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Shelton senior Robert Crawford lifts a 135-pound squat during training
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on Monday,
Feb. 27, while senior Jagger Reeve stands
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Journal photos by Emily Hanson
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By EMILY HANSON At the White River meet, Crawford
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................................................................................... Micas took first at 123 with a total of 700
and Reeve took fifth at 181 with a total of
The Shelton powerlifting team has com- 690.
peted well at two tournaments so far this The White River meet was the first meet
season, for Reeve along with Jadon Miles, who took
On Saturday, Jan. 14, the Highclimbers 14th at 148, Alan Medina, who took seventh
took third place at the White River High at 220, Garry Smith, who took third at 242
School meet in Buckley, Wash. and on Sat- and Paige Roberts, who took third at 132.
urday, Feb. 11, the team again took third At the Northwest Christian meet, Craw-
place at the Northwest Christian meet in ford took first at 114 with a total of 530
Lacey. while Reeve took third at 181 with a total
For each competition, the team -- which of 775.
practices independently for the most part- The team has one meet roughly every
sent six powerlifters, three weeks and will be hosting a home
"There's not a set group of people who meet on Saturday, April 14, in the Shelton
compete because people say they will and ' Mini Dome.
then they don't show," Robert Crawford "I think they should space the meets out
said. more so there's actual improvement," Micas
He added that as long as lifters come in said. "Three weeks isn't enough time."
to the weight room to train, they are eligible Since powerlifting is such an indepen-
to compete, dent sport, the lifters set goals for them-
Crawford, a senior and third-year lifter selves.
has taken responsibility for the team, help- "I want to get my bronze dead lift and
ing to keep it organized. Physical education bronze squat and to take first at state,"
department head Lorna Martinson oversees Crawford said. "That's my g0al, though I
Crawford and advises the team as well. could get overtaken by some young punk."
"It's pretty good that we've taken third Micas said he also wants to be a state
when we only have six lifters while oth- champion this year while Reeve said he
er teams have a full lineup," sophomore wants to earn a bronze in the bench press.
Jayden Micas, a second-year lifter, said. Though each of the boys said there are
Micas, along with first-year lifter and se- days when they don't feel like training, they
nior Jagger Reeve, was training with Craw- continue with powerlifting to reach their
ford on Monday, Feb. 27, preparing for a personal goals.
meet in Yakima this Saturday, March 3. "Powerlifting is who I am now," Craw-
"I think we'll take second at Yakima," ford said. "I want to go to the Olympics in
Reeve said. powerlifting later on in life. With my heart
At the competitions, lifters compete and mind, I think I can at least rank."
in weight classes, doing squat lifts, bench The adrenaline of competition, watching
presses and dead lifts three times each. The each other compete and personal goals mo-
highest weight lifted for each of the three tivates the team, the three said.
categories is kept and then added together "I think all of us have days where we are
for a total. The highest total is the top lifter tired but we keep going because we have to
for each weight class, reach our goals," Reeve said.
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Shelton senior Robert Crawford spots for senior Jagger Reeve while
training for an upcoming powerlifting competition on Monday, Feb. 27.
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