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Ram Powerlifting Club Runner-Up at Aggie Showdown

February 22, 2018

Angelo State University’s Ram Powerlifting Club finished in second place and brought home 13 medals, including eight championships, from the U.S.A. Powerlifting 2018 Aggie Showdown contest held Feb. 17 at Texas A&M University in College Station.

Ram Powerlifting Club at 2018 Aggie Showdown Ram Powerlifting Club at 2018 Aggie Showdown Competing against teams from colleges and universities across Texas, the ASU team notched eight individual first-place finishes, four second-places and one third-place in various categories of both “equipped” and “raw” contests. Equipped contests allow competitors to wear special clothing, including bench shirts, squat suits and knee wraps, that allow them to lift heavier weights. Raw contests are conducted without any special clothing. 

Ram Powerlifting Club Logo Lifters complete three attempts each at squat, bench press and deadlift. The qualifying total is the sum of the highest weight lifted in each of the three disciplines. 

ASU’s top finishers by category and weight class were: 

Women

Men

ASU club sports teams are registered student organizations that are directed and funded by the Office of Student Life and overseen by the Sports Club Council. The Ram Powerlifting Club’s student president is Josh Williams, and the faculty sponsor is Dr. Adam Parker, associate professor of kinesiology.