The Golden Tornado girls’ power lifting squad took fifth place out of 13 teams Thursday at Slaton.
“Our girls really did a great job especially considering how young we are. We took eight girls to this meet and four of them were freshmen,” Golden Tor Coach Mario Gonzales said.
“We grew up a lot in this meet. Our girls competed really well.”
Lifting a total of 690 pounds, junior Makayla Gonzalez finished first in the 198-pound weight class.
Freshman Mariah Loera took second in the 123-pound weight class by lifting a total of 505 pounds.
“As young as our team is we’ve got to admit ...