Liberty, Mo. – The Friends University Falcons kicked off their 2023-24 season under new head coach Kate Jones at the Mo-Kan Border War in Liberty, Mo. this past weekend.
The Falcons put out a great debut performance, qualifying nine student-athletes for nationals while hitting eight state records.
Gennie Vitt was also named best lifter of the meet after qualifying nationally and breaking a state mark. Vitt hit 341 on the squat, 181 on the bench and achieved a new state record with a 347 deadlift.
Additional national qualifiers for Falcons included Manny Martinez, Bradan Balman, Ally Sparks, Macey Kress, Roman Vrana, Bryce Ballard, Maddie Perez and Jazzmyn Williams.
The next competition for the Falcons will be the Fall Brawl in Wichita on Nov. 4.
"We had a successful meet with nine lifters qualifying for nationals, eight state records broken, and one overall best lifter," said Jones.
"The team handled themselves professionally and with great poise considering it was the first official USA Powerlifting meet for over half of them. We had several lifters who had a perfect meet, completing all nine of their attempts. We now have our sights set on a November 4 meet here in Wichita with the remainder of the squad."
Full results of the Falcon Powerlifters at the Mo-Kan Border War are below. (Bold indicates first career USA Powerlifting Meet)
Jericka Stiles 9/9 215kg/473lbs
Squat = 165 Bench = 104 Deadlift = 203
Jocelyn Cardona 8/9 (missed rack command on 3rd squat) 162.5kg/357lbs
Squat = 115 (121) Bench = 88 Deadlift = 154
Alyssa Hughey 9/9 277.5kg/610lbs
Squat = 215 Bench = 132 Deadlift = 264
Manny Martinez 9/9 845kg/1859lbs NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat = 804 Bench = 451 (33lb MPR) Deadlift = 605
Chase Phelps 8/9 540kg/1188
Squat = 413 Bench = 347 Deadlift = 429
Bradan Balman 8/9 575kg/1265lbs NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat = 495 Bench = 303 Deadlift = 468
Ally Sparks 8/9 362.5kg/797.5lbs NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat = 303 (MPR match) Bench = 170 (181) (16lb MPR & NEW SR)
Deadlift = 325 (6lb MPR & NEW SR) Total = 797 (26lb MPR & NEW SR)
Macey Kress 8/9 405kg/891lbs NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat = 396 Bench = 170 Deadlift = 325
Michael Robey 9/9 532.5kg/1171lbs
Squat = 418 Bench = 303 Deadlift = 451
Roman Vrana 7/9 627.5kg/1380lbs NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat = 540 (11lb MPR) Bench = 369 (33lb MPR & NEW SR) Deadlift = 474 (11lb MPR) Total = 1380 (52lb MPR)
Bryce Ballard 8/9 675kg/1485lbs NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat = 622 Bench = 352 Deadlift = 512
Ivan Rangel 8/9 557.5kg/1226lbs
Squat = 451 Bench = 270 (11lb MPR) Deadlift = 507 (11lb MPR) Total = 1226 (5lb MPR)
Haley Somchay 8/9 225kg/495lbs
Squat = 170 Bench = 104 Deadlift = 220
Jess Rosario 9/9 242.5kg/533lbs
Squat = 170 (16lb MPR) Bench = 126 (27lbs MPR) Deadlift = 237 (17lb MPR)
Total = 495 (27lb MPR)
Maddie Perez 7/9 325kg/715 NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat = 286 (7lb MPR & NEW SR) Bench = 143 (6lb MPR & NEW SR) Deadlift = 286
Total = 715
Zoe Mello 6/9 255kg/561lbs
Squat = 192 Bench = 99 Deadlift = 270
Gennie Vitt 7/9 395kg/869lbs NATIONALLY QUALIFED/BEST LIFTER
Squat = 341 Bench = 181 Deadlift = 347 (6lb MPR & NEW SR) Total = 869
Jazzmyn Williams 9/9 382.5kg/841lbs NATIONALLY QUALIFIED
Squat = 319 Bench = 148 Deadlift = 374 (NEW SR)
Clement Heck 0/3
