WILLIAMS, NORRIS WIN STATE TITLES | Large collection of East Texans at state powerlifting meet

Henderson High School’s Nolyn Norris (above, center – you know, standing above the CHAMPION plate, brought home the gold, a state title in the 148-pound class at the state high school powerlifting meet in Abilene recently. Norris had a squat of 420, a bench of 215, and a deadlift of 345, for a 980-pound total. (Photo courtesy of KYLE FARRELL FACEBOOK PAGE)

Someone within the Overton ISD school district, maybe the athletic department, worked hard on this graphic after Kadden Williams won the Texas High School Powerlifting Association’s super-heavyweight class on Saturday. Williams and Henderson’s Nolyn Norris both brought home state titles in their respective classes, and several ETBlitz.com-area student athletes were in Abilene to compete for them, all did fairly well. (Photo courtesy of OVERTON MUSTANG ATHLETICS FACEBOOK PAGE).

UPDATE: ETBlitz.com has been told that KRISTI ZALMAN is the person who is a whiz with the graphics on the Overton Mustang Athletics Facebook page. Great job, Krisit, doing Kadden’s achievement justice!

East Texas was once again represented – this time in a big way – at the Texas High School Powerlifting Association’s State Meet in Abilene this week.

Overton’s Kadden Williams puts his name in the books as the 2024 THSPA’s state champion in the super-heavyweight class. Williams – who is used to throwing people around on the football field – can throw the weights around a little bit, too.

Williams had a squat of 700 pounds, a bench press of 470 pounds and a deadlift of 540 pounds for 1,710 pounds, total.

Yorktown’s Hunter Hall came in second to Williams – Hall finished with 1,665 pounds.

Also winning a state title locally was Henderson’s Nolyn Norris, who won state gold in the 148-pound weight class. Nolyn had a squat of 420, a bench of 215, and a deadlift of 345, for a 980-pound total.

Boys state qualifiers and results

• Arp’s Zach Garrett was 18^th in the 132-pound class, with a squat of 370 pounds, a bench of 240, and a deadlift of 405, totaling out at 1,015.
• Dawson Brooks of Sabine High School earned a 10^th-place finish in the 242-pound class with a 615-pound squat, a 465-pound bench press and a 500-pound deadlift, for a 1,580-pound final total. And Dawson had company from his team.
• In fact, he had company in that class. Steven Calico was 13^th in the 242-pound class with a 600-pound squat, a 415-pound bench press and a deadlift of 545 pounds.
• Sabine’s Joe Ray came in ninth in the 165-pound class: 550 on his squat, 335 on the bench and 485 in deadlift left him with a 1,375-pound total.
• Tristan Peterson, another member of the Cardinals, was 15^th in the 198-pound class. Peterson had a total of 1,425 pounds – 575 on the squat, 350 in bench and 520 in deadlift.
• Sabine’s Sam Black was in the 220-pound class and finished 17^th: 620 in the squat, 325 in the bench press and 1,460 total weight.
• Henderson’s Kaleb Tate finished fourth in the 181-pound class in 4A, with a squat of 590, a bench of 380, and a deadlift of 570, a total of 1,540.
• The Lions’ John Bateman was seventh in super-heavyweight in 4A with a squat of 700, a bench of 400 and a deadlift of 550 (1,650).

Girls state qualifiers and results

• Arp’s Presley Johnson finished fourth in the 105-pound class, with a 580-pound total after a 210 squat, a 150 bench and a 220 deadlift.
• Sabine’s Kooper Bogenschutz finished fifth in the 123-pound class, an 805-pound total with a 320 squat, a 150 bench and a 335 deadlift.
• Landry Griffith, also of Sabine, had a 295 squat, a 165 bench and a 275 deadlift for a 735-pound total, 10^th in the 132-pound class.
• Troup’s Violet Eason was seventh in the 148-pound weight class with a 325 squat, a 180 bench and a 315-pound deadlift (820 total).
• Tayla Davis of Troup was ninth in the 181-pound class: 320 squat, 175 bench, 320 deadlift (830 total).
• Adalyne Burks was 13^th in the 165-pound class with a 255-pound squat, a 170 bench and a 275 deadlift (700).
• Leverett’s Chapel’s Jayden Pierson was seventh in the 181-pound class: a 300 squat, a 210 bench and a 355 deadlift, 865 total.