Age: 16
Current Grade: 11th (Citrus High School, Inverness, FL)
USA Weightlifting National Rank: 2020: 9th (Youth-F,16-17yo, 71kg)
2020 Florida State Weightlifting Champion (Youth-F, 71kg)
Rebecca is a 16 year old junior in high school who happens to be a scholar athlete. She currently sports a 4.5 weighted GPA while carrying a full load of honors and advanced placement courses as she attends the Academy of Computer Sciences, a competitive selective program, at Citrus High School. Her extracurricular activities include an active leadership role in the Air Force Junior ROTC where she has frequently been recognized by the command staff for her commitment and effort. While doing all this, she finds time to train in the sport of weightlifting and in a short time has increased her competition totals from 107kg to 150kg. She is active in school, sport, and community.
Notable accomplishments:
- 2021 Qualified - 6th Place (350lb total - 154lb wc): Florida Girls High School Weightlifting State Championship (Bench/C&J)
- 2021 1st Place (148kg total) (Open Women 71kg): OlyConcepts Open, Altamonte Springs, FL
- 2020 7th Place (150kg total) (W16-17 71kg) 2020 National Youth Championship, Online ● 2020 Florida State Weightlifting Champion (Youth-F-71kg) w/146kg total, Florida State Weightlifting Championship, Orlando, FL (10/24/2020)
Rebecca @ Florida State Weightlifting Championship 10/24/2020
- 2020 Attended: USAW Women’s Camp (10/10 - 10/11/2020)
- 2020 Attended: USAW Road to Youth Nationals Seminar
- 2020 Attained: Certified Adaptive and Inclusive Trainer (Adaptive Training Academy) ● 2020 2nd Place (145kg total): USAW American Open Series III, Weeki Wachee, FL ● 2020 1st Place (142kg total): The Praelium, Altamonte Springs, FL
- 2020 2nd Place (136kg total): USAW Virtual Super Championship, Weeki Wachee, FL ● 2020 Selected: All Chronicle Girls Weightlifting Team, Citrus County, FL ● 2020 Qualified - 5th Place (300lb total - 139lb wc): Florida Girls High School Weightlifting State Championship (Bench/C&J)
- 2020 Established: CREST CrossFit for special needs students (see article) ● 2019 - 2020: Member Citrus High School Girls Varsity Weightlifting Team (sophomore) ● 2019 1st Place (121kg total): The Hogtown Weightlifting Open, Gainesville, FL ● 2019 Qualified (120kg total): Nike 2019 American Open Series III, Daytona Beach, FL ● 2019 1st Place (110kg total): The Gator Weightlifting Last Chance AO Qualifier, Gainesville, FL
- 2019 Selected: All Chronicle Girls Weightlifting Team, Citrus County, FL ● 2019 Qualified - 11th Place: Florida Girls High School Weightlifting State Championship, Panama City Beach, FL (Bench/C&J)
- 2018 - 2019: Member Citrus High School Girls Varsity Weightlifting Team (as a freshman), Inverness, FL
Upcoming Events:
- March 4-7 2021, American Open Series I, Online
- April 17, 2021, Gator Weightlifting Throwdown, Gainesville, FL
- May 1-2, 2021, USAW Level 1 Coaching Course
- May 13-16, 2021, Garage Gym National Championship, Homosassa, FL
- May 21-23, 2021, Florida State Weightlifting Championships, Orlando, FL
- June 24-July4, 2021, National Championships Week, Detroit, MI
- August 21-22, 2021, The Pralium, Orlando, FL