Congrats to all of our Mountain South athletes that competed in the 2024 USAW North American Open Series 2 in Fort Worth, TX!
We would like to highlight some of the outstanding performances, the Best Lifters from our WSO, a total of 34 new WSO records, and recognize our 23 National medalists from the event that finished with a combined 58 medals from all of the Mountain South athletes!
Official Results can be found here: 2024 NAO2 Results
BEST LIFTERS
Top Performances by Division based on Sinclair from Mountain South athletes:
NOTE: Best Lifter Certificates available HERE
WOMEN
OPEN WOMEN: Gretchen Villa, ALEE Athletics (AZ) – 239.573
YOUTH WOMEN 16-17: Natalia Frumker, Unattached (AZ) – 182.731
YOUTH WOMEN 14-15: Maya Litt, Sanctuary Barbell (AZ) – 171.929
MASTERS WOMEN: Vanessa Alfaro, Las Vegas Barbell (NV) – 216.236 SHMF
MEN
OPEN MEN: Malek Mousa, Strength Academy Weightlifting (NM) – 362.971
JUNIOR MEN: Kolbi Montoya, Strength Academy Weightlifting (NM) – 325.529
YOUTH MEN 14-15: Brady Carroll, Fifty One Fifty Weightlifting Club (AZ) – 179.917
MASTERS MEN: Keith Lyons, Team Aita (NV) – 309.294 SMF
NEW MOUNTAIN SOUTH WSO RECORDS:
Mountain South Athletes set 15 new Women’s Records and 19 new Men’s Records!
NOTE: Record Certificates available HERE
MASTERS WOMEN RECORDS
Natalie Jonsson, Unattached (UT) – 59kg Masters Women 40-44: CJ 75kg, Total 133kg
Tovah Kjolsrub, SAS Weightlifting (AZ) – 55kg Masters Women 45-49: Snatch 38kg, CJ 48kg, 50kg, Total 86kg, 88kg
Vanessa Alfaro, Las Vegas Barbell (NV) – 59kg Masters Women 45-49: Snatch 58kg, Total 127kg
Kelly Burrows, Las Vegas Barbell (NV) – 76kg Masters Women 45-49: Snatch 51kg, 53kg CJ 74kg, 77kg, Total 127kg, 130kg
OPEN MEN RECORDS
Lourence Cabantog, Las Vegas Barbell (NV) – 55kg Open Men: Snatch 86kg, CJ 105kg, 110kg, 115kg, Total 191kg, 196kg, 201kg
Xavier Borde, ALEE Athletics (AZ) – 109kg Open Men: Snatch 157kg
JUNIOR MEN RECORDS
Kolbi Montoya, Strength Academy Weightlifting (NM) – 73kg Junior Men: Snatch 105kg, CJ 135kg, Total 235, 240kg
MASTERS MEN RECORDS
Jurgen Martens, Las Vegas Barbell (NV) – 81kg Masters Men 45-49: Snatch 84kg
David Bolotin, Miller Weightlifting (NM) – 61kg Masters Men 80+: Snatch 30kg, 32kg, CJ 35kg, 38kg Total 67kg, 70kg
NAO2 MEDALISTS:
Congrats to the our 23 NAO2 Medalists from the Mountain South!
WOMEN
Gretchen Villa, ALEE Athletics (AZ) – 81kg U23 Women: GOLD Snatch, SILVER CJ, SILVER Total
Maia Burrows, Las Vegas Barbell (NV) – 59kg Youth Women 16-17: SILVER Snatch, SILVER CJ, SILVER Total
Maya Litt, Sanctuary Barbell (AZ) – 55kg Youth Women 14-15: SILVER Snatch, SILVER CJ, SILVER Total
Natalie Jonsson, Unattached (UT) – 59kg Masters Women 40-44: GOLD Snatch, BRONZE CJ, BRONZE Total
Erica Blanton, Las Vegas Barbell (NV) – 71kg Masters Women 40-44: BRONZE Snatch, BRONZE CJ, BRONZE Total
Colleen Moon, Desert Devil Barbell (NM) – 81kg Masters Women 40-44: SILVER CJ, SILVER Total
Tovah Kjolsrub, SAS Weightlifting (AZ) – 55kg Masters Women 45-49: GOLD Snatch, GOLD CJ, GOLD Total
Vanessa Alfaro, Las Vegas Barbell (NV) – 59kg Masters Women 45-49: GOLD Snatch, SILVER CJ, GOLD Total
Kari Williams, GTX Weightlifting (AZ) – 71kg Masters Women 45-49: SILVER Snatch, SILVER CJ, SILVER Total
Jennifer Fournier, Sanctuary Barbell (AZ) – 87kg Masters Women 45-49: BRONZE Snatch, BRONZE CJ, BRONZE Total
Deanna Montalbano, Unattached (AZ) – 87kg Masters Women 50-54: GOLD Snatch, GOLD CJ, GOLD Total
Elizabeth Weil, Miller Weightlifting (NM) – 55kg Masters Women 55-59: GOLD Snatch, GOLD CJ, GOLD Total
Barbara Rivers, Miller Weightlifting (NM) – 59kg Masters Women 70-74: GOLD CJ
MEN
Malek Mousa, Strength Academy Weightlifting (NM) – 96kg Open Men: BRONZE CJ
Xavier Borde, ALEE Athletics (AZ) – 109kg Open Men: BRONZE Snatch
Keiser Witte, ALEE Athletics (AZ) – 109kg Open Men: GOLD Snatch
Kolbi Montoya, Strength Academy Weightlifting (NM) – 73kg Junior Men: SILVER Snatch, SILVER CJ, SILVER Total
Brady Carroll, Fifty One Fifty Weightlifting Club (AZ) – 67kg Youth Men 14-15: GOLD Snatch, GOLD CJ, GOLD Total
Melquiades Villalobos, Sanctuary Barbell (AZ) – 81kg Masters Men 40-44: BRONZE CJ
Ryan Mansfield, Sanctuary Barbell (AZ) – 109kg+Masters Men 40-44: SILVER Snatch, BRONZE CJ BRONZE Total
Jurgen Martens, Sanctuary Barbell (AZ) – 81kg Masters Men 45-49: BRONZE Snatch, SILVER CJ, SILVER Total
Alvin Matthews, Las Vegas Barbell (NV) – 81kg Masters Men 70-74: SILVER Snatch, GOLD CJ, SILVER Total
David Bolotin, Las Vegas Barbell (NV) – 61kg Masters Men 80+: GOLD Snatch, GOLD CJ, GOLD Total