KAPA`A—Peggy Hanley and Mindy Press took top awards for Kaua`i’s Strongest Press at the competition hosted by Kaua`i Gym as a benefit for Alyshia Shimizu and her fight against an infection that has her confined in a mainland hospital. In
KAPA`A—Peggy Hanley and Mindy Press took top awards for Kaua`i’s Strongest
Press at the competition hosted by Kaua`i Gym as a benefit for Alyshia Shimizu
and her fight against an infection that has her confined in a mainland
hospital.
In addition to the women winners, Moki Okami and Keith Ward
earned strong press honors in the Men’s Masters division with Sean Tamura and
Keoki Rapozo taking the Teenage Boys class.
Ben Brown and Kalika alves took
the Men’s Open competition.
A total of 31 lifters competed in the July 15
competition that featured a special exhibition bench press by Shane McShane of
The Gym Honolulu who pressed 585 pounds at a bodyweight of 240
pounds.
McShane will be competing in the World Championships in Reno,
Nevada in November.
Women
97 lbs. Brianna Hladky (55#)
114
lbs. Carmela Baqui (105#), Smantha Alves (50#)
132 lbs. Azure Skellington
(105#)
148 lbs. Peggy Hanley (95#), Pam Brown (85#)
181 lbs. Mindy
Press (135#)
165 lbs. Rina Reuarin (scratch)
Teenage Men
165
lbs. Sean Tamura (255#)
198 lbs. Brandon Kanei (225#)
220 lbs. Keoki
Rapozo (240#)
Men Masters
165 lbs. John Nakamura (260#)
181
lbs. Luis Soltren (280#)
198 lbs. John Elwin (135#)
220 lbs. Moki Okami
(315#)
308 lbs. Keith Ward (370#)
Men Open
123 lbs. Judson
Paleracio (135#)
148 lbs. K.J. Ishikawa (315#)
165 lbs. Kelly Arakaki
(340#), Bryan Carvalho (300#), Robert Nagao (285#), Casey Rose (275#)
181
lbs. Danny viernes 315#), Randy Negano 285#), Brad Burgess (255#),
198
lbs. Wil Ortiz (330#)
220 lbs. Ben Brown (410#), Marnie Fernandez
(345#)
242 lbs. Jeff Garcia (405#)
308 lbs. Ray Gandeza, Jr.
(400#)
SH Kalika Alves (420#)
