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Isabelle Biddison placed second in the 114-pound weight class during the Buckaroo Bash powerlifting meet Thursday, Jan. 22. Biddison placed seventh at state and was joined at the competition by seven other Lady Bucks. (Archive photo)
Eight Lady Bucks represented their community last week in the Texas High School Women’s Powerlifting Association’s State Championships.
The Lady Bucks competed Thursday, March 19 in the 3A-D1 State Championship at the Bert Ogden Arena in Edinburg.
First place regional champions and state qualifiers were Isabelle Biddison, Sofia Lopez and Rihana Fuller. Lady Bucks who scored second place and also qualified for state are Chanelle Reyes, Collom Perkins, Analia Palacios, Kyra Canada and Rylee Fuller.
The top performances at state were from Biddison and Rihana Fuller. Biddison placed seventh out of 17 competitors in the 114-pound weight class while Rihana Fuller placed eighth out of 17 competitors in the 220-pound weight class.
The number of Lady Bucks who made the state competition shows the strength of the program which was also evident when 19 athletes advanced to the regional competition.
The Region 6 3A-D1 Regional Championship was held Thursday, March 5 at Breckenridge High School. At the championship were lifters from Ponder, Dallas Life Oak Cliff, Peaster, Pottsboro, Boyd, Dallas A+, Bowie, Iowa Park and Whitesboro.
To qualify, the lifters must be in the top 12 in their region and Breckenridge had the most lifters of any school in the regional meet.
Eight Lady Bucks and three Buckaroos were a part of the state meet last season. Last season’s postseason run came from a senior class who closed out with strong performances.
The Lady Bucks scored first place in regionals with a total of 56 points, with the only other school coming close being Ponder with 50 points. The third place school after Ponder, Dallas Life Oak Cliff, scored 19 points.
Listed below are weight class, placement among those in that class and lift results in pounds for the Lady Bucks in the state competition.
Lady Bucks State Powerlifting Results
105: 16. Canelle Reyes, 200 lbs. squat, 85 lbs. bench press, 195 lbs. deadlift, 480 total
114: 7. Isabelle Biddison, 280 lbs. squat, 175 lbs. bench press, 265 lbs. dead lift, 720 total
123: 14. Collom Perkins, 265 lbs. squat, 155 lbs. bench press, 240 lbs. dead lift, 660 total
132: 13. Sofia Lopez, 285 lbs. squat, 150 lbs. bench press, 285 lbs. dead lift, 720 total
165: 11. Analia Palacios, 360 lbs. squat, 150 lbs. bench press, 335 lbs. dead lift, 845 total
198: 13. Kyra Canada, 280 lbs. squat, 150 lbs. bench press, 270 lbs. dead lift, 700 total
220: 8. Rihana Fuller, 405 lbs. squat, 210 lbs. bench press, 340 lbs. dead lift, 955 total
242-plus: 12. Rylee Fuller, 250 lbs. squat, 235 lbs. bench press, 270 lbs. dead lift, 755 total
