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Marathon claims district title in girls weightlifting

Monroe County’s strongest young women traveled to Miami on Jan. 28 for the FHSAA District 16 Championships, turning in a strong showing for the Keys.

Key West’s 2A girls took third place in both the traditional and Olympic style lifts. Aleksandra Turek brought home a first-place medal in the 199-pound division for the Conchs, granting her an automatic berth at the regional competition. Savannah Chadic and Valerie Thene won second-place medals in the 110and 119-pound weight classes, respectively, earning them at-large bids to regionals. Also qualifying for the Lady Conchs were Danna Correa (110-pound), Ella Hall (119), Neslo Atilla (129), Whitney Nervilus (129), Alexa Condella (139), Dazmine Jenkins (154), Vera Rodger (154), Samantha Ventimiglia (169), Kayle Matas Cabazuelo (169) and Youma Midy (unlimited).

Coral Shores’ Madison Tillman (154) and Sydney Eysenbach (unlimited) won district championship medals in traditional style lifts, qualifying them for the FHSAA 1A Region 4 event. Second-place finishers were Rachel Rusch (110), Lily Hitchcock (139), Jenille Arias (169) and Vanessa Gabriel (unlimited) in traditional lifts and Tillman and Vanessa Gabriel (unlimited) in Olympic style.

A host of Lady Fins will join the Hurricanes at the 1A Region 4 event as Marathon’s entire team advanced to the next round of lifting. Winning first-place medals in both the traditional and Olympic style events were Allie Brabenec (110), Mikkel Ross (129), Justice Lee (169) and Sabrina Schofield (183). Winning first in traditional style were Ella Dunn (101) and Sierra Earnhardt (119). Nicole Merryman (154), Larissa Prieto (119) and Ella Evans (129) took second in traditional style, qualifying them for at-large bids to regionals.

Additional qualifiers for Marathon are Marquisha Abraham (139), Tatyana Hribar (139), Malena Rocafort (154), Cassie Brezil (169) and Angelika Perez (183).

Also qualifying are Coral Shores’ Valentina Rizzo (101), Elizabeth Giordano (110), Leticia Lima (119), Kali Gomer (129),Calista Wittke (129), Mira Jones (129), Emma Leigh (139), Abbie Bergeron (154), Jennille Arias (169), Sahara Hernandez (183), Olivia Wilson (199), Emily Brown (199) and Vanessa Gabriel (unlimited).

Coral Shores and Marathon will travel to Lemon Bay for the 1A Regional Championships on Friday, Feb. 4. Key West’s 2A event will be held at Archbishop McCarthy High School on the same date.

By: Tracy and Sean McDonald