Elk Mound sees 11, Colfax has two finish in top ten at state powerlifting tournament

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ELK MOUND STATE POWERLIFTING QUALIFIERS — The Mounders qualified 26 for the WHSPA State tournament which was held in Appleton on March 7-8. Front row (L to R): Morgyn Hallum, Madelynn Dutzle, Clare Hallum, Laylue Kue, Mercedes Hay, Peyton Meyers and Nanya Kue. Middle row (L to R): Devin Balts, Avery Kaanta, Charles Morgan, Alyse Egan, Bailey Gilbertson, Teagan Pahl, Orianna Horel, Danielle Wagner, Isabella Harmer and Ashley Patterson. Back row (L to R): Evan Weiss, Breadon Pederson, Calvin Breuggen, Major Gunderson-Morris, Oscar Wald, Lane Lee, Blake Burlingame, Dominic Hall and Carter Branter. —photo by Amber Hayden

By Amber Hayden

APPLETON — The high school powerlifting season came to a conclusion on Saturday and Sunday, March 7 and 8, with the Wisconsin High School Powerlifting Association (WHSPA) state tournament in Appleton, WI.

Elk Mound’s girls’ team took third in the state competition, while its combination of girls and boys team members placed fifth in the state. The combination team is made up of the top five boys and top five girls who score points for the individual school. The Mounders had 11 competitors finish in the top ten of their respective weight classes.

Colfax, who sent three to the state meet, had two earn top ten finishes.

Elk Mound

During the first day of competition, the Mounders had eight lifters finish in the top ten.

Laylue Kue finished in first place in the 105-lb. weight class with a 160-lb. squat, 82-lb. bench press, and a 231.5-lb. dead lift.

Clare and Morgan Hallum finished fourth in their respective weight classes. Clare had a 187-lb. squat, a 88-lb. bench, and a 259-lb. dead lift, while Morgan had a 248-lb. squat, 110-lb. bench, and a 264-lb. dead lift.

Alyse Egan and Isabella Harmer both competed in the 148-lb. weight class and finished in ninth and tenth place respectively for Elk Mound. Egan had a 225-lb. squat, 115-lb. bench press, and a 297-lb. dead lift, while Harmer had a 203-lb. squat, 121-lb. bench, and a 303-lb. dead lift.

The Elk Mound boys had three compete on the first day with Devin Balts finishing seventh at 114 pounds, Lane Lee finished in tenth at 132 pounds, and Charles Morgan finished sixth at 148 pounds.

Day two of the state meet saw three more Mounders garner top ten finishes, two of which came in the 181-pound weight class.

Teagan Pahl and Orianna Horel finished in sixth and seventh for Elk Mound at 181 pounds. Pahl finished the day out with a 242-lb. squat, a 121-lb. bench, and a 303-lb. dead lift. Horel had a 270-lb. squat, 104-lb bench, and a 292-lb dead lift.

The final lifter for Elk Mound was Major Gunderson-Morris in the 198-lb weight class, he had a 435-lb squat, 225-lb. bench press, and a 512-lb. dead lift.

Colfax

Colfax had three lifters compete at the state tournament – Sydney Herrick, Austin Schindler, and Chase Aspengren.

Herrick competed in the 242 pound plus weight class and wrapped up the season with a 275-lb. squat, 115-lb. bench press, and a 292-lb. dead lift to take sixth place.

Austin Schindler competed in the 220-pound weight class and finished the tournament in 15th place with a 369-lb. squat, 220-lb. bench, and a 451-lb. dead lift.

Chase Aspengren took ninth place in his first state appearance with a 369-lb. squat, 220-lb. bench press, and a 451-lb. dead lift in the 275 pound plus weight class.