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USA Weightlifting Youth Nationals

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Thank you for pledging support to send Molly, Hannah and Rene to USA Weightlifting Nationals in Austin, Texas!

 Molly, Hannah and Rene "maxed out" on deadlift, clean and jerk and snatch at Crossfit 269, home of the Zoo City Barbell Club. The three of them combined, in all three lifts, lifted 1784lbs.

Thank you for supporting these three amazing athletes!

Molly Ratliff is a 15 year old sophomore from Loy Norrix High School -48kg lifter Molly has only been weightlifting for 5 months and has accelerated quickly setting youth state records in the snatch and the total.

Molly holds the Michigan weightlifting youth record in the snatch (38kg) and the total (83kg) she will be competing in her first USAW Youth National Championship June 23-26 in Austin, Texas. This will be her first of many national level weightlifting events!


Hannah Hopkins is a 17 year old junior from Portage Northern High School anda 58kg lifter. Hannah attended a weightlifting camp last summer at Northern Michigan University's Olympic Training center and has been developing her liftson her own for the past year. In her first weightlifting competition Hannah shattered all three 58kg youth state records with a 53kg snatch, 65kg clean and jerk, and 118 total.  Hannah will be competing in her first USAW Youth National Championships June 23-26 in Austin, Texas


Rene Navarrete is a 19 year old graduate of Loy Norrix High school -56kg. Rene will be attending WMU this fall. Rene is the 2016 USAW Junior National Championships Bronze medalist. He also holds all state junior and senior level records in the 56kg weightclass with an 80kg snatch, 101kg clean and jerk and a 181kg total.  He also holds the 62kg junior and senior Clean and jerk (107kg) and total records (192kg). He has accomplished all of this in less than a year of competitive weightlifting.

Rene will be competing in the junior trial session at the 2016 Youth National championships. This event gives Rene a chance to qualify for a spot on the junior national team which will compete internationally this year. 

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Heather Ratliff
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Kalamazoo, MI

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