National records were shattered at this major event
National records were shattered once again at this major event The power clean is one of the fundamental exercises in athletic training, and in fact is one of the BFS core lifts. That’s why BFS has always had an interest in the National High School Power Clean Championships, held in May for the past 10 years. Although the name of the competition is “power clean,” competitors can also perform the split clean and squat clean styles. Because more weight can be lifted in the squat style, this year most competitors used it to perform their lifts.
There were both men’s and women’s divisions, and each athlete was allowed four attempts, with the best single lift counting for the results. The major rules were that the athletes could not touch their elbows to their knees or fail to Eric Sorto of Chaparral High School broke the national record and exceeded double bodyweight with this lift of 300 pounds. Chaparral, which is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, won both the men’s and women’s team championships.
Laurence O’Hare (left) of Riverside Poly shattered the all-time record in the clean and jerk and won the heavyweight division with this success of 380 lbs. Mark Jones of Chaparral High School cleaned 370 lbs and attempted 385 for the win. lift the weight to their chest in one motion, which are unsafe techniques that the meet directors did not want to encourage. In the women’s division, athletes broke records in four weight classes. Tasha Rasmussen cleaned 110 pounds in the 106-pound class, Monique Long made 125 at 128, Kelsey McFarland made 150 at 139, and Alejandra Macias made 195 at 152. Macias’s 195-pound lift was the most any woman has ever lifted in any weight class in this competition.
Competitors in the men’s division displayed highquality lifting in every class, with lifts of 300 pounds or more being exceeded in six of the nine classes. Erick Sorto cleaned 300 pounds for a new record, but because Sorto only weighed 143 pounds, his lift represents more than double body weight. In the 207-pound class Hector Montenegro racked a record 340 pounds but could not rise. Then there were the heavyweights. Laurence O’Hare got the show started with 340 pounds, and Mark Jones of Chaparral High School an- Alejandra Macias of Chaparral High School established an absolute record of 195 pounds. swered with 350.
Both made 360 for their second attempts, lifts that exceeded the current record. O’Hare missed 370, but Jones took the same and made it. O’Hare jumped to 380 for his final attempt and made it. Because Jones weighs more than O’Hare, Jones moved to 385, but he missed it forward. Wow! In the team competition, Chaparral High School won the women’s title, Arbor View was second, and Foothill and Cimarron-Memorial tied for third. Chaparral also won the men’s division, with Bonanza second and Las Vegas third.
Training and Equipment 2014 National High School Power Clean Championships Winners May 11, 2014, Chaparral High School, Las Vegas, Nevada TEAM COMPETITION Women’s: Chaparral Men’s: Chaparral Justin Bonaparte lifted 250 pounds in the 123.5-pound bodyweight class. He was one of the two champions representing Las Vegas High School.
Tyler Penkalski won the 187-pound class and Hector Montenegro won the 207-pound class. Both athletes are from Bonanza High School, a school that has been involved with this competition since it was first held 10 years ago.
Congratulations to Bill Froman for holding another outstanding event.
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From BFS Magazine — July/August 2014. Part of the BFS Magazine Archive (1980–2014).
