Placing second in his weight group, junior Austin Kirchner benched, squatted, and dead lifted in the lifting competition on March 5.

“I thought it would be fun to do it,” Kirchner said. He is able to bench 225 pounds.

“[The competition was about] having fun and showing off how much you lift,” he said. In the competition he said it was a lot of fun mostly.

“[There] wasn’t any pressure, just relaxed,” Kirchner said. He also had the ability to deadlift 370 pounds.
“I lift everyday after school,” he said. Kirchner placed second in his weight group. He also had the ability to squat and lift 380 pounds.