Peformance Initiatives

Athletes from around the country came to lift in the Cheryl Haworth Classic Saturday, March 19^th at the Performance Initiatives Athletic Facility located at 2021 Tennessee Avenue . Cheryl is an Olympic bronze medalist and three time Olympian.  Lifters ages 9 -53 competed.  Lindenwood Tigers came from Lindenwood Collge in St. Louis, MO to participate and encourage younger athletes to stay focused on their education and training because it opens doors and opportunities for scholarships in college.   Coastal Empire Weightlifter, Tayler Jakubsen came close to matching Cheryl’s best snatch of 128kg.  He finished with a 120kg snatch and 140kg clean and jerk in the 94kg division to earn the best male lifter award.  Lindenwood Lion’s lifter Odeatha Marshal totaled 116kg to win the best female lifter award and gold in the 58kg class.Abilities Unlimited lifters Sarah McGilliard, Craig Wester and Chuck Reis lifted to demonstrate their talents as they prepare for the Special Olympics. Sarah McGilliard, a paralympic hopeful, benched 143lbs. and Craig Wester, 38 years old, benched 88lbs.  Chuck Reis, 22 years old, is a Special Olympic Powerlifting  athlete and deadlifted 374lbs.

 

Lifters that went six for six are:

Timothy Rowland  of Coastal Empire Weightlifting in the 94kg division.  Tim snatched 80, clean and jerked 107kg, totaling 187kg, earning a silver medal  in his first meet.

Angela Vyborny of LIndenwood Lions in the 75+kg division.  Angela snatched 54kg, clean and jerked 70kg for a 124kg total and gold medal.

Mack Burson of LIndenwood Lions in the 69kg division.  Mack snatched 103kg, clean and jerked 131kg , totaling 234kg for gold.

Billy Bateman of Abilities Unlimited in the masters 105+ division.  Billy snatched 47kg, clean and jerked 65kg, totaling 112kg for a gold medal.

Coastal Empire Weightlifters won 9 gold medals and 2 silver medals .  CEW gold medalists are:

Terry Roberson, Jr., 10 yrs. old, 35kg class, snatched 23kg, clean and jerked 35kg , totaling 58kg

Alex LeFavi, 13 yrs. old, 44kg, snatched 35, clean and jerked 47kg, totaling 83kg

Zaire Anderson, 12 yrs. old, 56kg, snatched 43kg, clean and jerked 57kg, totaling 100kg

Andrew Jakubsen, 12 yrs. old, 62kg, snatched 37kg, clean and jerked 45kg, totaling 82kg

Angelina Quarterman, 12 yrs. old, 48kg class, snatched 25kg, clean and jerked 30kg, totaling 55kg

Nikki Hanebrink, 14 yrs. old, 63kg, snatched 45kg, clean and jerked 60kg, totaling 105kg

Baruch Pilcher, 14 yrs. old, 77kg, snatched 42kg, clean and jerked 60kg, totaling 102kg

Joshua Beckler, 26 yrs. old, 85kg, snatched 105kg, clean and jerked 135kg, totaling 240kg

Tayler Jakubsen, 15 yrs. old, 94kg, snatched 120kg, clean and jerked 140kg, totaling 260kg

Silver medalists are:

Brock Taylor, 10 yrs. old, 62kg, snatched 24kg, clean and jerked 30kg, totaling 54kg

Andrew Hutcheson, 15 yrs. old, snatched 42kg, clean and jerked 52kg, totaling 94kg

Timothy Rowland, 21 yrs. old, 94kg, snatched 80kg, clean and jerked 107, totaling 187kg

 

This event is made possible by our event sponsors, Host South, Wiley’s BBQ and Goodrich Automotive.  Thank you for making our events world class!