Weightlifting will be a NEW Club Sport at Sacred Heart beginning in the 2008-2009 academic year.
Saturday October 18, SHU grad student Tom Sullivan placed third at the East Coast Gold Olympic Weightlifting Championships in Moorestown, NJ. Lifting only since April and weighing 176 pounds, Tom matched his personal best in the snatch lift wth 202 pounds, and added 11 pounds to his best clean and jerk with this 275 pound lift (attached). - about 100 pounds over his bodyweight! Earning a medal in this regional contest is quite an achievement, especially for someone so relatively new to the sport.
Tom and other past and present SHU students (and administrator Joel Quintong!) will be competing in the New England Olympic Weightlifting Championships on December 14 at Bluestreak Sports Training in Stamford Ct.
More information will be following on this page in the coming weeks.
For any further assistance please contact:
Ray Mencio
Email: r-mencio@sacredheart.edu
Mike Tarantino
Email: tarantinom@sacredheart.edu.