KFDM COOP Posted October 7, 2009 Report Posted October 7, 2009 LC-M's Fontenot ready to 'lift the world' Sherry Combs The Orange Leader LITTLE CYPRESS — When you first look at Maegan Fontenot you’d never use the term “Power-Lifter†to describe her and you would be off the mark by about 350 pounds. Lil Mae, as she’s been called by former teammates, is a local and national champion power lifter who has beaten her own record for her weight class every time she competes. Maegan fell into powerlifting by accident. While attending PE her freshman year at Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School, the class was introduced to the weight room and their strengths recorded. Maegan out-lifted girls twice her size. Amazed by her strength Coach Castino immediately asked Maegan to join the school’s powerlifting team, which she did. At her first meet she came away with First Place and Maegan quickly acquired the taste for winning. At her third meet, private trainer Mike Denman noticed her ability and determination, and offered to help Maegan with her techniques which she gladly accepted. In her sophomore year, Maegan dominated her weight class and came away with Regional and State Champion titles. In addition to those titles she also broke the Region IV and State records with a 315-pound squat; 140-pound bench and 760-pound total. She went on to compete at the American Powerlifting Federation (APF) National Championships in Baton Rouge, LA, where she took first place again and was qualified to compete at the WPC World Championships in West Palm Beach, Florida. Although Maegan did not win in Florida she walked away with much more than a medal; she learned that “Winning is easy and Losing is harder†and appreciated the experience. Her junior year Maegan again won the Regional and State Championships and broke records in bench (190 pounds) and total (875 pounds). In May of 2009 Maegan competed at the APF National Championships in Baton Rouge, LA where she placed first and broke records in all categories (squat 352 pounds; Bench 192 pounds; Deadlift 352 pounds; and total 898 pounds.). She is now qualified to compete at the world level in Bournemouth, England so Maegan’s family is trying to raise money in order for her to go to the WPC World Championships. If you are interested in donating toward Maegan’s travel expenses (and her guardian’s) you can make a deposit at any Chase Bank using account #2927948196. The family will also host a Co-Ed Softball Tournament in Gueydan, Louisiana on October 23-25, 2009. For information regarding the tournament contact Bobby at (337) 517-9004. Let’s help make this young lady a world champion and not only represent our country but our town.
alangeenhap Posted December 29, 2009 Report Posted December 29, 2009 Humm , dont know much about baseball, but if I had to pick a team to chear for in the World Series, it would have to be the Giants cause they got Bonds ;D
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