Trustees celebrated these student-athletes on their TX High School Powerlifting Championship success:
2nd: Azlyn Schwarzer
4th: Jentri Wallace
5th: Joel Smith
6th: Nicole Parisi & Izaiah Perry
7th: Juliet Wallace
8th: Bianca Ragoonath
(1/2) #BISDstandout | @BHSElks
(2/2) Congratulations to these students on their Texas High School Powerlifting Championship success! #BISDstandout
15th: Jabari Smith
18th: Jess Ackerman
16th: Girls team
State competitor: Christian Negrete
State competitor: Luis Bermea
@TxHSPWL Joel started the day ranked 10th in his class {220} (1595), but finished 5th in STATE after an impressive 9 for 9 and final weight total of 1705.
Squat = 670
Bench = 420
DeadLift = 615
#THSPA#RoadtoAbilene @JoelSmith711
Next stop, #USMC#FriendsUniversityAthletics
Burleson Elks Boys Powerlifting team placed 2nd overall.
6 young men qualified for state
123 Luis Bermea (hit total)
148 Christian Negrete 🥇
165 Jabari Smith 🥉 (hit total)
198 Jess Ackerman 🥉 (hit total)
220 Joel Smith 🥈
242 Izaiah Perry 🥈
Jamison Kitna 6'2" 215 Burleson HS, TX no doubt as what it takes to excel at the next level. Student of the game and can make every throw. Good feet and stands strong in the pocket. Over 2800 total yards. 4.0 GPA.@JamisonKitna 2025. Newcomer of the year. 23 flat 200 m. Big time
181 Regional Bench Record - 245#
181 State Bench Record - 225#
@SchwarzerAzlyn - 255#
This kid is incredible. Her work ethic and fight is everything you want in an athlete @thswpa | @TxHSPWL