31 girls from nine high schools will represent the Treasure Coast at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland on Saturday at the FHSAA Girls Weightlifting Championships.

A change at the start of the year for participants with two separate categories of lifts being condensed for the second year in a row looks a little different than last season.

The snatch lift was added to the clean-and-jerk and bench press and instead of being its own category as it was last season, the snatch is added to the clean-and-jerk for an Olympic lifts category to go along with the traditional lifts of bench press plus clean-and-jerk.

Last season, Vero Beach won the 3A team title in the snatch and even with a new category to chase after, the program has again has powerful lifters up and down the lineup.

Repeating as district and regional champions for the seventh year in a row, Vero Beach will have a number of girls in contention to be on the podium in 3A and some with even higher hopes to be at the top.

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Senior Arianna Keyes, a transfer from Centennial, has made huge leaps with her strength and enters the competition in the traditional lifts in the unlimited division as an overwhelming favorite and also leads the pack in the Olympic lifts.

Junior Karma French in the 110-pound division enters the Olympic lifts with marks that are tied at the top across the state and is in the top three for the traditional lifts.

Junior Enyjai Tyson is another Vero lifter that will be right in the mix in both the Olympic and traditional lifts in a crowded field at 169 pounds as she sits inside the top three for both categories state-wide.

In their respective weight classes, Sydney Thompson in both the Olympic and traditional lifts at 110 pounds, Karen Martinez in both the Olympic and traditional lifts at 119 pounds, Jayden Short in the Olympic lifts at 139 pounds and Mollie McCain in the Olympic lifts at 183 pounds will also be in the hunt for state medals for Vero Beach.

Jensen Beach senior Sophia Gannascoli in 2A ranks inside the top three lifters in the traditional lifts at 139 pounds and will look for a big performance to add to an already excellent year for herself after helping the Falcon volleyball team win the state championship.

Also in 2A, South Fork sophomore Paisley Bergen at 110 pounds, South Fork junior Bliss Weiler at 120 pounds, South Fork junior Kaley McElligott and Sebastian River’s Vanessa Hernandez at 120 pounds all will be in the mix for medals in both lifts .

In 3A, Treasure Coast senior Aliciana McCloyne in both the Olympic and traditional lifts at 154 pounds and Centennial’s Kendall Lopez for the traditional lifts at 101 pounds will have a shots to earn medals.

1A State Qualifiers 

Mikale Lemons, John Carroll Catholic, 154 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts; Evemaya Joseph, John Carroll Catholic 183 pounds, traditional; Ariadne Rodriguez, John Carroll Catholic, 183 pounds traditional and Olympic lifts; Alani Moody, John Carroll Catholic, 183 pounds, Olympic lifts; Isabella Ramirez, John Carroll Catholic, unlimited, traditional and Olympic lifts 

2A State Qualifiers 

Paisley Bergen, South Fork, 110 pounds, traditional; Kaley McElligott, South Fork, 120 pounds, traditional lifts; Bliss Weiler, South Fork, 120 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts 

Vanessa Hernandez, Sebastian River, 120 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts; Amonty Johnson, Sebastian River, unlimited, traditional 

Olivia Gilliard, Jensen Beach, 129 pounds, traditional; Sophia Gannascoli, Jensen Beach, 139 pounds, traditional; Grace Thomas, Jensen Beach, 120 pounds, Olympic lifts 

3A State Qualifiers 

Kendall Lopez, Centennial, 101 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts; Makayla Williams, Centennial, unlimited, Olympic lifts 

Cayle Bihl, Vero Beach, 101 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts; Karma French, Vero Beach, 110 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts; Sydney Thompson, Vero Beach, 110 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts; Karen Martinez, Vero Beach, 119 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts; Ava Sesack, Vero Beach, 129 pounds, Olympic lifts; Jayden Short, Vero Beach, 139 pounds, Olympic lifts; Carol Martinez, Vero Beach, 139 pounds, Olympic lifts; Enjyai Tyson, Vero Beach, 169 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts; Jada Mosley, Vero Beach, 169 pounds, Olympic lifts; Mollie McCain, Vero Beach, 183 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts; Erin Kleinschmidt, Vero Beach, 199 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts; Arianna Keyes, Vero Beach, unlimited, traditional and Olympic lifts 

Ashli Sivalls, Treasure Coast, 119 pounds, traditional; Aliciana McCloyne, Treasure Coast, 154 pounds, traditional and Olympic lifts 

Madison Montgomery, Martin County, 139 pounds, traditional 

Nikayia Wilder, Fort Pierce Central, unlimited, Olympic lifts