Past Meets & Seasons
Past Meets & Seasons
24 lifters participated. 62 PR's Set!
18 Club Records Set (+2 more Tied)!!
1 Meet Record (Rivera 200lb Bench)
Girls Team - 2nd Place (5,475lbs) - Best ever
Boys Team - DNP (11,660lbs)
Jenna Swartz (565lb Total in 115 class) and Gabrielle Rivera (820lb Total in 155 class) were individual State Meet Champions! Both girls won all 3 events earning Top Bench, Top Squat and Top Deadlift awards! Nicholas Nonekowski (155), Grace Fortier (175) and Ava Rizo (225) were runner-ups. Canyon Smith (135), Tyler Alvarez (165), Lillian Cordell (135), Emma Martin (145) and Cieara Vartorella (225) finished 3rd. Cameron Madson (195), Emily Cordell (135) & Lilliana Cosgrove (175) finished 4th. Brenden Hendrickson (250) & Cecilia Downing (135) finished 5th.
Nicholas, Cameron, Cecilia, Grace and Cieara also earned TOP Bench awards.
33 lifters participated. 91 PR's Set!/tied!
8 Club Records
3 Meet Records
Boys Team - 1st Place (11,755lbs)
Girls Team - 1st Place (5,735lbs)
Nicholas Nonekowski (155), Tyler Alvarez (165), Jenna Swartz (115), Gabrielle Rivera (145), Cieara Vartorella (215) & Ava Rizo (UNL) were all individual champions!
Gabrielle Rivera was crowned the middleweight and overall Pound-for-Pound strongest female lifter, moving 5.38x her bodyweight, and set two meet records (190lb bench & 315lb squat). Nicholas Nonekowski was crowned the lightweight and overall Pound-for-Pound strongest male lifter, moving 6.9x his bodyweight, and set one meet record (405lb squat).
37 lifters participated. 115 PR's Set (10 more Tied)!
14 Club Records
7 Meet Records
Girls Team - 1st Place (5,660lbs)
Boys Team - 1st Place (11,535lbs)
Gabrielle Rivera was crowned the Pound-for-Pound strongest female lifter, moving 5.49x her bodyweight. She set 4 meet records and 1 club record (190lb Bench, 300lb Squat, 300lb Deadlift, 790lb Total).
36 lifters participated. 87 PR's Set!/tied!
12 Club Records
6 Meet Records
Girls Team - 3rd Place (2,935lbs)
Boys Team - 4th Place (7,510lbs)
Tyler Alvarez (165), Nathaniel Kern (135), Grace Fortier (175), Gabby Rivera (145) and Ava Rizo (UNL) were all individual champions!
Anthony Espino (275lb Bench in 175 class), Tyler Alvarez (260lb Bench & 445lb Deadlift in 165 class), Grace Fortier (135lb Bench in 175 class) and Gabby Rivera (190lb Bench & 280lb Deadlift in 145 class) all set meet records!
27 lifters participated. 61 PR's Set (10 more Tied)!
18 Club Records Set (+2 more Tied)!!
1 Meet Record (Rivera 180lb Bench)
Girls Team - 2nd Place (5,365lbs)
Boys Team - 3rd Place (12,575lbs)
Gabrielle Rivera (145) and Tyler Alvarez (165) were individual champions! Noah Ybarra (145), Marisa Mariano (145), Grace Fortier (175) & Ciera Vartorella (225) finished 3rd. Anthony Espino (175), Cameron Madson (195), Luke Purtee (250), Jenna Swartz (115), Morgan Leonard (125) and Ava Rizo (195) finished 4th. Ian Sheets, Brendan Hendrickson and Eric Taylor finished 5th.
Alvarez, Leonard, Rivera, Karrick and Rizo earned TOP Bench awards. Mariano earned TOP Deadlift award. It was Clay's best performance ever!
34 lifters participated. 97 PR's Set!/tied!
11 Club Records Broken or tied
1 Meet Record Set
Boys Team - 1st Place
Girls Team - 3rd Place
Nicholas Nonekowski (155), Tyler Alvarez (165), Jake Saunders (225), Luke Purtee (275), Jenna Swartz (115), Morgan Leonard (125), Olivia Karrick (155) and Ava Rizo (200) were all individual champions!
Tyler Alvarez was crowned the Pound-for-Pound strongest male lightweight lifter, moving 6.34x his bodyweight. Morgan Leonard set 3 club records (120lb Bench, 230lb Squat, 580lb Total). Eric Taylor set a Meet Record with his 550lb Deadlift!
35 lifters participated. 113 PR's Set!/tied!
18 Club Records Broken or tied
9 Meet Records Set/tied
Boys Team - 2nd Place
Girls Team - 2nd Place
Jenna Swartz (115), Morgan Leonard (125), Gabrielle Rivera (145), Marissa Mariano (155), Tyler Alvarez (165), Luke Purtee (250) and Eric Taylor (UNL) were all individual champions!
Gabrielle Rivera was crowned the Pound-for-Pound strongest female lifter, moving 4.97x her bodyweight. She set 3 meet records and 3 club records (175lb Bench, 265lb Squat, 715lb Total).
33 lifters participated. 89 PR's Set/tied!
18 Club Records Broken or tied
15 Meet Records Set
Boys Team - 2nd Place
Girls Team - 2nd Place
Combined Team - 2nd Place
Marissa Mariano (145), Grace Fortier (165), Cieara Vartorella (215), Tyler Alvarez (165) and Luke Purtee (225) were all individual champions!
