MPA Lifter Rankings

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By Mikal Thrones

There have been a couple meets since the last time I edited this MPA lifter rankings, so I figured I’d add in the performances from Provincials and Westerns.

The Women:

  • Aricelle Mateo made a significant jump for already being near the top of the board. Moving from 11th to 4th at provincials, but subsequently dropping to 5th due to performances at Westerns.
  • Jian Serame Provincials was Jian’s first meet and she hopped immediately into the top 25 at 23rd, but was bumped to 24th after Westerns.
  • Baylie Gigolyk took a massive 21 place leap to 26th, but also got knocked down 1 spot after Westerns.
  • Lyka Ballasteros Competed at Provincials and Westerns as her first 2 meets. She hopped into the rankings at 28th and improved to 20th at Westerns.
  • Alexi Runke Did her first meet at provincials and managed to get into the top 50 as a junior. She’s currently sitting at 45th.
  • Regine Tolentino had a strong bounce-back performance at Westerns. After not improving her all-time placing after provincials, she almost managed to get into the top 5 all-time. She would have made it in, but instead settled at 6th due to our last female performance.
  • Janie Jacobucci added over 5 GL points to her best performance to move from 13th to 4th all-time and is currently the only masters competitor in the top 10.

 

The Men:

  • Riley Bertrand took the highest placing out of any competitor in the last 2 months, working his way into the top 3 from 7th.
  • Alex Clayton nearly snagged a top 5 spot of his own, but came just short, finishing at 6th.
  • Jeffrey Baker Participated in his first MPA meet and just managed to get on the board at 50th.
  • Jayms Kornelsen The largest improvement of all our men’s competitors, Jayms took a giant leap from 48th up to 21st

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Rankings – December 2021 Update

By Mikal Thrones

Total Fortification 2021 is in the books and we have a new update to the MPA Top-50 Rankings.

The Women:

  • Melissa Suchoplas has come from Alberta to take over. She dominated the meet from start to finish in the brand new 69kg weight class, jumping firmly into 2nd place on the all-time list. Melissa opened on squats with a 47.5kg bump to the provincial record, and finished with a 175kg squat, narrowly missing her 3rd attempt of 180.5kg on depth despite leaving a lot in the tank. Bench was just as strong for Melissa as she finished by pressing 26kg over the previous provincial record with a 91kg bench press. She closed out the day by pulling 190.5kg, 30.5kg over the provincial record. This all added up to a 456.5kg total, which I believe gives her second place all-time among Manitoban females, regardless of weight class. Oh, also all of these lifts broke the equipped records as well.
  • Janelle Jolicoeur Also participated in her first MPA meet. She hops into the top half of the board at number 23 as a junior. Janelle had a rough start to the day, getting her opener of 125kg on squat, but getting called for depth on her second and third attempts, with the third being especially close. On bench she missed her opener, but came back strong to re-take and hit 82.5kg and then finish with 87.5kg. She wrapped up the day with a 147.5kg deadlift and a 360kg. As our first junior to compete in the new 69kg weight class, she has set the standard for the class.
  • Our last female addition to the list is not new to the Top-50. Alexi Runke competed in her second MPA meet and has made some major improvements in a very short time, moving from 47th up to 29th. Alexi completed her set of provincial records by adding the squat, deadlift, and total to her existing bench press record. She went 3-for-3 on squats, finishing with 121kg and chipping the previous record of 120kg. Bench didn’t go as smoothly as squats, missing her opener due to downward movement, but she came back to hit 60kg, just 0.5kg under her existing provincial record. Alexi broke the provincial record total with her opening deadlift of 135kg, but wasn’t done there as she also broke the deadlift record on her third attempt with 145kg. Before this meet the 63kg juniors had 4 different athletes with 1 record apiece, but now they all belong to Alexi.

The Men:

  • Our only addition to the men’s Top-50 is Jastin Manalo. Also new to the MPA, Jastin gets on the board for the first time at 18th. A strong performance from start to finish seen Jastin go 3-for-3 on squats, finishing with a comfortable 205kg. He managed a successful 130kg for his second attempt bench and narrowly missed a 135kg attempt on his third. Jastin’s strongest lift of the day was his deadlift, in which he opened with a new junior provincial record of 260kg before setting a senior provincial record of 270kg on his second. Jastin narrowly missed out on a big 277.5kg deadlift on his third, but managed a 605kg total. The records Jastin broke were none other than Ben Langley’s deadlift records. With Ben still holding the #1 spot here in Manitoba, it would seem the future is very bright for Jastin.
 
 

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