Atlanta Iron, the defending 3A regional champs, placed third at the 2020 regional powerlifting meet Mar. 5 at Malakoff High School. Fifty-five schools competed at the meet. Photos by MAGGI WHITLOW
Sophomore Jaden Wells medaled in fifth place in his first year of lifting while Cade Fant and Trey Adams were regional champions at the THSPA Region III, Division III Meet Mar. 6, at Malakoff High School. Both Fant and Adams qualified for the state meet f
Atlanta’s lone female lifter DeAundrea Mitchell, pictured here with Coach Dave Allen, placed 11th with a total lift of 710 pounds at the Girls’ Region III, Division IIII meet at Fairfield High School Mar. 7. Mitchell has medaled in her last three regu
Atlanta Iron sets the bar at Division III, Region III meet
Atlanta Iron turned in another solid season and it’s evident with Cade Fant and Trey Adams making a return trip to state.
Last season at state Adams placed eighth in the 220-pound weight class with a total of 1,370 pounds, and Fant placed 11th in the 242-pound class with a total of 1,390.
At the Division III, Region III meet in Malakoff Mar. 5, Atlanta Iron placed third overall out of 55 schools from 1A-3A and only missed first place by two points.
Fant was the overall champion in the 242-pound weight class with a total lift of 1,480 pounds. Fant squatted 570, benched 350 and dead lifted 560.
Adams was the overall champion in the 220’s with a total lift of 1,470 pounds. Adams squatted 560, benched 370 and dead lifted 540.
Both lifters are ranked first in their regional class.
Jaden Wells received a fifth-place medal after totaling 1,390 in the 275’s, Logan Shelton placed sixth in the 165’s with a total of 1,160 pounds and Avery Whitlow placed 10th in the 114’s with a total of 630 pounds.
All five lifters had season high totals and both Fant and Adams will compete at the State meet Saturday, Mar. 28 in Abilene.