Youth Pan American Team Achieves Historic Feat
by USA Weightlifting
The 2021 Youth Pan American Championships concluded this past weekend with 43 medals collected by Team USA. This achievement is a first for the organization having never had every member of team USA secure a medal placement at an international event.
This fledgling team’s momentous accomplishment signals a great future for USA Weightlifting on the international stage and was bolstered by Youth Pan American record-breaking performances by Katherine Estep of Alpha Barbell, Kyle Martin Jr. of Garage Strength, and Timothy Davis of ODC Barbell.
Personal records were broken for many of our athletes, and we hope to continue to see them grow both nationally and internationally.
Event highlights:
- Third place for the men’s team
- Third place for the women’s team
- US Lifter Katherine Estep named best lifter
- Tim Davis became the first blind coach to coach an athlete to an international medal
- Timothy Davis (U17), Kyle Martin Jr. (U15) and Katherine Estep (U17) all broke Youth Pan American Records
- Estep, Kyle, Ballard, and Davis all became Youth Pan American Champions
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|
Athlete |
Snatch |
Clean and Jerk |
Total |
Club |
Personal Coach |
|
Andjelina Costa -45kg |
|
65 |
|
Train Harder Barbell Club |
Jordan Garrison |
|
Logan Lockwood -49kg |
70 |
90 |
160 |
4 Star Strength |
Matt Adamcheck |
|
Jordan Nantz -49kg |
53 |
63 |
116 |
Power and Grace |
Eric Bramwell |
|
Kaiya Bryant -55kg |
74 |
95 |
169 |
Performance Initiatives |
Kerri Goodrich |
|
Katherine Estep -55kg |
81 |
102 |
183 |
Alpha Barbell |
Kevin Simons |
|
Dominik Polverini -61kg |
92 |
122 |
214 |
1 Kilo |
Wil Fleming |
|
Hailey Trinh -64kg |
76 |
100 |
176 |
Team Divergent |
Ben Hwa |
|
Mia Rhodes -71kg |
86 |
104 |
190 |
Vero Beach Weightlifting |
Brian Seacrest |
|
Amber Fazio -71kg |
87 |
105 |
192 |
Catalyst Athletics |
Mattie Rogers |
|
Keontay Price -81kg |
108 |
131 |
239 |
Performance Initiatives |
Kerri Goodrich |
|
Kyle Martin Jr. -89kg |
109 |
137 |
246 |
Garage Strength |
Dane Miller |
|
Alyssa Ballard -76kg |
86 |
112 |
198 |
Martin Brock |
Panhandle Power |
|
Colin Reis -96kg |
126 |
162 |
288 |
Jake Pudenz |
Jake Pudenz |
|
Timothy Davis -96kg |
137 |
164 |
301 |
ODC Barbell |
Tim Davis |
|
Amanda Robles +81kg |
93 |
113 |
206 |
Team Divergent |
Mayra Castillo |
|
Hanale Kauhaahaa +102kg |
97 |
139 |
236 |
Hi Performance Athletics |
Lawrence Kauhaahaa |