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ERIC X. VICCARO
Sports Editor
Guymon Daily Herald
ERIC X. VICCARO/Guymon Daily Herald
Guymon’s Breck Burkhart performs a deadlift during Friday’s
first-ever Guymon Powerlifting Invitational at Tigertown
Gymnasium. Burkhart won the 220-pound weight class by lfting
1,120 pounds in three separate lifting disciplines.
For a first-ever meet, the Guymon Powerlifting Invitational at
Tigertown Gymnasium ran smoothly.
“I think it was a success all around for us,” Guymon head
powerlifting coach Anthony Fogle said. “It was nice to get
people involved and it was good to get more (meet) experience.”
As expected, longtime powerlifting stalwart Liberal, Kan., won
the meet with 269 points. Guymon placed second with 200 points
and Shamrock, Texas, rounded out the top-3 with 168.
The Redskins were led by 275-pound champion Kevin Lam, the
outstanding lifter in the upper division.
Guymon’s Breck Burkhart was the big highlight among the
hometowners. Burkhart was the golden standard in the 220-pound
weight class with a three-discipline total of 1,120.
Burkhart’s final tally was a combination of three lifts — the
squat, the bench press and the deadlift. He squatted 405 pounds,
produced a 460-pound deadlift and he benched 255.
“Breck’s squat was good,” Fogle said. “He exploded quick and
he’s getting a lot of strength. His work habits are really
taking off.”
Misha Hall, Jordan Fajen and Nick Marler gave the Tigers a
triumvirate of second-place efforts at 168, 242 and 275 pounds,
respectively. Dane Weippert and Sean Swanda earned thirds in the
respective 198-pound and heavyweight divisions.
Weippert was able to produce a deadlift of 500 pounds as part of
his 1,125-pound total behind Liberal’s David Hawk and Shamrock’s
Jonathan Bently.
Raul Carillo made strides in the 132-pound division, finishing
fifth in the class with a three-discipline total of 655 pounds.
T.J. Anderson, at 157 pounds, produced personal maximums in the
bench and squat.
Fogle was impressed with Liberal’s contingent, especially in the
lower weights.
“They are so strong in the lower weight classes,” the coach
commented. “Those kids threw up a bunch of weight.”
Turpin finished fourth overall a team, and the Cardinals had
plenty of individual success.
Senior Chase Schmitzer, who was named the outstanding lifter in
the lower division, garnered the 157-pound title with three
lifts totaling 1,025 pounds. Polito Castillo and Clint Horton
went one-two at 145 pounds, including Castillo’s effort of 835
pounds with a deadlift of 365.
“We did well here,” Turpin head coach Mario Mendoza said. “We
did better than last week (at their own home meet). The kids are
learning how to compete.”
Mendoza is also a former high school powerlifting judge, a job
he performed when he was a student at Oklahoma Panhandle State
University.
Texhoma coach Steve Neptune was happy that the Red Devils didn’t
have to travel far from home for a meet.
“It’s good to have one here,” said Neptune, who said his
athletes are getting stronger and smarter in the sport.
Bryer Smith was the golden standard at 242 pounds for the Red
Devils. Smith put together three lifts that combined for 1,050
pounds, including a 425-pound deadlift.
Texhoma performed well in the lower weight classes. Jorge Moreno
and Skylor Rodriguez went two-three at 123 pounds. Hector
Marrufo placed second at 132 pounds. And Corey Lomax earned
second at 181 pounds.
Hooker also brought powerlifters to the meet with Brandon
Bruner seizing second in the heavyweight division, with a 965
three-lift total, and Tim Stovall capturing third at 132 pounds.
Guymon will have another powerlifting meet next winter, and
there’s a possibility the school district could play host to a
regional meet as well.
Friday’s Results
Powerlifting
At Tigertown Gymnasium
Team Standings
1, Liberal, Kan., 269; 2, Guymon, 200; 3, Shamrock, Texas, 168;
4, Turpin, 121; 5, Texhoma, 116; 6, Hooker, 48
123 pounds
1, Wes Lacy, Shamrock, Texas, 625 total pounds lifted; 2, Jorge
Moreno, Texhoma, 515; 3, Skylor Rodriguez, Texhoma, 515
132 pounds
1, Ernesto Benitez, Liberal, Kan., 795; 2, Hector Marrufo,
Texhoma, 710; 3, Tim Stovall, Hooker, 695
145 pounds
1, Polito Castillo, Turpin, 835; 2, Clinton Horton, Turpin, 800;
3, Josh Hammond, Liberal, Kan., 725
157 pounds
1, Chase Schmitzer, Turpin, 1,025; 2, Charles Calloway,
Shamrock, Texas, 970; 3, Cade Goodwin, Turpin, 895
168 pounds
1, Cesar Fuentes, Shamrock, Texas, 940; 2, Misha Hall, Guymon,
910; 3, Cruz Holguin, Texhoma, 885
181 pounds
1, Junior Lopez, Liberal, Kan., 1,110; 2, Corey Lomax, Texhoma,
1,005; 3, Kyle Potts, Liberal, Kan.,935
198 pounds
1, David Hawk, Liberal, Kan., 1240; 2, Jonathan Bentley,
Shamrock, Texas, 1,130; 3, Dane Weippert, Guymon, 1,125
220 pounds
1, Breck Burkhart, Guymon, 1,120; 2, Thomas Hunt, Shamrock,
Texas, 1,050; 3, Adam Sander, Turpin, 1,030
242 pounds
1, Bryer Smith, Texhoma, 1,050; 2, Jordan Fajen, Guymon, 1,020;
3, Nathan Ingram, Liberal, Kan., 1,000
275 pounds
1, Kevin Lam, Liberal, Kan., 1,410; 2, Nick Marler, Guymon,
1,265; only two competed in the weight class
Heavyweight
1, Joey Joyce, Shamrock, Texas, 1,050; 2, Brandon Bruner,
Hooker, 965; 3, Sean Swanda, Guymon, 905
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