JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Area girls weightlifters brought home seven state championships, while Fleming Island and Middleburg won team titles at the high school season-ending meet over the weekend.
Clay’s Emma Heck was the big winner, bringing home both the traditional and Olympic-scoring individual championship in Class 2A. Heck was also top Olympic lifter in 2A at the meet.
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Heck, lifting at 139 pounds, had a total of 410 pounds in the Olympic category and 405 in the traditional. Heck had a 225-pound clean and jerk, a 185-pound snatch and a 180-pound bench.
In 3A, Bartram Trail’s Ava Myers won a traditional title in the 129-pound class with a total weight lifted of 330 pounds. Myers had a high lift weight of 185 pounds in the clean and jerk and a 145 pounds in the snatch.
In 2A, Fleming Island’s Bradi Johnson won at 119 pounds in the traditional with a total of 330 pounds and the Olympic at 315. Menendez’s Elle Bays had a stellar event, winning at 169 pounds in both the traditional (395 total) and Olympic (415 total).
Fleming Island tied with Leesburg for the No. 1 spot in the 2A Olympic division. Lily O’steen (199, second place) and Kathryn Ward (139, fifth place) both had top five finishes for the Golden Eagles in that team title.
Middleburg won the Class 2A traditional team title with 23 points to edge runner-up Leesburg (19).
Ash Piniero (101, second place), Trinity Woodley (101, third place), Emily Herren (129, third place), Caylee Johnson (154, second place) and Ava Clinkscale (unlimited, fourth place) all had top four finishes to lead the Broncos.
Class 3A traditional championship
Local team scores: None in top 10.
110: 10. Isabella Knight (Nease), 255.
119: 4. Nya Williams (Flagler Palm Coast), 315.
129: 8. Amelia Malkowski (Creekside), 305.
139: 5. Taylor Bush (Creekside), 340.
169: 6. De’Jean Mote (Oakleaf), 360.
Unlimited: 4. Kaylee Singh (Sandalwood), 355; 9. Ashleigh Altizer (Creekside), 350.
Class 3A Olympic championship
Local team score: 6. Bartram Trail, 10.
110: 4. Morgan Moody (Bartram Trail), 265; 9. Isabella Knight (Nease), 240.
119: 2. Nya Williams (Flagler Palm Coast), 320.
129: 1. Ava Myers (Bartram Trail), 330.
139: 5. Taylor Bush (Creekside), 315.
154: 4. Gianna Smith (Creekside), 335.
169: 6. De’Jean Mote (Oakleaf), 330.
199: 8. Taylor Thomas (Bartram Trail), 330.
Unlimited: 4. Isabella Wray (Tocoi Creek), 355; 5. Kaylee Singh (Sandalwood), 345; 10. Ashleigh Altizer (Creekside), 310.
Class 2A, traditional championship
Local team scores: 1. Middleburg, 23; 3. Fleming Island, 14; 9. Menendez 9.
101: 2. Ash Piniero (Middleburg), 245; 3. Trinity Woodley (Middleburg), 240; 5. Jada Hill (Ridgeview), 235; 6. Ameila Gonzalez (St. Augustine), 225; 9; Kyla Marshall (Fleming Island), 215.
110: 6. Kinzy Alexander (Middleburg), 240; 7. Deja Hill (Ridgeview), 240.
119: 1. Bradi Johnson (Fleming Island), 330; 9. Ania Haber (Ridgeview), 280.
129: 3. Emily Herren (Middleburg), 325; 7. Gia Tiant (St. Augustine), 285.
139: 1. Emma Heck (Clay), 405; 5. Kathryn Ward (Fleming Island), 320; 8. Jada Ragan (Baker County), 310; 9. Lucille Zicht (St. Augustine), 310.
154: 2. Caylee Johnson (Middleburg), 385; 6. Madison Underwood (Middleburg), 345; 8. Matchadaelle Calixte (Ridgeview), 345; 9. Summer Swan (Bishop Kenny), 330.
169: 1. Elle Bays (Menendez), 395; 3. Savannah Nyman (Baker County), 380.
183: 5. Rachel Bloom (Menendez), 345; 7. Jazmin Caraballo (Ridgeview), 340.
