HPMS Student Still Flexing Her Muscles
We’ve done a few updates in the past on the weightlifting pursuits of 13-year-old Highland Park native Alexandra Thornton, but this weekend will represent perhaps her biggest challenge yet.
Thornton, an eighth-grader at Highland Park Middle School, will represent the United States in the 15-and-under girls division at the International Youth Invitational at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
She’s the top female lifter in the country in the 13U age group, and set a new American record for her age group this summer at the Youth National Championships weightlifting tournament in Daytona Beach, Fla.
She is slated to compete at 10 a.m. CDT on Saturday, and the event will be streamed live here.
