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CHEROKEE, Kan. (KOAM) — For Southeast junior Braxtyn Renn, the weight room has always felt like home. He just needed to find the right way to make it part of his life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always loved lifting,\u201d he says. \u201cI knew there was something for me to do, but I couldn\u2019t really find it until powerlifting.\u201d<\/p>\n
Renn and his friends first tried the sport as a way to stay active during football\u2019s offseason. After attending competitions last year and experiencing the atmosphere for themselves, he was hooked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI love football. I really do,\u201d Renn says. \u201cBut powerlifting, everybody\u2019s cheering everybody on, and you don\u2019t get that in many sports. You don\u2019t get that in any sports \u2014 everybody cheering everybody on. No matter what school, what district, what state, everybody\u2019s cheering you on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Renn wanted to bring that experience to Southeast. He spent hours researching the sport, talking with administrators and learning how other schools organized their programs. Then, he took his proposal to the school board.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was scary to go out in front of the board and talk, because I didn\u2019t know if it was going to be a no or not,\u201d he says. \u201cBut I was willing to do that just for the good in doing this.\u201d<\/p>\n
One Southeast staff member said Renn\u2019s initiative stood out.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not every day you get to see a kid take that much initiative,\u201d weights coach Laney Lawson says. \u201cSo it\u2019s really cool to have something like that here at Southeast and, not necessarily be a part of it, but to get to watch it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Renn said he wanted to give the board as much information as possible, researching what other schools and districts had done and what policies they used.<\/p>\n
Last month, the board approved a Lancers powerlifting team, which is set to begin competition this winter.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just so blessed,\u201d Renn says. \u201cI thank the Lord every day. It was just a great, great opportunity to do.\u201d<\/p>\n
The new team will give Southeast students another way to get involved, especially those who aren\u2019t drawn to basketball during the winter season.<\/p>\n
Lawson says the school\u2019s weight room gives students a place to discover an interest and build confidence.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can see lots of kids \u2026 that I know wouldn\u2019t find a home in another extracurricular,\u201d she says. \u201cBut I know that they can find a home here. And so anytime that you can get something for everybody to get involved outside of school is good for them.\u201d<\/p>\n
For Renn and his friends, that opportunity is exactly what they were looking for.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the big reason,\u201d he says. \u201cAll my buddies and I, we just all got together and we\u2019re like, \u2018We don\u2019t like basketball, and it\u2019s not for us.\u2019 So we wanted something different. And this is it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The team will train three to four times a week, Renn said, building strength while developing the discipline they can carry beyond the weight room.<\/p>\n
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