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On February 28th 2010, six First Coast athletes competed for Accel Sports at the 2010 USA Weightlifting Junior National Championship and won their first national title. Accel Sports is the first USA Weightlifting team to ever win a National Championship from the First Coast area. The Junior National Championship is the highest level competition for all weightlifters in the country age 20 and under. “I am so proud of every one of these young men and how they competed”, said Jesse Reynolds, Head Coach and owner of Accel Sports Performance in Jacksonville. “This began as a dream that we said would one day be nice, but these kids bought in to the idea of being the best in the country and they came in every day and got to work in pursuit of that goal. Coach Lippo and I sat down and mapped out a game plan in November and we got to work following it. We knew that everyone had a role to play and if we each did our part, the team would succeed.” And succeed they did. Between the six Accel Sports lifters, they successfully completed 31 of their 36 attempts. Every lifter managed to lift exactly enough weight to win the team’s first national championship. Accel Sports tied Team Minnesota for first place with 35 points and won on the tie breaker by having Thomas Braddy win the silver medal in the 105kg class.
The weekend’s competition began on Friday with Matthew Hinson (Jacksonville) competing in the 62kg (136lb) class. Hinson started off the competition in a big way hitting his first five lifts before missing his 3rd jerk at 97kg (214lb). He successfully lifted a personal record 79kg (175lb) in the snatch and clean and jerked a personal record of 92kg (202lb) on his second attempt for a 171kg (376lb) personal record total and an 8th place finish. Later that day Tim Scott (Palm Coast) competed in the 69kg (152lb) weight class. Tim also hit his first five lifts before missing his 3rd jerk at 136kg (300lb). Tim snatched a personal record 96kg (211lb) along with another personal record clean and jerk of 131kg (289lb). That 227kg (500lb) total was another personal record and helped him finish 4th in the country.
The next day Accel Sports had three more lifters compete. First in the 85kg (187lb) class both Joe Rivera (Palm Coast) and Foster Carasia (Palm Coast) lifted. Joe went six for six with a personal record Snatch 95kg (209lb) and a 134kg (295lb) clean and jerk for a personal record total of 229kg (504lb). Rivera finished 8th. Foster continued to trend of big performances from Accel Sports lifters. Carasia nailed his first five lifts before missing his 3rd jerk at 143kg (315lb). He snatched 110kg (242lb) for a personal record and combined it with a 139kg (306lb) clean and jerk for 249kg (548lb) personal record total. That performance was good enough to earn him 4th place in the USA. Later that evening Chris Lenahen (Ponte Vedra) made his return to the platform after having ACL surgery last July and competed in the 94kg (207lb) category. Chris did not skip a beat and put up an impressive six for six performance. Lenahen snatched 120kg (264lb) and clean and jerked 145kg (320lb) for a 5th place finish and a 265kg (584lb) total. Chris is continuing to recover from his injury last summer and is expected to be full strength by the Collegiate National Championships in April at the USOEC at NMU where he currently attends school.
When the final day of lifting began, Accel Sports was trailing team Minnesota by two points and they only had one lifter left to go. Thomas Braddy (Macclenny) did not have the performance he had hoped for, but he did accomplish his goals he set for himself. Thomas snatched 120kg (264lb) and clean and jerked 186kg (410lb) in the 105kg (231lb) class. His 306kg (674lb) total was good enough to earn him the silver medal, a spot on his first Junior World Championship team in Bulgaria this June, and the 2010 Junior National Championship for Accel Sports.
Accel Sports is a youth sports performance center that helps kids all throughout the First Coast maximize their athletic potential through world class strength and conditioning services. They are also the home of the Accel Sports USA Weightlifting team. Because of their world class weightlifting program and training facility, they have helped dozens of kids from the First Coast area compete on the national and international stage in Olympic Weightlifting.
The weekend’s competition began on Friday with Matthew Hinson (Jacksonville) competing in the 62kg (136lb) class. Hinson started off the competition in a big way hitting his first five lifts before missing his 3rd jerk at 97kg (214lb). He successfully lifted a personal record 79kg (175lb) in the snatch and clean and jerked a personal record of 92kg (202lb) on his second attempt for a 171kg (376lb) personal record total and an 8th place finish. Later that day Tim Scott (Palm Coast) competed in the 69kg (152lb) weight class. Tim also hit his first five lifts before missing his 3rd jerk at 136kg (300lb). Tim snatched a personal record 96kg (211lb) along with another personal record clean and jerk of 131kg (289lb). That 227kg (500lb) total was another personal record and helped him finish 4th in the country.
The next day Accel Sports had three more lifters compete. First in the 85kg (187lb) class both Joe Rivera (Palm Coast) and Foster Carasia (Palm Coast) lifted. Joe went six for six with a personal record Snatch 95kg (209lb) and a 134kg (295lb) clean and jerk for a personal record total of 229kg (504lb). Rivera finished 8th. Foster continued to trend of big performances from Accel Sports lifters. Carasia nailed his first five lifts before missing his 3rd jerk at 143kg (315lb). He snatched 110kg (242lb) for a personal record and combined it with a 139kg (306lb) clean and jerk for 249kg (548lb) personal record total. That performance was good enough to earn him 4th place in the USA. Later that evening Chris Lenahen (Ponte Vedra) made his return to the platform after having ACL surgery last July and competed in the 94kg (207lb) category. Chris did not skip a beat and put up an impressive six for six performance. Lenahen snatched 120kg (264lb) and clean and jerked 145kg (320lb) for a 5th place finish and a 265kg (584lb) total. Chris is continuing to recover from his injury last summer and is expected to be full strength by the Collegiate National Championships in April at the USOEC at NMU where he currently attends school.
When the final day of lifting began, Accel Sports was trailing team Minnesota by two points and they only had one lifter left to go. Thomas Braddy (Macclenny) did not have the performance he had hoped for, but he did accomplish his goals he set for himself. Thomas snatched 120kg (264lb) and clean and jerked 186kg (410lb) in the 105kg (231lb) class. His 306kg (674lb) total was good enough to earn him the silver medal, a spot on his first Junior World Championship team in Bulgaria this June, and the 2010 Junior National Championship for Accel Sports.
Accel Sports is a youth sports performance center that helps kids all throughout the First Coast maximize their athletic potential through world class strength and conditioning services. They are also the home of the Accel Sports USA Weightlifting team. Because of their world class weightlifting program and training facility, they have helped dozens of kids from the First Coast area compete on the national and international stage in Olympic Weightlifting.
