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Two UHS athletes to compete in state powerlift meet




Robert Olivarez
Uvalde High School powerlifters Andriah Treviño (left) and Marilyn Olivarez (right), and UHS head powerlifting coach AJ Martinez are headed to the state powerlifting meet at Frisco next Friday.

Uvalde High School will have two entrants in the state powerlifting meet next Friday.

Senior Andriah Treviño and sophomore Marilyn Olivarez will represent UHS in the Class 4A Big Schools competition of the meet in Comerica Center at Frisco.

Treviño will vie in the super heavy weight class and Olivarez will vie in the 165-pound weight class.

For Treviño it will be her fourth time and her last time to compete in the state meet.

“It’s my last high school meet, so it is going to be emotional for me,” said Treviño. “I am excited and happy about being at state again, but a little sad knowing that it will be my final time to compete.”

Treviño made UHS history this season as she became the first lifter in school history to qualify for state all four years.

“I am proud to have made it to state all four years. It feels good to have accomplished getting to state four times in a row,” said Treviño. “It would be great to top things off by winning state.”

“Not many athletes qualify for state four times in a row,” said UHS head powerlifting coach AJ Martinez. “It takes so much hard work and dedication. Andriah been so coachable. I am so proud of her efforts this season.”

For Olivarez, this is her first time to make it to the state lifting meet.

“I guess it has not sunk in yet that I am going to the state meet,” said Olivarez. “But I am excited and happy about it.”

According to Coach Martinez, this has been a season of redemption for Olivarez.

“Marilyn nearly made it to state last year,” said Martinez. “She has made not getting there last year as her motivation.”

“Last year, I bombed out in the deadlift at regional. If I had made that lift, I probably would have qualified for state,” said Olivarez. “So I have been motivated to make all my lifts this season.”

Olivarez credits her older brother, Robert, for helping to motivate her.

“He has been there to give me that extra bit of motivation when I need it most,” said Olivarez. “He is a former high school powerlifter, so he knows what to say and when to say it.” Olivarez’s personal record for the three elements of powerlifting this season include 245 pounds in the squat, 190 pounds in the bench press, and 340 pounds in the deadlift.

“After bombing out at regionals last season, I am kind of happy just to be in the state meet,”said Olivarez. “My goal is to make all my lifts. I would like to top my personal record for each event.

“Hopefully, my total will be good enough to place me among the top lifters in the meet,” said Olivarez. “I am going to give it my all. If I place at state, thank God for that. But even if I don’t place, I still get to go to Buc-ees!”

Treviño’s personal record in the powerlifting elements this season include 495 pounds in the squat, 240 pounds in the bench, and 410 pounds in the deadlift.

She enters the state meet tied for second place in the super heavy weight division rankings.

Only Port Lavaca Calhoun’s Angelina Calzada has totaled more weight than Treviño this powerlifting season.

“She has lifted a bit more than I have, but I have been close to her in the totals,” said Treviño. “It will all come down to just trying to lift a little more weight than I have in previous meets. And to have good lifts. I just need to stay focused and do my best. That’s my plan.”

“Our region is the toughest region in the state for powerlifting. That is why the two top-ranked lifters are from our region,” said Coach Martinez.

“I feel good about the chances for Andriah and Marilyn at the state meet next Friday,”said Martinez. “They have worked hard to get here and I know they will do their best at state. If they do everything correctly, they should have a good shot at winning.”