Led by five student-athletes who won their weight classes in both competitions, the Montverde Academy girls weightlifting team opened its season with two victories over host Windermere Prep on Wednesday afternoon. The Eagles won the Olympic competition 52-30 and the Traditional competition 52-31.
Cali Flowers, Gabby Joseph, Cierra Walker, Brooke Williams and Sanvhi Gandhi each earned first-place finishes in both formats, helping MVA claim six weight-class victories in each competition.
Flowers led the 199-pound division with a 300-pound total in both competitions. She completed a 160-pound clean and jerk, a 140-pound bench press and a 140-pound snatch. Sophia Truong finished second in the division with totals of 175 pounds in Traditional and 160 pounds in Olympic.
Joseph won the unlimited division with a 240-pound Traditional total and a 220-pound Olympic total. Ella Drawdy placed second in both, totaling 210 pounds in Traditional and 195 pounds in Olympic.
Walker captured the 169-pound division with totals of 225 pounds in Traditional and 215 pounds in Olympic. Allie Troche added runner-up finishes with a 165-pound Traditional total and a 140-pound Olympic total.
Williams won the 154-pound division with a 215-pound Traditional total and a 195-pound Olympic total. Gandhi took first in the 101-pound division, totaling 130 pounds in Traditional and 140 pounds in Olympic.
Luna Espaillat-Mejia earned MVA's other Traditional victory, winning the 119-pound division with a 165-pound total. She also finished second in Olympic with a 150-pound total.
Angely Acevedo Marquez won the Olympic competition at 110 pounds with a 160-pound total and placed second in Traditional with the same total.
Additional runner-up finishes in both competitions came from Elena Areinamo at 129 pounds, Madison Casaburi at 139 pounds and Macy Williams at 183 pounds. Areinamo totaled 100 pounds in each format, while Casaburi recorded 225 pounds in Traditional and 205 pounds in Olympic. Macy Williams finished with 185 pounds in Traditional and 175 pounds in Olympic.
Charli Kramer contributed third-place finishes in both competitions at 183 pounds, totaling 155 pounds in Traditional and 140 pounds in Olympic.
