ROAD TO REGIONALS
and the top 12 competitors in each division set to qualify for the regional meet to be held in West on Mar. 8., Gutierrez currently resides in eighth position out of all the lifters in the region competing in the 123-pound weight class. In DeLeon, Gutierrez squatted 275, bench pressed 175 and deadlifted 290 for a total of 740 pounds to earn a silver medal. Lee placed second in the 181-pound weight class with a squat of 425, a bench of 270 and a deadlift of 400 for a total of 1095 pounds lifted. Lee will be vying for the 12th and final regional qualifying seeding with a handful of other competitors around the region when he competes this Thursday in Zephyr. Riley Ford and Jonathan Najera also lifted in DeLeon, placing eighth and tenth respectively in the 165-pound weight class, and Ondrusek bombed out while competing in the 242-pound weight division by narrowly missing the mark in the deadlift competition. Though Kade McKandless, Izaac Wood and Mills Mehaffey did not participate in DeLeon, they each are currently ranked in the top 12 in their respective classes and will likely qualify to compete at the regional meet in West.
