Sisters Flex Their Muscles at Youth Nationals

October 6, 2017November 15, 2019 Todd Jorgenson 0 Comments Alexandra Thornton, CrossFit Open, Highland Park High School, McCulloch Intermediate School, USA Weightlifting, USA Weightlifting Youth National Championships, Victoria Thornton

Following in her sister’s footsteps, McCulloch sixth-grader Victoria Thornton did some heavy lifting and won a gold medal. (Photo courtesy USA Weightlifting)

Alexandra Thornton, a junior at Highland Park High School, won a bronze medal in the 63-kilogram weight class at the recent USA Weightlifting Youth National Championships in Atlanta.

Thornton, competing in the age 16-17 division, lifted a total of 357 pounds between the snatch (163 pounds) and the clean and jerk (194 pounds).

She also competed in the recent CrossFit Open, where she finished in 49^th place out of more than 2,000 athletes in her age group. Thornton advanced to a world qualifier, where she was 28^th out of 200 and narrowly missed a spot in the CrossFit Games.

Thornton’s younger sister, Victoria, a sixth-grader at McCulloch Intermediate School, won a national title in the 44kg weight class (under-11 age group) at the Atlanta meet.

Victoria Thornton lifted 174 pounds between the snatch (79 pounds) and clean and jerk (95 pounds) to claim the gold medal.