JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ten local girls weightlifters brought home individual championships at the Florida High School Athletic Association state tournament in Lakeland.
In Class 3A, Flagler Palm Coast’s Nya Williams won both the traditional and Olympic disciplines at 119 pounds. Creekside’s Taylor Bush (139) and Bartram Trail’s Ava Myers (129) won Olympic discipline titles.
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In 2A, Elle Bays of Menendez won the 169-pound class in both the traditional and Olympic categories.
Ridgeview’s Jazmin Caraballo swept the traditional and Olympic disciplines at 183. St. Augustine’s Avery Miller swept the unlimited weight category in Olympic and traditional. At 139 pounds, Kathryn Ward of Fleming Island brought home a state crown.
In Class 1A, Payton Jefferson of West Nassau won the 110-pound class in the traditional discipline. Suwannee’s Brianna Woods (129) also brought home a traditional title. Cedar Creek Christian’s Stephanie Griffith swept both disciplines at 199 pounds.
Girls weightlifting local results
Class 3A
Traditional team scores (local teams placing in top 10 shown): 10. Flagler Palm Coast, 7.
Individual results (locals placing in top five shown)
119: 1. Nya Williams (Flagler Palm Coast), 365.
139: 2. Taylor Bush (Creekside), 380.
Olympic team scores (local teams placing in top 10 shown): 2. Bartram Trail, 13; 10. Flagler Palm Coast, 7.
Individual results (locals placing in top five shown)
110: 3. Morgan Moody (Bartram Trail), 270.
119: 1. Nya Williams (Flagler Palm Coast), 365.
129: 1. Ava Myers (Bartram Trail), 370.
139: 1. Taylor Bush (Creekside), 365.
199: 5. Taylor Thomas (Bartram Trail), 345.
Unlimited: 2. Isabella Wray (Tocoi Creek), 380.
Class 2A
Traditional team scores (local teams placing in top 10 shown): 5. Ridgeview, 10; 6. Middleburg, 10; 7. Fleming Island, 10; 8. St. Augustine, 9.
101: 2. Trinity Woodley (Middleburg), 245.
110: 2. McKinzy Alexander (Middleburg), 285; 5. Jada Hill (Ridgeview), 270.
129: 5. Mallory Jackson (Baker County), 295.
139: 2. Kathryn Ward (Fleming Island), 365; 5. Lucille Zicht (St. Augustine), 315.
169: 1. Elle Bays (Menendez), 410; 3. Ezabella Samuels (Yulee), 340.
183: 1. Jazmin Caraballo (Ridgeview), 390.
199: 3. Zahaviah Sanders (Fleming Island), 375
Unlimited: 1. Avery Miller (St. Augustine), 405; 4. Lohi Richburg (Orange Park), 370.
Olympic team scores (local teams placing in top 10 shown): 5. Fleming Island, 13; 10. St. Augustine, 7.
101: 4. Kyla Marshall (Fleming Island), 220.
110: 4. Jada Hill (Ridgeview), 260; 5. McKinzy Alexander (Middleburg), 245.
139: 1. Kathryn Ward (Fleming Island), 340.
154: 4. Summer Swan (Bishop Kenny), 320.
169: 1. Elle Bays (Menendez), 430.
183: 1. Jazmin Caraballo (Ridgeview), 360.
Unlimited: 1. Avery Miller (St. Augustine), 400; 5. Nevaeh Frazier (Clay), 315.
Class 1A
Traditional team scores (local teams placing in top 10 shown): 2. Suwannee, 18; 8. Palatka, 9; 10. West Nassau, 7.
Individual results (locals placing in top five shown)
110: 1. Payton Jefferson (West Nassau), 285.
119: 4. Jozlyn Montoya (Suwanee), 295.
129: 1. Brianna Woods (Suwannee), 350; 2. Laila Moreland (Jackson), 335; 3. Baileigh Riddley (Interlachen), 295.
139: 2. Chloe Still (Keystone Heights), 315; 5. Alexia Cyr (Union County), 285.
154: 3. Mekhyra Alston (Palatka), 330.
169: 2. Calinn Daniel (Suwannee), 370; 5. Jordyn Washington (Suwannee), 310.
199: 1. Stephanie Griffith (Cedar Creek Christian), 425; 2. Briena Haight (Union County), 380; 5. Hayden Herndon (Baldwin), 330.
Unlimited: 5. Brianna Griffin (Palatka), 365.
Olympic team scores (local teams placing in top 10 shown): 2. Suwannee, 22; 4. Cedar Creek Christian, 12; 7. Bolles, 8.
Individual results (locals placing in top five shown)
110: 2. Payton Jefferson (West Nassau), 260.
119: 3. Jozlyn Montoya (Suwannee), 275; 5. Julia Smith (University Christian), 270.
129: 2. Laila Moreland (Jackson), 305; 3. Brianna Woods (Suwannee), 300; 4. Khloe King (Suwannee), 265.
139: 2. Kimmie Porter (Cedar Creek Christian), 300; 5. Victoria Vormack (Episcopal), 275.
169: 2. Cailinn Daniel (Suwannee), 315; 4. Lizzy Watkins (Bolles), 300.
183: 3. Kenneace Passmore (Palatka), 310.
199: 1. Stephanie Griffith (Cedar Creek Christian), 410; 4. Felicity May (Suwannee), 320; 5. Simari Lott (Suwannee), 295.
Unlimited: 2. Camilia Clarke (Bolles), 330.