Staff writer
Two Marion High School weightlifters finished first in their weight classes Saturday at the 3A state power-lifting tournament in Marion.
Junior Mikael Antoszyk finished first in the 123-pound class. He set a state record in the squat with a lift of 320 pounds. He also won the clean and jerk with a lift of 235 pounds and he was second in the bench press at 185.
Senior Randy Regnier won the 132-pound class. He swept his events, finishing first in the squat at 295, and bench 195. He tied for first with Patrick McCarty in the clean at 195.
The Warriors also had four fifth-place finishers on Saturday.
Sophomore Eric Regnier was fifth in the 123-pound class with a squat of 215, bench of 120, and clean of 155.
Junior Cory Hiebert placed fifth in the 181-pound class with a squat of 315, a bench of 245, and a clean of 250.
Senior Connor Thierolf placed fifth in the 220-pound class with a squat of 325, a bench of 210, and a clean of 265.
Sophomore Zach Hammond finished ninth in the 140-pound class with a squat of 235, bench of 165, and clean of 165.
Five female Warriors also placed in the top five in their weight classes.
Freshman Kelli Hess placed fourth in the 114-pound weight class with a squat of 120, a bench of 95, and a clean of 85. Sophomore Erin Meierhoff placed fifth in the 114-pound class with a squat of 110, bench of 90, and clean of 100.
Freshman Kaelyn Thierolf placed fourth in the 123-pound class with a squat of 185, bench of 110, and clean of 125.
Sophomore Montana Percell finished fifth out of six lifters in the 148-pound class with a squat of 130, bench of 80, and clean of 85.
Sophomore Balee Shiplet finished second out of two lifters in the 156-pound class with a squat of 140, a bench of 85, and a clean of 95.
Other results
Boys
132 — 11. Patrick McCarty; 13. Lance Knolla.
140 — 15. Zach Robson.
148 — 13. Brody Carroll.
156 — 17. Cole Lewman.
165 — 11. Jordan Versch; 14. Wiley Lundy.
172 — 14. Zach Lewman; 15. Ethan Hett.
198 — 10. Spencer Fugitt; 18. David Smith; 19. Grif Case.
220 — 11. Miller Hendrix; 14 Dakin Ledford.
242 — 15. Isaac Baldwin; 18. Tim Costello.
Girls
123 — 6. Megan Richmond; 7. Katey Ehrlich.
140 — 6. Abbey Smith.