Weightlifting

POWERLIFTERS REPRESENT WELL IN TEXAS MEET

Ten athletes lift heavy in San Antonio

by
GSPN
September 26, 2023

PRESS RELEASE – On September 24 and 25, a team of ten athletes proudly represented Guam at the 2-day 2023 USA Powerlifting (USAPL) Iron Wars Meet—a USAPL-sanctioned meet—in San Antonio, Texas, hosted by Texas Strength Systems.

Guam Powerlifting Women (Iron Wars 2023) (L-R): Jana Maria Mojas, Morgan Duenas, Nica Andrea A. Mojas

For 16 weeks, all ten athletes put themselves through disciplined training and conditioning to represent Guam with their best lifts in squats, bench presses, and deadlifts. Nearly all ten athletes placed in their respective divisions, proving that the powerlifting community on Guam continues to grow and develop athletes with skill, competition, and grit.

Athlete-coaches, Mikel Nicolas and Christian Duenas, are proud of the team’s performance results and are ready to begin preparing the next team for later off-island meets. “I am very proud of our team, and we could not have done this without everyone else’s support with bringing us out here,” said Nicolas. “We will continue to promote the sport back home, and maybe one day, Guam will host our own sanctioned meets,” said Duenas.

The team’s official results:

Women
Lifter	Place	Division	Body Weight	Squat	Bench Press	Deadlift	Total Points
Jana Maria Mojas	1	Women’s Raw Junior (20-23) 60	59.6 kg	117.5 kg	57.5 kg	140 kg	315 kg
Jana Maria Mojas	1	Women’s Raw Open 60	59.6 kg	117.5 kg	57.5 kg	140 kg	315 kg
Morgan Duenas	2	Women’s Raw Open 67.5	65.9 kg	145 kg	75 kg	135 kg	355 kg
Nica Andrea A. Mojas	1	Women’s Raw Open 90	88.6 kg	170 kg	90 kg	195 kg	455 kg
Men
Lifter	Place	Division	Body Weight	Squat	Bench Press	Deadlift	Total Points
Rene Francis Picayo	1	Men’s Raw Junior (20-23) 60	58.6 kg	147.5 kg	100 kg	190 kg	437.5 kg
Rene Francis Picayo	1	Men’s Raw Open 60	58.6 kg	147.5 kg	100 kg	190 kg	437.5 kg
Kevin Dema-Ala	1	Men’s Raw Open 75	72.4 kg	190 kg	110 kg	257.5 kg	557.5 kg
Aydin Marquez	3	Men’s Raw Open 82.5	81 kg	220 kg	145 kg	247.5 kg	612.5 kg
Mikel Nicolas	6	Men’s Raw Open 82.5	81.2 kg	190 kg	155 kg	240 kg	585 kg
Christian Duenas	4	Men’s Raw Open 110	108.5 kg	240 kg	175 kg	272.5 kg	687.5 kg
Gerelle Arjona	1	Men’s Raw Teen III (18-19) 82.5	80.7 kg	215 kg	125 kg	252.5 kg	592.5 kg
Matua Ånghet Salas	2	Men’s Raw Teen III (18-19) 90	85.5 kg	197.5 kg	122.5 kg	205 kg	525 kg