Girls Regional Powerlifting @ Dublin

Alvin Thao • March 7, 2026

The girls competed in Whitney for the last qualifiers on February 19, 2026, and did a fantastic job! Everyone competed strongly and hard, all of them placing in their own weight classes. As a team, Itasca finished 1st PLACE overall out of all 8 teams competing! They received their medals on March 6, 2026, the day before going to regionals.

The girls competed in Dublin on March 7th, 2026, for regionals. They worked hard and pushed themselves to lift more than they thought they could! Unfortunately, the girls came up short and did not advance. Robert Arrington, head powerlifting coach, shared his thoughts: “The girls competed and left it all on the racks today in Dublin, TX! Every girl on the team has set Personal Records in their lifting!! Great Season, Ladies, and we are so proud of all your accomplishments!!!”

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Places in their classes:

Sarah Lacy – 6th in Regionals

Elena Mares – 6th in Regionals

Heaven Watkins – 6th in Regionals

Elsa Carrillo – 8th in Regionals

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Alvin Thao, Editor

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I love cats and hanging out with friends, online and in real life! I love working on games, especially on ROBLOX. But I also love designing via Photoshop! Mainly do a lot of creative works in my free time, such as making acapella covers of certain songs I like, editing videos, and writing stories of interest! In multiple extracurriculars like powerlifting, football, band, UIL academics, alongside Yearbook/P.P.P.
In certain circumstances, I get carried away and stay up working on a passion project or something personal for someone or something else.