- April 11, 2025
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Seven Flagler Palm Coast lifters qualified for the Class 3A state boys weightlifting tournament April 11-12, while three Seabreeze lifters qualified for the Class 2A state tournament, and three Father Lopez lifters qualified for the Class 1A tournament.
Matanzas 129-pounder Jayden Sao and Mainland 129-pounder Ray Tatro also qualified for the 3A state tournament.
The state championships will be held at RP Funding Center in Lakeland.
Sao and FPC's Cody Strawser placed third and fourth, respectively, in the 129-pound traditional competition at the Region 1-3A championships on March 2, and those are the spots where they are seeded at state with Sao totaling 450 pounds and Strawser totaling 440 pounds at region.
Sao, Strawser and Tatro have qualified in both the traditional and Olympic competitions in the 129-pound weight class. FPC's Matt McFall (unlimited) also qualified in both competitions.
FPC's Anthony Giacobbe (119), Jackson Fedun (154), Dylan Bennett (169), Landon Gates (183) and Joseph Casanova (238) all qualified in Olympic.
Seabreeze's Ezra Williams qualified in both competitions in 183 pounds, while 139-pounders Dean Hayes and Vincent Pedersen both qualified in Olympic.
Father Lopez 169-pounder Maverick Grimm won the regional championship in Olympic and is tied for the top total among qualifiers at 500 pounds. He is also tied for the fourth-best total among qualifiers in the traditional competition at 535 pounds.
Father Lopez's Joseph Abrantes has the second highest total in the 139-weight pound class among qualifiers in both competitions with 395 pounds in Olympic and 445 in traditional. Lopez's Teddy Loach qualified in Olympic in the 169-pound class.
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