Big Spring Steers 2021 Powerlifting schedule released, first meet January 9
The Big Spring Steers powerlifting team is coming off a record-setting season where they had almost 20 team members that qualified for Regionals. Both the boys and girls teams had solid showings in a year where the coronavirus shut down sporting events shortly after the Regional Meet.
Big Spring will be returning to the gym early next month for their first meet of the new 2021 season and new Head Coach Sawyer Roberts will be ready to lead his team of powerlifters through a competitive season.
Out of the five regular season meets that the Steers competed in last season, the boys won three of the meets and finished second in the other two meets. The boys' team also tied the school record of 11 lifters qualifying for the Regional Meet.
The Big Spring girls' team also put together a string of consistent strong performances at the meets throughout the season and added a school-record 11 more Regional qualifiers to the ranks.
Jocelyn Gonzales came extremely close to first-place and finished higher than any other Steer lifter. If Covid-19 had not canceled the remainder of athletics last spring, Gonzales would have competed in the State Meet in Waco. She had squatted 400 pounds, benched 185 pounds, and deadlifted 375 pounds for a total of 960 pounds in her respective weight division. Gonzales would have continued a tradition of Lady Steer Powerlifters lifting in the State Meet, joining Carlie Roberts who lifted at State multiple times, and Hailey Hyatt, who lifted at the State Meet in 2019.
Nevertheless, she will be looking to come back even stronger for her senior season and should be a serious contender throughout the Region and the entire state.
The 2020 Lady Steers were able to win just their second team title in school history with an early-season win at the Andrews Meet last spring and continued the hot streak the entire season.
All-around it was a strong season from both the Steer and Lady Steer lifters. Big Spring began to make a name for themselves in the powerlifting community last spring and will look to build on that momentum when they get back to competing in meets next month. After having over 20 lifters to qualify for the Regional Meet last spring, the Steer powerlifters will be looking to add to that number for another record-setting season.
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The following is the 2021 schedule, times and dates are subject to change:
Meet One (1/9): Boys & Girls Meet @ Big Spring JH Gym
Meet Two (1/23): Boys & Girls Meet @ Coahoma Meet Three (1/31): Boys Girls Meet @ Andrews Meet Four (2/13): Boys & Girls Meet @ Eldorado Meet Five (2/18): Boys & Girls Meet @ San Angelo
Meet Six (3/6): Girls Regionals @ Monahans Meet Seven (3/13): Boys Regionals @ Sundown Meet Eight (3/19-3/20): Girls State Meet @ Corpus Christi
Meet Nine (3/27-3/28): Boys State Meet @ Abilene
Shawn Moran is the sportswriter at the Big Spring Herald. To contact him, email sports@bigspringherald.com or call 432-263-7331.