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University of New Mexico redshirt freshman defensive end Bryce Santana increased his personal best in the squat 40 pounds, getting up to 565 pounds at the Night of Champions Tuesday at University Stadium. (Courtesy of UNM Athletics)
Bryce Santana, a University of New Mexico redshirt freshman defensive end, could squat 485 pounds when he was a standout senior at Los Lunas High School two years ago.
Santana has come a long way since then, even enduring the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic last year. He said UNM’s Night of Champions at University Stadium on Tuesday only pushed him to greater heights.
Santana upped his max in the squat three times, pushing up 535 pounds, 545 pounds and then with all his teammates surrounding him and a crowd of about 300 in the stands cheering him on, he had a new personal best of 565 pounds. Before Tuesday, his max was 525 pounds.