By William / www.mcpherson-county-ks.com

(Pic – Lady Viking Power Lifting Team)

LINDSBORG – Recently the Smoky Valley powerlifting teams participated in the Class 3A State Championships and came home with three individual champions, a second-place finish for the girls and a fifth-place landing for the boys.

The Lady Vikings totaled 56 team points putting them second to champion Santa Fe Trail with 69 and well ahead of third place Larned who scored 30. Scott City, Hiawatha, and Cheney rounded out the top six of 20 teams competing.

Breanne Peters scored an overall gold in the 105-pound division with a total lift of 435 pounds while Noelle Peters finished second with an overall lift of 430 pounds. Breanne Peters was helped by finishing second in the squat and winning the clean with Noelle Peters taking second in both the bench and clean.

Clara McElroy was the other Lady Viking to earn an overall championship in her division of 132 pounds with a total lift weight of 475 pounds. McElroy also took first in the clean.

Other top finishes overall for the Lady Vikings included Keira Mullen taking second at 140 pounds, while Madi Tolle and Jaida Weiss placed third overall at 181 and power weight divisions, respectively.

In the boys division, the Vikings placed fifth overall with 28 points trailing Scott City, Santa Fe Trail, Pratt, and Riverton in the field of 24.

Cody Krause earned the lone overall championship for the Vikings as he lifted a total weight of 945 pounds to win the 165-pound division with teammate Lukas Apel finishing second with 930 pounds lifted. Krause took first in both the squat and clean while finishing second in the bench.

SMOKY VALLEY VIKING POWERLIFTING at Class 3A State Championships

LADY VIKINGS (top 3 finishes):

Team Standings (top six of 20 teams): 1. Santa Fe Trail 69; 2. LADY VIKINGS 56; 3. Larned 30; 4. Scott City 21; 5. Hiawatha 19; 6. Cheney 18.

105 lbs. Division: OVERALL: 1. BREANNE PETERS 435 LBS; 2. Noelle Peters 430 lbs. Bench: 2. Noelle Peters 105 lbs; 3. Kenzlie Crain 100 lbs. Squat: 2. Breanne Peters 190 lbs. Clean: 1. Breanne Peters 155 lbs; 2. Noelle Peters 145 lbs.

114 lbs. Division: Clean: 2. Madison Oakes 140 lbs.

123 lbs. Division: Clean: 2. Gracie Lamber 145 lbs.

132 lbs. Division: OVERALL: 1. CLARA MCELROY 475 LBS. Clean: 1. Clara McElroy 145 lbs.

140 lbs. Division: OVERALL: 2. Keira Mullen 545 lbs. Bench: 2. Keira Mullen 125 lbs. Squat: 1. Keira Mullen 255 lbs. Clean: 1. Keira Mullen 165 lbs.

148 lbs. Division: Clean: 1. Maliyah Koster 165 lbs.

181 lbs. Division: OVERALL: 3. Madi Tolle 570 lbs. Clean: 1. Madi Tolle 185 lbs.

PWT Division: OVERALL: 3. Jaida Weiss 620 lbs. Squat: 2. Jaida Weiss 325 lbs. Clean: 1. Jaida Weiss 160 lbs.

VIKING BOYS (Top 3 Finishes):

Team Standings (top six of 24 teams): 1. Scott City 57; 2. Santa Fe Trail 47; 3. Pratt 37; 4. Riverton 32; 5. VIKINGS 28; 6. Colby 28.

114 lbs. Division: Clean: 2. Brayden Eyer 155 lbs.

132 lbs. Division: Clean: 3. Nolan Dauer 195 lbs.

140 lbs. Division: Clean: 3. Justice Autry 225 lbs.

156 lbs. Division: Clean: 3. Zach Gross 230 lbs.

165 lbs. Division: OVERALL: 1. CODY KRAUSE 945 lbs; 2. Lukas Apel 930 lbs. Bench: 2. Krause 250 lbs; 3. Apel 245 lbs. Squat: 1. Krause 410 lbs; 2. Apel 405 lbs. Clean: 1. Krause 285 lbs; 2. Apel 280 lbs.

172 lbs. Division: Clean: 2. Vincent Pickering 265 lbs.

198 lbs. Division: Clean: 1. JT Gross 315 lbs.

220 lbs. Division: Bench: 1. Trystan Stambaugh 320 lbs.

242 lbs. Division: Clean: 2. Justin Holt 295 lbs.

(William is a free-lance writer covering McPherson County Activities – he can be reached at crossdovewriter@gmail.com)