(Edinburg) — Navarro freshman Lyla Grace Henke took home the gold medal in the 97-pound weight class at the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association state meet in Edinburg this past Thursday.
Henke squatted 285 pounds, bench pressed 120 pounds and deadlifted 175 pounds for a total of 580 pounds in the Unequipped State Championship Final. The totals matched or exceeded her season bests. The 175-pound deadlift was 25 pounds better than her lift at the regional championships, where she also took gold.
On Saturday, the Seguin girls finished eighth as a team in the Class 5A Division I state championship.
Three Lady Matadors finished in the top three at state. Kelsie Torres finished third in the 105-pound weight class. Vida Hernandez was third in the 123-pound division while Kailyn Herrera was second in the 123-pound class.
Presley Just was sixth in the 105-pound weight class. McKayla Sanchez finished sixth in the 114-pound weight class. Elyanna Schmidt finished 10th in the 114-pound weight class. Alannah Torres took 14th in the 148-pound division while Zerenity Garcia and Bryana Arce were sixth and seventh, respectively, in the 181-pound weight class. Malia Davila also competed in the 105-pound weight class for Seguin.
The Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association state meet was held Thursday through Saturday at the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg.
For the boys, the Texas High School Powerlifting Association state championship meet is set for this Friday and Saturday at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene. Navarro will send eight lifters to the boys state championships. Cael Scott, Trinidad Aguirre, Korbin Benes, Dylan Trotti, Mason Harvey, Hagan Krauel, Isaiah King and Hudson Stadler all advanced after competing at the Boys Region 5 Division 2 meet March 14 in Kingsville.
The Seguin Matadors will have five lifters at the state meet. John Medrano, Xavier Rangel, Rylan Rubio, Hunter Mica and Frankie Medina qualified at the Boys Region 2 Division 1 meet at Joshua High School on March 14.