Boys Weightlifting: 65 lifters head to Lakeland for State, Pace leads area with 14 qualifiers

Patrick Bernadeau, Pensacola News Journal

April 14, 2023 at 5:11 AM·3 min read

Following district and regional meets, the first state medals of the spring high school athletic season will be awarded this weekend.

Boys weightlifting takes center stage as the FHSAA State Championship begin Friday from the R.P. Funding Center in Lakeland.

There will be plenty of local competitors in the Central Florida to take part in the event as 65 area lifters earning spots. Leading the local contingent is Pace with 14 qualifiers, led by a trio of regional champions.

Kendall Ballou, of Pace High School, attempts a clean & jerk lift during the District 1-3A boys weightlifting meet at Navarre High School on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Last week for the Patriots, Shawn Morgan captured the regional title in Olympic competition at the 119-pound weight class while Kendall Ballou (129) did the same in traditional lifting. Meanwhile, Jayson Alford (199) enters state having swept both Olympic and traditional action at regionals.

Claiming runner-up finishes at the Region 1-3A meet, Navarre is second on the list with 13 qualifiers.

Overall, there are six lifters coming off regional-title efforts. Joining the Pace trio are Navarre's Alex Minisall (154 - Olympic/traditional) and Bryce Eberhardt (183 - Olympic/traditional) along with Northview's Dustin Santinelli (119 - traditional).

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Here's a list of the area's state qualifiers:

Class 3A Qualifiers

119

Jayden Leverett, Milton (O/T)

Shawn Morgan, Pace (O/T)

Landan Schulte, Gulf Breeze (O/T)

129

Cooper Black, Navarre (O)

Kendall Ballou, Pace (O/T)

Evan Beckham, Pace (O/T)

Bryson Brown, Milton (O/T)

Phillip Nguyen, Milton (O/T)

139

Jonathan Brogan, Navarre (O/T)

Ethan Harper, Tate (O/T)

Braxton O’Quinn, Pace (T)

154

Caleb Hahr, Milton (O/T)

Logan Hancharick, Pace (O/T)

Camden Lay, Pace (O/T)

Alex Minisall, Navarre (O/T)

Elijah Thompson, Navarre (T)

169

Daniel Bone, Pace (T)

Cameron Donaway, Milton (O)

Marcus Sweet, Navarre (O/T)

Josh Wilson, Navarre (O/T)

183

Bryce Eberhardt, Navarre (O/T)

Connor Mathews, Navare (O/T)

Chase Taylor, Pace (O/T)

199

Jayson Alford, Pace (O/T)

Andrew Fendley, Pace (O)

Kaden French, Milton (O/T)

219

James Burns, Milton (T)

Issac Cole, Navarre (O/T)

Blaine Padgett, Milton (O/T)

Hunter Pfiester, Navarre (O)

Daniel Parker, Pace (O)

Maximus Gomez, Pace (O)

238

Mason Bishop, Pace (O)

Dom Cunningham, Navarre (O/T)

Unlimited

Brooklyn Kast, Navarre (O)

Manuel Kimmons, Milton (O/T)

Ethan Newman, Navarre (O/T)

Cameron Pollard, Navarre (T)

Grant Wise, Pace (O)

Class 2A Qualifiers

119

Timothy Corilla, Escambia (O/T)

129

Tanjelul Faraz, Booker T. Washington (T)

139

Jackson Beyl, West Florida (O/T)

Kyle Mager, Booker T. Washington (T)

169

Akeem Stokes, Escambia (T)

183

Jaxon Cooper-Sanders, West Florida (O/T)

Sebastian Russo, Booker T. Washington (O)

199

Jackson Leonard, Escambia (T)

Isaiah Montenegro, West Florida (O/T)

219

Messiah Everheart, Escambia (O)

Jake Frazetta, Escambia (T)

Marcell Thomas, Pine Forest (T)

238

Mark Bennett, Booker T. Washington (T)

Tyler Vanlandingham, Escambia (T)

Unlimited

Connor Johnson, Booker T. Washington (O)

Alfred Washington, Escambia (T)

Class 1A Qualifiers

119

Dustin Santinelli, Northview (O/T)

129

Tony Antrim, Northview (T)

Bryant Kyte, Pensacola Catholic (O)

Cameron Newman, Jay (O/T)

Joe Norris, Jay (O/T)

Nathan Sturgis, Pensacola Catholic (O)

139

Daniel McGaha, Northview (T)

154

Kenneth Garcia, Jay (T)

199

Brady Yoder, Northview (O/T)

219

Aiden Sioui, Jay (O/T)

238

Chase Dooley, Jay (O/T)

Unlimited

Landyn Cooley, Jay (O)

Desjon Robertson, Pensacola Catholic (T)

This article originally appeared on Pensacola News Journal: Boys Weightlifting: Pace, Navarre top area's list of state qualifiers

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Class 3A Qualifiers

119

129

139

154

169

183

199

219

238

Unlimited

Class 2A Qualifiers

119

129

139

169

183

199

219

238

Unlimited

Class 1A Qualifiers

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139

154

199

219

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