The 2025 State Powerlifting competition was held in Rio Rancho, NM at the Rio Rancho Event Center on April 4-5, 2025. Raton had three members qualify for state and place in the top three for their weight class. Des Moines also sent three members who placed in the top five with Jayden Atwater placing first in her weight class. Congrats to these athletes.
Boys
123 Pound Weight Class
1. Avalos, Brandon 126 Hatch Valley 735.00
2. Chavez-Sanchez, Sean 238 Santa Rosa 725.00
3. Mastrantoni, Joshua 209 Raton 665.00
4. Apodaca, Michael 140 Hot Springs 605.00
5. Dennis, Ilijuah 265 Tularosa 580.00
198 Pound Weight Class
1. Cao, Matthew 191 NMMI 1205.00
2. Annon, Soren 246 St. Michaels 1090.00
3. Simmons, Russell 210 Raton 1070.00
4. Ramirez, Derick 81 Cobre 1005.00
5. Whitehead, Gabriel 119 Grady 985.00
Bench Press – 198 to SHW Classes
1. Romero, Orlando 215 Robertson 162.13
2. Simmons, Russell 210 Raton 154.18
3. Cao, Matthew 191 NMMI 152.44
Boys Team Finishes
1. Legacy Academy 7+5+3+3+3=21 points
2. NMMI 7+7+5=19 points
3. West Las Vegas 5+5+5+2=17 points
4. Texico 5+5+3+1+1=15 points
5. Tularosa 5+3+2+2+1=13 points
6. Ruidoso 7+5=12 points
7. Capitan 7+3+2=12 points
8. Hatch Valley 7+3+1=11 points
9. Hot Springs 7+2+1+1=11 points
10. St. Michaels 5+5+1=11 points
11. Escalante 7+2=9 points
12. Santa Rosa 5+3=8 points
13 tie. Quemado 7=7 points
13 tie. Robertson 7=7 points
13 tie. Oak Grove 7=7 points
Classical Academy
13 tie. Jal 7=7 points
17. Raton 3+3=6 points
18. Clayton 3+2=5 points
19. Cobre 2+2=4 points
20. Newcomb 3=3 points
21 tie. Gateway Christian 2=2 points
21 tie. Elida 2=2 points
21 tie. Eunice 2=2 points
24 tie. Estancia 1=1 points
24 tie. Cuba 1=1 points
24 tie. Navajo Prep 1=1 points
24 tie. Grady 1=1 points
28. Cloudcroft 0 points
Girls
105 Pound Weight Class
1. Gallegos, Makayla 271 West Las Vegas. 490.00
2. Mattorano, Jennifer 219 Raton 410.00
3. Norton, Abigail 258 Tularosa 405.00
4. Griego, Bella 246 St. Michaels 405.00
5. Trujillo, Araseli 96 Escalante 390.00
Other area competitors included
97 Pound Weight Class 3. Samora, Jade 87 Des Moines 385.00
158 pound Weight Class 5. Brown, Rylan 88 Des Moines 570.00
220 Pound Weight Class. 1. Atwater, Jadyn 89 Des Moines 700.00
Girl’s Team Finishes
1. Estancia 7+7+5+3+2+1+1=26 points
2. West Las Vegas 7+7+5+5+1=25 points
3. Legacy Academy 7+5+5+3=20 points
4. Cobre 7+5+2+1=15 points
5. Des Moines 7+3+1=11 points
6. Tularosa 7+3=10 points
7 tie. Clayton 7+2+1=10 points
7 tie. Hot Springs 7+2+1=10 points
9. Texico 7+2=9 points
10 tie. Logan 5+3=8 points
10 tie. Oak Grove 5+3=8 points
Classical Academy
10 tie. Santa Rosa 5+3=8 points
13. Eunice 3+2+1=6 points
14 tie. Raton 5=5 points
14 tie. Jal 5=5 points
16. Hatch Valley 3+1=4 points
17 tie. NMMI 3=3 points
17 tie. San Jon 3=3 points
19 tie. St. Michaels 2=2 points
19 tie. Cottonwood 2=2 points
Classical
19 tie. Cuba 2=2 points
19 tie. Grady 2=2 points
19 tie. Quemado 2=2 points
24 tie. Escalante 1=1 points
24 tie. Tucumcari 1=1 points
26 tie. Animas 0 points
26 tie. Ramah 0 points
26 tie. Cloudcroft 0 points
26 tie. Newcomb 0 points
26 tie. Capitan 0 points
26 tie. Robertson 0 points
