CROSSFIT SOUTH SURREY & BARBARIAN WEIGHTLIFTING CLUB

PIERCE JOHNSTON TAKES 3RD AT JUNIORS

PIERCE JOHNSTON (15), JUNIOR MEMBER OF THE BARBARIAN WEIGHTLIFTING TEAM, TOOK HOME 3RD PLACE AT LAST WEEKENDS BC JR. WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN NANIAMO IN THE 62 KG CLASS. GOOD JOB PIERCE!!

UP NEXT: BC HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS MAY.10 AT SEMIAHMOO SEC. SCHOOL IN SOUTH SURREY. PIERCE & TY JOHNSTON WILL BE COMPETING FOR EARL MARRIOTT SEC. SCHOOL. TY IS THE DEFENDING CHAMPION IN THE 85 KG. CLASS. THIS WILL BE TY'S FIRST MEET IN SOMETIME AS HE WAS OUT WITH AN INJURY, NOW THAT HE IS FULLY HEALED, HE IS READY TAKE HOME GOLD AGAIN!!

BARBARIANS TAKE GOLD!

Ty Johnston(16) and Geoff Horne(17) were successful at the BC Jrs. both placing first in there respective weight classes. Ty lifted in the 85 kg class (77.9 BW at time of weigh in). He snatched 80 kg & clean & jerk 105 kg.  Geoff (105+kg class) did  an 80 kg snatch & 107 clean & jerk. It was only his second competition. Congrats also for Geoff's selection to the Senior Bowl (provincial all-star football game) as a offensive lineman.

BC Jr. Weightlifting Champ.

Ty Johnston (85 kg class) & Geoff Horne (105+kg class) go for gold tommorow at the BC Jr. Weightlifting Championships in Naniamo at Dover Bay Sec. School. The boys have been training hard and are ready to rock the platform , GO GET EM' GENTS!!!!

Weightlifting News

Welcome are 2 newest members to the Barbarian Weightlifting Club. Trevor Pidcock (36), a former competitive hockey player with an extensive strength training background and Terri Leslie (32) a proud member of our nations finest, the RCMP, our first  lady lifter to ever compete for the BABA's!! SWEET!!

Next meet: BC Jr. Championships Apr.7 Lifters competing: Ty Johnston 85kg & Geoff Horne 105+kg

click onto BC weightlifting Assoc. for details for event location

A&R Open Weightlifting Meet Results

Barbarian Weightlifting Team Results at the A&R Open:

Jeff Paul 25:(89kg BW) 94kg class Snatch 100kg Clean & Jerk 125kg Total: 225kg 4th place note: very competitive weight class, Jeff in his first ever meet competed against a former World Jr. lifter and national level lifter.

Shawn Thomas 34: (96 kg BW) 105 kg class Snatch 95kg Clean & Jerk 120kg Total: 215kg 2nd place

Geoff Horne 16: (117kg BW) 105+ kg class Geoff had just recovered from a major 3 day bed ridden flu, still felt the side effects, but still came and lifted, he bombed his snatchs, but the young first time lifter who is also a college bound football player PR'd in the Clean & Jerk.

note: Ty Johnston came down with flu 2 days prior and was unable to compete

A&R Open Weightlifting Meet

This Sat. Jan.27th, the Barbarian Weightlifting Team will be competing at the A&R Open Weightlifting  Meet in Port Alberni B.C. Team members lifting are Tyler Johnston 85kg, Jeff Paul 94 kg, Shawn Thomas 105 kg & Geoff Horne 105+ kg. We have been training hard and expect to do well, our goal is to medal in all 4 weight classes.

Congrats to Ty Johnston on his selection to the BC Jr. Team for the upcoming Canadian Jr. Weightlifting Championships in Lachute, Quebec, Jan.20,2007.

Ty Johnston places 2nd at BC's

Tyler Johnston of the Barbarian Weightlifting Club finished an impressive 2nd place in the 77 kilo class at the BC Sr. Weightlifting Championships. His total was 175kilo's (75 snatch/100 clean & jerk). Ty performed very well and has secured himself a spot at the 2007 Jr. Nationals in January.WAY TO GO TY!!!!

Ty Johnston qualifys for B.C's

Congratulations to Tyler Johnston 16, for his successful weekend at the Jr. Doug Hepburns. He totalled 167 kg (77 kilo wt. class). This helped him qualify for the BC Senior Provincial Championships in November. Ty, snatched 72 kg and Clean & Jerked 95 kg. This was only Ty's 5th weightlifting meet. He has made tremendous gains in the sport and I expect him to do very well in the future.

Tyler Johnston 16, junior lifter for the Barbarians will competing Oct.14 at the Jr. Doug Hepburn Weightlifting Championships. Tyler needs  to add 2 kilo's to his total to qualify for the BC Senior Provincials in November. A huge accomplishment, considering he still in the junior ranks. The Barbarians are confident, he is focused, motivated and ready.