Abbeville’s second place state powerlifting team is made up of (left to right) Emma Trahan, Yasmeen Cormier, state champion Khandi Shuford, stae champion Tonie Landry, state champion Brylee Batiste, Sarinity Wallace and Melissa Mai.
Abbeville High’s powerlifters (left to right) Leo Tomino, state champion Bryand Mao, state champion Aiden Brown, Trey Nguyen and Peter Duong.
North Vermilion's Ethan Tate won a state title.
Gueydan’s Grace Braus (left) won the Division V state title in her weight class, while Lacey Hebert finished second in her weight class.
Kaplan’s Tyrin Doucette shakes former Abbeville High powerlift head coach Travis Werner after accepting his state championship trophy that he won over the weekend.
VC's Lene-Claire Romero won state in the 132 pound division.
Abbeville High Lady Wildcats finish second at state power lifting meet
Vermilion Parish has become a powerhouse in powerifting.
This past weekend, the powerlifting state meet took place in Kenner, where athletes from Vermilion Parish performed impressively. The parish earned a state runner-up team trophy and nine individual state titles.
Abbeville High did exceptionally well.
The Lady Wildcats powerlifting team secured second place in Division III, while Church Point won the state title.
The Lady Wildcats have not won a state title in powerlifting.
