L-R Weightlifting Wins University National Championship
L-R Weightlifting Wins University National Championship
March 11, 2021
In their first year of competition, the Lenoir-Rhyne Men’s Weightlifting Team won the 2021 USA Weightlifting University National Championship. The Bears finished with 89 points and beat out East Tennessee State, the University of Texas and Northern Michigan University amongst 30 other schools competing.
Under Coach Travis Mash, Lenoir-Rhyne was led in the competition by Ryan Grimsland who won the Gold Medal across the board in the snatch, clean and jerk, and total to earn 28 points individually. Riley Breske finished fifth in both of those competitions to earn 21 total points. Blaine Brooks finished fourth and earned 22 points, while Sean Hammell also took 4th in the 96kg weight class. Team Captain Dean Sciccianto was 5th in the 102kg.