HILLSBORO: Yoder breaks MCAA records in powerlifting
Senior breaks bench, clean, squat MCAA records at Sterling
Staff writer
Hillsboro High School managed to rack up some first place spots at the Mid-Central Activities Association league powerlifting contest held last Saturday at Sterling.
"I think we performed really well," coach Kory Unruh said.
Senior Alan Yoder, in the 165-pound weight class, came away with first place all-around honors by scoring first in squat (375), clean (275), and bench (265) for a total of 915 pounds.
"He went for a fourth attempt on all lifts and broke all the records," said coach Kory Unruh.
"Alan is a replica of hardwork paying off. He's been working a while at this, Unruh said.
Yoder established new records in squat (390), clean (290), and bench (275) with a combine total of 955.
Scoring in the boys' division were: junior Brian Thiessen who placed second all-round in the 198-weight class by placing third in squat (330), third in clean (250), and fourth in bench (235) for a total of 815 pounds.
Senior Dustin Hendricks placed fourth all-around in the 198 weight class by placing second in squat (335) and third in bench (270); junior Tyler Stout placed fifth all-round in the 148-weight class by placing fourth in squats (260) and fifth in bench (195); senior Jerod Metcalf placed second for his individual lift in bench (210) in the 148-pound weight class.
In the girl's mid-division junior Alisa Prior placed first all-around by placing second in squat (195), first in clean (115), and third in bench (95) for a total of 405 pounds.
"Alisa did a good job placing first in her division," Unruh said. "This was her first year lifting and she's a junior, so we're looking forward to next year."
Sophomore Amy Duerksen placed second all-around in the power division by placing fourth in squat (200), second in clean (145), and first in bench (135) for a total of 480 pounds. Sophomore Whitney Washmon placed third all-round in the power division by placing third in squat (205), fourth in clean (130), and third in bench (115) with a total of 450 pounds. Junior Danielle Goossen placed sixth all-around by placing fourth in bench (110) in the power division.
"We had quite few first itmers," Unruh said. "And we brought home a lot of medals for only having nine participants."
The state powerlifting contest will be held March 29 at Marion High School.
