It was a banner day for several parish powerlifters, as the Sacred Heart Trojans brought home two individual state championship titles while the Ville Platte High Bulldogs added three individual state titles to their haul. Competing in Alexandria last weekend, Sacred Heart’s Dylan Vidrine and Wesley Launey both produced some great lifts to be crowned champions. Launey also hauled in another honor, as he was named as the Best Overall Lifter for Division V.
In Division IV, Ville Platte’s Jakailyn Fontenot, Quincy Bias and Travian Ardoin all took home state champion honors. Ardoin also set the Divisional state record for total weight after lifting 1,445 pounds in three four lifts.
As a team, both Sacred Heart and Ville Platte High finished in third place, just barely missing a state runner-up trophy.
Also competing at the state meet were the Mamou Demons. The Mamou boys finished in ninth overall as a team in Division III, while the Mamou girls finished in eighth position as a team.
“We were just three points away from being state runners-up,” stated Ville Platte High head coach Matthew Carmouche. “The inexperience and training for the last ten weeks just caught up to us. We had some chances to move into second, but it was not meant to be. I am very proud of all of our lifters and the way they competed.”
“Each week we kept improving,” said Sacred Heart head coach Jacob Reed. “Despite getting a late start, I thought we did a tremendous job putting ourselves in position for a team trophy at the state meet. I want to thank my coaches Renee Soileau and Duane Urbina for making this a successful year. I am looking forward to grow in numbers for next season.”
Here is a rundown of the final results.
Sacred Heart
Hunter Pitre, 114 lbs.- 4th place; Jackson Manuel, 114 lbs.- 5th place; Dylan Vidrine, 132 lbs.- 1st place; Bradley Reed, 148 lbs.- 4th place; Wesley Launey, 165 lbs.- 1st place; Garrett Fontenot, 198 lbs.- 4th place; CJ Boudreaux, 242 lbs.- 5th place; Michael Monier, 275 lbs.- 5th place.
Ville Platte
Jakailyn Fontenot, 114 lbs.- 1st place; Dustin LeBleu, 123 lbs.- 3rd place; Jakeelan Bruno, 123 lbs.- 4th place; Montique Goudy, 148 lbs.- 7th place; Quincy Bias, 242 lbs.- 1st place; Travian Ardoin, 275 lbs.- 1st place.
Mamou (Boys)
Ted Soileau, 114 lbs.- 4th place; Cameron Manuel, 148 lbs.- 6th place; Bernard O’neail, 198 lbs.- 7th place; Devin Messer, 220 lbs.- 3rd place; Isaiah Noel, 242 lbs.- 8th place.
Mamou (Girls)
Jordyn Manuel, 123 lbs.- 5th place; Gabriella Aguillard, 132 lbs.- 3rd place; Jaslyn Thomas, 165 lbs.- 5th place; Hannah Chapman, 181 lbs.- 5th place; Annemarie Beiber, 220 lbs.- 9th place; Taylor Castille, 220+ lbs.- 5th place.