U.S. Athletes Place in the Top Nine at Pan Am U17 Championships

For Release:  April 29, 2010    

Back Row (left to right) Tayler Jakubsen, D’Angelo Osorio, Alex Silon, John Bassler, Cullin Foosum

Front Row (left to right): Brett Guimard, Butch Curry, Darrel Barnes, Darren Barnes, Derrick Johnson, Kerri Goodrich

SAVANNAH – Tayler Jakubsen, age 14,  a student at Benedictine Military School, exceeded his personal weightlifting records as part of  Team USA at the Pan American Under 17 Championships held in Chiclayo, Peru  April 23-26, 2010.

Jakubsen, a member of Coastal Empire Weightlifting accompanied by Coach Kerri Goodrich, Team USA Team Leader ,  was part of the eight member U.S. Team.    Jakubsen had new personal bests in both lifts, as well as five of his six lifts being successful. He snatched 105kg and lifted 132kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 237kg.

Competing in the 77kg division, Thomas “Alex” Silon of Seabrook, SC with Team Savannah,  placed ninth with a new personal best snatch and clean and jerk of 101kg and 121kg, for a total of 222kg.

The Pan American U17 Championships was the final opportunity for athletes to qualify in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games to be held in Singapore. The U.S. men must place in the top four teams at the event to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games.. Teams that qualified for the Games will be announced at a later date.

Results for Team USA , each division are as follows and include the snatch, clean & jerk and total:
Men’s 56kg
2. Darren Barnes (St. Louis, Mo. / Lift 4 Life): 95kg, 120kg, 215kg

Men’s 62kg
6.  Darrell Barnes (St. Louis, Mo. / Lift 4 Life) 101kg, 126kg, 227kg
 
Men’s 77kg
9. Thomas “Alex” Silon (Seabrook, S.C. / Team Savannah): 101kg, 121kg, 222kg
Men’s 85kg
7. D’Angelo Osorio (Vallejo, Calif. / Hassle Free): 110kg, 135kg, 245kg
8. Tayler Jakubsen (Savannah, Ga. / Coastal Empire Weightlifting): 105kg, 132kg, 237kg
Men’s 94kg
4. Collin Fossum (Lakeville, Minn. / Lakeville South Strength): 112kg, 136kg, 248kg

Men’s +94kg
1. Ian Wilson (Berkeley, Calif. / Hassle Free): 137kg, 170kg, 307kg
4. John Bassler (Seabrook, Texas / Team Houston): 120kg, 151kg, 271kg

For more information, please see www.usaweightlifting.org


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