With the start of the new year comes the beginning of the powerlifting season for both Bowie and Nocona.
The Bowie boy’s team competed on Thursday at a big meet in Princeton and finished sixth out of 25 schools. The Nocona teams competed on Jan. 11 at Muenster and the girl’s team finished third while the boys finished fifth.
The Jackrabbits had four lifters finish in the top five of their weight class and score points. The highest placer was Robert Zambrano, who finished second in the 132 weight class. He ended with a total of 1,010 pounds.
Third place finishes went to Noah Brown and Jacobi McGregor, who both lifted a total of 1,245 pounds. Brown competed in the 275 class and McGregor in the 308 class.
The final scorer for Bowie was Cooper McShan, who finished fifth in the 148 class by lifting a total of 1,045 pounds.
For Nocona, the Lady Indians’ team had a great first meet as all five of their lifters who completed the three lifts placed well enough to score points.
Kaitlyn Tiffner won the 97 class by lifting a total of 425 pounds. Savannah Wade also won her 114 class, finishing with a total of 500 pounds.
Yazmin Ibarra finished second in the 132 class by lifting 405 pounds. Jacie Pirkey and Caris Johnson finished third and fourth in the 148 class.
Pirkey lifted 510 pounds and Johnson lifted 470 pounds.
The Nocona boys team had two lifters score points. Mitchel Gaston won the 123 class by lifting a total of 515 pounds. Hayden Matthews was third in the 242 class as he lifted 955 pounds.

To see results for all lifters who completed all three lifts, pick up a copy the mid-week edition of the Bowie News.