Powerlifting claims 3 first-place medals at Ohio State Championship
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Defiance College powerlifters completed the regular-season slate on Saturday at the USAPL Ohio State Championship at the Ohio Expo Center with three Yellow Jackets walking away with first-place hardware.
Braylin Shaner set personal bests across all three disciplines and raised a total of 711 lbs for first-place in her division. It was Shaner's second straight event win. Jaiden Clemons earned her first-career podium with first place in the women's teen 65 kg division, raising a total of 584 lbs.
On the men's side, Defiance earned three podium finishes led by Griffin Trevino's first place in the teen 75 kg division. He accomplished two PR lifts in the squat and bench. Riley Kennedy-Chaffin lifted PRs in the squat and deadlift on his way to a second-place finish, while Zachariah Burroughs went 9-for-9 on his lifts and set a PR in his grand total of 1350.33 lbs.
The Ohio State Championship meet was open for Ohio residents only as DC was limited to 5 competitors.
Burroughs and Shaner each added their names to qualify for the USAPL Raw National meet in June, joining Dominic Bingham and Mikayla Twum. Bingham, Twum and Masen Switzer have also qualified for the USAPL Collegiate Nationals in April.
INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
- Jaiden Clemons: Squat 209.44 lbs*, Bench 137.79*, Deadlift 236.99, Total: 584.225 lbs* (1st place, women's raw teen 65kg) *PRs
- Braylin Shaner: Squat 281.09 lbs, Bench 132.28, Deadlift 297.62, Total: 710.99 lbs (1st place, women's raw teen 100+ kg), All PRs
- Griffin Trevino: Squad 413.37 lbs*, Bench 253.53*, Deadlift 462.97, Total: 1129.87 lbs (1st place, men's raw teen 75 kg) *PRs
- Riley Kennedy-Chaffin: Squat 424.39 lbs*, Bench 264.56, Deadlift 501.55*, Total: 1190.5 lbs* (2nd place, men's raw teen 110 kg) *PRs
- Zachariah Burroughs: Squat 469.04 lbs*, Bench 336.20, Deadlift 518.09 lbs, Total: 1350.33 lbs* (3rd place, men's raw teen 110 kg) *PRs
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