Foundation Academy boys weightlifting wins Regional Championship

The Foundation Academy boys weightlifting team has claimed the Class 1A, Region 3 Championship in both the Traditional and Olympic categories. The Lions lifters narrowly snuck past St. Stephen's Episcopal School by a combined nine points across the two categories, 26-21 in the traditional lifts and 32-28 in the Olympic lifts. 

Leading the way for Foundation was the trio of lifters that claimed individual regional championships in both categories: Diego Nieves at 119 pounds, Jadon Johnson at 183 and Steven Ford at 219.  

Along with the three Lions winners, The First Academy’s Noah Devine, a Bethune-Cookman football signee, also claimed an individual regional crown in both categories in the unlimited weight class. 

In the Class 3A, Region 2 championships the West, Southwest Orange County area saw four more of its athletes win individual regional titles, all in the Traditional category: A pair of West Orange High athletes — Luca Bruno at 154 and Mason Gifford in the unlimited class — Windermere High’s Joseph McNicholas at 169 and Horizon High’s Tyler Mette at 183.