Wildcat lifters claim Show-Me State gold

Wildcats who took part in the Show-Me State Games powerlifting competition were (bottom row, from left) Itezel Milan, Jarod Haynes, Betty Goodman, Jacob Reeter, Travis Holt, (top row) Emmanuel Milan, Cody Skinner, Chris Ferri, Chris Zdybel, Briar Young, Kaylee Holt, Craig Anderson and Brandon Bingaman. (Contributed photo)

Sports Editor

COLUMBIA -- The Slater powerlifting team had its perennial run of success last month at the Show-Me State Games in Columbia, capturing 11 gold medals.

In the bench press, Travis Holt won the junior 14- to 16-year-old male 132-pound weight class, while two junior (14- to 16-year-old) girls also came in first: Betty Goodman at 123 pounds and Itezel Milan at 148.

Emmanuel Milan won the junior 17- to 19-year-old 242-pound division and coach Chris Ferri took the masters 40- to 44-year-old men's 242-pound class.

Silver medals went to Jacob Reeter (14-16 male, 265 pounds), Kaylee Holt (14-16 female, 148), Jarod Haynes (17-19 male, 148), Craig Anderson (17-19 male, 165) and Chris Zdybel (senior 20-39 male, 275). Brandon Bingaman (14-16 male, 181) received a bronze medal.

Travis Holt also took first place in powerlifting -- a combination of bench press and dead lift -- along with Anderson, Goodman, Itezel Milan and Ferri. Awards for second place went to Bingaman, Kaylee Holt and Zdybel -- with Reeter and Haynes finishing third.

More resultss from the Show-Me State Games will appear later this week in The Marshall Democrat-News.