Hassle Free Barbell sent an unprecedented 21 athletes to this year's USWA Junior National Championships in Foster City, CA on March 20-22. While lifting against the best Junior (under 20) lifters in the country, HF had 8 athletes place in the top 3. 20 out of 21 lifters totaled and the men's team walked away with the team title for the second year in a row and the women took second place missing the championship by only 3 points.
Sae Vang had another great performance, taking home 2nd place with a PR 184 total. Sae turns 17 this year and has 3 more Junior competitions in front of him. This performance puts him very close to making the Jr. World Team. Another HF School-Age competitor, Chris Tiongson captured 3rd place in the 56kg, totaling 172.
In the 69kg weight class JC Tiongson continues his long string of top-3 finishes with a second place finish, 217 total. JC has been dealing with a shoulder injury and 2nd place in this National Championship reflects a very gutsy performance.
HF was well represented in the 85kg class with Keylin Mackey making a bid for the Jr. World Team. Keylin finished with a 261 total and 2nd place. Ian Wilson, lifting as a 16 year old, solidified his position on the US team for this years Youth World's in Thailand. Ian finished 3rd with a 260.
On the women's side, Jenny Lam and Chioma Amaechi pulled out remarkable 3rd place finishes given this was their first National Competition. Chioma had to make some pressure lifts to beat out her teammate and rival Sydney Munsey for the 3rd place title. It made for some exiting competition.
For the complete list of results: http://www.lifttilyadie.com/Results/09NatJrs.htm
Congratulations to all the athletes for their outstanding performance!
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