New Brighton High School junior Josh Inman had to do a juggling act as he left the Blackhawk High School gymnasium Thursday night after the MAC Weightlifting Championships. He had to carry three plaques on his way out, but it certainly wasn't the weight that made it difficult. After all, one of the plaques was for lifting a total of 1,450 pounds to capture the overall total weight title.
"I never expected to get three trophies," said Inman, who also received the plaque for the best squat (530 pounds) and best bench press (365). "I expected to do my best but to win three, that's very good. "It was nerve wracking to do it here in front of a crowd, but it got my adrenaline going. I'm very pleased with the numbers I put up."
The one side of Blackhawk's gym was full of parents, fans, and onlookers and the other side was full of participants and coaches as 17 schools sent a total of 30 five-player teams. This was far from the routine Inman usually has for lifting.
"We usually lift three days a week as a team and get about 30 guys," Inman said. "To me, winning shows how hard we've all been working."
Inman, in fact, wasn't the only one working hard in New Brighton as the Lions took home four of the seven trophies presented. Kellen Mackey, also a junior, won the overall indexed total -- total weight lifted as a multiple of the player's weight -- for the second straight year.
"We want to let everyone know we're working hard," said Mackey, who weighed in at 163 pounds and lifted a total of 1,360 pounds for an indexed score of 1,669. "The teams we'll be competing against are all here. "For me, I have to keep working hard to stay healthy next year. I just work hard and hope for the best."
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