The Montverde Academy boys weightlifting team competed on Thursday afternoon at the FHSAA meet held at Frostproof Middle and Senior High School in Frostproof, Florida, finishing ninth out of 13 teams in both the Traditional and Olympic divisions.
Montverde turned in several strong individual performances across both disciplines, highlighted by multiple top-five finishes against a competitive field.
Traditional (Bench Press + Clean & Jerk)
- 119 lbs: Jacob Martinez — 3rd place, 280 total (145 bench, 135 clean & jerk)
- 119 lbs: Tyler Waters — 11th place, 210 total (105 bench, 105 clean & jerk)
- 183 lbs: Grant McKee — 2nd place, 430 total (210 bench, 220 clean & jerk)
- 183 lbs: Quentin Gunasekera — 9th place, 360 total (180 bench, 180 clean & jerk)
- 219 lbs: Rimon Du — 5th place, 485 total (235 bench, 250 clean & jerk)
Olympic (Snatch + Clean & Jerk)
- 119 lbs: Jacob Martinez — 3rd place, 230 total (95 snatch, 135 clean & jerk)
- 119 lbs: Tyler Waters — 9th place, 190 total (85 snatch, 105 clean & jerk)
- 129 lbs: Ethan Seetahal — 5th place, 295 total (125 snatch, 170 clean & jerk)
- 139 lbs: Tristan Milliken — 12th place, 235 total (100 snatch, 135 clean & jerk)
- 154 lbs: Lukas Walker — 10th place, 280 total (120 snatch, 160 clean & jerk)
- 183 lbs: Grant McKee — 4th place, 365 total (145 snatch, 220 clean & jerk)
- 183 lbs: Quentin Gunasekera — 8th place, 320 total (140 snatch, 180 clean & jerk)
- 199 lbs: Zexu Li — 8th place, 325 total (135 snatch, 190 clean & jerk)
- 219 lbs: Rimon Du — 4th place, 435 total (185 snatch, 250 clean & jerk)
Montverde Academy will now await official results to determine which athletes qualify for the FHSAA State Championships, scheduled for Friday, May 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland, Florida.
