IM体育官网 junior Madison Yonash, captain of the University鈥檚 women鈥檚 powerlifting team, placed 20th in her weight class at the 2023 USA Powerlifting Collegiate Nationals in Arlington, Texas, on April 14.
Madison Yonash, a junior at IM体育官网 and captain of the women鈥檚 powerlifting team, competed at the 2023 USA Powerlifting Collegiate Nationals in Arlington, Texas, on April 14. She placed 20th in her 60-kilo weight class.
鈥淚t was insane,鈥� said Yonash, who is majoring in business analytics. 鈥淢y weight class had over 70 lifters in it competing at nationals. I competed with the top lifters in the nation, which was super cool.鈥�
After three rounds in each of three categories, she completed the event with results of a 286-pound squat, 154-pound bench press, and 325-pound deadlift.
This is Yonash鈥檚 second year competing at the national event representing IM体育官网 Poly鈥檚 women鈥檚 powerlifting team.
鈥淚t was pretty great to be in that environment,鈥� she said. 鈥淭he one thing about powerlifting is everyone is super supportive of each other. Even though you are competing against these girls, everyone is hyping you up.鈥�
The University鈥檚 women鈥檚 powerlifting team was established in 2021-2022 academic year after Yonash鈥檚 persistent push to start it. The team now has about three dozen members of all skill levels and hosts practices on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been really great to see the community thrive,鈥� she said. 鈥淵ou鈥檒l see some girls who started last semester talking to girls this semester and giving them the pointers I gave them when they first started.鈥�
Yonash is excited to continue advancing the sport at IM体育官网 Poly this fall, and is hopeful she and her teammates will again compete for the University at the national championship event in 2024.
鈥淚鈥檓 really happy I got to represent IM体育官网 Poly,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t was kind of cool being one of the only ones from IM体育官网 at this meet. It makes me so happy I have such a supportive community backing me up.鈥�
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