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Twelve Rock Lifters Qualify for South State
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18 February 2006 - SSC's powerlifters scored a total of 72 points to surge ahead of second place Quitman High School in the 3-4A Regional Powerlifting meet held today in the Blaize Gymnasium at Saint Stanislaus. Pearl River Central took third with 18 points. In all, nine 4A schools from southeastern Mississippi competed in the meet.
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| Junior David Grapusa holds 395 pounds in his second deadlift attempt. David succesfully lifted 20 more pounds in his final lift and took first place in the 165-pound weight class by more than 100 pounds. |
All twelve SSC lifters placed in the top three in their weight classes, qualifying them to compete in the South State meet in March. SSC lifters placing first in their weight classes were senior Chris Tran, with a total lift of 900 pounds in the 114 pound class; junior Ravi Varma, with a total lift of 880 pounds in the 132 pound class; junior David Grapusa, with a total lift of 1070 pounds in the 165 pound class; senior Buddy Schultz, with a total lift of 1280 pounds in the 242 pound class; junior Caleb McQueen, with a total lift of 1525 pounds in the 275 pound class; senior J C Brignone, with a total lift of 1495 pounds in the 308 pound class; and junior Sean Bentz, with a total lift of 960 pounds in the Super Heavyweight class.
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| Senior J C Brignone lifted a total of 1495 pounds to win the 308 pound weight class. |
Caleb McQueen's squat and bench press weights were the best in the meet, as was his total weight lifted, while J C Brignone lifted the most in the dead lift. Chris Tran's total lift was 7.86 times his body weight, giving him the best weight to weight ration at the meet. The 4A South State Championship powerlifting meet will be held at Saint Stanislaus on Friday, March 10.
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| David Grapusa helps senior teammate Zack Elkins tighten a weight belt before a lift. |
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How SSC's Lifters Finished
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| Lifter |
Wt
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Squat
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Bench
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Dead
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Total
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Plc
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Pts
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| Chris Tran |
114
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330
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180
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390
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900
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1
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7
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| Justin Felter |
123
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310
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160
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250
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720
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2
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5
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| M J Joachim |
123
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255
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140
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295
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690
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3
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3
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| Ravi Varma |
132
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310
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200
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345
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855
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1
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7
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| David Grapusa |
165
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425
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230
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415
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1070
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1
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7
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| Zack Elkins |
181
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410
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250
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420
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1080
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2
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5
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| Dusty Hoffpauir |
198
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440
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225
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450
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1115
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2
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5
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| Buddy Schultz |
242
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535
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255
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490
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1280
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1
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7
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| Caleb McQueen |
275
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630
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350
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545
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1525
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1
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7
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| Matt Matranga |
275
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510
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300
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495
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1305
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2
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5
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| J C Brignone |
308
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600
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335
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560
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1495
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1
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7
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| Sean Bentz |
SHW
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385
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220
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355
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960
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1
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7
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Complete individual results from the 3-4A Regional Meet are available here.
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| Senior Justin Felter wraps the knees of freshman M J Joachim to prevent injury before a squat. Justin and M J finished second and third in the 123 pound class. |
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| Justin Felter competes in the squat event. Justin had the best succesful squat in his weight class and finished second overall. |
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| Senior Chris Tran nailed his final lift of the day, picking up 390 pounds, over three times his body weight, in the deadlift. (Click for video; 2.1Mb; requires QuickTime 7.) |
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