 1,295 total.
Class SHW: Jaime Palacios, second, 425, 335, 485, 1,245 total.
Girls Division, listed squat, bench, deadlift, total
Class 105: Abby Smith, first, 185, 110, 220, 515 total.
Class 148: Hailey Tindell, first, 270, 160, 270, 700 total; Carleigh Imrie, fifth, 170, 70, 185, 425 total; and Kylie Tullos, sixth, 125, 55, 170, 350 total.
Class 165: Amy Tindell, second, 250, 145, 265, 660 total.
Class 181: Rylea Whitus, first, 285, 185, 285, 755 total; Teagan Tappe, second, 245, 140, 275, 660 total; and Brynlie Tappe, fifth, 165, 105, 210, 480 total.
Class 220: Lluvia Loredo, second, 270, 115, 250, 635 total.
The Muscle Dawgs will travel to Brady on Feb. 11 for the Heart of Texas Invitational.
