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Herald-Tribune's All-Area Girls Weightlifting Team for Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties

dennis maffezzoli, sarasota herald-tribune
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Madison Atwood of Imagine School at North Port was a double winner at the Class 1A state meet.
Madison Atwood of Imagine School at North Port was a double winner at the Class 1A state meet.

These are the 12 nominees for the Herald-Tribune's 2021-22 Girls Weightlifting Lifter of Year for the Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte High School Sports Awards to be held in Sarasota in May.

The winner will be announced at the show. More details about the program are coming soon. The show is produced with support from Lakewood Ranch.

During the live show, these nominees will be honored, along with the Lifter of the Year. All official nominees can receive a free ticket. Check back soon for information on how to RSVP.

The Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte High School Sports Awards show is part of the USA TODAY High School Sports Awards, the largest high school sports recognition program in the country.

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ALL-AREA GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM

MADISON ATWOOD, Imagine School at North Port High, junior

She finished first in the 183-pound weight class at the Class 1A state meet with a 465-pound total in traditional and also placed first in snatch with 190 pounds. She took first place in every meet she participated in and broke the FHSAA clean-and-jerk record with a 235-pound lift.

NATALIE BROWN, Lemon Bay High, junior

She finished second in the 139-pound weight class at the Class 1A state meet with a 320-pound total in traditional and also placed second in snatch with 125 pounds.

Presley Engleauf of Lemon Bay
Presley Engleauf of Lemon Bay

MCKAYLA CANTRELL, Cardinal Mooney Catholic School, senior

She finished fifth in the 183-pound weight class at the Class 1A state meet with a 325-pound total in traditional and second in snatch with 130 pounds. Personal bests: 130 (snatch), 170 (bench), 165 (clean and jerk).

GIANNA CREOLA, Charlotte High, senior

She finished third in the 129-pound weight class at the Class 2A state meet with a 340-pound total in traditional and third in snatch with 130 pounds.

PRESLEY ENGELAUF, Lemon Bay High, junior

She finished sixth in the 154-pound weight class at the Class 1A state meet with a 325-pound total in traditional and third in snatch with 115 pounds.

Tara Yount of Port Charlotte finished second in the 199-pound weight class at the Class 2A state meet.
Tara Yount of Port Charlotte finished second in the 199-pound weight class at the Class 2A state meet.

ALEXA ESTEVEZ, Port Charlotte High, senior

She finished third in the 139-pound weight class at the Class 2A state meet with a 335-pound total in traditional and second in snatch with 140 pounds.

KACI JAMES, Lemon Bay High, freshman

She finished seventh in the 199-pound weight class at the Class 1A state meet with a 300-pound total in traditional and second in snatch with 130 pounds.

AUBREY JARVIS, North Port High, junior

She finished first in the 169-pound weight class at the Class 3A state meet with a 380-pound total in traditional and second in snatch with 140 pounds.

CARRIE JOSEPH, Palmetto High, junior

She finished sixth in the unlimited weight class at the Class 3A state meet with a 380-pound total in traditional and second in snatch with 145 pounds.

Aubrey Jarvis of North Port finished first in the 169-pound weight class at the Class 3A state meet.
Aubrey Jarvis of North Port finished first in the 169-pound weight class at the Class 3A state meet.

MAELINI PARKINSON, Charlotte High, junior

She finished fourth in the unlimited weight class at the Class 2A state meet with a 375-pound total in traditional and third in snatch with 135 pounds.

SHANTAY REID, North Port High, senior

She finished fifth in the unlimited weight class at the Class 3A state meet with a 415-pound total in traditional and first in snatch with 150 pounds.

TARA YOUNT, Port Charlotte High, senior

She finished second in the 199-pound weight class at the Class 2A state meet with a 420-pound total in traditional and first in snatch with 165 pounds.

Maelini Parkinson, center, of Charlotte
Maelini Parkinson, center, of Charlotte

H-T ALL-AREA GIRLS WEIGHTLIFTING
COACH OF THE YEAR

MATT EGLOFF/TONY MILLER, North Port High

The duo led North Port High to a second place finish in the snatch and a sixth-place finish in the traditional category at the Class 3A state meet. The Bobcats also finished second in both events at the district meet as well as at the Sarasota County meet.

THE SELECTION PROCESS

At the conclusion of each high school season, the Herald-Tribune sends the area athletic directors a nomination form for coaches to select and rank players for our All-Area teams. A combination of Herald-Tribune research and the coaches’ player rankings lead to the teams being selected. A player of the year for each sport will be announced at the Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte Area High School Sports Awards show.

This article originally appeared on Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Meet the Herald-Tribune's 2021-2022 All-Area Girls Weightlifting Team