Luke Purtee set all weight class club records with 385lb Bench Press and 535lb Deadlift!!
26 lifters participated. 70 PR's Set (16 more Tied)!
18 Club Records Set (+2 more Tied)!!
1 Meet Record Tied (Rivera 155lb Bench)
Girls Team - 3rd Place (5,000lbs)
Boys Team - 3rd Place (11,390lbs)
Marisa Mariano (145), Olivia Karrick (155) and Luke Purtee (250) were individual runner-ups. Gabrielle Rivera (145), Sophia Marsico (155), Ava Rizo (225) and Antony Aziz (155) all earned 3rd place finishes. Lilly Dalton (155), Grace Fortier (175) and Noah Ybarra (135) finished 4th. Jenna Swartz (115) and Olivia Yenrick (175) finished 5th. Karrick, Purtee, Rivera and Jake Saunders earned TOP Bench awards. Mariano earned TOP Deadlift award. It was Clay's best performance ever!
31 lifters participated. 66 PR's Set!
5 Club Records Broken
2 Meet Records Set
Girls Team - 2nd Place
Boys Team - 3rd Place
Gabrielle Rivera (135), Grace Fortier (175) and Noah Ybarra (135) were all individual champions!
35 lifters participated. 122 PR's Set!
16 Club Records Broken or tied
6 Meet Records Set
Boys Team - 3rd Place
Girls Team - 4th Place
Marissa Mariano (145), Grace Fortier (155) and Luke Purtee (250) were all individual champions!
29 lifters participated. 44 PR's Set!
17 Club Records Broken or tied
Boys Team - 3rd Place
Girls Team - 5th Place
Combined Team - 3rd Place
Gabrielle Rivera (135), Grace Fortier (165), Olivia Yenrick (175), Jake Saunders (225) and Luke Purtee (250) were all individual champions!
24 lifters participated. 52 PR's Set!
14 Club Records Broken
Girls Team - 3rd Place (4,810lbs)
Boys Team - 5th Place (10,325lbs)
Noah Ybarra was meet champion winning 125 pound class with TOP lift award in Bench, Squat and Deadlift! Deakon Rivera (145) & Luke Purtee (250) were both runner-ups and won TOP Bench honors. Anthony Derby (165), Grace Fortier (155) & Aleah Segura (UNL) all earned 3rd place honors. Gabrielle Rivera (135), Sophia Marsico (155) & Katelyn Wagner (145) took 4th place honors. Jake Saunders (225), Hannah Sprague (125) & Marisa Mariano garnered 5th place honors. Mariano and Derby also took home TOP Bench honors.
28 lifters participated. 42 PR's Set!
2 Club Records Broken
Girls Team - 1st Place
Boys Team - 2nd Place
Noah Ybarra (125), Anthony Derby (165), James Cavaliere (175), Luke Purtee (250), Gabrielle Rivera & Marisa Mariano (135) were individual champions!
25 lifters participated. 63 PR's Set!
9 Club Records Broken
Deakon Rivera (155), Luke Purtee (250), Gabrielle Rivera (135) and Aleah Segura (UNL) were individual champions!
More impressive was four athletes were crowned BMI champions for their division of weight classes: Gabriella Rivera & Anthony Derby (lightweghts), Aleah Segura and Jake Saunders (heavyweights) were the pound-for-pound strongest lifters in their division!
23 lifters participated. 62 PR's Set!
9 Club Records Broken
Girls Team - 2nd Place
Boys Team - 3rd Place
Grace Fortier (155lb weight class) and Jake Saunders (225) were individual champions!
35 lifters participated. 117 PR's Set!
15 Club Records Broken
Boys Team - 2nd Place
Girls Team - 2nd Place
Olivia Yenrick (175lb weight class), Kason Ziviski (135) and Jake Saunders (225) were individual champions!
Push-Pull (Bench & Deadlift) meet and first meet of the season. Many lifters experienced their first meet ever. Sophomore
Jake Saunders (225lb weight class), Luke Purtee (250) and Aleah Segura (UNL) were individual champions!
COVID-19 Limited Club to 20 members and 4 meets. Dominic Maletich won the Kenton State meet with an 1,100lb Total (240 Bench, 445 Squat, 415 Deadlift - All PR's and 3 Club Records!). Julia Nonekowski (4.95x) and Dominic Maletich (6.2x) were crowned the female and male "Top Dogs" at the South Central meet as the strongest pound-for-pound lifters at the meet!
This season saw plenty of highs and one monumental low. The club grew to 50 members. The team set 79 PR's on March 6 at Northwood without knowing it would be the last meet of the season! The girls were focused on winning the Kenton State meet on March 13, but it was cancelled the day before as the world began to shut down. Six seniors never got their last chance to compete at the state meet.
The club grew in popularity increasing membership to 30 lifters! The girls team finished 2nd at the Kenton State Meet, led by individual state runner-up Anna Rew (175lb weight class). An additional 9 girls placed at the state meet to contribute to the team runner-up trophy!
Audrey Dalton (155 - 2nd)
Alanah Chanthakham (115 - 3rd)
Gracie Klatt (145 - 3rd)
Jelena Sanchez (155 - 3rd)
Emily Ashley (145 - 4th)
Julia Nonekowski (115 - 5th)
Cali Jo Quigg (135 - 5th)
Aleah Segura (UNL - 5th)
Samantha Ashley (155 - 6th)
The club was in its' second year of activity and grew to 20 lifters. Seven girls and four boys placed at the state meet, led by 3rd place finishes from Julia Nonekowski (115lb weight class) and Cali Jo Quigg (125).