Hassle Free: School-Age Champs

Northern California's Hassle Free Barbell Club just "swept the three team titles for boys at the School-Age Nationals," Paul Doherty told IronMind®.

Lifting in the 85-kg class, Donovan Ford nailed this 100-kg snatch at Sacramento High School in April, where he also cleaned and jerked 125 kg. This weekend, at the School Age National Championships, Donovan cleaned and jerked 135 kg and then "took a seven-kilo jump to 142 for the gold . . . cleaned it strong, close miss," his coach Paul Doherty told IronMind®. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.
Lifting in the 85-kg class, Donovan Ford nailed this 100-kg snatch at Sacramento High School in April, where he also cleaned and jerked 125 kg. This weekend, at the School-Age National Championships, Donovan cleaned and jerked 135 kg and then "took a seven-kilo jump to 142 for the gold . . . cleaned it strong, close miss," his coach Paul Doherty told IronMind®. IronMind® | Randall J. Strossen, Ph.D. photo.
 

Paul and his brother Kevin are featured in the June issue of MILO - they run very successful weightlifting programs at Sacramento High School (Sacramento, California) and Lincoln High School (San Francisco, California), which, besides producing top young weightlifters, do a world of good in the community and should inspire others to launch similar programs.

Hassle Free's haul at the School-Age National championships included four individual gold medals, three silver and two bronze medals.

Please check the official USA Weightlifting website for complete results from the School-Age National Championships.

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