Patriots Pump Iron For Cash
JCHS Patriots Lift-a-thon 2013 – Staff Photo by Jeff Depew
The Jefferson County Patriots Football Team put their brawn to good use on Thursday evening, as they participated in a Lift-A-Thon to raise funds for their upcoming season. Top sponsorship winner Jacob Manning received $100 for bringing in $595-second place went to Hunter Donahoo who won $75 for bringing in $530 and third place was Austin Stooksbury who won $50 for collecting $320 in sponsorships. Money raised from the event will go to cover player’s spirit packs (game day shirt, work out shirt and shorts). Total sponsorships for the Lift-A-Thon tallied $7,784.
Players competed in one of six divisions, depending upon body weight.
Heavyweight Division
1st – Zane Williams – 990 Pounds
2nd – Jesse Villarreal – 950
3rd – Corey Taylor – 940
Cruiserweight Division
1st – Trey King – 865
2nd – Kagen Seal – 860
3rd – Jacob Varney – 855
Middleweight Division
1st – Chris Harrison – 875
2nd – J.P. Latham – 845
3rd – Thomas Wilson – 800
Welterweight Division
1st – Zach Hubard – 835
2nd – Josh Lindsey – 750
3rd – Daniel Osborne – 740
Bantamweight Division
1st – Caleb Johnston – 655
2nd – Josh Bowman – 590
3rd – Joe Hill – 585
Flyweight Division
1st – Corey Baldwin – 700
2nd – Spencer Randles – 670
3rd – Dillon Moyers – 600
Pound for Pound Champion – Corey Baldwin – 5.26 (Pound for pound is determined by taking the total weight lifted and dividing it by the player’s body weight)
1st 2nd and 3rd place is determined by combining the total pounds for each of the 3 primary lift maxes: bench press, parallel squat, and power clean.
Source: K. Depew, News Director
