Hewitt wins gold
Powerlifters compete in Peru State meet
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February 18, 2021
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Raising the bar • Summerland powerlifting team participated at the Peru State College Invite, Saturday. Kylie Hewitt earned a gold medal. Team members include (front row, l-r): Larissa Thomson, Connor Thomson, Jacob Behnk, Cody Wickersham, Wyatt Shabram, Savanna Ferris, Christian Behnk; (back row, l-r): Coach Jeff Shabram, Trevor Thomson, Kylie Hewitt, Gavin Gilsdorf, Riley Fischer, Anthony Ferris, Colby Hupp, Garrett Napier and Gunnar Shabram.
Fourteen lifters from the Summerland powerlifting team traveled to Peru State College Feb. 13, for the Peru State powerlifting Championships.
Coach Jeff Shabram said the meet was large, with 230 Lifters competing, with "a lineup of very stiff big school competition from around the state."
"The Bobcat lifters had a tough day ahead of them, competing, again, as the smallest school but were up for the challenge. We can be very proud of the way our students competed and conducted themselves in representing our school and communities.
The Summerland Boys team finished in fifth place.
Columbus earned the team title, while Lexington finished second, followed by Omaha Skutt Catholic, third and Columbus Lakeview, fourth.
Other teams finishing in the top 10 included Omaha Gross Catholic, sixth; Gretna, seventh, Columbus Scotus, eighth; Elkhorn North, ninth and Johnson-Brock 10th.
Columbus High School also won the girls' and co-ed team divisions, with Lexington finishing as the runner-up in each division.
Summerland had one individual gold medal winner. Kylie Hewett earned the top award in the girls' 105 class.
She also set the meet record for her weight class with a bench press of 90 pounds.
Shabram said, "Congratulations, Kylie, on this accomplishment."
Other medal winners included
Connor Thomson, third, 114; Wyatt Shabram, fifth, 114; Anthony Ferris, fifth, 123; Jacob Behnk, fourth, 242 and Riley Fisher, fourth, 275.
Also competing for the Bobcats were Cody Wickersham, eighth, 132; Trevor Thomson, sixth, 181; Gaven Gilsdorf, eighth, 198; Gunnar Shabram, eighth, 220; Christian Behnk, ninth, 220; Colby Hupp, 13th, 242 and Garrett Napier, seventh, 275+ class.
Savanna Ferris also competed in the girls' division. She placed eighth in the 165 class.
"All fourteen lifters competed hard and set numerous personal bests," Shabram said.
Other Bobcat team records set on Saturday included Jacob Behnk, who broke his own records in the squat, bench press and three-lift total of 1,060 pounds.
Trevor Thomson broke his own deadlift record.
The next powerlifting meet currently on the schedule will be the Midland University powerlifting Meet, March 13, in Fremont.
The Class D State Meet is on Friday, March 26, at Harvard High School.
The Orchard AAU powerlifting Meet is set for April 10.
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