{"id":16721,"date":"2026-03-28T23:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T23:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=16721"},"modified":"2026-03-28T23:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T23:02:00","slug":"hemphills-kane-smith-wins-gold-at-state-powerlifting-meet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=16721","title":{"rendered":"Hemphill\u2019s Kane Smith wins gold at state powerlifting meet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">ABILENE, Texas (KLTV\/KTRE) &#8211; Hemphill\u2019s Kane Smith brought home gold in his division at the unequipped state championship powerlifting meet at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Unequipped refers to lifting without supportive elastic gear, such as squat suits or bench shirts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Smith won the 220-pound division with a total of 1,565 pounds. He squatted 575 pounds, bench pressed 405 pounds and deadlifted 585 pounds. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the 114-pound division, Brownsboro\u2019s Matthew Mendez finished eighth with a total of 675 pounds. Diboll\u2019s Eli Mijares finished 11th with a total of 590 pounds. Tatum\u2019s Isaac Tovar finished 12th with a total of 565 pounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the 123-pound division, Gilmer\u2019s Grayson Fyffe finished 10th with a total of 765 pounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the 132-pound division, Crockett\u2019s Dilan Garcia finished seventh with a total of 920 pounds. Tatum\u2019s Zane Lester finished ninth with a total of 875 pounds. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the 148-pound division, San Augustine\u2019s Kerrick Burrell finished seventh with a total of 1,155 pounds. Gilmer\u2019s Rylan Jones finished 11th with a total of 1,015 pounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the 165-pound division, Eustace\u2019s Braxton Greene finished 11th with a total of 1,105 pounds. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the 181-pound division, Tatum\u2019s Aldo Espinoza finished second. He squatted 550 pounds, bench pressed 265 pounds and deadlifted 625 pounds for a total of 1,440 pounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the 198-pound division, Hemphill\u2019s Sawyer Fiscus finished ninth with a total of 1,240 pounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the 220-pound division, Tatum\u2019s Ja\u2019Haidyn Johnigan finished sixth with a total of 1,370 pounds. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the 242-pound division, Brownsboro\u2019s Devon Spencer finished ninth with a total of 1,310 pounds. New Diana\u2019s Ty Akin finished 11th with a total of 1,275 pounds. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the 308-pound division, Tatum\u2019s Andres Alvarez finished 11th with a total of 1,270 pounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">In the super heavyweight division, Mount Pleasant\u2019s Abraham Buenrostro finished fourth. He squatted 565 pounds, bench pressed 335 pounds and deadlifted 565 pounds for a total of 1,465 pounds. <\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\"><i>Copyright 2026 KLTV. All rights reserved.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kltv.com\/2026\/03\/28\/hemphills-smith-wins-gold-state-powerlifting-meet\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABILENE, Texas (KLTV\/KTRE) &#8211; Hemphill\u2019s Kane Smith brought home gold in his division at the unequipped state championship powerlifting meet at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene on Friday. 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