199: 2. Lily O’steen (Fleming Island), 365; 4. Destinee Adams (Yulee), 335; 5. Mayce Nowlen (Baker County), 330; 7. Lily Williams (Middleburg), 315; 8. Juliana Sosa (Fleming Island), 315; 9. Monica Brice (Ridgeview), 315.
Unlimited: 4. Ava Clinkscale (Middleburg), 395.
Class 2A, Olympic championship
Local team scores: 2. Fleming Island, 16; 5. Ridgeview, 12; 10. Middleburg. 10.
Top Olympic lifter: Emma Heck (Clay).
101: 2. Jada Hill (Ridgeview), 230; 4. Sakiya Merriex (Columbia), 220; 6. Kyla Marshall (Fleming Island), 215; 7. Trinity Woodley (Middleburg), 210; 8. Ash Piniero (Middleburg), 245.
110: 5. Deja Hill (Ridgeview), 245.
119: 1. Bradi Johnson (Fleming Island), 315; 3. Ania Haber (Ridgeview), 275; 7. Kennedy Thomson (Beachside), 260.
129: 3. Emily Herren (Middleburg), 290.
139: 1. Emma Heck (Clay), 410; 5. Kathryn Ward (Fleming Island), 305.
154: 3. Caylee Johnson (Middleburg), 350; 6. Summer Swan (Bishop Kenny), 315.
169: 1. Elle Bays (Menendez), 415; 5. Savannah Nyman (Baker County), 320.
183: 4. Raven Lovencin (Beachside), 335; 5. Rachel Bloom (Menendez), 325; 8. Jazmin Caraballo (Ridgeview), 310.
199: 2. Lily O’steen (Fleming Island), 330; 6. Monica Brice (Ridgeview), 295; 7. Mayce Nowlen (Baker County), 290; 8. Peyton Coultis (Fleming Island), 285.
Unlimited: 5. Layla Decristofaro (Fleming Island), 315; 7. Avery Miller (St. Augustine), 315; 8. Nevaeh Frazier (Clay), 315; 9. Ava Clinkscale (Middleburg), 310.
Class 1A, traditional championship
Local team score: 3. Suwannee, 15.
101: 2. Chloe Smith (Baldwin), 230 total.
110: 4. Payton Jefferson (West Nassau), 240; 7. Courtney Neal (Suwannee), 230.
119: 2. Jordyn Rodriguez (Suwannee), 290; 9. Riley Gibson (Union County), 255.
129: 3. Brianna Woods (Suwannee), 315; 7. Laila Moreland (Jackson), 280; 10. Shelby Zufail (West Nassau), 275.
139: 8. Chloe Still (Keystone Heights), 315; 9. Lily Carafola (Suwannee), 310.
154: 3. Katherine Lansford (Suwannee), 330; 9. Mekhyra Alston (Palatka), 310.
169: 9. Taleya Smith (Union County), 310.
183: 5. Calinn Daniel (Suwannee), 335; 9. Claudia Perez (Suwannee), 310.
199: 5. Hayden Herndon (Baldwin), 335; 7. Kenneace Passmore (Palatka), 325.
Unlimited: 7. Melanee Jones (Suwannee), 355; 9. Summer Sullivan (Palatka), 330; 10. Brianna Griffin (Palatka), 330.
Class 1A Olympic championship
Local team score: 3. Suwannee, 16.
101: 10. Chloe Smith (Baldwin), 190.
110: 3. Courtney Neal (Suwannee), 235; 5. Payton Jefferson (West Nassau), 220.
119: 2. Jordyn Rodriguez (Suwannee), 275; 10. Julia Smith (University Christian), 230.
129: 8. Brianna Woods (Suwannee), 260; 10. Laila Moreland (Jackson), 255.
139: 10. Autumn Butler (West Nassau), 280.
154: 3. Katherine Lansford (Suwannee), 320; 9. Madysen Herndon (Baldwin), 270.
169: 7. Alexiya Downer (Bolles), 280; 8. Lizzy Watkins (Bolles), 275; 10. Emaysa Blue (Suwannee), 265.
183: 6. Calinn Daniel (Suwannee), 295.
199: 8. Camilla Clarke (Bolles), 300; 10. Felicity May (Suwannee), 290.
Unlimited: 5. Melanee Jones (Suwannee), 290.
