Six area athletes place top three at girls weightlifting state meet

Led by West Orange High's Leah Doran and Olympia High's Paula Mogllon, who both finished second in their weight class, the area was well represented at the state meets.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 a.m. February 20, 2025

Sports
High Schools

Six West Orange and Southwest Orange County area athletes place in the top three of their respective girls weightlifting state championship meet.

Leading the way in Class 3A was Olympia High’s Paula Mogllon, who finished second in the 139-pound Olympic category with a total score of 350, and West Orange High’s Leah Doran, who finished second in the 169-pound Traditional category with a total of 410. Horizon High’s Jordan Schwenneker finished third in the 119-pound Olympic category as the only other area lifter to place in the top three in the classification.

At the Class 1A meet, a trio of Windermere Prep lifters all finished third in the Olympic category, helping the Lakers claim a fourth-place finish in the team competition. At 110, Zairah Farid claimed third with a total of 245, while Grace Lopez finished third with a total of 290 at 119 and Kacey Cannon earned bronze at 169 with a total of 345.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.