The Bowie and Nocona girl’s powerlifting teams competed at the Region Six Division Three Regional meet on Saturday in Chico as five girls qualified for the state meet.
The Lady Rabbits finished second overall in the region to Leonard by a single point.
Three girls won their weight classes led by Carrington Davis, whose 980 total pounds was 140 pounds more than second place. She will be making her fourth and final appearance at state, where last year she came home with a fifth place medal.
Despite the dominant performance, Davis felt she did not perform her best. Still, her 980 total is the third heaviest in the 181 pound weight class this year.
With two weeks of workouts until then, if Davis can improve her total to 1,000 pounds or more, a third or possible second place medal should be guaranteed.
Another gold medalist was Chelsea Price in the 220 pound weight class. Her 915 total pounds was 15 pounds more than second place as she took home the gold. Following a ninth place finish last year, one of the main credits to her improvement was working out with Davis all year.
Price’s personal record on the year is actually 930 pounds. That total it currently the ninth best in the state. With two weeks of training if she can make a 20-40 pound jump she could go up a place or two.
The final gold medal came from Bowie’s tiniest competitor as Jessie Henry won the 97 pound weight class with 550 total pounds, 25 pounds more than second place.
Just a sophomore, Henry competed well last year as freshman by finishing fourth at regionals last year. A year older, her total weight has increased by 65 pounds while she somehow not going up in weight class.
Her best totals this year will probably not get her in the top 10 at state, but the experience she will gain going forward for the next two years will help her down the road.
The silver medalists were sisters Sierra and Emma Skinner. The older Sierra easily won second in the 105 pound weight class by 75 pounds with a total of 610 pounds, but it was far behind first place.
Still it is only her first year competing in powerlifting as a junior and she becomes the second girl from Bowie in consecutive years to qualify for the state meet in her rookie year.
Younger sister Emma did just enough to earn second place in the 114 pound weight class with a 625 pound total coming in 15 pounds more than third place and only 10 pounds behind first.
Only a sophomore, it is her second year competing as she got sixth place last year at the regional meet. Her 80 pound improvement while not going up a weight class is promising with two more years of high school to go.
Both will have trouble breaking into the top 10, but with the bright lights of state and everyone pushing themselves to put up personal bests, even the most experienced of lifters have under performed.
Outside of those five, Harley Lowe finished third in the 220 pound weight class to earn an alternate position. Jenna Rogers and Kerstin Kindsfather finished fourth and fifth in the 148 pound weight class to earn the Lady Rabbits final points.
For Nocona, the two girl team of Alleeyah Silcox and Taylor Richards finished sixth and seventh in the 165 pound weight class. While Silcox’s 715 pound total was not her best of the year, Richards’ total of 705 pounds was a personal record.

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