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MARQUETTE – Peak weightlifter Morgan Harvala lifted not only a personal record of 71 kilograms (156.5 pounds) in her clean-and-jerk lift on April 16 at the Reach Your PEAK meet, but also set a state record and qualified for the youth nationals in Texas during June.
Harvala’s lifts also included 54 kilos (119.1 lbs.) in snatch for a total of 125 kilos (275.6 lbs.).
Another Peak weightlifter, Jess LeClair, placed third at the meet, lifting a personal record in her total that included another personal record of 4 kilos (8.8 lbs.)?in the clean and jerk.
Peak gymnasts Solen Choidi, Milo Staley and Haddie Ketzenberger tried a different sport for them, weightlifting, at the meet. Choidi finished second and Staley third in the male youth division.
Information compiled by Journal Sports Editor Steve Brownlee. His email address is sbrownlee@miningjournal.net.