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Pine Crest lifter win State Title
If Andrew Gomez-Rivera was going to win the state weightlifting championship at 154-pounds, he needed to exceed his career best in the clean and jerk. Down to his third and final attempt, the senior from Pine Crest lifted a career best 305 pounds to...Tags: Kissimmee, Weightlifting
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Broward high school results and schedules
Staff reportsIf Andrew Gomez-Rivera was going to win the state weightlifting championship at 154 pounds, he needed to top his career best in the clean and jerk. Down to his third and final attempt, the senior from Pine Crest lifted a career-best 305 pounds to win the...Tags: Polo, Lacrosse, Water Polo, Deerfield Beach, Sports
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2013 boys weightlifting honor roll leaders (final)
Top performances by weight class for 2013 season: (*denotes state qualifiers) 119 415 Eric Long, Hagerty* (third in 2A) 410 Devin Weaver, New Smyrna Beach* (tied for eighth in 2A) 390 Michael Cortez, Harmony* (tenth in 2A) 380 Brandon Pendle,...
Tags: Lake Nona, High School Sports, Colleges and Universities, Education, Weightlifting
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Should the Olympics suspend cycling?
No, but UCI must go Philip Hersh Chicago Tribune Cycling gets to stay in the Olympics on one condition: the International Cycling Union leaders who turned a blind eye to doping (best case) or enabled it (more likely) must go. Ex-UCI President Hein...Tags: Swimming, Oprah Winfrey, Cross Country Skiing, Philip Hersh, Chicago Tribune
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Lance Armstrong scandal: Should cycling be dropped from Olympics?
Banned cyclist Lance Armstrong, a bronze medalist in the 2000 Games, is said to have admitted doping to Oprah Winfrey in an interview that will air later this week. Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss whether the International Olympic Committee...Tags: Swimming, Oprah Winfrey, Cross Country Skiing, World Anti-Doping Agency, Track Cycling
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Girls weightlifting highlights from the past week
The high school girls weightlifting season is heading into its championship portion of the season with the Five Star Conference Meet being held Wednesday, the Seminole Athletic Conference meet on Jan. 10 and the Super Metro Conference meet on Jan. 16....Tags: Poinciana, Joe Williams, Weightlifting
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Briefs: Jock eighth at trials
Charles Jock, a recent UC Irvine graduate, finished eighth in the eight-man field of the 800 meters at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials at the University of Oregon on Monday and did not qualify for the team that will compete in London. Jock, a...Tags: Polo, Politics, Elections, UC Irvine Anteaters, Students
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Howard Magazine: County gyms for women who crave intensity
It is said that when it comes to exercise, you get out what you put in. And for some women in Howard County, 20 minutes on the treadmill simply doesn’t produce satisfactory returns.
For these women, a workout means attacking a giant tire with a...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Gymnastics, Kent State University, College Sports, Wrestling
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Victoria Gillooly of Timber Creek sets state record in clean-and-jerk
Central Florida Varsity the Blog - Orlando SentinelTimber Creek's Victoria Gillooly was easy to overlook coming into Saturday's FHSAA girls weightlifting meet at the Kissimmee Civic Center, but by the time she was finished competing, she was not being overlooked any longer. Gillooly set a state record... -
Sam Jansen, Eric Strickland Palm Beach weightlifters of the year
Sam Jansen
Seminole Ridge senior
Weight class: Heavyweight
Statistics: 760-pound total lift (420-pound bench, 340 clean and jerk)
Season highlights: Jansen's total weight lifted tied Columbia's Timmy Jernigan for the state Class 2A title, however,...Tags: High School Sports, College Football, Weightlifting
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Former Spruce Creek lifters place at nationals
Central Florida Varsity the Blog - Orlando SentinelFour former lifters from Port Orange Spruce Creek competed this past weekend at the American Open Weightlifting Championships in Cincinatti. Samantha Turnbull, Sara Cowles, Mahassen Paiva and David Wolfe all competed with the best in the country during... -
CrossFit's approach gains fans
Special to Tribune NewspapersCrossFit may be the latest thing in fitness, but it's also a throwback to an era of medicine balls, calisthenics and free weights. Maybe that's why CrossFit gyms throughout the country count among their aficionados a growing number of older athletes...Tags: Human Interest, Masters Tournament, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Carson, Dining and Drinking
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