Rick Patrick
rick@greenepublishing.com
On Tuesday, April 7, the Madison County High School (MCHS) Cowboys weightlifting team went to Taylor County High School to participate in the Class 1A Region Two District Four weightlifting championship meet. While the Cowboys’ team finished in Fifth Place, in both the Traditional Scoring and Olympic Scoring, several individual Cowboys had a successful meet.
Competing in the 139-pound weight class, Cowboy Xin Zheng placed Second in Traditional Scoring, with a total lift of 390 pounds. Zheng took First Place in the Olympic Scoring, with a total lift of 390 pounds. In the 154-pound weight class, Avarian McCreary came in Sixth Place in Traditional Scoring, with 340 pounds total lifted. In the 169 pound weight class, Vince Coley took Second Place in Traditional Scoring, with a total lift of 440 pounds. In the 183-pound weight class, Isaiah Sparrow was in Fourth Place in Traditional Scoring, with a total lift of 465 pounds. In that same weight class, Keontae was in Seventh Place with a total lift of 425 pounds. In the 199-pound weight class, Ezekiel Ghent took Third Place in Traditional Scoring, with a lift of 470 pounds. In the 238-pound weight class, Johnny Norwood came in Third Place in Olympic Scoring, with a total lift of 440 pounds. In the Unlimited weight class, Jordan Capi won First Place in Traditional Scoring, with 545 pounds successfully lifted.
The Region Two Meet is set to take place at Liberty County High School, in Bristol, on Friday, April 24.