Powerlifters Bring Trophy Home From Manistee

Photo - The Lowell Powerlifting Team After Competing in Manistee (Photo - Lowell Powerlifting)

Justin Scott || Sports Reporter - 2/17/2024 (Published in 2/7 Ledger)

The Manistee Mariners are one of the newest school names this year, a new nickname adopted to start this school year by Manistee High School. So in a gym that has seen plenty of changes over the last year, there were plenty of constants on Saturday. One of those constants? Lowell kids lifting a lot of weight. Two dozen Red Arrows from the Lowell Powerlifting team helped LHS come away with first place in the JV regional qualifier held at Manistee this past Saturday. Lowell had 106 points to Mona Shores’ 79 points in second.

Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. In the varsity standings, Lowell placed third with 70 points behind Kingsley and Mona Shores. Over 25 teams competed in each division, and of all kids who competed, very few managed to outlift Lowell’s leading lifter Brady Swift, who went; Squat: 465, Bench: 255, Deadlift: 510, TOTAL = 1230 lbs. He was one of Lowell’s seven first place finishers, and Lowell’s lone first place finisher in varsity.

The following are the finishers for LHS provided by Lowell Powerlifting.

JV Lowell Individual Top 10

*Quailified for the JV State Meet on March 2nd, 2024

*132 lbs Kyle Stauffer 1st Place (Squat: 245, Bench: 125, Deadlift: 285, TOTAL = 655 lbs)

*145 lbs Graham Bailey 1st Place (Squat: 300, Bench: 165, Deadlift: 350, TOTAL = 815 lbs)

*145 lbs James Jannenga 2nd Place (Squat: 315, Bench: 165, Deadlift: 315, TOTAL = 795 lbs)

145 lbs Dallas Marenette 7th Place (Squat: 265, Bench: 165, Deadlift: 275, TOTAL = 705 lbs)

*155 lbs Ransom Rathbun 1st Place (Squat: 275, Bench: 160, Deadlift: 345, TOTAL = 780 lbs)

155 lbs Seth Cross 3rd Place (Squat: 245, Bench: 160, Deadlift: 340, TOTAL = 745 lbs)

*165 lbs Callan Richardson 1st Place (Squat: 365, Bench: 235, Deadlift: 465, TOTAL = 1065 lbs)

*165 lbs Marek Pullen 3rd Place (Squat: 355, Bench: 225, Deadlift: 405, TOTAL = 985 lbs)

165 lbs Ian Kuntz 6th Place (Squat: 275, Bench: 160, Deadlift: 345, TOTAL = 780 lbs)

*181 lbs Kam Kennedy 1st Place (Squat: 315, Bench: 195, Deadlift: 405, TOTAL = 915 lbs)

181 lbs Noah McIntyre 9th Place (Squat: 225, Bench: 145, Deadlift: 275, TOTAL = 645 lbs)

*194 lbs Mitchell Eikey 2nd Place (Squat: 405, Bench: 245, Deadlift: 425, TOTAL = 1075 lbs)

*242 lbs Jack Iakiri 1st Place (Squat: 415, Bench: 255, Deadlift: 450, TOTAL = 1120 lbs)

242 lbs Owen Perkins 3rd Place (Squat: 285, Bench: 205, Deadlift: 385, TOTAL = 875 lbs)

Varsity Lowell Individual Top 10 

*State meet qualifiers for Varsity are not known until the last regional events conclude. The top 22 from each weight class qualify.

145 lbs Chris Wigger 7th Place (Squat: 265, Bench: 175, Deadlift: 360, TOTAL = 800 lbs)

155 lbs Nolan Compton 7th Place (Squat: 295, Bench: 205, Deadlift: 345, TOTAL = 845 lbs)

155 lbs Jacob Hofman 4th Place (Squat: 375 , Bench: 205, Deadlift: 335, Total: 915 lbs)

165 lbs Mason Butler 5th Place (Squat: 315, Bench: 230, Deadlift: 430, TOTAL = 975 lbs)

181 lbs Brady Swift 1st Place (Squat: 465, Bench: 255, Deadlift: 510, TOTAL = 1230 lbs)

207 lbs Brady Hays 3rd Place (Squat: 425, Bench: 305, Deadlift: 455, TOTAL = 1185 lbs)

207 lbs Avery Elmhirst 4th Place (Squat: 440, Bench: 225, Deadlift: 500, TOTAL = 1165 lbs)

220 lbs Deaken Roth 7th Place (Squat: 425, Bench: 245, Deadlift: 460, TOTAL = 1130 lbs)

242 lbs Owen Dennings 6th Place (Squat: 345, Bench: 215, Deadlift: 525, TOTAL = 1085 lbs)

275 lbs Isaac Ball 3rd Place (Squat: 425, Bench: 285, Deadlift: 500, TOTAL = 1210 lbs)

To qualify for the JV state meet, lifters must Either place first or second at a MHSPLA Regional Meet OR hit the qualifying total weight. For the varsity, The top 22 lifting totals through the season will qualify for the varsity state meet. The powerlifting program is under the guidance of Lowell Head Football Coach Jacob Henige, and plenty of those players on the sidelines in the fall are also keeping their strength up this winter with the powerlifting program. The Red Arrows are next in action at Mona Shores on the 24th.