Student athletes on the Natchitoches Central Powerlifting Team recently competed and took home lots of medals as LHSPLA University of Louisiana Lafayette Raw Invitational Champions.

Three of the best lifter awards went to NCHS athletees Nathan Lovemore (1st place 132 lbs, 1,020 total), Mackenzie Johnson (1st place 132 lbs, 730 total), and James Jackson (1st place 242 lbs, 1,320 total).

Many others placed:
1st place- Jayda White, Mackenzie Johnson, Branteal Layton, Ethan Hudson, Nathan Lovemore, Hayden Jackson, James Jackson, Jeron Larry, and Dillan Young
2nd place- Deitra Jackson, Alexx Gibson, Dinah Ellzey, and Tum Tum Adeleye
3rd place- Summer Richardson and Kaveon Pichon

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