Fairfield, CT- This past Sunday, April 27th the Club Weightlifting team hosted a weightlifting meet which had a total of 14 lifters compete with 8 of them being members of the Sacred Heart Club Weightlifting team. SHU lifters from the team made a total of 42/48 lifts and each athlete that competed, lifted their personal bests. In addition to SHU lifters, there were also lifters that came from the NY weightlifting academy and the University of Bridgeport. The highest clean and jerk on the day came from senior Brandon Rocco who ended with a personal best of 235lbs. Mateo Soto also recorded a personal best with 177lbs on his snatch. On the female side, senior Erika Borras recorded a personal best of 105lbs on her clean and jerk. Also, Caitlin also reached a personal best with 93lbs for her clean and jerk as well. The team wants to thank all of the referees, weight loaders, and volunteers who came out to help run the meet and make it a successful day.
Results:
Snatch Clean and Jerk
Mateo Soto : 177lbs 231 lbs
Brandon Rocco: 175lbs 235 lbs
Gani Djonbalic: 145 lbs 187 lbs
Adrian Parzych: 165 lbs 198 lbs
Erika Borras: 72 lbs 105 lbs
Tyler McGann: 74 lbs 103 lbs
Caitlin Olivetti: 70 lbs 93 lbs